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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 Yes

Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science.

Business Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Administration

Business Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Administration
(Accountancy)

Business Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Analytics
(Offered by
School of
Computing)

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Computer Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and No

Engineering #
Physics or Chemistry.
(Jointly offered
by Faculty of
Engineering and
School of
Computing)

Computer Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Science courses

Dentistry Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry and either Yes

Biology or Physics.

Engineering Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics

No

Please refer to https://cde.nus.edu.sg

(https://cde.nus.edu.sg) for additional information
on the respective majors.

Food Science Year 12 or higher level pass in any two of the No

and Technology following: Biology or Chemistry or Computing or
Physics or Physical Science or Mathematics/Further
Mathematics.

Humanities and Please refer to No

Sciences https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-majors
(https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-
majors) for details.

Industrial Year 12 or higher level pass in Arts or Economics or Yes

Design Mathematics or Physics.

Information Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Security

Information Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Systems
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Landscape Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or Yes

Architecture Mathematics or Physics or Physical Science.

Law A high level of proficiency in the English Language Yes

(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).

Medicine Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry and Biology Yes

or Physics.

Nursing Year 12 or higher level pass in any two of the Yes

following: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics,
Physical Science, either Mathematics or Further
Mathematics.

Pharmaceutical Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher-level pass in No

Science Chemistry and Biology or Physics or Mathematics

Pharmacy% Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher-level pass in No

Chemistry and Biology or Physics or Mathematics

Real Estate Year 12 or higher level pass in Chemistry or No

Mathematics or Physics.

Cross- Subject Prerequisites Selection

Disciplinary test/Interview
Programme

Data Science Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher level pass in No

and Economics Mathematics

Environmental Strong Year 12 pass or strong higher level pass in No

Studies Biology

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Philosophy, Please refer to Yes

Politics, and https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ppe/
Economics (https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ppe/) for details.

%Students applying to Pharmacy should refer to

https://pharmacy.nus.edu.sg/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-pharmacy/
(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.
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 Subject Prerequisites Selection
Concurrent test/interview
Programmes

Arts & Social Please refer to www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo Yes

Sciences (NUS) (https://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo/) for
and Arts details.
(Sciences Po)
Please read carefully its application procedures,
including the application window, at
https://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo/apply/
(https://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/nus-sciencespo/apply/).

Business Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics AND a high Yes

Administration proficiency in the English Language (e.g. General Paper
& Law 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).

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Computer Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and No

Engineering & Physics or Chemistry
Business
Administration
#

Computer Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics and No

Engineering & Physics or Chemistry
Economics #

Economics & Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics AND a high Yes
Law 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).

Engineering & Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Business
Administration

Engineering & Year 12 or higher level pass in Mathematics. No

Economics

Law & Master A high proficiency in the English Language (e.g. Yes
in Public Policy 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).

# Students without Year 12 High School Physics would be required to take specified Physics

Bridging modules.

(c) Double Major Programmes

Subject Prerequisites Selection
test/interview

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Please refer to here (/oam/docs/default-source/undergradute- No

programmes/double_major_programmes.pdf?sfvrsn=62d71259_6) for the
full list of Double Major Programmes.

(d) Minor Programmes

Subject Prerequisites Selection
test/Interview

Please refer to here (/oam/docs/default-source/undergradute- No

programmes/minor_programmes.pdf?sfvrsn=31ccf355_6) for the full list
of Minor Programmes.

(e) Specialisation Programmes

Course Subject Prerequisites Selection
test/interview

Computer Engineering (internet of Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Things Specialisation) # Mathematics and Physics or
Chemistry

Computer Engineering (Robotics Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Specialisation) # Mathematics and Physics or
Chemistry

Biomedical Engineering (Robotics Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Specialisation) Mathematics

Civil Engineering (Digitalization in Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Urban Infrastructure Specialisation) Mathematics

Electrical Engineering (Internet of Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Things Specialisation) Mathematics

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Electrical Engineering (Robotics Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Specialisation) Mathematics

Environmental Engineering Year 12 or higher level pass in No

(Digitalization in Urban Infrastructure Mathematics 
Specialisation)

Mechanical Engineering (Aeronautical Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Engineering Specialisation) Mathematics 

Mechanical Engineering (Robotics Year 12 or higher level pass in No

Specialisation) Mathematics 

# Students without Year 12 High School Physics would be required to take specified Physics

Bridging modules.

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