(1) What are Actuaries?
Actuaries are business professionals who measure and manage the financial implications of future events-pro and con, certain and uncertain, probable and improbable. For more details,
please see Umass Actuaries page at http://www.math.umass.edu/undergraduate/actuarial-science and https://www.soa.org/programs/affiliate/about/.
(2) Career Paths. Traditionally, if you get license, you may find insurance companies, consulting firms, employee benefits department, goverment agencies, financial advisors or work as financial service in bank or stock firms etc.
(3) How can I get start? Step 1: you may take the course of Financial math to get prepared for the online test; Step 2: then you may find an intership in some company, then you are on the track now.
(4) Do you know the online test schedule?
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Exam Name |
CBT Dates |
Paper/Pencil Dates* |
Registration Deadline |
| Exam P, Probability † |
January 13–24, 2025 |
*January 13, 2025 |
December 13, 2025 |
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March 14-25, 2025 |
Not Administered |
February 12, 2025, 10 am |
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May 9-20, 2025 |
*May 9, 2025 |
April 9, 2025, 10 am |
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July 18-29, 2025 |
Not Administered |
June 18, 2025, 10 am |
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September 11-22, 2025 |
*September 11, 2025 |
August 13, 2025, 10 am |
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November 3 -14, 2025 |
Not Administered |
October 8, 2025, 10 am |
(6) How can I register the test? you may register the test online here https://www.soa.org/Education/Exam-Req/Registration/edu-registration.aspx.
(7) Where should I take the Test?
(8) What kind of calculators can I use in this course? https://www.soa.org/education/exam-req/exam-day-info/edu-calculators.aspx
(9) How many questions in Exam P? How are they distributed? https://www.soa.org/48dc7b/globalassets/assets/files/edu/2025/spring/syllabi/2025-05-exam-p-syllabus.pdf
(10) Exam P pass rate: https://www.soa.org/4961b3/globalassets/assets/files/exam-results/edu-2024-01-p-percents-kq03cj7v.pdf
(11) Where can I check the result of the test? Beginning with the May 2024 administration, unofficial pass/fail results will be displayed on the computer screen at the conclusion of the examination. The official result publisged at https://www.soa.org/education/exam-results/.
(12) Where can I find the sample exam? https://www.soa.org/Education/Exam-Req/Syllabus-Study-Materials/edu-exam-p-online-sample.aspx
(13) Where cam I find some useful instruction for using TI BA II Plus calculator? see a detailed instruction at www.soa.org/files/pdf/FM-23-05.pdf.