2016 ACSC 325 Presentation
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An Introduction to the field of Actuarial Science
Actuarial Designations
Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA)
Complete all 5 preliminary exams
Complete all VEE credits
Complete Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice (FAP) modules
Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA)
Complete Exams P, FM, MFE, C
Complete Advanced Financial Economics (AFE) Exam
Note: ASA is also given to those who complete the criteria for
the CERA designation
ERM and FSA
Enterprise Risk Management module and exam
After completion of ASA, additional modules and
completion of specialized series of exams allows one to
be eligible to earn the FSA designation
CERA and ERM only through SOA
NOTE: Please visit http://www.soa.org for more
detailed information.
Validation by Educational
Experience (VEE credits)
There are three VEE topics that you must complete
Economics
Econ 201 and Econ 203 OR Econ 301 and Econ 303
Corporate Finance
Finance 317 OR ACSC 425 (Note: Acct 317 not allowed)
Applied Statistics
Stat 429 and Stat 505 OR just Stat 431
Actuarial Students’ National
Association (ASNA)
Consists of Actuarial students from across Canada
Largest Actuarial job fair in North America
An annual convention that usually has speakers from the
SOA, CIA and CAS
Travel funding available – ask us for details!
This year’s conference is from 2-4 of January, 2015 in
Montreal.
SOA Exams
There are 5 preliminary exams that you should begin as
soon as possible to increase your employability
Exam P – Probability
Math 321, 323
Exam FM – Financial Mathematics
ACSC 325
Exam MLC – Modeling Life Contingencies
ACSC 327, 427, 527
Exam MFE – Modeling Financial Economics
ACSC 539.04
Exam C – Credibility
ACSC 533, Stat 421, 433, 437
SOA Approved Calculators
BA-35
BAII Plus ** (Used in FNCE 317) ~ $45
BA II Plus Professional Edition ** ~ $70
TI-30Xa
TI-30XIIS ** ~ $25
TI-30XIIB
TI-30XS MultiView
TI-30XB MultiView
Accreditation program through
CIA only
Exemption for certain CIA professional exams
depending on the grades earned in the designated
university courses
You can find more details about the CIA accreditation
program at the following website:
http://www.actuaries.ca/membership/uap_ucalgary_e
.cfm
University of Calgary Actuarial
Society (UCAS)
Membership is $10
Extensive Test bank covering most of the courses you
will be taking (http://ucasexambank.wordpress.com).
Password protected, access to members only.
Offer midterm/final review sessions for ACSC 325,
ACSC 327 and MATH 321
Great networking in the Actuarial and business
community
Great resource for questions about the profession since
many of our execs have internship experience
Upcoming events
Mercer Info Session – September 21
Towers Watson Info Session – September 28
Questions?
Website: www.math.ucalgary.ca/actuary
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: UCAS - University of Calgary Actuarial
Society
Office: MS 369 (office hours posted on our website)