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Acceptable Diplomas from Republic Polytechnic NUS Degree Courses
All Diplomas
(Except Advanced Diplomas/ Specialist Diplomas/ Certificate Courses)
Architecture^

Arts & Social Sciences

Business Administration

Business Administration (Accountancy)

Business Administration (all specialisations) and Communications & New Media

Computing (Computer Science Courses) ##

Computing (Information Systems Courses) ##

Industrial Design

Law~

Music

Nursing

Project & Facilities Management

Real Estate
All Diplomas accredited for Engineering courses Engineering (Common)°
Aerospace Avionics

Computer Engineering*

Electrical Engineering*

Mechanical Engineering*

Aerospace Engineering (Quality Systems) new Mechanical Engineering*
Biomedical Electronics Engineering / Biomedical Electronics
Bioengineering

Computer Engineering*

Electrical Engineering*
Biomedical Science
Science (Pharmacy)^

Science (Life Sciences)^

Science (Chemistry)^

Applied Science (Applied Chemistry)+

Medicine

Dentistry
Biotechnology

Science (Chemistry)^

Applied Science (Applied Chemistry)+

Science (Life Sciences)^

Science (Pharmacy)^

Business Applications

Computer Engineering*

Business Computing/ Business Information Systems

Computer Engineering*

Civil Aviation

Industrial & Systems Engineering*

 Mechanical Engineering*
Electronics Engineering / Communications & Automation Electronics / Digital Entertainment Electronics

Computer Engineering*

Electrical Engineering*
Electronics Engineering / Communications & Automation Electronics

Computer Engineering*

Electrical Engineering*

Information Technology

Computer Engineering*

Industrial & Systems Engineering/ Industrial & Operations Management Industrial & Systems Engineering^

Mechanical Engineering*
Interactive Digital Media

Computer Engineering*

Electrical Engineering*

IT Service Management

Computer Engineering*

Electrical Engineering*

Materials Science

Applied Science (Applied Chemistry)+

Bioengineering*

Mechanical Engineering*

Materials Science & Engineering*

Science (Chemistry)^

Micro & Nanotechnology Electrical Engineering*

Materials Science & Engineering*
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Science (Chemistry)^

Science (Life Sciences)^

Science (Pharmacy)^

Medicine@

Dentistry@

Supply Chain Management Industrial & Systems Engineering*

Mechanical Engineering*

Applicants seeking admission to Architecture, Industrial Design, Project & Facilities Management and Real Estate must satisfy a minimum GCE 'O' Level Elementary Mathematics requirement.

* Applicants may receive up to 40MCs of module exemptions. Further information may be obtained from NUS Bulletin.

^ Applicants with relevant Diplomas may be granted selective module exemptions, subject to faculty / school approval or based on performance in placement tests set by faculty/ school. They may refer to faculty / school websites for more information.

+ Streaming of the Applied Chemistry track will only be carried out after Year 1.

# Applicants seeking admission to the School of Computing courses may view their module exemptions here.

## Candidates must fulfil the following Mathematics requirements in order to be considered for the respective Computing courses:
i)    Computing (Computer Science courses) includes Bachelor of Computing in either Computer Science, Communications & Media or Computational Biology: At least a B4 grade in GCE 'O' level Additional Mathematics.
ii)    Computing (Information Systems courses) includes Bachelor of Computing in either Information Systems or Electronic Commerce: At least an A2 in GCE 'O' level Elementary Mathematics or at least a B4 grade in GCE 'O' level Additional Mathematics.


° Applicants can opt for admission to a common engineering programme, and proceed after a year into a specific engineering course, subject to faculty approval.

~ Applicants applying for Law should possess excellent 'O' level results, a minimum grade of A2 in English Language at 'O' level and a Certificate of Merit (COM) from their polytechnic studies.

@ Please note that only applicants who indicate Dentistry or Medicine as the first choice of course will be considered for admission. In addition to the application you submit to the Office of Admissions, you must also submit a separate application to the respective faculty under the Exceptional Individual Scheme (EIS) in order to be considered for these 2 courses. For more information on Dentistry EIS, please click here. For more information on Medicine EIS, please click here.

 

Other Diplomas:
1) The following diplomas from NAFA are eligible to the courses from the School of Design and Environment:

Name of Diploma from NAFA NUS Degree Courses
All Diplomas Music
Environmental Design
Architecture

Industrial Design
3D Design (Majors: Environmental Design, Exhibition Design,  Furniture Design, Interior Design,  Jewellery Design & Object Design) Architecture
3D Design (Majors: Environmental Design, Furniture Design & Object Design only)
Industrial Design
Interior Design
Architecture


2)The following diplomas from La Salle-College of the Arts are eligible for admission to the respective NUS courses:

Diplomas from La Salle- College of the Arts NUS Degree Courses
All Diplomas Music
Interior Design Architecture
Product Design Industrial Design

 

Information updated as of 27 December, 2011