• Indicate changes to the Syllabus of Basic Education.
• Remind candidates of examination policies.
• Provide information on study manuals and examination review courses.

• August 30, 2011—Exam 2/FM
  The registration deadline for applications for the Exam 2/FM October 2011 test window to reach Preliminary Actuarial Examinations is August 30, 2011.
• September 8, 2011—Exam 4/C
  The registration deadline for applications for the Exam 4/C October 2011 test window to reach Preliminary Actuarial Examinations is September 8, 2011.
• September 15, 2011—Exams 3L, 6, and 8
  The registration deadline for applications for CAS Exams 3L, 6-Canada, 6-United States, and 8 to reach the CAS Office is September 15, 2011.
• September 29, 2011—Exam 3F/MFE
  The registration deadline for applications for the Exam 3F/MFE November 2011 test window to reach Preliminary Actuarial Examinations is September 29, 2011.
• October 6, 2011—Exam 1/P
  The registration deadline for applications for the Exam 1/P November 2011 test window to reach Preliminary Actuarial Examinations is October 6, 2011.

  Late registrations will NOT be accepted. No exceptions will be made. Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications early. If candidates rely solely on their accounting departments to ensure timely registration, there may be problems. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that the application is received by the stated deadline.

Information needed to register for CAS Examinations is contained in the 2011 CAS Syllabus of Basic Education.

If you do not receive an acknowledgment of your examination registration for Exam 3L, 6-Canada, 6-United States, and 8 by September 8, 2011, please contact the CAS Office to ensure that the application was received at the CAS Office.

• No Refunds for Joint Exams
  No refunds are given for jointly sponsored CAS/CIA/SOA Exams 1/P, 2/FM, 3F/MFE, and 4/C.
• Exams 3L, 6-Canada, 6-United States, and 8
  The refund deadline for Exams 3L, 6-Canada, 6-United States, and 8 is October 24, 2011.

• Photo ID:To be admitted into an examination center, each candidate must present a positive identification with a signature and a photograph (e.g., driver’s license, passport, school or work ID, etc.). If a photo ID is not available, the candidate must present two forms of identification with a signature, with at least one form containing a physical description (height, weight, hair color, eye color, etc.). Each candidate will be required to sign in at the examination center. A candidate who does not present positive identification or who refuses or is unable to provide a matching signature will not be permitted to write the examination.
• Writing Instruments for Exams 3L, 5-9: For multiple-choice Exam 3L, please bring a supply of number 2 pencils to the examination center to fill in the short answer card. For Exams 5-9, please bring dark ink pens to respond to the constructed response exam items.

• Authorized Calculator: Only authorized calculators will be permitted at the examination center. All unauthorized calculators brought to the exam will be confiscated for the duration of the exam (cf. page 15 of the Syllabus). Use of an unauthorized calculator may result in the disqualification of the candidate’s examination.

• [Exams 3L, 6, and 8 only] Self-addressed, Stamped Envelope: To obtain your own examination booklet (for CAS Exams 3L, 6-US, 6-Canada, and 8 only) after the examination, bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the examination center. The proctor will give detailed instructions. (This procedure is necessary for examination security.) Postage for the booklets varies by weight; use at least $2.87 in postage within the U.S. Candidates outside the U.S. should consult their local post office about postage for a booklet weighing at least 11 ounces. Candidates who do not have a self-addressed, stamped envelope must enclose their examination booklets with the answer card/sheets in the envelope that is returned to the proctor.

  NOTE: For Exam 3L a preliminary answer key for the multiple-choice questions will be posted in the “Admissions/Exams” section of the CAS Web Site approximately one week following the completion of the examinations. For Exams 6-Canada, 6-United States, and 8, sample solutions to essay questions will be available within the time frame announced in the Syllabus (January 31, 2012, for October 2011 examinations).

Please note that the Examination Committee expects candidates to read the material cited in the Syllabus and to use other material as a complement to the primary sources rather than a substitution for them.

• Actex Publications/Mad River Books
• The Actuarial Bookstore
• All 10, Inc.
• A.S.M.
• Jim Daniel’s Actuarial Seminars
• Midwestern Actuarial Forum
• New England Actuarial Seminars
• Slide Rule Books