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 at least 3 ‘Advanced’ Level subjects is required for candidates to submit an application. Many applicants submit good passes for  4 or more ‘Advanced’ Level subjects for our consideration.	Expected to have a good pass in at least 3 ‘Advanced’ Level subjects by August 2012 is required for candidates to submit an application.
SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests	Not required	Required
English Requirement	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law
Application closing date	21 February 2012
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 2012 and your actual results will only be available in August 2012, you are required to submit your forecast ‘A’ Level results, as attested by your school, as well as SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests scores by the application closing date.

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	3 or more AP subjects with grade 4 or better in all subjects	3 or more AP subjects with grade 4 or better in all subjects
SAT Reasoning & Subject TestsI	Not required	Not required
English Requirement	See Notes	See Notes
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law/ Architecture/ Industrial Design/ Nursing
Application closing date	21 February 2012
Notes	Submission of TOEFL/IELTS is required for applicants applying for Law. Applicants should submit 3 or more (with a high preference given to 5 or more) AP Exams with grades of 4 or higher.

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 is required for candidates to make a competitive application	Not eligible
SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests	Not required	Not eligible
English Requirement	Not required	Not eligible
UEE	Not required	Not eligible
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible
Application closing date	21 February 2012
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.

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) is required for candidates to make a competitive application	Expected to pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ level subjects with A grades and 2 AO level (including GP) subjects by August 2012 is required for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests	Not required	Required
English Requirement	Not required	Not required
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	Not eligible for Medicine/ Dentistry/Law
Application closing date	21 February 2012
Notes	You must have taken at least three Advanced Level and two Subsidiary Level subjects at the same sitting of the 'A' level examination.

Requirement	Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date	Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date
Minimum to apply	Passed at least 10 subjects with a score at least 60% in each subject is required for candidates to make a competitive application    Passed at least 10 subjects with an expected score of at least 60% in each subject is required for candidates to make a competitive application	Passed at least 10 subjects with an expected score of at least 60% in each subject is required for candidates to make a competitive application
SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests	Not required	*Required
English Requirement	See Notes	See Notes
UEE	Not required	Not required
Course Eligibility	Eligible for all courses	**Not eligible for Dentistry/Law/Medicine/Nursing
Application closing date	21 February 2012
Notes	If English Language is not taken as Language 1, applicants must submit an acceptable IELTS or TOEFL score. *If you wish to receive early consideration and outcome for your application (before release of your final examination results), you are required to submit your Year 6 high school examination results as well as SAT Reasoning & Subject Tests by the application closing date. **Applicants who receive actual result after the application closing date but have chosen Architecture and Industrial Design will be considered.

6. French Baccalaureate (FB) Diploma

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7. German Abitur

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8. Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) [With effect from 2012]

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9. Indian Standard 12 (Central and ISCE Boards)

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10. Indian Standard 12 (State and other Boards)

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11. Indonesian SMA UAN (Ebtanas)

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12. International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

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13. Mauritius HSC

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14. NZ University Entrance Exam, Bursaries and Scholarship Examination or NZ National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3

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

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16. PRC National College Entrance Examination or Gao Kao

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17. Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)

18. Swiss Matura/ Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate

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19. Turkish High School

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20. Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)

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21. Vietnamese High School Graduation Examination

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22. 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

* Applicants presenting accredited Diplomas obtained from a Polytechnic in Singapore should apply under the "Polytechnic Diplomas from Singapore" in February 2012.
* Foundation, Matriculation and Twinning and Home study programmes are not suitable for admission purposes to NUS.

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Discretionary Admission »

The University sets aside up to 10% of university places for consideration of exceptional candidates for admission. For such candidates, the University will consider other factors besides academic grades. The following are some samples of exceptional achievements that may be taken into consideration :

1. Medal winner at the International Olympiads (Biology, Chemistry, Informatics, Mathematics and Physics)
2. Winner in the National Science & Talent Search
3. Represented Singapore in Arts and/or Sports
4. Active participation in community service and volunteer programmes.
5. Work experience relevant to the course applied for (supporting document/s is/are required)
6. Key leadership positions in community organisations, sports and athletic clubs, etc (outside school)

In addition, you can provide information on awards/honours that you have won.

Applicant who wish to be considered under this scheme, must provide the details under the 'Discretionary Admissions' section of the online application form and follow up to submit supporting documents.

Applicants who wished to be considered under the Discretionary Admission scheme for Medicine should apply under the Exceptional Individual Scheme.

The Exceptional Individual Scheme (EIS) was developed as a way of exercising discretionary criteria in admitting a small number of students to the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Applications submitted through this route will be evaluated by the Selection Committee on the basis of exceptional talent and achievement in addition to academic results. For details and online application, please click here.

 

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English Language requirement

Applicants may present any of the following to fulfil the English Language requirement:

Test	Minimum Acceptable Score
EL1119	C6
IELTS	6.5
MUET	200
'O' Level English	C6
TOEFL	550 for paper-based / 213 for computer-based / 79-80 for internet-based*

 

* For TOEFL score comparison table, please refer tohttp://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. For instance, for applications closing on 1 April 2012, the validity period for the scores is from 1 April 2007 to 1 April 2012 (both dates inclusive).

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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I and SAT II) Requirements

SAT I - Reasoning Test

SAT I consist of 3 Sections, Critical Reading Section, Writing Section and Mathematics Section. The minimum acceptable Reasoning Test scores are 600 for the Critical Reading Section, 600 for the Writing Section, and 650 for the Mathematics Section.

For SAT I, all 3 Sections (i.e. Critical Reading Section, Writing Section and Mathematic Section) have to be taken in one sitting. Mixing and matching of different sections scores from various sitting cannot be accepted. 

SAT II - Subject Tests

SAT II consists of 3 Subjects Test. The Subject Test, Mathematics Level II is compulsory. The two other Subjects Tests may be of your choice.

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)

For SAT II, the 3 subjects can be taken in no more than two sittings, but within the period of one year. All other combinations or mixing of scores cannot be accepted. Please note that 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 1 April 2012, the validity period is from 1 April 2007 to 1 April 2012 (both dates inclusive).

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

No minimum Subject Test scores have been stipulated.
^ Mathematics Level II is a compulsory subject for all courses except Law. Applicants applying for admission to Law may take Mathematics Level I in lieu of Mathematics Level II.

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

You may fax your scores to the University directly at (65) 6778 7570. Our institution code is 3720. 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.