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Category D

Definition of Category D applicants

International applicants with qualifications other than Singapore-Cambridge A-levels and Polytechnic diplomas.

Admission requirements and closing dates

Applicants seeking admission to NUS must have completed or are completing high school, that is, at least twelve years of general education in the year of application. You may view the list of acceptable high school qualifications here.

Application closing dates apply according to your high school qualification. Unless otherwise specified, your complete application must reach the Office of Admissions by the application closing date.

Information on tuition fees, living expenses and hostels are found here.

English Language Requirement

The medium of instruction at NUS is English. Applicants are expected to have achieved a minimum level of English proficiency to enable them to benefit from an NUS education. For certain qualifications, applicants are also required to furnish additional English Language test scores. Please check here.

Exceptional talents

While academic merit plays a key role in deciding the outcome of your application, we also consider exceptional achievements in co-curricular activities and competitions. You must have attained a very high level of achievement or leadership positions in activities. Examples of such achievements include International Science Olympiad medals, top national awards, national team sportsmen and exceptional rank in top university entrance examinations (e.g., IIT/AIEEE rankings).

Participation in activities and achievements at intra school, house or class level (eg best student, most courteous, science/arts/cultural projects) do not, usually, have a strong bearing on the outcome of your application.

Choice of courses

All applicants are allowed a total of 5 choices.
Please list them according to your preference.
The order of the choices does not increase or decrease your chances in any of the courses. However, you should order your choices accordingly to your preference, as you will be admitted to the highest ranked course that you have qualified for.

Application outcome

The outcome of your application for admission will be released between May and mid-July.

Appeals

Applicants who are not successful in gaining admission are allowed one appeal, to be submitted online, in June. Only applicants whose actual results are available after the official appeals period in June (eg. PRC NCEE, IB exams) may write in to http://www.askadmissions.nus.edu.sg to appeal within one week of the release of their application outcome.

In the online appeal, an applicant may state his reason in not more than 1,000 characters. Therefore, applicants should attempt to provide a concise summary, highlighting important additional information that supports your application.

The outcome of appeals for admission is expected to be released in July.

Mass emailing to multiple parties within NUS outside the appeal protocol will result only in slowing down the appeal process. The NUS Office of Admissions makes the final decision on all appeals.

You may fax your score reports to the University directly at (65) 6778 7570 . The score reports must reach the Office of Admissions by your application closing date failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration.

Qualification types and application requirements

‘A’ Level (AQA, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ Level subjects would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Forecast to have a good pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ Level subjects by August 2008 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Required
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes	A total of all subject grades in 2 sittings taken within 12 months of each other will be allowed. Admission is subject to competition. Applicants with better results stand higher chances of admission. If you are taking the ‘A’ Level examination in 2008 and your actual results will only be available in August 2008, you are required to submit your forecast ‘A’ Level results, as attested by your school, as well as SAT I and II scores by the application closing date.

Australian High School (New South Wales HSC, Queensland Senior Certificate, South Australian Matriculation, Victoria Certificate of Education, Western Australia Year 12)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	ENTER/TER/UAI of 90 or better would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Not eligible
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not eligible
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not eligible
UEE	Not required	Not eligible
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	If you did not take English Language as one of the subjects in your high school examination, please submit an acceptable English Language score with your application.

Brunei/Hong Kong 'A' Levels

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ level subjects with A grades and a good pass in 2 AO level subjects (including GP) would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Forecast to pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ level subjects with A grades and 2 AO level (including GP) subjects by August 2008 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Required
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law
Application Closing Date	28 March 2008
Notes:	You must have taken at least three Advanced Level and two Subsidiary Level subjects at the same sitting of the 'A' level examination.

French Baccalaureate (FB) Diploma

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A score of at least 15/20 for all subjects would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Forecast to score at least 15/20 for all subjects by August 2008 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Required
TOEFL/IELTS	Required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	Your application will only be processed upon submission of your actual FB Diploma together with an acceptable English Language score. Your actual results must reach us by 10 July 2008, failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration.

German Abitur and New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarship Examination or National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	Arbitur with a total mark between 1.0 and 2.0 with scores of between 13 and 15 in individual subjects would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Not eligible
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not eligible
TOEFL/IELTS	Required	Not eligible
UEE	Not required	Not eligible
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	Please submit copies of your examination results slip and certificate.

Indian Standard 12 (Central and ISCE Boards)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass in 5 subjects including English would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Forecast to have a good pass 5 subjects including English by June 2008 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not required
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	1 April 2008
Notes:	If you are taking the Indian Standard 12 examination in 2008, you must submit your application first. Your application will only be processed upon submission of your actual results. Please submit your most recent school examination results by the application closing date. Actual results must be faxed to the Office of Admissions at (65) 6778 7570, quoting your full name and application number on each document by 2 June 2008. Successful applicants are expected to have valid travel documents and entry VISA in June 2008 upon receiving results of application online.

Indian Standard 12 (State and other Boards)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass in 5 subjects including English would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Forecast to have a good pass 5 subjects including English by June 2008 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not required
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	1 April 2008
Notes:	If you are taking the Indian Standard 12 examination in 2008, you must submit your application first. Your application will only be processed upon submission of your actual results. Please submit your most recent school examination results by the application closing date. Actual results must be faxed to the Office of Admissions at (65) 6778 7570, quoting your full name and application number on each document by 2 June 2008. Successful applicants are expected to have valid travel documents and entry VISA in June 2008 upon receiving results of application online.

Indonesian SMU UAN (Ebtanas)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass in SMA UAN	Forecast to pass SMA UAN by 2008
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not required
TOEFL/IELTS	Required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Eligible for all courses
Application closing date	31 December 2007
Notes:	If you are taking the SMU UAN (Ebtanas) in 2008, please submit your SMU 2 Semester 2 results slip (for normal stream) or SMU 2 Term 1 results slip (for accelerated stream) by the application closing date.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A pass in 3 HL and 3SL subjects, including English, and a good score (including TOK) would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Forecast to pass in 3 HL and 3 SL subjects, including English, and a good score (including TOK) would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Refer to Notes	Refer to Notes
TOEFL/IELTS	Refer to Notes	Refer to Notes
UEE	Refer to Notes	Refer to Notes
Course eligibility	Refer to Notes	Refer to Notes
Application closing date	Refer to Notes
Notes:	Please refer to the IB application page for details.

Mauritius HSC

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass in 3 Advanced level subjects a good pass in 2 ‘AS’ level subjects, including GP would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Not eligible
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not eligible
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not eligible
UEE	Not required	Not eligible
Course eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	Nil

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) / Canadian Pre-U (CPU)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A pass certificate with 85% for each subject would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	A pass certificate by 10 July 2008 with 85% for each subject would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Required
TOEFL/IELTS	Required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	If you are completing the programme in 2008, your application will only be processed upon submission of your final results. When your final results are available, please fax the results slip to the Office of Admissions at (65) 6778 7570, quoting your full name and application number on each document. Your results slip must reach us by 10 July 2008 failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration. If you are taking the exam in 2008, you are required to submit your high school results as well as SAT I and II scores by the application closing date.

PRC National College Entrance Examination or Gao Kao

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass certificate	A good pass certificate by June 2008
SAT I & SAT II	Required (or ACT)*	Required (or ACT)*
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	28 February 2008
Notes:	* Applicants who do not possess the ACT or SAT I & II must submit their application for admission through one of our four consultants in China (if you are shortlisted, you will be required to take an English test).

Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A score of at least B for all subjects, and MUET of 221 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	Not eligible
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not eligible
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not eligible
UEE	Not required	Not eligible
Course Eligibility	Eligible	Not eligible
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	You must have taken at least four Advanced Level subjects, including Pengajian Am.

Turkish High School

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A pass certificate with an overall GPA of 4.3 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application	A pass certificate by 10 July 2008 an overall GPA of 4.3 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Required
TOEFL/IELTS	Required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	28 March 2008
Notes:	Nil

Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass certificate	Not eligible
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not eligible
TOEFL/IELTS	see Notes	Not eligible
UEE	Only for Medicine/Dentistry/ Law/Nursing/Pharmacy	Not eligible
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	6 January 2008
Notes:	Submission of the EL1119 or MUET or TOEFL/IELTS is required. You must have taken at least six subjects, including English Language and a second language, at the UEC. All documents must reach the Office of Admissions by 6 January 2008.

Vietnamese High School Graduation Examination

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass certificate	A good pass certificate by 10 July 2008
SAT I & SAT II	Not required	Not required
TOEFL/IELTS	Required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Eligible for all courses
Application closing date	31 December 2007
Notes:	You must have taken at least six subjects, including English Language, at the graduation examination. If you are taking the Vietnamese High School Graduation Examination in 2008, please submit your school year 11, semester 2 results slip. All documents must reach the Office of Admissions by 31 December 2007.

American High School Diploma / Bangladeshi HSC /
Filipino High School / Myanmar High School /
Mathayom 6 (Thai High School) / Pakistani Intermediate / Sri Lanka ‘A’ Level / West Africa ‘A’ Levels / Others

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	A good pass certificate	Not eligible
SAT I & SAT II	Required	Not eligible
TOEFL/IELTS	Not required	Not eligible
UEE	Not required	Not eligible
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	28 February 2008
Notes:	You are required to submit your high school results, an explanation of your high school grading system and SAT I and II scores.

* Applicants presenting accredited Diplomas obtained from a Polytechnic in Singapore should apply under Category B in February 2008.

* Foundation, Matriculation and Twinning and Home study programmes are not suitable for admission purposes to NUS.

English Language requirement

Test Minimum acceptable score

EL1119 C6

IELTS 6.0

MUET 221

TOEFL 550 for paper-based / 213 for computer-based /
79-80 for internet-based*

* For TOEFL score comparison table, please refer to http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/TOEFL_iBT_Score_Comparison_Tables.pdf

Please note that only TOEFL and / or IELTS scores obtained in the five years leading up to 15 March of the year of application will be considered. E.g. For applications closing on 15 March 2008, the validity period for the scores is from 15 March 2003 to 15 March 2008 (both dates inclusive).

Applicants aspiring to read Law should note that the Faculty requires higher level achievements in the English Language. Information on subject pre-requisites is found here.

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SAT I and SAT II (NUS institution code: 3720)

SAT I - Reasoning Test
The minimum acceptable individual Reasoning Test scores are 600 for the Critical Reading Section, 600 for the Writing Section, and 650 for the Mathematics Section.
An SAT I score of 2100 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application.

SAT II - Subject Tests

Compulsory subjects for the Subject Tests include :

Mathematics Level II ^

A second subject of your choice (excluding Mathematics Level I)

A third subject of your choice (excluding Mathematics Level I)

Notes:

Combinations or mixing of scores are not acceptable.

The old test format (SAT I & II) and the new test format (Reasoning Test and Subject Tests) cannot be combined.

The validity of scores is five years, e.g. for applications closing on 15 March 2008, the validity period is from 15 March 2003 to 15 March 2008 (both dates inclusive).

The second and third subjects chosen should be based on the subject prerequisites of the courses you are applying for admission in NUS. For example, if you are applying for admission to Chemical Engineering, you will need to choose Physics and Chemistry, but if you are applying for Business Administration course, you may choose any 2 subjects except Mathematics I.

^ Mathematics II is a compulsory subject for all courses except Law. Applicants applying for admission to Law may take Mathematics I, in lieu of Mathematics II.

An SAT II score of 2100 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application.

No minimum Subject Test scores have been stipulated.

Please note that IELTS/TOEFL will not be required if an applicant wishes to apply for Economics & Law or Law if they are presenting SAT I and II as their basis for admission.

For more information on Reasoning and Subjects Tests, please visit www.collegeboard.com

You may fax your score reports to the University directly at (65) 6778 7570 . The score reports must reach the Office of Admissions by your application closing date failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration.

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