# New Syllabus

**URL:** <https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140>\
**Category:** CAS Exam 9\
**Created:** [July 12, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140 "2023-07-12T17:28:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![CuriousGeorge](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/curiousgeorge/32/28457_2.png) [@CuriousGeorge](https://community.goactuary.com/u/CuriousGeorge)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140/1 "2023-07-12T17:28:29Z")

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I can’t believe I’m going to have to re-study Brehm and Bernegger. 🤮

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**Author:** ![Doyobird](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/doyobird/32/23778_2.png) [@Doyobird](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Doyobird)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140/2 "2023-07-13T22:22:49Z")

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At least they got rid of robbin from last syllabus.

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**Author:** ![FutureActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@FutureActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/FutureActuary)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140/3 "2023-11-02T16:19:47Z")

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Did the CAS provide any reasoning as to why to change the format of the Exam so much? Adding Brehm from Exam 7 and that Cat and Model Fitting Papers from Exam 8 is a big change along with what appears to be dropping several Exam 9 papers. But I’m even more curious about things like Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, Matching…

Is the goal with that having simpler questions that can test more material/questions on an exam? It’s so weird to feel like it’s going back to the Pre-2011 Exams in some way with multiple choice coming back…

What are your thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140/4 "2023-11-02T19:24:47Z")

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My thoughts are multiple choice are a lot easier to grade, and grading volunteers are hard to come by. Fill in the blank seems weird but I think multiple choice is totally reasonable

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**Author:** ![FutureActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@FutureActuary](https://community.goactuary.com/u/FutureActuary)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140/5 "2023-11-02T21:03:01Z")

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That makes sense. I was wondering if it was to align with their objective to grading faster.

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**Author:** ![CuriousGeorge](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/curiousgeorge/32/28457_2.png) [@CuriousGeorge](https://community.goactuary.com/u/CuriousGeorge)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/new-syllabus/8140/6 "2023-11-02T22:04:11Z")

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Do we know if they actually plan to have multiple choice or fill in the blank, or is that just boilerplate from other exams?