If you have completed a course or modules at a university that the IFoA has an agreement with (an IFoA accredited university) you may be eligible for exemptions from some of our examinations.
Each university programme has undergone a rigorous application process, including appropriate due diligence, and is covered by a comprehensive quality assurance cycle. Details are available in the accreditation guidelines for university degree programmes (211 KB PDF).
If your IFoA accredited university has made changes to their examinations due to Covid-19, you will still be eligible for IFoA examination exemptions when you graduate.
You can find a list of universities that we currently have IFoA examination exemption agreements at the bottom of this page at directory: courses with exemptions.
If you hold an exemption from an IFoA accredited course or university that was awarded before 31 December 2018 (when we changed curriculum), you have until 31 December 2023 to claim that exemption.
If you hold an exemption from an IFoA accredited course or University that was awarded after 1 January 2019, you have 5 years from the date of your awarding degree to claim that exemption with the IFoA. For example, if the date on your degree certificate is July 2021, you have until July 2026 to claim that exemption.
Details of how to find out whether you are eligible to apply for IFoA examination exemptions and how to apply for IFoA examination exemptions are set out below depending on whether you have completed an accredited degree course or accredited degree modules.
If your degree is from a course that the IFoA has an agreement with, your IFoA examination exemption recommendations will have already been confirmed in writing by your university.
However, if you are not sure which IFoA examination exemptions your IFoA accredited degree course makes you eligible to apply for, you can search for your qualification using our Find my Exemptions search tool.
You can find the Find my Exemptions search tool by logging in to the IFoA website and clicking on My Account. In your My Account area, select My Exams, and then Exam Exemptions, where you will find the Find my Exemptions search tool.
If you have studied IFoA accredited modules as part of your degree, but your degree is not accredited by the IFoA, you may still be eligible to apply for IFoA examination exemptions.
If you are not sure which IFoA examination exemptions your IFoA accredited modules make you eligible to apply for, you can search for your qualification using our Find my Exemptions search tool.
You can find the Find my Exemptions search tool by logging in to the IFoA website and clicking on My Account. In your My Account area, select My Exams, and then Exam Exemptions, where you will find the Find my Exemptions search tool.
If you know which IFoA examination exemptions you would like to apply for, you can apply for these exemptions using the Apply for Exemptions tool in your My Account area.
As part of the online application process, you will be asked to upload the following documents listed below.
This should include the marks for all modules taken in each academic year of the degree.
The copy of your official university transcript does not need to be certified. However, we may request certification if required.
The person certifying the document must include the following details:
If you are making payment by bank transfer, you will also be asked to upload evidence of payment of the total cost of your exemption fees.
You can find the cost of applying for IFoA examination exemptions listed on our exam and other fees page.
You will receive an email confirming that your application has been received and is being processed.
You can track the progress of your examination exemption application using the Track my Exemption tool in the Exam exemptions area in the My Account area of the IFoA website.
If you completed your degree at a university where the IFoA has an exemption agreement before 31 December 2018, you have until 2023 to claim those exemptions.
Depending on your modules, grades, and enrolment date, completing the courses listed below can lead to a recommendation for exemption from some or all of the exams shown.
We’ve listed universities:
For each university with whom we have an agreement, we list the:
Students who enrolled on university programmes prior to the 2019 to 2020 academic year are eligible for exemptions from subjects in our previous curriculum. These subjects are converted to the corresponding ones in the new curriculum upon application.
Graduates with exemptions from subjects in our previous curriculum have until the end of 2023 to apply for them.
BSc Actuarial Studies: CT2, CT3, CT7
Master of Science in Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CP1, CP2, CP3
Ong Li Kee: onglikee@staffemail.apu.edu.my
Dr Douglas Wright: dwright@city.ac.uk | +44 20 7040 8479
BSc Insurance: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Yang Qiao: qiaoyang@th.btbu.edu.cn
Numerate degrees offered by the Department of Mathematics: CS1
Numerate degrees offered by the Department of Mathematics: CT3
Dr Arne Kovac: a.kovac@bristol.ac.uk
Bachelor of Science (Actuarial Science): CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Dr Sujin Zheng: zhengsujin@cufe.edu.cn
MSc Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Dr Champa H Magalla: champa@stat.cmb.ac.lk | +44 94 112590111
Linda Daly: linda.daly@ucc.ie
Bachelor of Finance: CM1, CS1, CB2
Bachelor of Finance: CM1, CS1
Dr Mo Yang: mo.yang@hotmail.com
Brendan Murphy: brendan.murphy@ucd.ie
Kwok Chuen Wong: maths@dcu.ie
Will Carpenter: will.carpenter@uea.ac.uk
BSc in Actuarial Science: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Sanja Marjanovic: s.marjanovic@essex.ac.uk
BSc in Financial Mathematics and Economics: CS1, CM1, CB2
BSc in Financial Mathematics and Economics: CT1, CT3, CT7
Nina Snigireva: nina.snigireva@universityofgalway.ie
MA in Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM2, CB1
Professor Udi Makov: makov@stat.haifa.ac.il
Andrew Stott: a.d.stott@hw.ac.uk
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science (BSc (ActuarSc)): CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science (BSc (ActuarSc)): CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Professor Kam C Yuen: saas@hku.hk
Vaishnavi Srinivasan: V.Srinivasan@kent.ac.uk
BSc Actuarial Mathematics: CS1, CM1, CM2
BSc Actuarial Mathematics: CT1, CT3, CT4, CT5
Dr Graham J Murphy FIA: g.j.murphy@leeds.ac.uk
Professor Lu Liu: l.liu@leicester.ac.uk
João Manuel Andrade e Silva: joaoas@iseg.ulisboa.pt
Vaios Dermitzakis: v.dermitzakis@liverpool.ac.uk
BSc in Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
BSc in Actuarial Science: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Pik Liew: P.Liew@lse.ac.uk
BSc Actuarial Science: CS1, CM1, CB1, CB2
Assistant Professor Pairote Satiracoo: pairote.sat@mahidol.edu
BSc in Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2
Nadiah Zabri: nadiah.zabri@um.edu.my
fs.um.edu.my/department-institute/institute-of-mathematical-science
For BSc course:
For MSc course:
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Studies: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Studies: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Jason Narsoo: j.narsoo@uom.ac.mu
Bachelor of Business: Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Bachelor of Business: Actuarial Science: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Assistant Professor Wenjun Zhu: wjzhu@ntu.edu.sg | +44 65 6592 1859
Hadas Tamam Ben Avrham: ido.ka@ono.ac.il
BSc Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Master of Science (Actuarial Science): CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2, CP1
Devarshi Shah: actuarialscience@patkarvardecollege.edu.in
MSc in Actuarial Science and Data Analytics: CM2, CS2, CP1, CP2, CP3
BSc in Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
BSc in Mathematics with Actuarial Science: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Chris Sutton: c.sutton@qmul.ac.uk
BSc in Actuarial Science and Risk Management: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8
Mark Farrell: mark.farrell@qub.ac.uk
Gerard Kennedy: g.kennedy@soton.ac.uk
MSc in Actuarial Science: CS1, CB2
Alison Gray: a.j.gray@strath.ac.uk
BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Studies: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Professor Ho Chee Kit: ckho@sunway.edu.my
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Hons): CS1, CM1, CB1, CB2
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Hons): CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Lai Kee Huong: keehuong.lai@taylors.edu.my
Dr Kristian Evans: k.evans@swansea.ac.uk
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Actuarial Science: CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Actuarial Science: CT1, CT3, CT5
Md Said Ibrahim: msaid@tmsk.uitm.edu.my
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Actuarial Science: CS1, CM1, CB1, CB2
Dr Wong Voon Hee (Assistant Professor): wongvh@utar.edu.my
Assistant Professor Jeff Lai Wan Fei: jefflai@ucsiuniversity.edu.my
BSc Actuarial Science/BSc Actuarial Science experimental class programme: CS1, CS1, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
Associate professor Zhengxiao Li: li_zhengxiao@uibe.edu.cn
Masters of Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MMORSE): CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT6, CT7, CT8
Dr Larbi Alili: stats.ug.support@warwick.ac.uk
Masters in Actuarial Science (M.Act.Sc): CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2, CP1, CP2, CP3
Masters in Actuarial Science (M.Act.Sc): CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT8, CA1, CA3
Ben Feng ben.feng@uwaterloo.ca
Undergraduate administrator: management-undergrad@york.ac.uk
Bachelor of Insurance (Actuarial Class): CS2, CM1
Dr Wang Zhengwen: wzw13@whu.edu.cn
BSc Actuarial Science: CS1, CM1, CM2
Xiaojun Zhu: xiaojun.zhu@xjtlu.edu.cn
BSc Insurance and Actuarial Science: CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1, CB2
BSc Insurance and Actuarial Science: CT1, CT3, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7
Dr Yanli Zhou: yanli.zhou1517@zuel.edu.cn
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