Incoming Exchange Students

You can apply as a Non-Graduating Exchange student, if you:

• are nominated by the exchange coordinator from one of our SEP Exchange Partners. Contact your university's study abroad or international office for application information.
• have completed at least two semesters of undergraduate studies before enrolment at NUS and must continue to be registered as a degree-seeking students at your home university throughout your intended duration of exchange at NUS
• have obtained at least an average 'B' grade or better in your declared major of studies at your home university for better chances of securing courses amidst the competition. No grade below “C” in the major of studies
• are proficient in English in order to benefit from your studies at NUS. The medium of instruction at NUS is English (except for Asian or European studies, where a good command of the respective Asian or European language is a prerequisite). TOEFL or IELTS score is only required for students who are applying to take Law courses at NUS but are from non-English medium Universities
• have prepared your Study Plan after seeking advice from academics at your home university
• have secured sufficient funds for accommodation fees and personal living expenses for the whole exchange duration
• possessed the aptitude, motivation and maturity, to thrive in a different academic system and cultural environment

More information on the general criteria and language requirements for attending NUS as an exchange student is available on the NUS' Registrar's Office NUS Non-Graduating Programme page.

The standard academic calendar consists of two main semesters and a special term:

• Semester 1: August - December
• Semester 2: January - May
• Special Term: May - July

Each semester normally includes 13 weeks of instruction and 2 weeks of examinations. As an exchange student you can attend NUS for one or two semesters or the special term but you must ensure that your courses are approved by your home university and fulfill the requirements of your degree programme at your home university.

Academic counselling is the responsibility of your home university before you apply for exchange. Please seek your home university's advice while preparing your Study Plan and get their approval to transfer the units for the courses which you wish to take while on exchange at NUS. NUS Registrar's Office assist in the application and registration of courses at NUS. Please see their Non-Graduating Programme page for the complete information. There you can find information on:

• Workload Requirements
• List of courses available to undergraduate exchange students - update in March/April
• Course Restrictions Please take note that Business and Law courses are only available to students who are invited by NUS Business School and NUS Law respectively to apply for the exchange during the nomination period (see Step 6)
• Brief course descriptions - update in July or August.
• Class & Examination Timetables - update in July or August

Please note that as part of your online application you will be asked to indicate up to 32 units worth of relevant courses to take while on exchange at NUS. As you are not guaranteed a place in any of the courses, we recommend that you select as many relevant courses to better your chances at getting the minimum number of 12 units per semester in order to be eligible for the Student’s Pass. It is recommended that you rank your compulsory courses among your top three course choices so as to increase the chances or securing them. Courses with clashing class and examination time-table will not be approved.

Economics, Psychology and Computer Science courses are extremely oversubscribed. Students majoring in Economics, Psychology and Computer Science will be given priority in the allocation of the respective courses. Students with other declared majors are advised against choosing Economics, Psychology and Computer Science courses.

Course requests will be assessed by the academics teaching the course based on availability and pre-requisites. Courses which are not offered to exchange students are automatically excluded from the online application portal.

Higher level undergraduate courses (e.g. course code starting from 4000 & above) have very limited supply and are usually NOT available to exchange students. In order to increase the chances of securing enough courses, incoming exchange students should consider taking courses with course code starting from 1000 to 3000.

Master level courses are open to students coming under master-level exchange agreement only.

Tuition Fees

If you are a nominated Exchange (NGE) student, your tuition fee is waived but you are required to pay for the Miscellaneous Student Fees.

Living Costs

Students are responsible for the cost of their accommodation, meals, books and any other miscellaneous expenses. Please see the other sections on accommodation and cost of living for more information.

Financial Awards for Incoming students

The NUS Global Relations Office administers limited number of awards on behalf of the sponsors. As these external awards are limited in numbers, we regret that only successful applicants will be informed. The list of financial awards available for incoming students can be found on this link.

On-campus Accommodation

To be eligible for on-campus accommodation application, you must be accepted as a full-time undergraduate exchange student.

Accommodation placement is not guaranteed given the limited supply of accommodation at NUS. The acceptance email/letter from Registrar’s Office will include instructions on how and when to apply for accommodation along with the updated instructions and deadlines.

For a range of the on-campus accommodation available at NUS, please see the Office of Student Affairs' Residential Services page.

Off-campus Accommodation

Non-graduating research students should consider staying off campus. Due to shortage of on-campus accommodation, some non-graduating exchange students will have to find and secure private accommodation outside of campus. For more information on private, off-campus accommodation, please see Other Accommodation. Find out more about exchange students' experience with staying in such accommodation here.

Application Procedures

Once you have reviewed all of the requirements and procedures for studying on exchange at NUS and you have obtained formal approval from your home university's student exchange coordinator, you are welcome to apply online during the stipulated application period.

NUS' Registrar's Office assists in the application process and therefore do refer to Non-Graduating Programme page for the complete application instructions such as:

• General Application Instructions
• Checklist of Required Supporting Documents

All supporting documents have to be submitted using the same online application portal. If you wish to be considered for the semester which you have applied for exchange, please complete your online application before the deadlines!

*Dates are subject to changes. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

After you have completed the online application for the position of a “Non-Graduating Exchange” (NGE) student, you should be checking the same email given during application regularly for important updates from NUS Registrar’s Office. Sometimes, emails from NUS get into the spam folder, therefore please check your spam folder closer to the result release date.

Alternatively, you can log in to the application portal by using your application ID and password to find out about the application status.

After you have applied online, NUS Registrar’s Office will contact you via email for at least one of the three circumstances stated below:

1. You have submitted incomplete supporting documents. Please note that softcopy of all supporting documents need to be uploaded onto the online application portal. Please refer to the application checklist meant for “Exchange Students”.

2. You have failed to obtain a minimum of three pre-registered courses (or 12 units) per semester. NUS Registrar’s Office will contact you via email to select more courses. Students who do not manage to secure a minimum of 12 units will be deemed as unsuccessful applicants.

   Course requests will be assessed by the academics teaching the course based on availability and pre-requisites. Applicants are automatically barred from adding courses with clashing timetables and examination dates or choosing courses which are not offered to exchange students.

   Courses placement is not guaranteed. Business and Law courses are only available to students invited for the exchange at NUS Business School and NUS Law respectively. Economics, Psychology and Computer Science courses at NUS are extremely oversubscribed. If you did not secure any of the popular courses during the first round of course selection, please do not repeat your request for any of these courses in subsequent rounds of reselection in order to avoid delays with your application. Successful Law courses applicants will be contacted by NUS Law directly for the official Law courses registration.

   You might like to read about course selection to guide you in your courses reselection.

3. You have successfully pre-registered for a minimum of 12 units to support the issuance of Student’s Pass. The official offer email will be sent out by mid-June for exchange that starts in August and by end of November for exchange that starts in the following January.

   The offer email contains web links to the pre-registered courses, the NUS Registration Guide and on-campus accommodation application instructions (if applicable). You are expected to follow the instructions and deadlines stated in these documents so that you do not miss out on important information related to accommodation and visa arrangement. Please note that all deadlines are set based on Singapore’s time zone.

Changes to the pre-registered courses you have secured at the point of offer should be made only during the “Add/Drop” exercise which will be conducted in the first two weeks of each semester. Details about the “Add/Drop” exercise are stated clearly in the NUS Registration Guide.

If you wish to update your application particulars or have any questions about your application, please fill in a request here quoting your application ID number. 

Non-graduating exchange students are not guaranteed on-campus accommodation.

1. Indicating Interest for On-Campus Accommodation

Students who are interested in on-campus accommodation should indicate ‘YES’ on their initial exchange application when asked if they need on-campus accommodation. Even though by indicating ‘YES’ on the initial exchange application does not guarantee placement on campus, this step helps NUS in gauging the demand for on-campus accommodation for the next semester.

2. Application for On-Campus Accommodation

All exchange students are eligible to apply for on-campus accommodation, although not guaranteed placement given the limited supply of accommodation at NUS. The acceptance email/letter from Registrar’s Office will include instructions on how and when to apply for on-campus accommodation.

You are encouraged to start exploring off-campus accommodation options early if you have no intention to apply for on-campus accommodation. Please refer to information on off-campus accommodation.

3. Applying for On-Campus Accommodation

Accommodation applications are processed through NUS University Housing Management System (UHMS). A non-refundable application fee of S$26.75 is required when submitting an application through UHMS.

Each semester about 30% of exchange students are shortlisted for a particular Residential College (RC), and therefore only see a particular RC on their accommodation application. This shortlisting helps ensure that NUS is able to get as many exchange students allocated to on-campus accommodation as possible before their arrival in Singapore.

Majority of the exchange students will be able to indicate their top three (3) preferences for accommodation when submitting their accommodation application. As your preferred accommodation might not have vacancy, we encourage you to choose from whichever options appear in the drop-down list to ensure accommodation allocations are completed as quickly as possible.

If you need a certain type of room due to an existing medical conditions, please highlight your need(s) and upload an official medical documentation on your accommodation application. NUS Office of Student Affairs (OSA) will try to allocate a suitable room to you but there might not be vacancy for your preferred room even when you have declared your medical conditions.

4. Accommodation Application Results

Rooms with air - conditioning, en suite bathrooms and rooms within University Town Residences are regularly oversubscribed. We encourage students to be flexible with their on-campus accommodation allocation. With an open mind and some flexibility, it is possible to have a wonderful exchange semester with a room on-campus no matter your accommodation allocation.

If it is better for you to stay in a room / unit that matches your preferred criteria and standards, we strongly recommend that you source and rent a private accommodation near NUS. Singapore is a city-state connected by affordable and reliable public transport and it is possible to travel conveniently to and fro NUS even if you stay in a private, off-campus accommodation. You may scroll down to read Point 7 about off-campus accommodation.

5. Accepting Your Accommodation Offer

To accept your accommodation offer, you will be required to make advance payment for the full accommodation and meal plan fees (if applicable) by the deadline stipulated in your accommodation offer. For the current accommodation fees and meal plan rates, please refer to hostel and meal plan rates.

Upon accepting your accommodation offer, a confirmation email will be sent to you with details of the allocated room. Please print and bring the email for submission during check-in. All questions regarding check-in can be sent to the Management Office of your assigned Hall, Residence or RC. You can find the right contact details in your accommodation offer or you can refer to contact us.

6. More Information on On-Campus Accommodation

Complete information on the housing application procedure, including descriptions of NUS accommodation choices, meal plan fees, late & early check-in, and check-out information, can be found on the Office of Student Affairs’ Hostel Admission Services site.

7. Unsuccessful on-campus Accommodation Applicants. Private, off-campus Accommodation

If you indicated ‘NO’ for requiring on-campus accommodation on your initial exchange application and/or your Acceptance Letter does not include information on how and when to apply for accommodation, you are encouraged to start exploring off-campus accommodation options as soon as possible. Read about exchange students' experience with staying in off-campus accommodation here.

Even if you have indicated “YES” for on-campus accommodation, you might still be unsuccessful in obtaining on-campus accommodation. If that happens, you should review the Office of Student Affairs’ list of contacts and resource references for recommendation on off-campus accommodation providers.

Students on waiting list for on-campus accommodation will only be able to apply for accommodation at a later stage if there is vacancy. When that happens, you will receive an update from either the NUS Global Relations Office (GRO) or Office of Student Affairs (OSA). If you are not contacted by either NUS GRO or OSA, it means there is really no suitable room available on-campus for you.

8. Accommodation FAQs

If you have accommodation related enquiries you can refer to the database of Frequently Asked Questions or send an enquiry via the UHMS site.

Every international student must take up the compulsory NUS Group Medical Insurance Scheme.

The insurance premium is subject to revision from time to time.

Click here for details of the insurance coverage. Please note that not all health services are covered by the NUS Group Medical Insurance Scheme so you may wish to enrol with a private health insurance organisation that offers services not covered by the scheme.

With effect from 1 January 2016, all registered NUS students will be covered under a blanket travel insurance. This blanket travel insurance covers the official NUS approved trips during the course of exchange. More details can be found online (please note that you will have to login with your NUSNet ID to view this). If the coverage is not enough for you, it is highly recommended that you purchase an additional travel insurance on your own.

International students studying in Singapore are required to have their “Student's Pass” approved by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore. Your offer of admission to NUS is conditional upon your successful application of your Student's Pass.

All incoming international students who are applying for a Student’s Pass for 6 months and above are required to do a medical examination (details will be provided in the letter of offer).

NUS Registrar’s Office will apply for the entry visa and an In-Principle Approval (IPA) letter for all international students through the ICA Student’s Pass Online Application and Registration (SOLAR) system. All international students will then be required to fill out an online eForm 16 and print a copy to be brought to Singapore.

For international students who do not require an entry visa to Singapore, you will only need to show your passport and disembarkation card to get through Singapore immigration. You will be given the stamped IPA letter on the date of registration at NUS and you need the letter to collect your Student’s Pass from ICA.

For international students who require an entry visa to Singapore, NUS will send the IPA letter via email to you after the application has been approved by ICA. The IPA letter will serve as a single-trip entry visa upon arrival in Singapore. Please show your passport, disembarkation card and the IPA letter to get through Singapore immigration. Upon registration at NUS, another IPA letter will be stamped and issued to you before you can proceed to collect your Student’s Pass from ICA.

Below is a list of estimated expenditure a student may likely incur during his or her stay in Singapore. These amounts vary accordingly depending on personal needs and lifestyle pattern. This example excludes non-essentials and major items such as shopping, entertainment, computers, electronic/communication devices, travel plans, etc.

You are advised to arrive in Singapore in time for the official registration date at NUS. The registration date differs every semester and you have to read the content in the NUS Registration Guide for detailed instructions.

The Registration Guide includes information on:

• Pre-Departure Checklist
• Issuance of Student’s Pass by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore
• Official registration for NUS Student Card
• CourseReg instructions (to add/drop/swop courses) and deadlines 
• Pre-arrival webinar
• Housing matters

Please read the guide and join the activities specially prepared for you in order to familiarise yourself with NUS and Singapore.

There is also a pre-arrival webinar organised by the Global Relations Office, which addresses common questions relating to modules, housing, and visa that inbound students might have. Invitation for this webinar will be sent to you via email.

You are also encouraged to participate in the activities customised for you by our Peer Advising Leaders. Some of the activities such as “Campus Tour with Networking & Information Session”, “Welcome Party” and “Row, Row, Row your Dragonboat” for exchange students are always popular and well attended.  

There are also other activities organised for international students by the Office of Student Affairs. The events are subject to change, therefore please look out for our emails for up-to-date information on our events. This list is not exhaustive as there are more events and activities happening all year round at NUS. Please also refer to the NUS Calendar of Events for more information.

If you do not wish to be on the mailing list for any of the events or activities organised by the Global Relations Office, please write to us to have your email removed from our mailing lists. However, we encourage you to stay on the mailing list and join in the fun and networking opportunities which will help to make your exchange more rewarding!

You could take a taxi from the airport to NUS since you will likely have at least one suitcase with you. You may want to share the taxi with other fellow exchange students who are arriving in Singapore around the same time.

Here are the various ways which you can get to NUS:

1. Taxi

   
   

   If you are heading towards the Kent Ridge campus from the airport, please direct the taxi driver to take the AYE expressway and towards the different student residences around Kent Ridge campus. Please show the address of your on-campus residence to the taxi driver. The metered taxi fare varies from S$35 to S$45 depending on the time of travel, type of taxi and any relevant surcharges.

   
   

   If you are going to the Bukit Timah campus (applicable to Law students only) from the airport, please refer to the visitor guide and direct the taxi driver accordingly.

   
   

   If you are going to NUS Registrar’s Office, the taxi has to turn into Lower Kent Ridge Road via the first NUS entrance and stop at University Hall which is opposite a football field.

2. Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) trains

   
   

   From the MRT station at the Changi Airport Terminal 2, take the green line to Buona Vista MRT station and then change to the yellow line to go to Kent Ridge Station. After alighting at Kent Ridge Station, students may take the NUS free shuttle bus to go to respective student residences.

   
   

   To reach NUS Registrar’s Office, student can take NUS bus shuttle service A1 from the main bus stop outside National University Hospital and stop at the University Hall bus stop which is opposite the football field. Please note that there might not be space on the MRT or the internal shuttle bus to put your luggage.

For NUS campus map, please refer to https://map.nus.edu.sg/

Have you been assigned a room on NUS campus? If yes, please note that the check-in dates and time are available at Office of Student Affairs’ website. If you need to check-in early, please follow the instruction stated here to make arrangements. Alternatively, you may like to stay for a night or two at a nearby hotel before checking into your NUS accommodation if your required check-in date and time is not available.

Once you have your room key, please check that the furniture, electrical appliances and the lock to your room are in satisfactory condition. Please alert the accommodation Management Office as soon as possible if there is any problem with your room. For hygiene purposes, you will need to purchase your own bed sheet and pillow case. You may get the necessary items from the nearest shopping mall at Clementi Shopping Center or the IKEA at Queenstown. Do make friends with the full-time students on campus and they will be more than willing to show you how to get to these places.

During your stay in on-campus residences, please do maintain a reasonable standard of cleanliness so that your immediate resting environment is pleasant. Upon checking out of the room, please dispose of all rubbish and leave all of the original furniture in the room so that the next occupant can have a pleasant stay too!

If you have not read the NUS Registration Guide before you arrive in Singapore, we strongly recommend you to read it now! The guide contains information on registration, language course placement tests, immigration matters and the Add/Drop courses exercise.

Student’s Pass and NUS Student Card

If you miss the official Student’s Pass registration date that is allocated to you, you will need to notify the NUS Registrar’s Office as soon as possible, and make your own arrangements to complete registration as a Non-Graduating Exchange (NGE) student at NUS as well as contact Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore to obtain your Student’s Pass.

Once you have successfully registered as an NUS student, you will receive your personal NUS ID and password to access NUS’ various internal systems such as Canvas. Canvas contains the latest information on courses including detailed course descriptions (syllabi), class structures, and the contact information for academic coordinators. The information available on Canvas will be very useful during the CourseReg exercise if you intend to make changes to the list of approved courses given at the initial point of offer.

CourseReg Exercise

The CourseReg exercises are typically conducted during the first two weeks of each semester. These exercises provide an opportunity for you to make modifications to the initial list of approved courses given to you at the point of offer. You are allowed to drop courses which are not suitable for your academic plan due to their content, class time or level of difficulty. You are also allowed to add courses (subject to availability and pre-requisites) which better meet your needs and class schedule during this time. All requests to add courses will be reviewed by the relevant Faculty, School or Department and placement into the course will be based on satisfactory completion of any pre-requisites (if required) and the availability of the course. It is important to note that no particular course can be guaranteed by NUS.

Please take note of the following important points when making modifications to the list of approved courses from your initial point of offer:

• You must maintain at least 12 units or three courses per semester in order to be eligible for a valid Student’s Pass.
• You must drop any course that clashes with a course that you intend to take as attendance for classes and examinations is expected for all the courses which you are enrolled in.
• You must seek approval from your home university if you wish to audit any courses as there is no examination for courses on audit and therefore there might not be any transfer of units. All courses given at the point of offer are examinable, unless you choose to audit them during the Add/Drop exercises.
• Transfer of units is entirely at the discretion of your home university. Please check with your home university as to whether you will receive units for the proposed courses to be taken at NUS. As NUS is not able to guarantee that you can take all the required courses while on exchange, please be flexible with your choice of courses.
• Business, Law and Economics courses at NUS are extremely oversubscribed annually. If you are not successful in gaining placements into these popular courses at the point of offer, you are not able to add these courses during the Add/Drop exercise.
• Please follow the deadlines to drop courses as failure to comply with the deadlines could lead to a Grade “W” (Withdrawn) or a Grade “F” (Fail) printed on your transcript!

If you need to get the confirmation on the courses which you are taking at NUS, please approach the Non-Graduating Office at NUS Registrar’s Office for the signatures on your Learning Agreement or Study Plan.

For all academic and administrative processes please log in to the Education Records System (EduRec) with your Student ID and password.

Orientation Briefings for International Students

Global Relations Office Welcome Party

The Global Relations Office and the Peer Advising Leaders also organise a Welcome Party every semester for the new exchange students during the week before lessons begin. You can expect music, food, games and giveaways! This is a great opportunity for you to meet other exchange students and local NUS students. For a list of events organised by Peer Advising Leaders, please click here. To get the latest information, join our Facebook!

More information about the orientation activities and welcome events are shared in the “After Applying” website, Step 6: Plan your arrival date to Singapore and to NUS.

What is Singapore all about? We hope that you are going to join some of the activities organised by Office of Student Affairs and Global Relations Office to find out more about Singapore! Here is some initial information to get you started.

Singapore

The island of Singapore’s total land area is just 718.3 square km!, And at just one degree above the equator, the city-state enjoys year-long temperatures that range from 24.0°C to 34.0°C (75.0°F to 93°F) and an average daily relative humidity of 61-65%. We have a population of about 5.4 million (of which approximately 3.8 million are Singapore citizens and permanent residents in 2014).

According to local legend, a Sumatran prince encountered a lion on Temasek, which was what Singapore was known as back in the 13th century. From that point, Singapura, or “Lion City” was founded. In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles established a British trading station on this island. Singapore gained her independence on 9 August 1965.

Most Singaporeans are descendants of immigrants from the Malay Peninsula, China or the Indian sub-continent. While they have gradually acquired a distinct identity as Singaporeans, many still retain their customs, practices and festivals in an interesting mix of the modern and traditional ways.

To learn more about Singapore, please read the information prepared by Singapore Tourism Board.

Culture Shock

All students who venture abroad in search of adventure on student exchange will inevitably have to deal with the perils of culture shock. It is a completely normal and natural condition that everyone who finds themselves in a different culture experiences. By knowing a little bit about why it happens and how it progresses, hopefully you will be more prepared when it affects you.

Moving overseas presents many challenges that take you out of your comfort zone. In order to feel comfortable again it is necessary to become familiar with the terrain and adapt to the new environment. When you are feeling the effects of culture shock such as loss of appetite, sleeplessness and frustration, it is helpful to talk to others about what you’re going through. Reach out to other students, the exchange coordinator or counsellors at NUS Counselling and Psychological Services or your home university for someone to talk to.

There are four official languages in Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English. English is the language of business, education and administration, and is widely spoken and understood across the island. Most Singaporeans are bilingual, and speak their mother tongue as well as English. Malay is the national language. But did you know that Singaporeans also speak a unique hybrid of languages called “Singlish”?

This local concoction mixes English with common phrases in the Chinese dialects and some Malay. The use of Singlish continues to be a topic of public debate - some Singaporeans purport that Singlish reflects badly on the country and hurts Singaporeans in international business. Proponents of local culture say Singlish is one of the elements that give Singaporeans their distinctive identity. They add that most Singaporeans can switch seamlessly between "regular" English when necessary, and Singlish when appropriate. Either way, Singlish is thriving, especially with young Singaporeans, with one Singlish word even making it into Oxford English Dictionary!

If you wish to know more Singlish, view this video.

Health

NUS has on-campus health services available at the University Health Centre (UHC). UHC is located on the Kent Ridge campus, and is open during regular office hours Monday to Friday. Most medical services are covered under the mandatory medical insurance that all exchange students are required to subscribe to. Information about their services can be found on the UHC website.

NUS also has an on-campus counselling centre that provides assessment, counselling and crisis intervention to students. Exchange students are welcome to use these services as well and most are covered under the mandatory medical insurance mentioned above. Information about their services can be found on the Counselling and Psychological Services site.

Safety

Singapore has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, but as the Singaporean Government reminds everyone – “low crime does not mean no crime”.

In order to ensure a safe, harmonious and conducive learning environment for all students, you are reminded to read and adhere to the NUS Code of Student Conduct.

The Office of Campus Security provides 24-hour security services campus-wide and has emergency call points installed around campus that enable staff or students to communicate with security officers through an intercom during an emergency.

We recommend that you save the NUS and Singapore emergency numbers in your mobile phone so that you can get immediate assistance during an emergency.

Important emergency numbers: Health Emergency

Important emergency numbers: Safety Emergency

You may wish to open a bank account or use banking services in Singapore during your exchange. Many banks offer a wide range of services including checking and savings accounts, ATMs (Automated Teller Machines), fixed deposits, safe deposit boxes, loans, overdraft and transfers, travellers’ cheques and foreign currency conversions.

The nearest banks to the Kent Ridge campus are located at the Clementi neighbourhood estate. These banks are the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS)/Post Office Savings Bank (POSB), United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Overseas‐Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC Bank). To open an account, please bring along your passport and Student's Pass / NUS Letter of Offer for Admission and a minimum deposit amount of S$500 to S$1,000 (varies from bank to bank). You are reminded to check the terms and conditions needed to open a bank account at the various banks.

There is also a Frank store by OCBC Bank at the University Town, but do take note counter services are not available at this outlet.

There are several DBS, UOB, OCBC and Citibank ATM machines on campus.

Networks for Electronic Transfer (NETS) Pte Ltd

This is a special Singapore cashless method of payment. Payment can be made with your NETS card at all participating vendors advertising the NETS sign. NETS is similar to the ‘direct debit’ option offered in some other countries.

Cash card

This is a stored value card, allowing cashless payment. Participating vendors will have CASHCARD signs on display.

Transfer of Funds

Students may transfer funds using bank drafts made out in Singapore dollars and drawn from a Singapore bank. These can be credited to your accounts and drawn out in one to two days. Cheques/Checks from banks with no branches in Singapore may take about three to eight weeks to clear.

Telegraphic transfers may also be made indirectly through another bank to your own account. Do note that some banks may charge service fees for telegraphic transfers.

When your exchange term with NUS has come to an end, we hope it’s not the end of your connection with us! There are many ways to stay connected and we hope you’ll continue to be a part of the NUS family by signing up as NUS Student Ambassador.

• Be sure that all of your coursework and exams have been completed and received by your instructors
• Clean and check out of your accommodation on time
• Settle all outstanding balances on your NUS student account by checking the Education Records System - Global Education (EduRec-GE) before you leave us
• Surrender your Student’s Pass for cancellation within 7 days of the date of cessation or termination of studies. You can surrender your Student's Pass at the Singapore immigration checkpoints upon departure.
• Share with us your photos and feedback. We can place them on our website.

Transcripts

You can print your provisional transcript from myEduRec on your own while you still have access to NUS system.

From June 2020 onwards, NUS will issue e-transcripts via OpenCerts to exchange students who have successfully completed their studies at NUS. The e-transcript will be sent to your personal email address in mid January (for students who completed their exchange in Semester 1) or late June (completion in Semester 2). Please ensure your personal email address is updated on myEduRec. Hard copy transcripts will not be sent to your home university. You may forward the e-transcript to your home university. Should your home university require the transcript to be sent directly to them, you may change your personal email to the home university's designated email. Similarly, please check with your home university for instructions about post-exchange activities.