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
Biomedical Engineering# Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry. No
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 Critical Reading/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 needs 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)5

Please refer to https://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/.

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Yes
Business Administration & Business Analytics Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No
Business Administration & Communications and New Media Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses. 1 No
Business Administration & Computer Science Courses Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. 2 No
Business Administration & Information Systems Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. 2 No
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
Business Analytics & Economics Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No
Business Administration & Master in Public Policy Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. Yes
Business Administration & Master of Science (Management) Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master in Public Policy Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. Yes
Business Administration (Accountancy) & Master of Science (Management) Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. Yes
Computer Engineering & Business Administration Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry 4
Computer Engineering & Economics Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry 4
Economics & Business Administration Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses. 1 No
Engineering & Business Administration Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses. 4 No
Engineering & Economics Minimum prevailing admission criteria of both courses. 4 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
Information Systems & 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
Information Systems and Master of Science (Management) (NUS) Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics 3 Yes
Mathematics & Computer Science A strong pass in Year 12 or higher level Mathematics AND a strong pass in Computing or Physics or Chemistry or Biology. No

1 Minimum admission criteria for Business Administration or Business Administration (Accountancy) is a pass in Year 12 or higher level Mathematics.

2 Please refer to https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/sp/ddp/cba/ for more information.

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

4Students without Year 12 or higher level Physics need to have an ‘O’ Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and would be required to take Physics bridging modules.

5 Please refer to http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo/ for more information.

(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

Double / Concurrent Programmes 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 and Systems Engineering (Analytics and Decision Intelligences Specialisation) Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics No
Industrial and Systems Engineering (Supply Chain Analytics Specialisation) Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics No
Materials Science and 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.