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Validation by Educational Experience (VEE)
These are not prerequisites for the preliminary exams and may be fulfilled independently of the exam process. However, you must pass two SOA or CAS exams before applying to have the VEE credit added to your record. You may visit this SOA webpage to get additional information on VEEs.
* Applied Statistical Methods and Corporate Finance are no longer required VEE topics. Each has been replaced by Mathematical Statistics and Accounting & Corporate Finance, respectively. Currently no UW courses are officially eveluated to complete these two required VEE courses. We will soon update a compiled list of courses that may satisfy the requirements listed on each VEE courses' syllabi. The guidelines can be found on this SOA webpage.
Candidates who earned Applied Statistics credit prior to July 1, 2018 will receive transition credit for the complete VEE Mathematical Statistics and the Statistics for Risk Modeling Exam.
Candidates who earned Corporate Finance credit prior to July 1, 2019 will receive transition credit for the complete Accounting and Finance requirement.
Economics will have minimal changes and the requirements have not changed much.
* If unable to register for a desired VEE requirement course on campus, consider utilizing the Coaching Actuaries study courses.
| Course Number | Course Name | Acceptable GPA |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 423 | Applied Regression and Analysis of Variance | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| STAT 311 | Elements of Statistical Methods | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| Course Number | Course Name | Acceptable GPA |
|---|---|---|
| ACCTG 215 | Introduction to Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ACCTG 219 | Essentials of Accounting | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ACCTG 225 | Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| FIN 350 | Business Finance | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 422 | Investment, Capital, And Finance | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| Course Number | Begin Date | End Date | Acceptable GPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 200 | 1/1/1998 | 12/31/2014 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 201 | 1/1/1998 | 12/31/2014 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 300 | 1/1/1995 | 12/31/2014 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 301 | 1/1/2005 | 12/31/2014 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| Course Number | Begin Date | End Date | Acceptable GPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 424 | 1/1/2006 | 12/31/2014 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 482 | 1/1/1994 | 12/31/2012 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 483 | 1/1/1997 | 12/31/2014 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| STAT 423* | 1/1/2003 | 12/31/2011 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
* Applied Statistical Methods is no longer a requirement. See Mathematical Statistics.
| Course Number | Begin Date | End Date | Acceptable GPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN 350 | 1/1/2000 | 12/31/2012 | 2.7 - 4.0 |
| FIN 460 & FIN 453 | 1/1/1984 & 1/1/1984 | 12/31/2012 & 12/31/2012 | Both 2.7 - 4.0 |
| ECON 422 & ECON 426 | 1/1/2007 & 1/1/2009 | 12/31/2014 & 12/31/2014 | Both 2.7 - 4.0 |
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Actuarial Exams
Depending on which actuarial society to pursue (SOA or CAS), there are about six to seven exams to eventually complete, but as of June 2018 only three preliminary exams are jointly sponsored by both societies. On this page, the suggested courses for these three exams only will be listed.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH/STAT 394 | Probability I | 3 |
| MATH/STAT 395 | Probability II | 3 |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 350 | Business Finance | 4 |
| ECON 422 | Investment, Capital, And Finance | 5 |
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 460 & FIN 461 | Investments & Financial Futures and Options Markets | 4 & 4 |
| ECON 422 | Investment, Capital, And Finance | 5 |
Other Recommended Courses:
COM 220 - Intro to Public Speaking
CSE 142 & 143 - Computer Programming I & II (Java Programming)
INFO 201 - Technical Foundations in Informatics (R Programming)
ECON 482 - Econometric Theory and Practice (+ R Programming)
We also recommend checking out the CFRM (Computational Finance & Risk Management) program. The courses cover the majority of the topics in the three VEEs and Exams. This program also provides an opportunity to get certificates for undergrads. If interested, follow this link.
