{"id":13354,"date":"2023-02-23T13:24:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/actuarial-science\/?page_id=13354"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:31:30","slug":"professional-exam-prep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/actuarial-science\/students\/undergraduates\/professional-exam-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Exam Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\">Actuaries are required to obtain a professional designation through one of two professional organizations: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soa.org\/education\/exam-req\/edu-asa-req\/\">Society of Actuaries<\/a> (SOA) or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casact.org\/membership\/individual-membership\/associate-membership\">Casualty Actuarial Society<\/a> (CAS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM\u2019s actuarial science program has a number of courses to help prepare students for professional exams and VEEs (Validation by Educational Experience) required for the associate designation through either the SOA or the CAS. Many&nbsp;<strong>online resources<\/strong>&nbsp;are available to help you prepare for your exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-sm\">All sites below are links to external sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Actex Learning (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.actexmadriver.com%2Fdefault.aspx&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctotty%40uwm.edu%7C479beccaad834dbbca5908db12069892%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638123591763832184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xUcqhV3ua4UddL3J5b7I%2FVeQzkv%2Fae1JLvdreXQtiK0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.actexmadriver.com\/default.aspx<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UW-Madison Exam Problems (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstruction.bus.wisc.edu%2Fjfrees%2FUWCAELearn%2Fdefault.aspx&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctotty%40uwm.edu%7C479beccaad834dbbca5908db12069892%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638123591763832184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BytsqsBE0mHNGEWAKNkL1Ko3jzznEVB9mppyAFkpqzY%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/instruction.bus.wisc.edu\/jfrees\/UWCAELearn\/default.aspx<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Infinite Actuary (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinfiniteactuary.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctotty%40uwm.edu%7C479beccaad834dbbca5908db12069892%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638123591763832184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lPn94aTufWKi5H3ecIARQbnKb5n372JkMESRkoeBvMU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theinfiniteactuary.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coaching Actuaries (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.coachingactuaries.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctotty%40uwm.edu%7C479beccaad834dbbca5908db12069892%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638123591763832184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sMo22KQyaxh7JNrnyyExV5AH07ctuimOfLCg%2FUvuMDo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.coachingactuaries.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Actuarial Bookstore (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.actuarialbookstore.com%2Findex.aspx&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctotty%40uwm.edu%7C479beccaad834dbbca5908db12069892%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638123591763832184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kNkAl%2F%2BHWmQiotbW1d2AVhwWuBelNLBv4epL6LIvEiU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.actuarialbookstore.com\/index.aspx<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actuary Exam Tutor (<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.actuaryexamtutor.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctotty%40uwm.edu%7C479beccaad834dbbca5908db12069892%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C0%7C0%7C638123591763832184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=X2I7gaCFw5qiauLDsMPYF6kPSyyZsBWEaIYNWQoPq%2FE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.actuaryexamtutor.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actuaries are required to obtain a professional designation through one of two professional organizations: the Society of Actuaries (SOA) or the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS). 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