Spring 2008 Basic Education Catalog

Table of Contents

Updates–Apr 21, 2008

Admission Requirements to the SOA

Examination and Other Requirement Details

• Spring 2008 FSA Exams Book List  
• Spring 2008 Examination Fees–Jan. 15, 2008
• Spring 2008 Examination Dates–Jan. 15, 2008
• Tentative Fall 2008 Examination Dates and Times–Feb. 20, 2008
• Rules and Regulation/Instruction to Candidates  
• Study Note Order Form  
• Exam P  
• Exam FM  
• Exam M  
• 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–Jan. 28, 2008  
• Advanced Portfolio Management Exam  
• Group and Health Company/Sponsor (CSP) Exam  
• Individual Life and Annuities Company/Sponsor (CSP) Exam, U.S.–Nov. 12, 2008  
• Individual Life and Annuities Company/Sponsor (CSP) Exam, Canada–Jan. 10, 2008  
• Retirement Company/Sponsor (CSP) Exam, U.S.–Feb. 14, 2008
• Retirement Company/Sponsor (CSP) Exam, Canada–Feb. 14, 2008  
• 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
• Acnowledgement Letter/Ticket of 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
• Correspondence

Education and Examination System

• Organizational Structure of the Education and Examination 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