Table of Contents

Updates–10.06.08

Admission Requirements to the SOA

Examination and Other Requirement Details

• Fall 2008 FSA Exams Book List
• Fall 2008 Examination Fees
• Fall 2008 Examination Dates
• Tentative Spring 2009 Examination Dates and Times
• Rules and Regulation/Instruction to Candidates
• Study Note Order Form
• Exam P–09.24.08
• Exam FM
• Exam M–10.06.08
• Exam MFE to be jointly sponsored by the SOA, CIA, and CAS in 2008
• Exam C
• Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice (FAP)
• FSA Modules
• CERA Operational Risk Module
• Advanced Finance/ERM Exam–08.05.08
• Financial Economic Theory and Engineering Exam–07.10.08
• Group and Health Design and Pricing (DP) Exam
• Individual Life and Annuities Design and Pricing (DP) Exam, U.S.
• Individual Life and Annuities Design and Pricing (DP) Exam, Canada
• Retirement Design and Pricing (DP) Exam, U.S.
• Retirement Design and Pricing (DP) Exam, Segment A Canada–07.18.08
• Retirement Design and Pricing (DP) Exam, Segment B Canada
• Enrolled Actuaries Examinations
• Validation by Educational Experience (VEE)
• Associateship Professionalism Course (APC)
• Fellowship Admission Course (FAC)
• Conversion Mapping

General Information

• Exam P/1, FM/2 Computer–Based Testing (CBT)
• Refunds
• Examination Locations
• Special Arrangements for Candidates with Disabilities
• Food & Beverage in Examination Room
• Acknowledgement Letter for Exam Admission
• Requirements for Admission to Examination Center
• Signatures on Examinations Answer Sheets and Envelopes
• Bilingual Examinations in Canada
• Use of Calculators and Other Assistance in Writing Examinations
• Examination Results
• Disciplinary Action
• Reporting an Infraction of the Rules
• Lost Examinations
• Defective Questions
• Hand scoring of Exams
• Confidentiality of Examination Records
• Credit for Examinations Passed in Other Actuarial Organizations
• FSAs Writing Examinations
• Contact Information

Education System

• Organizational Structure of the Education Committee
• Review and Development of Course of Reading
• Development of Examinations
• Grading Process
• Determination of the Pass Mark

Suggestions for Candidates

• Study Methods
• Review Classes and Seminars
• Distributors of Textbooks and Study Manuals
• Approaches to Writing Multiple–Choice Examinations
• Approaches to Writing Written–Answer Examinations
• Structure Written–Answer Responses Accordingly
• Become Familiar with the Case Study
• Meet the Learning Objectives or Outcomes