Are you a current student of the Faculty or the Institute of Actuaries?

To apply for exemptions from some of our professional exams you must be a student member or an affiliate of the Faculty or the Institute of Actuaries. If you are not currently a member find out how to become a student or email admissions@actuaries.org.uk for more information.

If you are a current student of the Faculty or the Institute of Actuaries, the Actuarial Profession is prepared to give you credit for having already demonstrated a sufficient knowledge of our examination syllabus.

• More about the Actuarial Profession's exams
• Eligibility for exemptions, including details of current fees
• Application form and further details on how to apply
• Mutual recognition of qualifications gained outside the UK

If you have already achieved a required standard in a university programme, or in an alternative qualification with another professional body recognised by us, we may grant exemptions from some of our professional exams. Do you hold any of the following? Follow the links to find out about available exemptions.

• An actuarial degree or diploma (undergraduate or postgraduate)
• A non-actuarial numerate degree (undergraduate or postgraduate)
• Exam passes from any of these actuarial professional bodies?
  • Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS)
  • Institute of Actuaries of Australia
  • Institute of Actuaries of India
  • Society of Actuaries (SoA)
• One of the following qualifications?
  • MBA
  • ACCA Qualification
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (formerly membership of the Association for Investment Management and Research)
  • Fellowship of the Chartered Insurance Institute
  • Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
  • Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
  • Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
• If you have completed and passed an undergraduate or postgraduate actuarial programme which has been accredited by the Actuarial Profession you could gain blocks of exemptions from the exams. Further information
• If you have completed a dissertation or thesis on an actuarial or numeric subject you can also gain an exemption from one of the Specialist Technical exams through alternative study (ST0). Further information
• If you have qualified as an actuary outside the UK your qualification may be recognised by the UK Profession under Mutual Recognition arrangements. Further information

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