SOA - Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University

Program Categories
Introductory Undergraduate: Yes
Advanced Undergraduate: No
Graduate – Education: No
Graduate – Education and Research: No
Other: No

Name of Person Responding
Amy Orendi
Contact Person
Julius Smetona, FSA, EA, MAAA
29425 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 102
Pepper Pike, OH 44122
ph: 216.595.3940
f: 216.595.3941
e–mail: jsmetona@desalesassociates.com

Curriculum Information
Does your school have faculty or staff members responsible for advising students and maintaining current knowledge of the actuarial profession other than the contact person listed above? If so, please give names, titles and academic/professional credentials:: No
Rre your students in actuarial science enrolled in a program with a set of requirements for completing the program?:: Yes
If so, please indicate the degree(s) your students can earn upon completion of program:: Bachelors; Masters
Does your actuarial program include Validation by Educational Experience approved courses?:
VEE–Applied Statistical Methods: Yes
VEE–Corporate Finance: Yes
VEE–Economics: Yes
The program includes courses, other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for:
Does your program include courses, other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for the SOA Probability (P) Exam / CAS Exam1?: Yes
Does your program include courses, other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for the SOA Financial mathematics (FM) Exam / CAS Exam2?: Yes
Does your program include courses other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for the Life Contingencies segment of the SOA Actuarial Models (M) Exam?: No
Does your program include courses other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for the Financial Economics segment of the SOA Actuarial Models (M) Exam?: No
Does your program include courses other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for the CAS Exam 3?: No
Does your program include courses other than independent study courses, that substantially cover the learning objectives for the SOA Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models (C) Exam / CAS Exam 4?: No
Does your program contain activities aimed at developing the communication skills of your students?: No
Does your program contain activities that inform students about the actuarial profession's code of conduct?: No
In what department and college is your actuarial science program administratively located?: Statistics
Does your school have actuarial science online classes?: No

Faculty Information
The number of faculty whose teaching or advising responsibilities are primarily in actuarial science (average number per year for the last three academic years):: 1

Student Information
What is the average number per year of students graduating from your actuarial program over the last three years?: 4
Average number per year of students passing actuarial exams in the last 3 years:: 4
Does your school have an actuarial club or actuarial student association?: No
Average number per year of students completing research in the last three years:: 0
Average number of students per year who participated in...
...a summer actuarial internship?: 3
...an actuarial work-study program?: 0

Other Information
Does your school offer exam preparation courses for actuarial examinations?: No
Does your school have an external actuarial advisory group?: No
If yes, is it a group with a majority being members of the CAS, CIA or SOA, at least one of whom is actively working in nonacademic actuarial employment?: N/A
Does your school offer an actuarial summer program for high school students?: No