University of Calgary Actuarial Society

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University of Calgary Actuarial Society

• An Introduction to the field of Actuarial Science

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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 _at_ 4pm

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Questions?

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