NUS Bulletin AY2026/27

Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) offers a distinct two-year living-learning experience to foster a community of growth and excellence.

The RVRC Programme models values of stewardship to the society and the environment enabled through robust inter-disciplinary education, active community engagement, and critical introspection. Throughout their residency, students work closely with dedicated RVRC Fellows, called ‘Academic Advisors’. Learning is conducted in small groups to enhance student engagement with their Academic Advisors and their peers. This ensures that RVRC students have ample opportunities and support for individual growth during their residency at the college.

Formal learning in the academic courses is complemented by a suite of co-academic activities and initiatives aligned with the college values and students’ individual interests. These activities make learning fun while becoming the catalyst for strategic learning outcomes beyond the classroom and to further the college mission to hone future oriented leaders.

Incoming freshmen may apply for the RVRCP concurrently with or after their NUS application. Applicants are required to go through a stringent selection process before being offered admission to the RVRCP, on the condition that they have accepted an offer to pursue an undergraduate degree programme in NUS.

Interested applicants should submit an online application via the Joint Residential College Application System when application opens in March every year. Applicants will be further assessed based on their essay submission and interview, on top of their academic achievements and co-curricular experiences.

Only one application can be submitted per Academic Year.

For Cohort AY2021/2022 onwards:

Incoming Freshmen admitted to RVRC will be offered a two-year residency, during which students are expected to read the RVRC curriculum comprising four courses which map directly to the following four General Education (GE) pillars (https://news.nus.edu.sg/service-learning-and-greater-flexibility-for-incoming-undergraduates-at-nus/):

• Cultures and Connections
• Critique and Expression
• Singapore Studies
• Communities and Engagement

RVRC students will have the choice to select courses from each of the four pillars and are expected to read one course from each of the four pillars to fulfill the requirements of the RVRC Programme. Students who complete the RVRC programme will receive the recognition on their official NUS transcript.

For students from Law, Medicine, Dentistry and selected programmes with curricular constraints (e.g. Nursing, Pharmacy, Music, and Joint Degree Programmes), an academic pathway is tailored for students to still read RVRC courses as part of their overall college experience.

For Cohort AY2021/2022 onwards:

With effect from AY2021/22, students from faculties in the course system are required to complete six General Education (GE) courses under the enhanced GE curriculum (https://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/academic-information-policies/undergraduate-students/general-education/for-students-admitted-from-AY2021-22).

The four courses in the RVRC programme curriculum are designed to map directly to four of the six GE pillars. RVRC students who read the four courses will fulfil the requirements of the following GE pillars:

• Cultures and Connections
• Critique and Expression
• Singapore Studies
• Communities and Engagement

RVRC students will read the remaining two GE pillars of Data Literacy and Digital Literacy outside the RVRC Programme, as offered by the university or their home faculty.

RVRC students from NUS College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) who read the four RVRC courses will be exempted from the following four CHS Common Curriculum Courses marked with ‘X’ in the table below. RVRC CHS students will be required to read the CHS Common Curriculum courses indicated in yellow.

For more details on the fulfillment of graduation requirements for degree programmes , students are advised to check with their respective programme offices.

For more information on RVRC, please visit http://rvrc.nus.edu.sg.