University of Oxford

Studying at the University of Oxford

If you are considering studying at the University of Oxford, further information can be found on the University of Oxford website.

If you are considering studying or applying to the Said Business School, University of Oxford, visit the Said Business School website.

To apply to study at the University of Oxford, you need to contact the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.

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:

• Mathematical Institute
• Department of Statistics
• School of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
• Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Said Business School
• University of Oxford societies
• Mathematics Undergraduate Representative Committee
• Economics and Management Society

Careers advice

If you are already a student or alumnus of the University of Oxford, you will find further information and careers advice from the University of Oxford Careers 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 these actuarial degree programmes can lead to recommendation for exemption from some or all of the subjects shown.

BA or MMath in Mathematics / BA or MMath in Mathematics and Statistics

• Exemption from Core Technical Stage subjects: CT1, CT3, CT4

Please note that you are expected to sign a disclosure form when you have completed your programme at Oxford to ensure that your name appears on the list of students who are recommended for exemptions.

Contact: Mrs J Boylan
Department of Statistics
University of Oxford
1 South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3TG

email: info@stats.ox.ac.uk

Said Business School, University of Oxford

Masters in Financial Economics Course information

• Exemption from Core Technical Stage subjects: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT7, CT8
• Exemption from Specialist Technical Stage subject: ST0

Contact: Heather Browning
Said Business School
Park End Street
Oxford OX1 1HP

Tel: +44 (0)1865 288800; Fax: +44 (0)1865 288805
email: Heather.Browning@sbs.ox.ac.uk

Useful links:

• Inside Careers - Actuaries
• The Actuary magazine