There are less than 10 qualified actuaries in Malaysia, and many AS students I know are considering an alternative career. Many of them actually question why the government would send so many scholars to study an AS degree when they know there wouldn't be many such jobs available when the students graduate.

The fact is, the financial market in Malaysia is not that sophisticated yet and there are not many relevant opportunities for an actuarial science student.

That being said, like what LightningFist pointed out, an AS degree is a versatile one and would open doors to a wide range of careers because of its versatility.

Thanks for pointing out my mistakes.

Off topic but I haven't heard of any business/arts students venturing into science at all? The opposite happens very frequently though. Where I am right now, anyone with any degree can go into actuarial science, as long as they did A level maths. Which is why I am led to believe that an engineering degree opens pretty much every doors for you.