CERTIFICATION EXAMS

Please address the following topics.

1. Name the exams to become an actuary, certified financial planner, licensed insurance salesperson, and licensed engineer (PE).

2. What is the cost (dollars) of each exam from question 1?

3. Find three trade organization certification exams similar to the SME exams.

4. What is the difference between certification exams and professional licensing exams?

5. Discuss industry's perception of certifications, i.e. what weight does industry give to the various certifications.

Requirements

a. The paper must be 8-10 double spaced pages excluding the title page and references/bibliography page.

b. Use 12 point font with 1 inch margins.

c. Use APA 5th edition for the references and bibliography (footnotes are not required).

d. Use five references with at least two being journals.