Improved Source Materials
Challenge
- Source materials that lack focus and prioritization
Enhancements
- Enhanced syllabi with additional guidance for candidates
- Course strategy guides that provide a clear overview of how to approach the course
- Guided examples with solutions that apply concepts through calculation-based problems
- More focused study materials with concise, clear direction and new content
- Relevant past exam questions that align with current exams
Effective Course Resources
The SOA is committed to elevating your learning experience by providing enhanced source materials.
Enhanced syllabi provide more guidance through the course. For example, each syllabus:
- Aligns readings with learning outcomes so you can better focus on specific items
- Provides an order to course materials to guide you on where to start your studies and how to proceed
- Helps you understand general priorities for the exam
- Offers a Course Strategy Guide, a playbook for approaching the course
Course strategy guides are designed to help you see the big picture and how concepts fit together. More specifically, the guides:
- Share why the readings are relevant and the order in which you should approach them
- Give you the full view of the course and help you to connect the dots
- Inform you of the knowledge you need before starting the course
- Offer other helpful study tips
Guided examples with solutions show how to apply concepts from required readings through calculation-based problems, each presented in two formats:
- A practice-first version, where you're prompted to solve the problem independently using the given information
- A step-by-step walkthrough of the solution, with narrated guidance through each calculation
Available July 2025
More focused study materials offer a body of work that you can reasonably master within a three-month study period. These improved materials:
- Eliminate extraneous readings to offer shorter and concise material for a more streamlined learning experience
- Provide new content designed to reinforce concepts through video, e-Learning modules, interactive Excel models and narrated presentations
Relevant past exam questions are mapped to the current syllabus for easy reference. They:
- Are grouped by learning objectives and resources for easy navigation
- Ensure candidates see the recent exam questions relevant to each learning goal
Available July 2025
Through these improved resources, you can easily connect the material to essential learning objectives, navigate the material with confidence and benefit from more structure, utilizing your study time more effectively. Visit course pages to access these resources on soa.org. Course registration opens in July 2025.