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Admission is based on academic merit as well as open competition among all eligible applicants. In addition to fulfilling admission requirements for the applicant category that you belong to, you should also ensure that you fulfil the subject prerequisites for the courses which you wish to be considered for. Please note that the subject prerequisites presented below are subject to changes every year. You are strongly encouraged to visit our website regularly for further updates.

Singapore-Cambridge 'A' Levels

'A' level and Mature applicants (with H1/H2 results)

(a) Single Degree Course

Single Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Architecture	H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics; OR pass in 'O' level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Arts and Social Sciences*	Please refer to www.fas.nus.edu.sg/prospective/subject_prerequisites.html for respective subjects.	No
Bioengineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. Candidates who do not have a H2 pass in Biology will have to read the Biology Bridging Module (LSM1301) in the 1st year. Those without a H2 pass in Chemistry will have to read the Chemistry Bridging Module (CM1417) in the 1st year.	No
Business Administration	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.	No
Business Administration (Accountancy)	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.	No
Business Analytics	H2 pass in Mathematics	No
Chemical Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.	No
Civil Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Computer Engineering# (Jointly Conducted by Faculty of Engineering & School of Computing)	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Computing (Computer Science courses)	H2 pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.	No
Computing (Information Systems courses)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.	No
Dentistry	H2 pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.	Yes
Electrical Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Engineering# (common)	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Engineering Science	H2 pass in Mathematics and Physics.	No
Environmental Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.	No
Environmental Studies	H1 pass in Mathematics and H2 pass in either Biology or Chemistry.	No
Industrial Design	H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics; OR pass in 'O' level Additional Mathematics	Yes
Industrial & Systems Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Law	Good overall A level results, including at least a B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI.	Yes
Materials Science & Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Mechanical Engineering#	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Medicine	H2 pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.	Yes
Music	Application for the Music course has to be filed directly to the Conservatory. Please refer to http://music.nus.edu.sg for more information.	Yes
Nursing	Pass in any two of the following H2 subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics and Mathematics.	Yes
Pharmacy	Very Good Pass in H2 Chemistry and Very Good Pass in either H2 Biology or H2 Physics or H2 Mathematics	No
Project & Facilities Management	H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics.	No
Real Estate	H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics.	No
Science*	Pass in any two of the following H2 subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics and Mathematics. Please refer to www.science.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects.	No

# Students without H1 or H2 Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

(b) Double & Concurrent Degree Programmes / Specialisations:

Double & Concurrent Degree Programmes / Specialisations	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Double & Concurrent Degree Programmes:
Business Administration & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration & Computing (Computer Science courses)	H2 pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.²	No
Business Administration & Computing (Information Systems courses)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.²	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Computing (Computer Science courses)	H2 pass in Computing, Mathematics or Physics; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.²	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Computing (Information Systems courses)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.²	No
Business Administration & Law	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in O Level Additional Mathematics AND good overall A level results, including at least a B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Law	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in O Level Additional Mathematics AND good overall A level results, including at least a B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI.	Yes
Business Administration & Master in Public Policy	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master in Public Policy	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration & Master of Science (Management)	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in O Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master of Science (Management)	H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in O Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Computing (Computer Science) & Master of Entertainment Technology (Carnegie Mellon University)	H2 pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.³	Yes
Computing (Computational Biology) & Scientiae Magister in Computer Science-Computational Biology track (Brown University)	H2 pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.⁴	Yes
Computing (Computer Science) & Grad Scientiae Magistri (Scientia Computatoria) (Brown University)	H2 pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.⁵	Yes
Computing (Information Systems Courses) and Master of Philosophy in Management (Cambridge University)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.⁶	Yes
Computing (Information Systems Courses) and Master of Science (Management) (NUS)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics⁷	Yes
Computing (Electronic Commerce) and MS in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management (Carnegie Mellon University)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics.⁸	Yes
Economics & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Economics & Business Administration (Accountancy)	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Economics & Law	H2 pass in Mathematics AND good overall A level results, including at least a B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI.	Yes
Engineering & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁹	No
Engineering & Business Administration (Accountancy)	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁹	No
Engineering & Economics	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁹	No
Law & Life Sciences	Good overall A level results, including at least a B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI AND H2 pass in Biology, Chemistry and either Mathematics or Physics	Yes
Law & Master in Public Policy	Good overall A level results, including at least a B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI.	Yes
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics & Computer Science	An A grade in H2 Mathematics AND a good grade in H2 Computing or Physics or Chemistry or Biology.	No
Specialisation:
Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering Specialisation)	H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. ¹⁰	No

¹ Minimum admission criteria for Business Administration or Business Administration (Accountancy) is H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.

As the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offer many subjects which may require further subject prerequisites, please refer to their respective website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg for more information.

² Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/dd_computing_business.html for more information.

³ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_carnegie_CS.html for more information.

⁴ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_brown.html for more information.

⁵ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_cs_brown.html for more information.

⁶ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_cambridge.html for more information.

⁷ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_bcomp_msc.html for more information.

⁸Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_ec_CMU.html for more information.

⁹Minimum admission criteria for Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering courses is H2 pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Students without H1 or H2 Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

Engineering Double Degree Programmes are open to all Engineering courses except for Engineering Science.

As for the other Engineering courses, students without H1 or H2 Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

As the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offer many subjects which may require further subject prerequisites, please refer to their respective website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg for more information.

¹⁰Students without H1 and H2 Physics need to have ‘O’ Level Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

'A' level and Mature applicants (with 'A'/'AO' results)

(a) Single Degree Course

Single Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Architecture	At least an O grade attained at the GCE A-Level exam for the following subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Physical Science or Chemistry; OR a pass in 'AO' Mathematics attained at the GCE 'A' Level exam; OR a pass in Additional Maths attained at the GCE 'O' Level exam.	Yes
Arts and Social Sciences*	Please refer to www.fas.nus.edu.sg/prospective/subject_prerequisites.html for respective subjects.	No
Bioengineering#	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry Candidates who do not have an 'A' Level pass in Biology will have to read the Biology Bridging Module (LSM1301) in the 1st year. Those without an 'A' level pass in chemistry will have to read the Chemistry Bridging Module (CM1417) in the 1st year.	No
Business Administration	'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O'-Level Additional Mathematics.	No
Business Administration (Accountancy)	'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O'-Level Additional Mathematics.	No
Business Analytics	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics.	No
Chemical Engineering	'A'-Level pass in Chemistry, Mathematics and 'AO'-Level pass in Physics.	No
Civil Engineering#	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Computer Engineering# (Jointly Conducted by Faculty of Engineering & School of Computing)	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Computing (Computer Science courses)	'A'-Level pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics.	No
Computing (Information Systems courses)	'A'-Level pass in either Computing or Mathematics.	No
Dentistry	'A'-Level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.	Yes
Electrical Engineering#	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Engineering# (common)	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Engineering Science	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics.	No
Environmental Engineering	'A'-Level pass in Chemistry, Mathematics and 'AO'-Level pass in Physics.	No
Environmental Studies	'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics and 'A'-Level pass in Biology or Chemistry.	No
Industrial Design	At least an O grade attained at the GCE A-Level exam for the following subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Physical Science or Chemistry; OR a pass in 'AO' Mathematics attained at the GCE 'A' Level exam; OR a pass in Additional Maths attained at the GCE 'O' Level exam.	Yes
Industrial & Systems Engineering#	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Law	Good overall 'A' level results, including at least a B3 grade or better in General Paper (GP); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 and a C6 grade for GP.	Yes
Materials Science & Engineering#	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Mechanical Engineering#	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.	No
Medicine	'A'-Level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.	Yes
Nursing	'A'-Level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics.	Yes
Pharmacy	Very Good 'A'-Level Pass in Chemistry and Very Good 'A'-Level Pass in either Biology or Physics or Mathematics.	No
Project & Facilities Management	'AO'-Level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science.	No
Real Estate	'AO'-Level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science.	No
Science*	'A' Level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics. Please refer to www.science.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects.	No

* The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science offer many subjects which may require further subject prerequisites. Please refer to their respective website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg and http://www.science.nus.edu.sg for more information.

# Students without A Level Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent, and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

(b) Double & Concurrent Degree Programmes / Specialisations:

Double & Concurrent Degree Programmes / Specialisations	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Double & Concurrent Degree Programmes
Business Administration & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration and Computing (Computer Science courses)	A-Level pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics. ²	No
Business Administration and Computing (Information Systems courses)	A-Level pass in either Computing or Mathematics. ²	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) and Computing (Computer Science courses)	'A-Level pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics.²	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) and Computing (Information Systems courses)	A-Level pass in either Computing or Mathematics. ²	No
Business Administration & Law	AO-Level pass in Mathematics OR pass in O-Level Additional Mathematics, AND good overall A level results, including at least a B3 grade or better in General Paper (GP); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 and a C6 grade for GP.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Law	AO-Level pass in Mathematics OR pass in O-Level Additional Mathematics, AND good overall A level results, including at least a B3 grade or better in General Paper (GP); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 and a C6 grade for GP.	Yes
Business Administration & Master in Public Policy	'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O'-Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master in Public Policy	'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O'-Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration & Master of Science (Management)	AO-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in O-Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master of Science (Management)	AO-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in O-Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Computing (Computer Science) & Master of Entertainment Technology (Carnegie Mellon University)	'A-Level pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics.³	Yes
Computing (Computational Biology) & Scientiae Magister in Computer Science-Computational Biology track (Brown University)	'A-Level pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics.⁴	Yes
Computing (Computer Science) & Grad Scientiae Magistri (Scientia Computatoria) (Brown University)	'A-Level pass in Computing or Mathematics or Physics. ⁵	Yes
Computing (Information Systems Courses) and Master of Philosophy in Management (Cambridge University)	A-Level pass in either Computing or Mathematics.⁶	Yes
Computing (Information Systems courses) and Master of Science (Management) (NUS)	A-Level pass in either Computing or Mathematics.⁷	Yes
Computing (Electronic Commerce) and MS in Engineering and Technology Innovation Management (Carnegie Mellon University)	H2 pass in Computing; OR a good pass in H1 Mathematics. ⁸	Yes
Economics & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Economics & Business Administration (Accountancy)	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Economics & Law	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics subject AND good overall A level results, including at least a B3 grade or better in General Paper (GP); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 and a C6 grade for GP.	Yes
Engineering & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁹	No
Engineering & Business Administration (Accountancy)	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁹	No
Engineering & Economics	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁹	No
Law & Life Sciences	Good overall A level results, including at least a B3 grade or better in General Paper (GP); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 and a C6 grade for GP AND A-Level pass in Biology, Chemistry and either Mathematics or Physics.	Yes
Law & Master in Public Policy	Good overall A level results, including at least a B3 grade or better in General Paper (GP); or a minimum SAT Critical Reading score of 700 and a C6 grade for GP.	Yes
Mathematics/Applied Mathematics & Computer Science	An A grade in either 'A'-level Mathematics or 'A'-level Further Mathematics AND a good grade in 'A'-level for Computing or Physics or Chemistry or Biology or Physical Science.	No
Specialisation:
Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering Specialisation)	'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry.¹⁰	No

¹ Minimum admission criteria for Business Administration or Business Administration with Accountancy is 'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O'-Level Additional Mathematics. As the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offer many subjects which may require further subject prerequisites, please refer to their respective website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg for more information.

² Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/dd_computing_business.html for more information.

³ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_carnegie_CS.html for more information.

⁴ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_brown.html for more information.

⁵ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_cs_brown.html for more information.

⁶ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_cambridge.html for more information.

⁷ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_bcomp_msc.html for more information.

⁸ Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cdp_ec_CMU.html for more information.

⁹ Minimum admission criteria for Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering courses is 'A' Level pass in Chemistry, Mathematics and 'AO' Level pass in Physics.

Engineering Double Degree Programmes are open to all Engineering courses except for Engineering Science.

As for the other Engineering courses, students without A Level Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent, and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

As the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offer many subjects which may require further subject prerequisites, please refer to their respective website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg for more information.

¹⁰Students without H1 and H2 Physics need to have ‘O’ Level Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

Polytechnic Diplomas from Singapore

Local polytechnic applicants (regardless of nationality) will be considered for admission if their Diplomas are relevant and accredited to the NUS course. However, there are certain undergraduate courses that are open to all applicants presenting a local polytechnic diploma..

The list of Polytechnic Diplomas accredited for NUS courses is provided below.

NUS High School Diploma

Subject Prerequisites for Courses requiring selection test/ interview

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Architecture	Major CAP of 2.0 in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	Yes
Dentistry	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics CAP of at least 1.0 in one other major and in English Programme and Research Project	Yes
Industrial Design	Major CAP of 2.0 in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	Yes
Law	A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5101 AND EL6103 OR SAT I Critical Reading score of at least 700 with at least C grade for EL5101 and EL6103^~	Yes
Medicine	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics CAP of at least 1.0 in one other major and in English Programme and Research Project	Yes
Music	Application for the Music course has to be filled directly to the Conservatory.Please refer to http://music.nus.edu.sg for more information	Yes
Nursing	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics	Yes

Subject Prerequisites for Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Chinese Language/ Chinese Studies	At least B4 for Higher Chinese at GCE O level / Chinese Language at GCE AO level OR At least a pass for Chinese at GCE A level / Higher Chinese at GCE A level OR At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE A level OR At least a pass for Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE A level / Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE A level	No
Communications and New Media	Open to all registered students of the Faculty. However, to major, students must obtain at least a B- in its exposure module: NM1101E	No
Economics	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
English Language/ English Literature/ Theatre Studies	Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test OR Pass NUS Qualifying English Test OR Exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules	No
European Studies	Open to all registered students of the Faculty. Previous knowledge of European languages is not required	No
Geography	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
History	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
Japanese Studies	Open to all registered students of the Faculty. Previous knowledge of Japanese is not required	No
Malay Studies	A pass in Higher Malay Language at GCE O level OR H1 pass in Malay Language OR H2/H3 pass in Malay Language and Literature	No
Philosophy	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
Political Science	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
Psychology	Completed Mathematics Major. However, to major, students must obtain at least a B- grade in each of these modules:PL1101E and PL2131.	No
Social Work	Open to all registered students of the Faculty. Must have the aptitude and a strong interest in working with people	No
Sociology	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
Southeast Asian Studies	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No
South Asian Studies	Open to all registered students of the Faculty	No

Subject Prerequisites for Courses requiring selection test/ interview

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Business Administration	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics	No
Business Administration (Accountancy)	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics	No

Subject Prerequisites for School of Computing

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Computing (Computer Science courses)	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics	No
Computing (Information System courses)	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics	No

Subject Prerequisites for Faculty of Design & Environment

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Project & Facilities Management	Major CAP of 2.0 in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	No
Real Estate	Major CAP of 2.0 in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	No

Subject Prerequisites for Faculty of Engineering

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Bioengineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry Students without a Biology major must read specified Biology bridging module(s) Students without a Chemistry major B19 must read specified Chemistry bridging module(s)	No
Chemical Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics	No
Civil Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Electrical Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Engineering (Common) *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Engineering Science	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and Physics	No
Environmental Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics	No
Industrial & Systems Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Materials Science & Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry Students without a Chemistry major must read specified Chemistry bridging module(s)	No
Mechanical Engineering *	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No

* Students without a Physics major must read specified Physics Bridging modules

Subject Prerequisites for Computer Engineering (Jointly offered by Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing)

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Computer Engineering (Jointly offered by Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing)	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry Students without a Physics major must read specified Physics Bridging modules	No

Subject Prerequisites for Environmental Studies (Jointly offered by Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Environmental Studies	Major CAP of 2.0 in Mathematics AND Biology or Chemistry	No

Subject Prerequisites for Faculty of Science

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Science	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics	No
Chemistry	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Chemistry and Mathematics	No
Computational Biology ^	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Mathematics, and either Biology or Chemistry or Physics	No
Food Science and Technology ^	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Biology, Chemistry, and either Mathematics or Physics	No
Life Sciences Life Sciences (Specialisation in Environmental Biology) (Hons) Life Sciences (Specialisation in Biomedical Science) (Hons) Life Sciences (Specialisation in Molecular and Cell Biology) (Hons)	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Biology, Chemistry, and either Mathematics or Physics. (Students without the pre-requisite in Biology or Chemistry may read the relevant bridging modules as entry requirements.)	No
Mathematics Applied Mathematics	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Mathematics	No
Quantitative Finance ^	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Mathematics (Streaming of the Quantitative Finance track will only be carried out after year 1)	No
Statistics Statistics (Specialisation in Biostatistics) (Hons) Statistics (Specialisation in Finance and Business Statistics) (Hons)	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Mathematics	No
Physics Physics (Specialisation in Astrophysics) (Hons) Physics (Specialisation in Physics in Technology)	Major CAP of at least 2.0 in Mathematics and Physics	No
Pharmacy	Major CAP of at least 4.0 in Chemistry and in either Biology or Physics or Mathematics	No

* Students without a Physics major must read specified Physics Bridging modules

^ Admission to the Faculty of Science does not automatically qualify a student to choose these are majors as there are additional departmental selection criteria due to limited places

~ Students who have graduated before 2010, and are applying for Law are to have a minimum B+ for EL5102 or SAT I Critical Reading score of at least 700 with minimum C for EL5102

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

(a) Single Degree Course

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Architecture	Pass in SL Mathematics or Chemistry or Physics	Yes
Arts and Social Sciences *	Please refer to http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects	No
Bioengineering	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry. Candidates who do not have a HL pass in Biology will have to read the Biology Bridging Module (LSM1301) in the 1st year. Those without a HL pass in Chemistry will have to read the Chemistry Bridging Module (CM1417) in the 1st year.	No
Business Administration	Pass in SL Mathematics	No
Business Administration (Accountancy)	Pass in SL Mathematics	No
Chemical Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics #	No
Civil Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Computer Engineering (Jointly offered by Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing)	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Computing (Computer Science courses)	Pass in HL Computer Science/Mathematics/Physics or a good pass in SL Mathematics	No
Computing (Information System courses)	Pass in HL Computer Science/Mathematics/Physics or a good pass in SL Mathematics	No
Dentistry	Pass in HL Chemistry and either HL Biology or Physics	Yes
Electrical Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Engineering (Common)	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Engineering Science	Good grades in HL Mathematics and Physics	No
Environmental Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics #	No
Environmental Studies	Pass in SL Mathematics AND HL Biology or Chemistry	No
Industrial Design	Pass in SL Mathematics or Chemistry or Physics	Yes
Industrial & Systems Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Law	At least a grading of 5 points in SL English or SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grading of 4 points for SL English.	Yes
Materials Science & Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Mechanical Engineering	Pass in HL Mathematics and either HL Physics # or Chemistry	No
Medicine	Pass in HL Chemistry and either HL Biology or Physics	Yes
Music	Application for the Music course has to be filled directly to the Conservatory. Please refer to http://music.nus.edu.sg for more information	Yes
Nursing	Pass in any two of the following HL subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, and Mathematics	Yes
Pharmacy	Very Good Pass in HL Chemistry and Very Good Pass in either HL Biology or HL Physics or HL Mathematics	No
Project & Facilities Management	Pass in SL Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics	No
Real Estate	Pass in SL Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics	No
Science *	Pass in any two of the following HL subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics and Mathematics. Please refer to http://www.science.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects	No

#Students without HL Physics are required to take specified Physics bridging modules offered
by the Faculty of Science

(b) Double/ Concurrent Degree Programmes

Degree Course	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Business Administration & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration & Computing (Computer Science courses)	Pass in HL Computer Science/ Mathematics/ Physics; OR a good pass in SL Mathematics²	No
Business Administration & Computing (Information Systems courses)	Pass in HL Computer Science; OR a good pass in SL Mathematics²	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Computing (Computer Science courses)	Pass in HL Computer Science/ Mathematics/ Physics; OR a good pass in SL Mathematics²	No
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Computing (Information Systems courses)	Pass in HL Computer Science; OR a good pass in SL Mathematics²	No
Business Administration & Law	Pass in SL Mathematics OR pass in O Level Additional Mathematics, AND at least a grading of 5 points in SL English; or SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grading of 4 points for SL English.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Law	Pass in SL Mathematics OR pass in O Level Additional Mathematics, AND at least a grading of 5 points in SL English; or SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grading of 4 points for SL English.	Yes
Business Administration & Master in Public Policy	Pass in SL Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master in Public Policy	Pass in SL Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration & Master of Science (Management)	Pass in SL Mathematics or pass in O Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master of Science (Management)	Pass in SL Mathematics or pass in O Level Additional Mathematics.	Yes
Computing (Communications and Media) & Master of Entertainment Technology (Carnegie Mellon University)	Pass in HL Computer Science/Mathematics/Physics or a good pass in SL Mathematics.²	Yes
Economics & Law	Pass in HL Mathematics AND at least a grading of 5 points in SL English; or SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grading of 4 points for SL English.	Yes
Engineering & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.³	No
Engineering & Business Administration (Accountancy)	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.³	No
Engineering & Economics	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.³	No
Law & Life Sciences	At least a grading of 5 points in SL English; or SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grading of 4 points for SL English AND Pass in HL Biology, HL Chemistry and either HL Mathematics or HL Physics.	Yes
Law & Master in Public Policy	At least a grading of 5 points in SL English; or SAT Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grading of 4 points for SL English	Yes
Computing (Computer Science) & Science (Mathematics) / Science (Applied Mathematics)	A good grade in HL Mathematics AND a good grade in HL Computing or Physics or Chemistry or Biology.	No

¹ Minimum admission criteria for Business Administration or Business Administration (Accountancy) is pass in SL Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.

² Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/multidisciplinary/bcomp_met.htm for more information.

³ Minimum admission criteria for Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering courses is pass in HL Mathematics, HL Chemistry and HL Physics. Students without HL or SL Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and they are required to take specified Physics bridging modules offered by the Faculty of Science. Engineering Double Degree Programmes are open to all Engineering courses except for Engineering Science.

Singapore Citizens/PRs with International Qualifications

Course	Selection for Prerequisites
Architecture	Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science.
Arts and Social Sciences*	Refer to www.fas.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects.
Bioengineering#	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Business Administration	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics or 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.
Business Administration (Accountancy)	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics or 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.
Chemical Engineering	Year 12 or higher level Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics (AS/AO Physics level acceptable).
Civil Engineering#	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Computer Engineering# (Jointly offered by Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing)	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Computing	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics.
Dentistry	Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.
Electrical Engineering#	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Engineering# (common)	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Engineering Science	Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics.
Environmental Engineering	Year 12 or higher level Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics (AS/AO Physics level acceptable).
Environmental Studies	Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Biology or Chemistry.
Industrial Design	Year 12 or higher level Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics.
Industrial & System Engineering#	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Law	A high level of proficiency in the English Language (e.g. General Paper B3, IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 600 or SAT I Critical reading score of 700).
Materials Science & Engineering#	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Mechanical Engineering#	Year 12 or higher level Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry.
Medicine	Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics.
Nursing	Year 12 or higher level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
Pharmacy	Very Good Year 12 or Very Good higher level pass in Chemistry and Very Good Year 12 or Very Good higher level pass in either Biology or Physics or Mathematics.
Project & Facilities Management	Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics.
Real Estate	Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics.
Science*	Year 12 or higher level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

*1 Minimum admission criteria for Business Administration or Business Administration (Accountancy) is pass in SL Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics.

*2 Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/multidisciplinary/bcomp_met.htm for more information.

*3 Minimum admission criteria for Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering courses is pass in HL Mathematics, HL Chemistry and HL Physics. Students without HL or SL Physics need to have an O Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and they are required to take specified Physics bridging modules offered by the Faculty of Science. Engineering Double Degree Programmes are open to all Engineering courses except for Engineering Science.

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