41. Do the following count (a) as relevant continuing education (CE) and (b) as “organized” activities: 1) An actuarial exam in-person seminar; 2) Studying for actuarial exams. 3) Taking an actuarial exam.
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41. Do the following count (a) as relevant continuing education (CE) and (b) as “organized” activities: 1) An actuarial exam in-person seminar. 2) Studying for actuarial exams. 3) Taking an actuarial exam.
- (a) Yes. In general, taking actuarial exams seminars count as relevant CE and (b) such actuarial exam seminar would count as “organized” CE as long as the exam seminar involves live interaction among participants from different organizations.
- (a) Yes. In general, studying for actuarial exams are considered relevant CE and (b) no, studying for such exams are considered self-study and count as “other activity” CE under the USQS. This is true even if studying occurs in a study group. A study group among actuarial students does not have the expert leadership and/or participation implied by the examples of interaction given in the USQS (conferences, seminars, webcasts, in-person or online courses, or committee work).
- (a) and (b) No. The exam time itself is not considered relevant CE or organized activity, since it does not broaden or deepen the actuary’s knowledge (consistent with the definition in section 2.2.7), as does studying or attending seminars. Rather, taking an actuarial exam illustrates to others your understanding of actuarial work.
(Section 2.2.7)
Last updated December 2017
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