Pre-Admission Medical Examination
As an admission condition, all incoming students (excluding non-graduating students and continuing & professional education students) are required to undergo a medical examination. The University reserves the right to refuse admission to or exclude a student from any particular course of study if he/she declines to undergo the health examinations or refuse any prescribed tests.
You may complete the medical examination (i) at the University Health Centre (UHC); (ii) with your own physician either in Singapore; or (iii) in the your home country.
If you choose to consult your own physician, please submit the completed medical examination report and chest x-ray report, written in English, to UHC before the stipulated deadline.
Please check the UHC website for more information on the medical examination.
CAUTION: If you do not complete the Medical Examination by the deadline stipulated by UHC, a Negative Service Indicator (NSI) will be will be checked against you. As a consequence, you may be locked out of access to certain key student services, including examination results, transcripts, etc.
Additional Screening for Students Admitted to Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy
Undergraduate students
It is compulsory for all undergraduate medical, dental, nursing, public health and pharmacy students to undergo a screening for immunity to Hepatitis B, Chickenpox and Rubella. The screening must be done in the year of enrolment regardless of previous screening and/or immunization. You may choose to have your screenings and immunizations done at UHC.
If you choose to be screened by your own medical practitioner, please submit to UHC satisfactory proof of such screening and immunization (where necessary).
Please check with your Faculty/School for details on the specific screening requirements and deadline.
Graduate students
Screening for immunity to Hepatitis B for graduate students admitted to Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy is required if their studies require them to be in contact with patients or human blood, tissue, etc. For graduate coursework students admitted to Public Health, screening for immunity to Hepatitis B is compulsory. You may choose to have your screenings and immunizations done together with the pre-admission medical examination at UHC. If you choose to be screened by your own medical practitioner, please submit to UHC satisfactory proof of such screening and immunization (where necessary).
Please check with your Faculty/School for details on the specific screening requirements and deadline.
Additional Medical Examination for Student's Pass
All international students who plan to stay in Singapore for 6 months or more will need to undergo and pass an additional medical examination which must include a HIV test for the application of the Student's Pass.
The HIV test and additional medical examination can be done in the your home country or in Singapore, including at UHC. The medical report must be completed in English. For more information on the medical examination requirements for Student's Pass, please check the ICA website.