Subject Requirements for Application to NUS, NTU, SMU for Academic Year 2006-2007

Admission Criteria For GCE 'A' Level Holders to NUS

Applicants (regardless of nationality) who are applying with the Singapore Cambridge GCE 'A' Level qualification must meet the following minimum requirements to apply for admission:

a. Pass in at least two subjects at 'A' Level and offered General Paper (GP) at one sitting. b. Meet the Mother Tongue (MT) requirement for admission by having one of the following:

a minimum of D7 for the higher MT paper taken at the 'O' Level examination. a minimum of D7 for the 'AO' MT paper, higher MT or General Studies in Chinese a minimum of 'O' grade for the A Level MT paper or higher MT paper taken at the 'A' Level examination. a pass in the MT 'B' Syllabus paper at the 'A' Level examination.

If a candidate is exempted from MT as approved by MOE, the MOE-approved subject-in-lieu will be considered as the MT subject. Candidates who are unable to fulfill the MT requirement for admission but satisfy all other admission requirements will be admitted on a provisional basis. During their course of study, they will be required to attend the MT course conducted by the University or attain the minimum requirement as listed above by retaking the MT paper at the A Level examination before they are allowed to graduate.
Course Subject prerequisites

Architecture Arts and Social Sciences*

'A'-Level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science. Refer to www.fas.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. Candidates who do not have a 'A'-Level pass in Biology will have to read the Biology Bridging Module (LSM1301) in the 1st year. Those without a A-Level pass in Chemistry will have to read the Chemistry Bridging Module in the 1st year.

Bioengineering

Building and Real Estate Business Administration Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering (Faculty of Engineering) Computer Engineering (School of Computing) Computing Dentistry

'A'-Level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science. 'AO'-Level pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O'-Level Additional Mathematics. 'A'-Level pass in Chemistry, Mathematics and 'AO'-Level pass in Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics.

'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics. 'A'-Level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics. Minimum grade of A in A-Level Mathematics and grade B3 or better in GP or a minimum SAT I verbal score of 700 and a C6 in GP. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Chemistry, Mathematics and 'AO'-Level pass in Physics. 'AO'-Level pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. Grade B3 or better in General Paper (GP) or a minimum SAT I verbal score of 700 and a C6 in GP. A-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Mathematics and Physics. 'A'-Level pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics. A-Level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

Economics & Law Electrical Engineering Engineering (common) Environmental Engineering Industrial Design Industrial & System Engineering Law Materials Science & Engineering Mechanical Engineering Medicine

Nursing

Pharmacy

'A'-Level pass in Biology and Chemistry. 'A'-Level pass in any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

Science* *

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science offer many subjects which may require further

subject prerequisites. Please refer to their respective website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg and http://www.science.nus.edu.sg for more information.

Admission Criteria For GCE 'A' Level Holders To NTU General Requirements Applicants offering the General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) Advanced Level (GCE 'A' level) Examination in the English medium must have obtained all of the following: Offer three GCE 'A' level subjects with passes in at least two subjects at advanced level; A pass in General Paper, which may be waived in special cases where, in the opinion of the Admissions Selection Committee, the applicants have done exceptionally well in other subjects at 'A', 'AO' or 'O' levels; A minimum grade D7 in a mother tongue language at GCE 'A' level or a pass in Chinese B/ Malay B/ Tamil B or a minimum grade of D7 in a higher mother tongue language; Special Subject Requirement. Mother Tongue Language Students with a pass in mother tongue syllabus (CL'B', ML'B' or TL'B') at the 'A' level examination will be deemed to have met the mother tongue requirement for admission to the university. However, mother tongue syllabus 'B' results will not be computed. A mother tongue subject (Chinese/ Malay/ Tamil) taken at a separate sitting of the GCE 'A' level examination is acceptable for purposes of admission. Failure to meet mother tongue subject requirements: English and non-English medium candidates who do not satisfy mother tongue subject requirements may still submit an application for admission. If selected, such candidates will be admitted to NTU on a provisional basis. During their course of study in NTU, they will be required to meet the requisite minimum mother tongue subject requirements before they are allowed to graduate.

Special Subject Requirements In addition to fulfilling the general entry requirements, candidates must also satisfy the following special requirements for the courses indicated:
Selection Test / Interview

Course

Special Subject Requirements

Business and Accountancy Accountancy 'AO' level pass in Mathematics or 'O' level or equivalent pass in Additional Mathematics 'AO' level pass in Mathematics or 'O' level or equivalent pass in Additional Mathematics

Business

Communication Studies Communication Studies Good pass in General Paper, at least B4 in order to be considered. Yes for shortlisted candidates

Engineering Aerospace Engineering 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Chemistry and a pass in Physics at 'O' level or equivalent

Bioengineering

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Civil Engineering

'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O'

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Engineering

level or equivalent+ Environmental Engineering 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+ 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry or Biology and a pass in Phyiscs at 'O' level or equivalent+

Electrical & Electronic Engineering Materials Engineering

Mechanical & Production Engineering Humanities Chinese

'A' level pass or good 'O' level pass in Chinese or Higher Chinese 'AO' level pass in Mathematics or 'O' level or equivalent pass in Additional Mathematics. On a selective basis On a selective basis

Economics

English

A good pass in General Paper or English Literature

Pyschology

'AO' level pass in Mathematics or 'O' level or equivalent pass in Additional Mathematics A good pass in General Paper, at least B4 and above Yes, for selected candidates only

Sociology

Sciences Biological Sciences 'A' level pass in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry or Biology Yes, for selected candidates only

Biomedical Sciences & Traditional Chinese Medicine

A level pass in Mathematics and Physics, Chemistry or Biology and O level pass in Chinese

(Double Degree) Chemistry & Biological Chemistry Maritime Studies 'A' level pass in Chemistry and Mathematics or Physics

'AO' level pass in Mathematics or 'O' level or equivalent pass in Additional Mathematics and 'A' level pass in Science or Humanity subjects 'A' level pass in Mathematics or Further Mathematics

Mathematical Sciences Physical Sciences Physics & Applied Physics Education Arts (Education)*

'A' level pass in Mathematics and Chemistry or Physics 'A' level pass in Physics and Mathematics

'O' level or equivalent pass in Mathematics and English Language 'O' level or equivalent pass in Mathematics and English Language

Yes

Science (Education)*

Yes

Art, Design and Media Art, Design & Media Candidates are required to submit 3 items: A portfolio or demo reel of personal artwork, including projects developed in secondary education. The portfolio should demostrate general artistic proficiency plus ability in the desired area of BFA expertise (i.e. animation, photography, design, etc). A short written composition in English of no more than 400 words explaining why you are uniquely qualified to enter a specific BFA program. A 3-minute movie with a personal explanation/performance demonstrating why you should be admitted into the BFA. The movie format should be region-free DVD, or a QuickTime or MediaPlayer file on a CD-ROM. Movies longer than 3 minutes will not be reviewed. In addition, 'O' level or equivalent pass in Mathematics Yes (Faculty Test)

These courses offer many subjects which may require further subject prerequisities. Please refer to NIE website for more details. 'O' level pass in Physics is only applicable to applicants without 'A' level pass in Physics

Admission Criteria For GCE 'A' Level Holders To SMU

The basic requirements for applicants are:

Passes in at least 3 GCE A-Level subjects and General Paper A reasonable level of proficiency in a second language (at least a D7 grade for those with GCE A-Levels, or a pass in Chinese B/ Malay B/ Tamil B) An acceptable foundation in mathematics (at least a C6 grade in Additional Mathematics at GCE O-Level or equivalent) SAT I: Reasoning Test scores A personal interview (this includes writing a short essay prior to the interview) for shortlisted applicants)

A pass in General Paper is compulsory, as the grade for General Paper is considered a part of the overall evaluation of the applicant's suitability for admission. Those who do not excel in GP, but who have very good results in other subjects or show special abilities and achievements, may be considered for admission. If the applicant has taken 'S' papers at the GCE A-Levels, results should be included in the application. SMU will take them into consideration in the overall evaluation for admission. Applicants with good results in the GCE A-Levels will be considered for Advanced Standing at SMU. Students with Advanced Standing may be granted exemptions of up to 5 courses. Advanced Standing is only granted when a student has been offered a place and SMU has evaluated relevant academic certificates. Since SMU is cultivating students to become well-rounded individuals, it does not matter which stream you are from as long as you satisfy the requirements.

Source : NUS, NTU & SMU websites as at 3 Jan 2006 Compiled by VJC Careers & Scholarships Committee