Imperial College London (for school leavers)

Studying at Imperial College London

If you are considering undergraduate study at Imperial College, further information can be found on their website at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/.

To apply to study at Imperial College, you need to contact the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service at http://www.ucas.ac.uk/.

Imperial College Business School also offers a Masters programme in Actuarial Finance for actuarial trainees in full-time employment. Trainees are sponsored by their employers and attend Imperial on a day-release basis.

Exemptions from professional exams

Details of exemptions that you may be eligible for.

Mathematical sciences

If you are interested in further information on mathematical resources and societies, links to other sites can be found at the following:

• Department of Mathematics
• Mathematical Finance
• Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Natural Sciences
• Imperial College London societies
• Maths Society
• Finance Society

Careers advice

If you are already a student or alumnus of Imperial College, you will find further information and careers advice from the Imperial College Careers Advisory Service.

Work experience and job information

You will find more information on a career as an actuary in the Inside Careers - Actuaries guide (see below), including information on internships, CVs and interviews.

If you are looking for work experience or an actuarial position, the Directory of Actuarial Employers, available via the link on the right, has further details on opportunities available.

Information on part and fully qualified actuarial positions can be found on the website for The Actuary magazine (see below).

Joining the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

In order to take the professional exams or apply for any exemptions, you must become a student member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Further information on how to become a member including:

• entry requirements
• application forms

can be found on our How to register as a student page.

Studying and exams

• Our exams explained. Details of the exams that you will need to sit to qualify.
• Applying for exemptions. You may be exempted from some of our exams because of your degree studies.

Exemptions from professional exams

Depending on the modules taken and the grades obtained, completion of Mathematics honours degree courses can lead to recommendation for exemption from some or all of the subjects below.

Imperial College, Department of Mathematics: Mathematics honours degree courses

• Exemption from Core Technical Stage subject: CT3, CT4

Contact: Dr Nick Heard, Department of Mathematics
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ

email: n.heard@imperial.ac.uk

Useful links:

• Inside Careers - Actuaries
• The Actuary magazine