Applicants, regardless of nationality, may apply for undergraduate admissions with their Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level results. Applicants who are currently or have been enrolled in a university as an undergraduate would need to apply as a Transfer applicant.
Admission will be considered holistically based on academic merit, non-academic achievements, and additional interviews/tests (if required) as well as open competition among all eligible applicants. Applicants must meet the programme prerequisites for the programmes that they are applying for.
For programmes requiring additional interviews/tests, applicants will be assessed based on their performance at the interviews and/or tests.
Due to limited vacancies, applicants are advised to list the order of their Programme choices carefully. Applicants may refer to the latest Indicative Grade Profile (IGP) and Programme Intake of the previous academic year to make an informed decision on the programmes when applying for admission.
For students who have sat for Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level Examination in 2025 and after, the following subjects will be considered for undergraduate admission:
- 3 H2 content-based subjects, with at least one subject to be from a contrasting discipline
- General Paper (GP)
- A Pass grade in Project Work (PW)
- Fulfillment of the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement
- H1 Mother Tongue Language and/or the fourth H1/H2 content-based subject (which may be a contrasting subject) may be considered if it improves the University Admission Score (UAS) computation.
Note: From AY2026, H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI) will no longer be considered in lieu of GP. If offered, H2 KI will be considered as a H2 content-based subject.
Refer to the FAQs for more information.
For students who have sat for Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level Examination in 2024 and earlier, the following subjects will be considered for undergraduate admission:
- Four content subjects - three H2 and one H1 content-based subjects, with at least one content-based subject to be from a contrasting discipline
- Either General Paper (GP) or Knowledge Inquiry (KI) subject taken in the same sitting with the H2 content-based subjects
- H1 Project Work (PW)
- Fulfillment of the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement
- H1 MTL will be included in the computation of the University Admission Score (UAS) if it improves the UAS of the applicant.
If your subject combination is different from what is listed above, please click here for more information.
Fulfill the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) requirement by having one of the following*:
- Minimum of D7 grade for the higher MTL paper taken at GCE O-Level
- Minimum of S grade for H1 MTL or General Studies in Chinese subject taken at GCE A-Level
- Minimum of S grade for the H2 Level MTLL paper taken at GCE A-Level
- Pass in the MTL 'B' Syllabus subject at GCE A-Level
If you have been exempted from MTL, the MOE-approved subject-in-lieu will be considered as your MTL subject.
*Applicants who are unable to fulfil the MTL requirement but satisfy all other admission requirements will be admitted to the University on a provisional basis. Applicants are required to fulfil the MTL requirement before they graduate.
Please note that H1 MTL subjects cannot be considered in-lieu of a H1 Level content-based subject.
Submission of Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Result Slip
Please submit your MTL result slip by the application deadline if any of the following apply to you:
- Have taken or re-taken your MTL examination at a different sitting from your content-based subjects
- Obtained a better score for your MTL examination at a different sitting from your content-based subjects
- Offered a non-Tamil Indian Language (namely Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu)
- Submit both your PSLE or GCE O-Level MTL result and the GCE A-Level MTL result slip
- Offered an approved Foreign Language (FL) (French, German, and Japanese) or Asian Language (AL) (Arabic) in-lieu of MTL
- Submit your GCE O-Level FL or AL result slip along with your GCE A-Level FL or AL result slip if you have been given approval by Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE)
- Offered a non-language GCE A-Level subject-in-lieu (SIL) of MTL
- Since 2003, MOE no longer offers SIL of MTL. Therefore, MOE should have granted you an exemption if MTL was not available to you at your GCE O-Level and/or A-Level examination. However, if you are offered a non-language SIL of MTL, submit the letter issued by MOE along with your GCE A-Level result slip.
- Exemption from Mother Tongue Language (MTL)
You are considered exempt from MTL if you:- Received approval from MOE for exemption from taking MTL
- Were offered Burmese or Thai Language at GCE O-Level examination
If you have done well in your GCE A-Level MTL subject (Chinese, Malay, or Tamil), you may opt for Mother Tongue Language Bonus Points (MTLBP) for admission to the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS).
MTLBP will be awarded according to the following:
- Two bonus points for applicants with at least an E grade in H2 MTLL/Translation/China Studies in Chinese;
- One bonus point for applicants with at least an A grade in H1 MTL;
- One bonus point for applicants with at least a B grade in H1 General Studies in Chinese;
Applicants may accumulate the MTLBP allocated for each subject, including a combination of H1 MTL and H2 MTLL. The maximum bonus points that can be awarded to an applicant is three.
To be considered for the MTLBP Scheme, you must indicate 'YES' in the relevant section of the online application form. The Admission Selection Committee will consider your MTLBP if you do not meet the admission requirements for CHS programmes.
Upon successful admission to CHS using MTLBP, you need not major in the respective MTL subjects offered in CHS. However, you need to read and pass at least seven courses (or 28 units) offered by the MTL departments. These courses will count towards your degree requirements.
If you do not meet CHS’s admission requirements after factoring in your MTLBP, you may be shortlisted for an interview under the Mother Tongue-Aptitude Based Admission (MT-ABA) Scheme. If you are found suitable for admission, you will be required to major in your respective MTL courses offered in CHS (either as primary major or second major) as part of your degree requirements.
- Chinese Language: Chinese Languages and Cultures or Chinese Studies (Bilingual)
- Malay Language: Malay Studies
- Tamil Language: South Asian Studies
To satisfy the programme requirements for Law-related programme(s), you must obtain the following:
For Exam Cohort 2025 and After
- At least B grade for General Paper (GP)
For Exam Cohort 2024 and Earlier
- At least B grade for General Paper (GP) or;
- At least B grade for Knowledge & Inquiry (KI)
If the above is not obtained, applicants may submit the following combination to meet the programme requirement:
- At least E grade for GP / KI (for Exam Cohort 2024 and earlier) and
- A minimum score of 700 for SAT Reading & Writing
The validity of SAT scores is five years. Only scores obtained in five years leading up to the application deadline will be considered.