SOA FSA Course Catalog
The FSA catalog is best understood as one required same-area sequence plus two additional technical courses. That framing is more useful than memorizing the whole catalog as a flat list.
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- Exam Index
- Level
- Core
- Time
- Reference
- Freshness
- Stable
Required Sequence Logic
The official catalog requires one 101-201 sequence in a single practice area. That is the non-negotiable structural choice around which the rest of the FSA technical path is built.
Additional Course Logic
After the sequence, the two remaining technical courses can come from other practice areas or from the cross-practice set. Under the current rules, you can also use 101 or 201 courses from other areas as your additional courses once your main sequence is chosen.
Cross-Practice Course Set
The cross-practice layer is where the flexible pathway becomes genuinely customizable. These courses are not filler. They are where the SOA expects broader decision, modeling, ALM, reinsurance, and long-duration-health judgment to live.
- CP 311 Strategic Management
- CP 312 Model Development and Governance
- CP 321 Disability, Long-Term Care, and Long-Duration Health Contracts
- CP 341 Advanced Life Reinsurance
- CP 351 Asset Liability Management
What This Catalog Page Is For
Use the practice-area pages when you are trying to decide which 101-201 sequence fits your career. Use the course-stub pages when you need the graph structure or want to keep track of specific course nodes that will be deepened later with fuller summaries and source maps.
Required Non-Technical Courses
DMAC and FAC still sit outside the four technical-course count. DMAC is required after ASA, and FAC comes after the rest of the fellowship requirements are done.