An Introduction to the field of Actuarial Science

 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

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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

 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

 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
 Applied Statistics
 Stat 429 and Stat 505 OR just Stat 431

 Consists of Actuarial students from across Canada
 Largest Actuarial job fair in North America
 An annual convention that usually has speakers from the
SOA and CIA
 Travel funding available – ask us for details!
 This years conference is first week of January, 2012 at
Niagara Falls

 Membership is $10
 Extensive Test bank covering most of the courses you will be taking ( www.uofcactuary.com
). Password protected, access to members only.
 Offer midterm/final review sessions for ACSC 325 and
MATH 321
 Great networking in the Actuarial and business community
 Great resource for questions about the profession since many of our exec have internship experience

 Latest job postings/internship opportunities (Western
Canada) will be regularly updated on the forum.
 Coming soon! Students can submit their standardized resumes to the Ucas job bank. Major employers will get access to this bank. We will update you once the system is set up.

 Information sessions – Mercer, Towers Watson,
Manulife
 Mock Interview and Resume Critique sessions -
Mercer
 Bowling Night - Mercer
 Casino Night – Towers Watson
 Manulife online Information Session, Thursday, Sep 29
@ 4pm

 Website: www.math.ucalgary.ca/actuary
 E-mail: actuary@ucalgary.ca
 Facebook: UCAS - University of Calgary Actuarial
Society
 Office: MS 522 (office hrs posted on website)