Resources for Exam Preparation

For students preparing for the preliminary examinations offered by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society, our recommended first stop is the Be An Actuary website.

Please visit this web page as you prepare for these actuarial professional exams; exam success is a very important part of establishing a bright future in the actuarial profession. From time to time, we may find additional resources; those updates will be posted here as links.

So . You Want to Know How to Pass Actuarial Exams? Advice from Prof K. Ostaszewski, Illinois State University

CURRENT EXAMS:

Exam P (Probability)

• The MSU Actuarial Online Exam P
• Online Sample Exam P at the Society of Actuaries
• Video resources for Course P at the UW CAE Learning Project website
• Course notes for Exam P (and here) from Prof A.J. Hildebrand, UIUC, Department of Mathematics
• M.B. Finan’s A Probability Course for the Actuaries and the Answer Keys to the manual problems
• S. Broverman Weekly Exam P questions
• Make up your own random tests at Elias Saab site. Follow instructions for Exam P.
• Exam 1/P Discussion Forum at Actuarial Outpost

Exam FM (Financial Mathematics)

• The MSU Actuarial Online Exam FM
• Online Sample Exam FM at the Society of Actuaries
• Video resources for Course FM at the UW CAE Learning Project website
• M.B. Finan’s A Basic Course in the Theory of Interest and Derivatives Markets
• Make up your own random tests at Elias Saab site. Follow instructions for Exam FM.
• Actuarial Investment Practice Exams Online on Exam FM
• Exam 2/FM Discussion Forum at Actuarial Outpost

HISTORICAL EXAMS:

SOME OF THIS MATERIAL IS EXAMINED UNDER RECENTLY FORMED EXAMS.

Exam MFE (Models for Financial Economics)

• Exam MFE Sample Questions and Solutions (1-76) from the Society of Actuaries
• Video resources for Course MFE at the UW CAE Learning Project website
• M.B. Finan’s A Discussion of Financial Economics in Actuarial Models
• Make up your own random tests at Elias Saab site. Follow instructions for Exam MFE.
• S. Broverman's weekly MFE questions (includes other exams also)
• E. Kubicka's practice problems at U of Louisville
• Web Resources for Actuarial Exam MFE at U of Windsor
• Exam MFE Discussion Forum at Actuarial Outpost

Exam MLC (Models for Life Contingencies)

• Past Exam Questions and Solutions from the Society of Actuaries
• Exam MLC (283 questions) sample questions and sample solutions
• Video resources for Course MLC at the UW CAE Learning Project website
• M.B. Finan’s A Reading of the Theory of Life Contingency Models
• Lecture Notes on Actuarial Mathematicsby J.A. Veeh
• Make up your own random tests at Elias Saab site. Follow instructions for Exam MLC.
• E. Kubicka's practice problems at U of Louisville
• Slides from "Arcones Manual for Exam MLC"
• "Old" Formula Sheet for Exam MLC
• Web Resources for Actuarial Exam MLC at U of Windsor
• Exam MLC Discussion Forum at Actuarial Outpost

Exam C (Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models)

• The new MSU Actuarial Online Exam C
• Information about Exam C at the Society of Actuaries
• Video resources for Course C at the UW CAE Learning Project website
• M.B. Finan’s An Introductory Guide in the Construction of Actuarial Models
• Web Resources for Actuarial Exam C at University of Windsor
• The Actuary's Free Study Guide for Exam 4/Exam C
• eKlugman Online 3e
• Exam 4/C Discussion Forum at Actuarial Outpost