Combined Degree - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) & Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Actuarial Science (ES)

Program Description Unlike traditional business schools that expect students to choose a specialization early on, the 2+2 program structure of the Ivey Honours of Business Administration (HBA) offers students the freedom to explore their academic interests before choosing their career options. In the first two years, students can study in any faculty or program. This opportunity to gain new life experiences ensures that HBA students and their classmates bring diverse and more seasoned perspectives to their business education. The combination of a deep knowledge of business and another academic or professional field makes for a strong career foundation. Students can apply their first two years of university study at Western to two degrees.

Students in this program will have the option to complete a four year Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (HBA) or to study for five years and combine the HBA with an Honours Bachelor of Science. While in their first year at Ivey (HBA 1), students will apply for one of the combined degree programs. If admitted, they will spend their fourth and fifth years of university studying a combination of business courses and required courses in their second degree area. In five years, they will have completed two degrees.

Actuaries are statistically sophisticated business professionals who assess the probability and financial impacts of personal challenges such as premature death, major illness, disability, car crash, or property damage due to wind, fire, or flood.

Actuaries are the brains of insurance companies, which create and manage financial products designed to mitigate these impacts.

Western's actuarial science courses teach students to apply existing and develop new models and methods used in the analysis and management of risk associated with adverse life events like premature death and disability. Western also has courses that investigate the complexities of modelling life expectancy for the purposes of setting insurance premiums.

NOTE: Please note the English scores listed are minimum requirements. Meeting the minimums does not guarantee admission. Students with low English scores may be admitted to the English BOOST Program, a 9 week training program for conditional admission to their chosen program.