Florida State Student Actuarial Society
Actuarial Exams Information
What are the exams?
Actuaries in the U.S. and Canada achieve professional status by passing a set of examinations prescribed by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) or the Society of Actuaries (SOA). Examinations are held twice each year in the Spring and Fall at various cities in the United States, Canada, and other countries around the world. Preliminary exams are jointly administered by the CAS and SOA.

It is very important to begin taking these examinations as early as possible. Bettye Anne Case, the professor who teaches the specialized actuarial courses, is a member of the Actuarial Educators Forum. In that capacity and as liaison at FSU with the Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society, she has received the latest available information about changes in the examination sequence.

For information regarding computer-based testing of Exam P, refer to the Society of Actuaries website. The registration deadline for exams FM, M, and C is generally mid-September for the fall and late March for the spring.

Exam 1/P - Probability (computer-based testing)
SOA info page
Duration 3 hours
Basic FSU prep courses MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, STA 4442
Other FSU prep courses MAS 3105, MAP 2302, RMI 3011, STA 2122, STA 4322

Exam 2/FM - Financial Mathematics
SOA info page
Duration 2.5 hours
Basic FSU prep courses ECO 2013, ECO 2023, ECO 4101, FIN 3403, FIN 4504, MAP 4170
Other FSU prep courses ECO 3114, ECO 3213, ECO 4203, FIN 4514, FIN 4424

SOA Exam M-LC - Actuarial Models, Life Contingencies
SOA info page
Duration 3 hours
Basic FSU prep courses MAP 4170, MAP 4175, STA 4442, STA 4322, STA 4853
Other FSU prep courses STA 4502, STA 4102, STA 4103

SOA Exam M-FE - Actuarial Models, Financial Economics
SOA info page
Duration 2 hours

Exam 4/C - Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models
SOA info page
Duration 4 hours
Basic FSU prep courses MAP 4175, STA 4442, STA 4322, STA 4853, STA 4203
Other FSU prep courses STA 4502

Validation by Educational Experience - Applied Statistical Methods
SOA info page
FSU courses: combo 1 STA 4203/5207, ECO 5425
FSU courses: combo 2 STA 4203/5207, STA 5866
FSU courses: combo 3 STA 4203/5207, STA 4853/5856
FSU courses: combo 4 MAT 5932

Validation by Educational Experience - Economics
SOA info page
FSU courses: combo 1 ECO 2013, ECO 4101
FSU courses: combo 2 ECO 4203, ECO 2023
FSU courses: combo 3 ECO 2013, ECO 2023
FSU courses: combo 4 ECO 4203, ECO 4101

Validation by Educational Experience - Corporate Finance
SOA info page
FSU courses: combo 1 FIN 3403, FIN 5515
FSU courses: combo 2 FIN 3403, FIN 4504