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Actuarial SocietyAll Rights Reserved  \nCasualty Actuarial Society  \n1998Syllabus of Examinations  \nSend check and money order payments to:  \nCasualty Actuarial SocietyP.O.Box 425Merrifield,Virginia 22116-0425  \nn0a A     A  n  \nNotice to Candidates  \nIncluding Important Changes to the1998 CAS Syllabus Of Examinations  \n1.Appeals  \nThe appeals policy has been revised to clarify what is a valid appeal.  \nOnce candidates have received an analysis of their exam,they mayappeal their grade.Only candidates with valid appeals will beconsidered.In order to aid the candidate when appealing,answerkeys for multiple-choice and true/false questions and sampleanswers to essay questions will be available not later than July 31,1998 for Spring Examinations,and January 29,1999 for FallExaminations.There are two types of valid appeals.The first type isan administrative check of the candidate's short answer card toverify that the card reader scanned the card correctly and that theoutput file reflected this data.The second type of appeal is for anincorrect answer key or sample essay answer.If the candidatebelieves that the answer key or sample answer is incorrect or there isan alternative correct solution,the candidate must provide specificinformation on why his or her solution is correct.An example of anon-valid appeal would be the following:\"I am appealing my scoreof 5 on Part 10,please re-check my examination.\"Another exampleof a non-valid appeal would be:\"On question number 2,I believe Ishould get full credit because I answered the following...”  \nAppeals must reach the CAS Office not later than August 31,1998for Spring Examinations and March 1,1999 for Fall Examinations.When a valid appeal is received,it is reviewed by the part chair anda recommendation is made to the Examination Committee chair.TheExamination Committee chair will respond based on therecommendation by the part chair.  \n2.Index to Text References  \nFor the convenience of the candidate,an \"Index to Text References\"has been added to the end of each examination section.A complete“Index to Text References”appears at the back of the Syllabus  \n3.Transition Rules  \nThe “Report of the CAS Task Force on Education”was published inJuly 1997.It describes the new education and examination system thatthe CAS will implement in Spring 2000.Transition rules have beenprovided on pages 21-23.  \n4.Calculators  \nThe calculator policy has been updated to incorporate clarificationsthat were issued in 1997.Details are provided on pages 14-15.  \n5.Date of Examinations  \nThe Spring 1998 CAS Examinations will be held in early May;theFall 1998 CAS Examinations will be held in late October.Exact datesare listed on pages 5-6.  \n6.Individual Examinations  \nPlease refer to the appropriate examination section for changes.  \n7.Obtaining Examination Booklet  \nA candidate wishing to obtain his or her own examination booklet andscrap paper subsequent to the examination should bring a self-addressed,stamped envelope to the examination center.Therecommended minimum postage-is $2.16 for domestic mail in the U.S.Please note the following clarification:Copies of the examinationswill not be made available until they are released with samplesolutions on July 31,1998 for Spring Examinations,and January 29,1999 for Fall Examinations.  \n8.CAS Web Site  \nThe Syllabus of Examinations is available in the Students'Corner ofthe CAS Web Site (http://www.casact.org).The \"List of PassingCandidate Numbers,”Future Fellows,Notice of Examinations,updates to the 1998 Syllabus,and other important notices also will beposted in the Students'Corner.  \n# Foreword\n\nActuarial science originated in England in 1792 in the early days of life insurance.  \nBecause of the technical nature of the business, the first actuaries were  \nmathematicians. 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