9. Calculators –Only the following Texas Instrument calculator models may be used:
BA-35 TI-30Xa
BA II Plus* TI-30XIIS*
BA II Plus Professional Edition* TI-30XIIB*
* Upon entrance to the exam room, candidates must show the supervisor that the memory has been cleared. For the BA II Plus and the BA II Plus Professional Edition, clearing will reset the calculator to the factory default settings.Without limit, candidates may use and have on their desktop more than one of the approved calculators during the
examination. The supervisor must check all calculators used during the exam. Candidates are encouraged to bring a spare approved calculator and additional batteries to the examination. Calculator instructions cannot be brought into the exam room. Candidates who neglect to purchase an approved calculator or who forget to bring one to the test site must write the
examination without one. Candidates using a calculator other than the approved models will have their exam disqualified.Candidates can purchase calculators at any office supply store or directly from Texas Instruments at http://epsstore.ti.com

10. Scratch Paper – Candidates are not allowed to bring scratch paper into the exam room. Blank paper is provided for scratch work in the exam book. Left-handed candidates may request additional paper, if needed, from the supervisor.

11. General Information and Normal distribution table will be distributed with the exam books for Exam P.

12. Meaning of Questions – Candidates may not consult the supervisor as to the meaning of any question.

13. Sign your sheets – Candidates must sign their multiple-choice answer sheets. Candidates who fail to do so will have their exams disqualified.

14. Activities requiring disciplinary action – Candidates must not give or receive assistance of any kind during the exam.
Any cheating, any attempt to cheat, assisting others to cheat, or participating therein, or engaging in such improper conduct as listed below is a serious violation and will generally result in the Society of Actuaries’ disqualifying the candidate’s paper,and such other disciplinary action as may be deemed appropriate. Examples of improper conduct:
• Gaining access to exam questions before the exam.
• Using an unauthorized calculator or other mechanical aid,which is not permitted.
• Looking in the exam book before the signal to begin is given.
• Marking or otherwise writing on the exam book or answer sheet before the signal to begin is given.
• Making any changes, additions, deletions or otherwise marking, erasing or writing on the exam book or answer
sheet after the time for the exam has expired.
• Having access to or consulting notes or books during the exam.
• Looking at or copying from another candidate’s paper.
• Enabling another candidate to copy from one’s paper.
• Talking or otherwise communicating with another candidate during the exam.
• Disturbing other candidates during the exam.
• Consulting other persons outside the exam room during the exam.
• Copying questions or answers to take from the exam room.
• Use of calculator after time is called.
• Taking an exam book from the exam room.
• Taking an exam for another candidate.
• Arranging to have another person take an exam for the candidate.
• Threatening or verbally abusing a supervisor or proctor responsible for curbing or reporting improper conduct.
• Disclosing the contents of an exam to any other person.
• Presenting false information on an exam application.
• Failing to remain in the exam room for a minimum of two hours.
• Failing to follow other exam instructions.The Education and Examination Committee of the Society of Actuaries will pursue any evidence that a candidate has cheated or failed to follow exam rules, either in letter or spirit.Any irregularity or suspected violation will be investigated.When a violation is confirmed, disciplinary actions may
include, but are not limited to, disqualification of the candidate’s exam paper and a prohibition against writing SOA
exams for a specified period.These standards may seem stricter than those to which candidates are accustomed in other exam environments. The SOA maintains these strict standards because the exams are such a significant part of a candidate’s career. Therefore,equitable administration of the exams and enforcement of the highest standards of conduct cannot be emphasized too strongly.

15. Special Instructions for Multiple-Choice Exams: Detailed instructions are on the covers of the multiple-choice exam books. All written computations must be made in the exam books. Left-handed candidates who are given extra paper for
their calculations must turn the paper in along with the exam books. Clearly indicated answer choices in the test books can
be an aid in grading an exam in the unlikely event of a lost answer sheet.

Note: All answers to multiple-choice questions must be marked on the separate answer sheet during the allotted time. The
supervisor will announce when 15 minutes are remaining for Exam P. Candidates may not leave the examination room from the time the 15-minute announcement is made until time has expired. It is the candidate’s responsibility to complete the answer sheet within the proper exam time, regardless if the supervisor makes the time remaining announcement. No additional time will be allowed for coding your answers after time has been called. If a candidate codes any answers before or after time is called, the exam will be disqualified. A candidate’s score will be based on the number of questions answered correctly. No credit will be given for omitted answers, and no credit will be lost for wrong answers; therefore, a candidate should answer all questions, even if the candidate needs to guess. Before handing in their exam books and answer sheets, candidates should make sure they have correctly written and coded their candidate number and center number in the appropriate places.

16. Defective Questions – Occasionally, through an inadvertent error or a difference in interpretation, an exam question is
found to be defective. Examples of defects might include typographical errors, ambiguities or questions, which test material no longer covered in the Course of Reading.Candidates who believe that a question is defective should write to the E&E Ombudsperson at the SOA within two weeks of the date the exam was administered. This letter should explain in detail why this question seems to be defective. The SOA’s Education and Examination Committee will investigate all questions brought to its attention in this way, and may make allowances in the grading process, if appropriate. Correspondence which does not reach the SOA office within two weeks after the exam administration, cannot be considered by the committee.
Grade release:

Approximately 6 weeks after the exam is administered.

• On the day that grades are mailed, a 24-hour “AUTOMATED HOT LINE” (847) 706-3579 will open at 5 pm (Central Time). To access this hot line, a candidate must have a candidate number and use a touch-tone telephone.Only pass/fail information (not exam scores) will beavailable through the hot line.

• A list of passing candidate numbers will be available at: http://examresults.soa.org .
Note: Candidate numbers cannot be provided by telephone,under any circumstances. They are sent by postal service and e-mail only. To request your candidate number by mail,or email contact the exam department at 847-706-3583 or exams@soa.org
Marcus Robertson, FSA General Chairperson, Education and Examination Committee Brett Rogers, Registrar/E&E Analyst Laura Kibiloski, Manager of Examination Services