National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
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Singapore's flagship national research university, offering programs across engineering, business, and computing.
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Admission Prerequisites
For international students applying to undergraduate programmes at the National University of Singapore (NUS), the basic requirement is completion of, or being in the final year of, at least 12 years of general education by July of the admission year. You must also satisfy the subject prerequisites for your chosen programme.
For Indian students
If you are applying with Indian Class 12 / Standard 12 qualifications:
Requirement CBSE / ISC State Boards
Class 12 Completed or completing Completed or completing
Minimum to apply Good pass in 5 subjects including English Good pass in 5 subjects including English
SAT/ACT/AP Not required Required
English test Not required Not required
Programme eligibility Generally all programmes, subject to prerequisites Generally all programmes, subject to prerequisites
Credit Transfer
For undergraduate students transferring from another university to the National University of Singapore (NUS), credit transfer is possible, but it is not automatic. NUS states that requests for credit transfer, module waivers, or course exemptions are reviewed by the relevant College/Faculty/School after successful enrolment.
Credit-transfer point NUS policy
Who can request it? Students who enter NUS as transfer applicants can request credit transfer/exemptions.
Automatic transfer? No. Each course is assessed individually.
Who approves it? The relevant NUS College, Faculty, Department or School.
Course relevance Previous coursework must be relevant and sufficiently comparable to the corresponding NUS course.
Age of coursework For non-NUS courses, coursework generally must have been completed within 5 years before admission.
Previously used credits A course normally cannot be transferred if it has already been used toward another degree.
Grades For non-NUS courses, transferred credits are generally transferred without transferring the original grade.
Application timing Transfer students seeking APCs/exemptions should apply to the relevant Dean's Office within the first week of the first semester.
Maximum toward major At least 60% of Major requirements must be earned through NUS courses; the remaining 40% may come from credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, subject to the relevant rules.