1. An Introduction to the field of Actuarial Science

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

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