Subject Pre-requisites
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.
(a) Single Degree Course
| Course |
Subject Prerequisites |
Selection test/Interview |
| Architecture |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science. |
Yes |
| Business Administration |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
| Business Administration (Accountancy) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
| Business Analytics (Offered by School of Computing) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
Computer Engineering #
(Jointly offered by Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. |
No |
| Computer Science courses |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
| Dentistry* |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics. |
Yes |
| Engineering |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics
Please refer to https://cde.nus.edu.sg for additional information on the respective majors.
|
No |
| Food Science and Technology |
Year 12 or higher level pass in any two of the following: Biology or Chemistry or Computing or Physics or Physical Science or Mathematics/Further Mathematics. |
No |
| Humanities and Sciences |
Please refer to https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-majors for details. |
No |
| Industrial Design |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Arts or Economics or Mathematics or Physics. |
Yes |
| Information Security |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
| Information Systems |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
| Landscape Architecture |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science. |
Yes |
| Law^ |
A high level of proficiency in the English Language (e.g. General Paper B, IELTS 7 or TOEFL iBT 100 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 or AP English Language Grade 4). |
Yes |
| Medicine* |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry and Biology or Physics.
Students applying for Medicine need to submit a portfolio to NUS Medicine Admissions Portal after completing their undergraduate admissions application.
BMAT/UCAT is required. Please refer to Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine website for more details on NUS Medicine Pre-requisites. |
Yes |
| Nursing |
Year 12 or higher level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics. |
Yes |
| Pharmaceutical Science |
Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher-level pass in Chemistry and Biology or Physics or Mathematics |
No |
| Pharmacy% |
Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher-level pass in Chemistry and Biology or Physics or Mathematics
|
No |
| Real Estate |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics. |
No |
| Cross-Disciplinary Programme |
Subject Prerequisites |
Selection test/Interview |
| Data Science and Economics |
Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Environmental Studies |
Please refer to https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/bes/ for details.
Students who do not have a pass in Year 12 Biology would be required to take the bridging module in Biology, LSM1301, upon successful admission to the programme.
|
No |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics |
Please refer to https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ppe/ for details.
|
Yes |
%Students applying to Pharmacy should refer to https://pharmacy.nus.edu.sg/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-pharmacy/ for important information on the ‘Fitness to Practise’
# Students without Year 12 High School Physics would be required to take specified Physics bridging modules.
*To be considered for Dentistry or Medicine, you must rank these courses as first or second choice. If Dentistry or Medicine is ranked as second choice, first choice need to be an interview course.
^To be considered for Law, you must rank this course as first, second or third choice. If Law is ranked as second choice or third choice, the course choice(s) ranked above need to be an interview course.
Owing to limited places in the courses of Dentistry and Medicine, only candidates who have submitted actual results by their respective application closing dates will be considered. If you have been shortlisted, you will be notified via email to attend additional tests and/or interviews conducted at the University in April/May each year to assess your suitability for the courses.
(b) Double/ Concurrent Degree Programmes
|
Double Concurrent Programmes
|
Subject Prerequisites
|
Selection test/interview
|
|
Arts & Social Sciences (NUS) and Arts (Sciences Po)
|
Please refer to www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo for details.
Please read carefully its application procedures, including the application window, at https://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo/apply/.
|
Yes
|
|
Business Administration & Law
|
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics AND a high proficiency in the English Language (e.g. General Paper B, IELTS 7 or TOEFL iBT 100 or SAT Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 or AP English Language Grade 4).
|
Yes
|
| Computer Engineering & Business Administration # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
| Computer Engineering & Economics # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
|
Economics & Law
|
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics AND a high proficiency in the English Language (e.g. General Paper B, IELTS 7 or TOEFL iBT 100 or SAT Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 or AP English Language Grade 4).
|
Yes
|
| Engineering & Business Administration |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
Engineering & Economics
|
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. |
No |
| Law & Master in Public Policy |
A high proficiency in the English Language (e.g. General Paper B, IELTS 7 or TOEFL iBT 100 or SAT Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 or AP English Language Grade 4). |
Yes
|
# Students without Year 12 High School Physics would be required to take specified Physics Bridging modules.
(c) Double Major Programmes
|
Subject Prerequisites
|
Selection test/interview
|
|
Please refer to here for the full list of Double Major Programmes.
|
No
|
(d) Minor Programmes
|
Subject Prerequisites
|
Selection test/Interview
|
|
Please refer to here for the full list of Minor Programmes.
|
No
|
(e) Specialisation Programmes
| Course |
Subject Prerequisites |
Selection test/interview |
| Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical Materials Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Biomedical Engineering (Robotics Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Chemical Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Civil Engineering (Digitalization in Urban Infrastructure Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Computer Engineering (Advanced Electronics Specialisation) # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
| Computer Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation) # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
| Computer Engineering (Internet of Things Specialisation) # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
| Computer Engineering (Robotics Specialisation) # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
| Computer Engineering (Space Technology Specialisation) # |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry |
No |
| Electrical Engineering (Advanced Electronics Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Electrical Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Electrical Engineering (Internet of Things Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Electrical Engineering (Robotics Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Electrical Engineering (Space Technology Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Electrical Engineering (Sustainable Electric Transportation Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Environmental Engineering (Digitalization in Urban Infrastructure Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering (Analytics and Decision Intelligences Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering (Supply Chain Analytics Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Materials Science & Engineering (Biomedical Materials Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Mechanical Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
| Mechanical Engineering (Robotics Specialisation) |
Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics |
No |
# Students without Year 12 High School Physics would be required to take specified Physics Bridging modules.