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Design and Accounting Exam

Welcome to the Design and Accounting Exam home page! Please review all of the information and links provided below.

Design and Accounting is a five-hour written-answer exam that is offered in the spring and fall of each year. Both a U.S. and Canadian version of the exam will be administered, each of which has its own reading list. It is a requirement of the Retirement Benefits Track.

Learn more about changes coming to this track.

Canadian version of this exam is recognized by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Canadian Institute of Actuaries

Recommended order for FSA track requirements

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Important Dates and Fees

  • Design and Accounting Exam
    (U.S. and Canada)

    Date: Thursday, October 31, 2019  
    Time: 8:30-11:45 a.m. and
    1:30-3:45 p.m.
    (Includes read–through time)

  • Registration Deadline: Monday, September 23, 2019  
    (Registration closes at midnight U.S. Central Time.)

  • Fees


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