NOTE:
Students should approach the General Education Committee (GEC) for approval of modules (in the manner described below) only for satisfying the requirements of General Education. If they wish to use the 'overseas' module/s as Breadth or UE modules, they should 'map' these modules in the way they would for their other (non-GE) modules.

• Students going on Student Exchange Programmes (SEP) may apply to have modules taken from their host institutions* satisfy/partially satisfy their General Education (GE) requirement of 8 MCs.
   
• These modules have to be approved by the General Education Committee (GEC). Please complete this form (.doc) in soft copy and email it to regcm@nus.edu.sg.
   
• Students are expected to look at the offerings on the website of their host university, and obtain approval before leaving for SEP. Applications submitted after the students reach the host university will be accepted only under exceptional circumstances. Students are to note that even when late applications are allowed, there is always a possibility that a given SEP module that a student applies for will not be approved as a GE module.
   
• Incomplete forms will not be processed. Students should be proactive in obtaining all the information required in the forms, by referring to the relevant website(s) of the host institution, or if necessary, by contacting the respective host university course lecturers.
   
• Forms should be completed in English. Where necessary, please provide a translation if the original information from the partner university is not in English.
   
• Students should ensure that the overseas module also fulfills the ‘grouping’ requirement for GE at NUS (for example, FASS students must read at least one Group A (Science & Technology) GEM).
   
• The outcome of the application will be made known to students normally within 3 to 5 days, via their respective Dean’s Office administrator.
   
• The number of MCs granted for an ‘overseas’ module will depend upon the workload of that module. The minimum MCs granted is 2 MCs and the maximum, 4 MCs.
   
• Students should note that there is no need to map an overseas module to a GE module existing at NUS (in fact, they are discouraged from doing so as there is no value-add if a student goes all the way to a partner university only to read a module that is similar to one available at NUS). If they are able to find an overseas module that satisfies the criteria of GE, they can submit the details of that module for approval, even if an NUS counterpart does not exist.
   
• Modules suitable to be read in lieu of GEMs include:
   
  
  1. modules which aim at those aspects of knowledge and abilities we expect of educated individuals in general, not the knowledge and abilities that are required in the specialization in a particular discipline or profession and
      
  2. modules which aim at education in the sense that they seek to inculcate higher order qualities of the mind and intellect that make a person educated, as opposed to the practical know-how and abilities that might be useful in one's daily life or contribute to success in career.
     
     Modules that have to do with learning specific languages (e.g., Swedish, Italian, etc.), acquiring practical skills (e.g. in photography or in the use of certain computer software) or fine arts (in the sense of doing practical artwork like painting or watching operas/movies, developing musical appreciation/skills, singing, acting, dancing etc.) are especially not suitable as GEMs.
      

* Including modules from NTU and SMU under the Singapore Universities Student Exchange Programme (SUSEP)