[[Actuarial Notes Wiki|Wiki]] / [[Actuarial Certifications]] / [[Society of Actuaries (SOA)]] / **Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA)** ## ASA Study Guide An ASA is an associate-level actuarial credential, earned by passing a series of preliminary exams and online courses. > [!example]- Exam Schedule {2026} > > Dates | Exams > -|- > Mar 9-20 | P > Apr 2-13 | FM > Apr 14-17 | PA > Apr 21 | ALTAM > Apr 22 | ASTAM >May 8-19 | P >May 22-28 | SRM >Jun 11-22 | FM >Jul 1-7 | FAM >Jul 8-19 | P >Aug 6-17 | FM >Sep 2-8 | SRM >Sep 10-21 | P >Oct 1-12 | FM >Oct 13-16 | PA >Oct 21 | ALTAM >Oct 22 | ASTAM >Oct 23-29 | FAM >Nov 4-15 | P >Dec 3-14 | FM ### Requirements As of 2026, the following requirements must be met to be officially recognized as an **Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA)**: #### Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) <section class="exam-links"> <a class="exam-link exam-link--sky internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">VEE</span><span class="exam-name">Mathematical Statistics</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--sky internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">VEE</span><span class="exam-name">Economics</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--sky internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">VEE</span><span class="exam-name">Accounting and Finance</span> </a> </section> #### Preliminary Exams <section class="exam-links"> <a class="exam-link exam-link--blue internal-link" href="Exam P-1 (SOA)"> <span class="exam-code">P-1</span><span class="exam-name">Probability</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--indigo internal-link" href="Exam FM-2 (SOA)"> <span class="exam-code">FM-2</span><span class="exam-name">Financial Math</span> </a> </section> #### Exams and Courses <section class="exam-links"> <a class="exam-link exam-link--violet internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">PAF</span><span class="exam-name">Pre-Actuarial Foundations e-learning</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">FAM</span><span class="exam-name">Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">SRM</span><span class="exam-name">Statistics for Risk Modelling</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">ASF</span><span class="exam-name">Actuarial Science Foundations module</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">PA</span><span class="exam-name">Predictive Analytics</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">ALTAM*</span><span class="exam-name">Advanced Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">ASTAM*</span><span class="exam-name">Advanced Short-Term Actuarial Mathematics</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">ATPA</span><span class="exam-name">Advanced Topics in Predictive Analytics e-learning</span> </a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">FAP</span><span class="exam-name">Fundamentals of Actuarial Practice e-learning</span></a> <a class="exam-link exam-link--gray internal-link" href="..."> <span class="exam-code">APC</span><span class="exam-name">Associate Professionalism Course</span> </a> </section> *\*Only one of either ALTAM or ASTAM is required.* ### Becoming a Fellow Associates can continue their education to become a [[Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)]]. Choose 1 from 6 specialty tracks. <section class="exam-links"> <a class="exam-link exam-link--darkblue internal-link" href="Exams/Certifications/Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA)"> <span class="exam-code">★ FSA</span><span class="exam-name">Fellow</span></a> </section>