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 pre-requisites presented below are subject to changes every year. You are strongly encouraged to visit our website regularly for further updates

Single Degree Course	Subject Pre-requisites	Selection test/Interview
Architecture	A good major CAP in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	Yes
Business Administration	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Business Administration (Accountancy)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Business Analytics	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Computer Engineering^# (Jointly offered by Faculty of Engineering and School of Computing)	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Computer Science Courses^@	A good major CAP in Mathematics or Physics	No
Dentistry¹	A good major CAP in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics	Yes
Engineering	A good major CAP in Mathematics. Please refer to https://cde.nus.edu.sg/ for details.	No
Food Science and Technology	A good major CAP in any two of the following: Chemistry or Biology or Physics or Computing Studies or Mathematics.	No
Humanities and Sciences	Please refer to https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-majors for details.	No
Industrial Design	A good major CAP in Mathematics or Physics or Arts	Yes
Information Security	A good major CAP in Mathematics or Physics	No
Information Systems^{^}	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Landscape Architecture	A good major CAP in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	Yes
Law⁺²	For Graduation Cohort 2021 and beyond A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5131 AND EL6131 or SAT Test Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 with at least C grade for EL5131 AND EL6131 For Graduation Cohort 2020 and earlier A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5101 AND EL6103 or SAT Test Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 with at least C grade for EL5101 AND EL6103	Yes
Medicine¹	A good major CAP in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics Students applying for Medicine need to submit a portfolio to NUS Medicine Admissions Portal after completing their undergraduate admissions application.	Yes
Music	Application for the Music course has to be filled directly to the Conservatory. Please refer to https://www.ystmusic.nus.edu.sg/ for more information	Yes
Nursing	A good major CAP in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics	Yes
Pharmacy^%	Very good Major CAP in Chemistry and in Biology or Physics or Mathematics	No
Pharmaceutical Science	Very good Major CAP in Chemistry and in Biology or Physics or Mathematics	No
Real Estate	A good major CAP in either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry	No

# Students without Physics Major need to have an 'O’ Level Physics or equivalent and would be required to take specified Physics bridging modules.

@Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/cs_courses.html for more information.

^Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/is_is_prospective.html for more information.

+Students will require a minimum grading of B+ for modules EL5101 and EL6103 (For Graduation Cohort 2020 and earlier) or EL5131 and EL6131 (Graduation Cohort 2021 and beyond) to apply.

% Students applying to Pharmacy should refer to https://pharmacy.nus.edu.sg/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-pharmacy/ for important information on the ‘Fitness to Practice’.

¹To 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 needs to be an interview course.

²To 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.

Cross-Disciplinary Programme	Subject Pre-requisites	Selection test/Interview
Data Science and Economics	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	No
Environmental Studies	Please refer to https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/bes/ for details. Students who do not have a major in 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

DDP / CDP / Double Major Programmes / Minor Programmes / Specialisation Programmes / Special Programmes	Subject prerequisites	Selection test/interview
Arts & Social Sciences (NUS) and Arts (Sciences Po) ⁷	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of Arts & Social Sciences	No
Business Administration & Business Analytics	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Business Administration & Communications and New Media	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Business Administration & Computer Science courses	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.²	No
Business Administration & Information Systems	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.²	No
Business Administration & Law	For Graduation Cohort 2021 and beyond A good major CAP in Mathematics AND A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5131 AND EL6131 or SAT Test Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 with at least C grade for EL5131 AND EL6131 For Graduation Cohort 2020 and earlier/u> A good major CAP in Mathematics AND A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5101 AND EL6103 or SAT Test Critical Reading score of at least 700 with at least C grade for EL5101 AND EL6103^{^}.	Yes
Business Administration & Master in Public Policy	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration & Master of Science (Management)	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master in Public Policy	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master of Science (Management)	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	Yes
Business Analytics & Economics	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	No
Information Systems and Master of Science (Management) (NUS)	A good major CAP in Mathematics.	Yes
Economics & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.¹	No
Economics & Law⁵	For Graduation Cohort 2021 and beyond A good major CAP in Mathematics AND A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5131 AND EL6131 or SAT Test Critical Reading/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 with at least C grade for EL5131 AND EL6131 For Graduation Cohort 2020 and earlier A good major CAP in Mathematics AND A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5101 AND EL6103 or SAT Test Critical Reading score of at least 700 with at least C grade for EL5101 AND EL6103^{^}.	Yes
Engineering & Business Administration	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁴	No
Engineering & Economics	Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses.⁴	No
Computer Engineering & Business Administration ⁴	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Computer Engineering & Economics ⁴	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Information Systems & Economics	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Law & Master in Public Policy⁸	A minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5101 AND EL6103 or SAT Test Critical Reading score of at least 700 with at least C grade for EL5101 AND EL6103^{^}.	Yes
Mathematics & Computer Science	A good Major CAP in Mathematics AND Physics, Chemistry or Biology	No
Special Programmes	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Engineering & Medicine (Duke-NUS)	Will be considered for the Programme if admitted to an Engineering course⁶	Yes
Engineering Scholars Programme	Will be considered for the Programme if admitted to an Engineering course⁶	Yes
Double Major Programmes:
Please refer to here for the full list of Double Major Programmes.		No
Minor Programmes:
Please refer to here for the full list of Minor Programmes.		No
Specialisation Programmes	Subject prerequisites	Selection test / interview
Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical Materials Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Biomedical Engineering (Robotics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Chemical Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Civil Engineering (Digitalization in Urban Infrastructure Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Computer Engineering⁴ (Advanced Electronics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Computer Engineering⁴ (Industry 4.0 Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Computer Engineering⁴ (Internet of Things Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Computer Engineering⁴ (Robotics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Computer Engineering⁴ (Space Technology Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry	No
Electrical Engineering (Advanced Electronics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Electrical Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Electrical Engineering (Internet of Things Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Electrical Engineering (Robotics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Electrical Engineering (Space Technology Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Electrical Engineering (Sustainable Electric Transportation Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Environmental Engineering (Digitalization in Urban Infrastructure Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Industrial and Systems Engineering (Analytics and Decision Intelligences Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Industrial and Systems Engineering (Supply Chain Analytics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Materials Science and Engineering (Biomedical Materials Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Mechanical Engineering (Industry 4.0 Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics Specialisation)	A good major CAP in Mathematics	No

¹ Minimum admission criteria for Business Administration or Business Administration (Accountancy) is a pass in Major subject in Mathematics.

² Please refer to http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/dd_computing_business.html for more information.

³ Please refer to https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/sp/cdp/bcomp-msc/ for more information

⁴ Students without Major subject in Physics need to have an ‘O’ Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

⁵For Graduation Cohort 2021 and beyond, students will require a minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5131 and EL6131 to apply. For Graduation Cohort 2020 and earlier, students will require a minimum of B+ grade for English modules, EL5101 and EL6103 to apply.

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