Find more information by following these links, or by reviewing the individual modules further down the page:
Qualification structure
Get an overview of all our modules for both Associate and Fellow qualifications with this infographic. 40 KB PDF
Syllabus changes: 2027 exams
If you’re planning to sit an exam in 2027, we have put together a document that details syllabi changes made for the Associate and Fellow qualification subjects.
View syllabus changes (PDF, 150 KB)
Subject syllabus documents for 2027 are available on the various module pages below.
We review the Associate and Fellow subjects each year to ensure our qualifications reflect current actuarial best practice and the future needs of the profession.
For the 2027 syllabi no significant changes were made.
If you have any questions, please contact Learning Content and Partnerships team: eplll@actuaries.org.uk
Actuarial Practice
Actuarial Statistics
The IFoA Banking pathway
Business
Communications Practice
Enterprise and Risk Management
General Insurance
Health and Care
Investment and Finance
Life Insurance
Modelling Practice
Pensions and Other Benefits
Recommended study hours
Core principles
- CS1: 200
- CS2: 250
- CM1: 250
- CM2: 200
- CB1: 150
- CB2: 150
- CB3: 80
Core practices
- CP1: 400
- CP2: 120
- CP3: 60
Specialist principles
- SP1: 200
- SP2: 200
- SP4: 200
- SP5: 200
- SP6: 200
- SP7: 200
- SP8: 200
- SP9: 200
- SP10 (ASSA B100/F107): Refer to ASSA
Specialist advanced
- SA1: 300
- SA2: 300
- SA3: 300
- SA4: 300
- SA7: 300
- SA10 (ASSA B200/F207): Refer to ASSA