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Actuarial Science with a Foundation Year

Study level:
Undergraduate

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Study mode:
Full-time
Qualification:
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Duration:
4 Years
Start date:
27/09/2025
Campus:
Canterbury campus
2025-20262026-2027
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Course summary

Actuarial Science
Actuaries evaluate and manage financial risks, particularly in the financial services industry. Our specialist courses are taught by professionally qualified actuaries and internationally renowned statisticians to make sure you're fully prepared for your career.

Our foundation year course provides an opportunity for you to develop your mathematics skills and start learning some university-level material, fully preparing you for university study before you progress onto the Actuarial Science degree.

Accreditation
We're fully accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, which means that you can achieve up to six exemptions from the 13 professional examinations required to become a qualified actuary.

Your Future
Our Actuarial Science course gives you exemptions from the professional exams set by the UK actuarial profession, so you'll have a head start when looking to qualify as an actuary. You can achieve exemptions from six of the thirteen professional examinations required to become a qualified actuary: CB1, CB2, CM1, CM2, CS1 and CS2.

You could then continue your studies with our MSc Applied Actuarial Science to also achieve exemptions in CP1, CP2, CP3, and two SP subjects.

You may also want to consider our 2-year International Master's in Applied Actuarial Science, where you can achieve exemptions from CB1, CB2, CM1, CM2, CS1, CS2, CP1, CP2, CP3, and two SP subjects.

Location
Our city, your time.
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Modules

The following modules are what students typically study, but this may change year to year in response to new developments and innovations.

Foundation Year: If your qualifications are not sufficient, for whatever reason, for direct entry onto a degree course, you can apply for this course.
Compulsory modules currently include: Foundation Mathematics 1; Statistics and Programming for Mathematical Sciences; Foundation Mathematics 2; Exploring Mathematical Sciences; Quantitative Science Laboratory; Mechanics and Materials.

Year 1 compulsory modules currently include the following: Essential Principles of Probability and Statistics; Applications and Practice with R and Python; Linear Algebra; Business Economics; Financial Mathematics; Calculus.

Year 2 compulsory modules currently include the following: Predictive and Explanatory Modelling in Context; Optimisation for Data Analysis; Mathematical Statistics; Stage 2 Actuarial Practice; Actuarial Mathematics 1; Corporate Finance and Financial Reporting.

Year 3 compulsory modules currently include the following: Machine Learning and Deep Learning; Financial Economics and Derivatives; Actuarial Mathematics 2; Actuarial Risk Modelling; Stage 3 Actuarial Practice; Statistical Modelling for Actuaries.

For more detailed information about these modules, please visit our website.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Actuaries, Institute and Faculty of

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
N325
Institution code:
K24
Campus name:
Canterbury campus
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
N325
Institution code:
K24
Campus name:
Canterbury campus
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

International applicants

For further information about applying to Kent as an international student you can visit our International student webpages: https://www.kent.ac.uk/international. From here you will find useful information on country entry requirements, scholarship information, events and application guidance.

Kent has dedicated support available to international students through groups, networks, English language and more specialist services through our Student Support and Wellbeing team. Visit our guide for international students to find out more on how we can support you during your time at Kent: www.kent.ac.uk/guides/support-for-international-students

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 96 points

including Mathematics at grade C. Use of Maths A Level is not accepted as a required subject.

A level - CCC

including Mathematics at grade C. Use of Maths A Level is not accepted as a required subject.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MM, plus A Level Mathematics at C. Use of Maths A Level is not accepted as a required subject.

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

Scottish Higher

Applications are individually considered by the Admissions Officer

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points

24 points in the IB Diploma or 96 UCAS tariff points, including Maths OR Maths: Analysis and Approaches at HL4 or SL6

T Level

Pass (D or E), plus A Level Maths at C (excluding Use of Maths)

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

English language requirements

Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.

Please visit our website for further information: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements.html

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 7 other business and management (foundation only) courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For University of Kent, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
CDD Most common
  1. CCC
  2. Highest grades
  3. DDE
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

97% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

60 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

All fees for 2025/26 are to be confirmed. Please see the programme page at www.kent.ac.uk for further information on fees and funding options.

Sponsorship information

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. See our funding page for more details - https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/fees-and-funding

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