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Help and advice for new studentsThis page contains help and advice for new students. We have divided the questions into the following sections: Short
guide to choosing study material Certificate in Financial
Mathematics (CT1) Induction coursesInduction courses are designed to give new actuarial students a flying start to the early subjects, as well as introducing and developing the basic actuarial skills that new students will use in the office. Actuarial exam subject listingFull listing of subject numbers and associated titles. What should I order if I am sitting an exam for the first time?Paper productsPlease have a look at our
short guide to choosing study material but if
you are sitting a subject for the first time, we recommend
that you order a Combined
Materials Pack, Series
X Marking, and Mock
Exam A with Marking
(unless your employer will automatically purchase
a Mock Exam for you). Our Revision
Notes, ASET, Sound
Revision and Flashcards
are also very popular. For more information about
our paper products, please see our Paper
products section. If you have not studied maths for
a long period, you may find it useful to study the
Foundation ActEd Course (FAC) or StatsPack. To help
you judge whether or not you would find FAC helpful,
see our FAC page, where
you will find an initial assessment with 20 questions,
which are typical of mathematical problems that will
be encountered in the early actuarial exams. If you are sitting Subject CT3
and have never studied statistics before, you may
find it useful to study StatsPack
alongside the Subject CT3 notes. In addition to the ActEd study
materials mentioned above, you will also need a copy
of the Formulae and Tables for Examinations of the
Faculty of Actuaries and the Institute of Actuaries,
2nd Edition (2002). These are often referred to as
simply the (orange, yellow or gold) Tables and are
available separately from the Profession's
Publications Unit. TutorialsOur tutorials are also very helpful. You can choose between a Taught Course, a Regular Tutorial or a Block Tutorial or in Subjects CT1, CT5, CT6 and CT8, the Online Classroom. A Revision Day is a very useful addition. Please note that there is a significant degree of overlap between Regular and Block Tutorials and we do not expect students to attend both of these in a given subject in the same session. There is no overlap between Revision Days and other tutorials. As our tutorials are based around the course notes and therefore require students to have worked through some or all of the current course before each tutorial, you should order your courses before or at the same time as registering on tutorials. If you order tutorials before materials, your application may be delayed while we try to contact you to advise you of the situation. If you would like more information about our tutorials, please visit our Tutorials section. Placing an order for the first timeFor help on completing the ActEd application forms, please view Placing your first order. The profession's libraries The Actuarial Profession's library services offer a comprehensive collection of publications for members, students and other people interested in actuarial science.
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