Exam Structure

The actuarial exam structure requires students to take certain college courses, which will earn them Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) Credit. The Societies have approved certain courses within our course sequences to count for VEE credit in Economics, Corporate Finance, and Applied Statistical Methods.

Below are the courses we recommend as preparation for which exam and which courses have been approved for VEE credit. A grade of B- or better is required to obtain VEE credit.

VEE CreditRequired Courses
VEE in Mathematical StatisticsMathematical Statistics (MATH/STATÌý4520).
VEE in EconomicsPrinciples of Microeconomics (ECON 2010) and Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 2020).
VEE in Accounting and FinanceBCOR 2203/2204.

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SOA ExamRecommended Courses
SOA Exam PProbability (MATH 4510 or APPM 3570) and Mathematical Statistics (MATH/STAT 4520) are recommended.
SOA Exam MFCorporate Finance (FNCE 3010), Investment and Portfolio Management (FNCE 4030), and Derivatives (FNCE 4040). Self study is also required.
SOA Exam MFEDerivatives (FNCE 4040) and Markov Processes, Queues, and Monte Carlo Simulations (STAT 4560) are recommended. Stochastic Processes (MATH 6550) would also be good preparation.

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