Page Last Updated: 1/14/26
Note: The Syllabus of Basic Education and Content Outlines are subject to changes in the future.
2025 Syllabus of Basic Education Updates - Changes made to the Syllabus of Basic Education after its initial publication
- 3/12/2025: PCPA requirement date for ACAS changed from November 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026
- 4/17/25: CAS Institute (iCAS)/PCPA Waiver Update
- 5/20/25: August 2025 Exam Administration Registration Deadline updated to July 8, 2025.
- 5/21/2025: Update to the CIA Professionalism Workshop (PW) Waiver
Updates to Content Outline Source Materials for the April/May 2026 Administration (Previously the "Memo of Changes")
Exam: MAS-I
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from January/February 2026 Content Outline:
- No Changes to Readings
Exam: MAS-II
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from January/February 2026 Content Outline:
- Add:
- Salis, A., “Measures of Predictive Accuracy,” CAS Study Note, November 2025.
Exam: 5
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from October 2025 Content Outline:
- No Changes to Readings
Exam: 6C
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from October 2025 Content Outline:
- No Changes to Readings
Exam: 6U
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from October 2025 Content Outline:
- No Changes to Readings
Exam: 7
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from October 2025 Content Outline:
- No Changes to Readings*
*From January 7-14, 2026, three changes to Exam 7 readings were posted to this page in error. There will be no changes to the readings for the April/May 2026 Exam 7 Content Outline.
Exam: 8
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from October 2025 Content Outline:
- No Changes to Readings
Exam: 9
Updates to April/May 2026 Content Outline from April 2025 Content Outline:
- Added:
- New erratum for Cummins, J. D., “Allocation of Capital in the Insurance Industry,” Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc., Spring 2000, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 7-27.
