{"id":306,"date":"2021-01-11T15:07:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T07:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qat-nus.nus.edu.sg\/nusbulletin\/ay202122\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T07:09:39","slug":"university-town-college-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/nusbulletin\/ay202425\/programmes\/residential-college-programmes\/university-town-college-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"University Town College Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\tResidential College Programmes\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tUniversity Town College Programme\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\tOverview<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The University Town College Programme (UTCP) is a residential programme offered at College of Alice & Peter Tan, Residential College 4, and Tembusu College. Designed as a more coherent delivery of general education, the UTCP emphasises multidisciplinary learning and active small-group learning. Students from different disciplines, cultures, and nationalities are put together in each class, which helps them to assimilate and synthesise cross-disciplinary knowledge, facilitating multi-perspectival thinking.<\/p>\n

Through its multidisciplinary curriculum, the UTCP will help students develop effective communications and strong writing skills, critical thinking skills, and intellectual breadth and rigour to tackle the complex, inter-related challenges confronting the world today. A host of informal learning activities, such as talks by distinguished visitors, as well as social and sporting activities, complements the formal curriculum.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdmission Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Incoming freshmen may apply for the UTCP concurrently with or after their NUS application. Applicants are required to go through a stringent selection process and selected applicants will be offered admission to the UTCP, on the condition that they have accepted an offer to pursue an undergraduate degree programme in NUS.<\/p>\n

Interested applicants should submit an online application via the\u00a0Joint Residential College Application System<\/a> when application opens in March every year. Applicants will be assessed based on their essay(s) submission and interview, in addition to their academic achievements and co-curricular experiences.<\/p>\n

In your application you may indicate your preference, if any, for either College of Alice & Peter Tan, Residential College 4 or Tembusu College, but your eventual placement (if selected) may be different, subject to available vacancies.<\/p>\n

Only one application may be submitted per Academic Year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tProgramme Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t

For Cohort AY2021\/2022 onwards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incoming Freshmen admitted to the UTCP will be offered a two-year residency in either College of Alice & Peter Tan<\/a>,\u00a0Residential College 4<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Tembusu College<\/a>, during which you should complete the\u00a0UTCP curriculum\u00a0comprising\u00a0five courses<\/u>:<\/p>\n