Transcript ACSC 325 Presentation - University of Calgary

An Introduction to the field of Actuarial Science
Actuarial Designations
 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
SOA Exams
 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
SOA Approved Calculators
 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
Validation by Educational
Experience (VEE credits)
 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
Actuarial Students’ National
Association (ASNA)
 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
University of Calgary Actuarial
Society (UCAS)
 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
Job postings and Resume Bank
 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.
Upcoming events
 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
Questions?
 Website: www.math.ucalgary.ca/actuary
 E-mail: [email protected]
 Facebook: UCAS - University of Calgary Actuarial
Society
 Office: MS 522 (office hrs posted on website)