Admission requirements »
If you are applying to Faculty of Medicine or Faculty of Dentistry, please note that both faculties prefer to consider those with actual instead of forecast results.
Qualification types and application requirements
‘A’ Level (AQA, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)
‘A’ Level (AQA, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A good pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ Level subjects would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Forecast to have a good pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ Level subjects by August 2009 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
A total of all subject grades in 2 sittings taken within 12 months of each other will be allowed.
Admission is subject to competition. Applicants with better results stand higher chances of admission. If you are taking the ‘A’ Level examination in 2009 and your actual results will only be available in August 2009, you are required to submit your forecast ‘A’ Level results, as attested by your school, as well as SAT I and II scores by the application closing date. |
Australian High School (New South Wales HSC, Queensland Senior Certificate, South Australian Matriculation, Victoria Certificate of Education, Western Australia Year 12)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
ENTER/TER/UAI of 90 or better would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Not eligible |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
If you did not take English Language as one of the subjects in your high school examination, please submit an acceptable English Language score with your application. |
Brunei/Hong Kong 'A' Levels
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ level subjects with A grades and a good pass in 2 AO level subjects (including GP) would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Forecast to pass in 3 ‘Advanced’ level subjects with A grades and 2 AO level (including GP) subjects by August 2009 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
You must have taken at least three Advanced Level and two Subsidiary Level subjects at the same sitting of the 'A' level examination. |
French Baccalaureate (FB) Diploma
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A score of at least 15/20 for all subjects would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Forecast to score at least 15/20 for all subjects by August 2009 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Your application will only be processed upon submission of your actual FB Diploma together with an acceptable English Language score.
Your actual results must reach us by early July 2009, failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration. |
German Abitur and New Zealand University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarship Examination or National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
Arbitur with a total mark between 1.0 and 2.0 with scores of between 13 and 15 in individual subjects would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Not eligible |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Required |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Please submit copies of your examination results slip and certificate. |
Indian Standard 12 (Central and ISCE Boards)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A pass in 5 subjects (above 80%) including English (at least 80%) would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Forecast to pass 5 subjects (above 80%) including English (at least 80%) by June 2009 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
If you are taking the Indian Standard 12 examination in 2009, your application will only be processed upon submission of your actual results. Please submit your most recent school examination results by the application closing date.
Actual results must be faxed to the Office of Admissions at (65) 6778 7570, quoting your full name and application number on each document by early June 2009. |
Indian Standard 12 (State and other Boards)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A pass in 5 subjects (above 90%) including English (at least 88%) would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Forecast to pass 5 subjects (above 90%) including English (at least 88%) by June 2009 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
If you are taking the Indian Standard 12 examination in 2009, your application will only be processed upon submission of your actual results. Please submit your most recent school examination results by the application closing date.
Actual results must be faxed to the Office of Admissions at (65) 6778 7570, quoting your full name and application number on each document by early June 2009. |
Indonesian SMA UAN (Ebtanas)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A good pass in SMA UAN |
Not eligible |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Required |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
You should have taken at least 6 subjects, including English Language and Bahasa Indonesia. |
Mauritius HSC
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A good pass in 3 Advanced level subjects a good pass in 2 ‘AS’ level subjects, including GP would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Not eligible |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Nil |
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) / Canadian Pre-U (CPU)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A pass certificate with 85% for each subject would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
A pass certificate by early July 2009 with 85% for each subject would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
If you are completing the programme in 2009, your application will only be processed upon submission of your final results. When your final results are available, please fax the results slip to the Office of Admissions at (65) 6778 7570, quoting your full name and application number on each document. Your results slip must reach us by July 2009 failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration.
If you are taking the exam in 2009, you are required to submit your high school results as well as SAT I and II scores by the application closing date. |
PRC National College Entrance Examination or Gao Kao
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A good pass certificate |
A good pass certificate by June 2009 |
SAT I & SAT II |
|
|
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Nil |
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A score of at least B for all subjects, and MUET of 221 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
Forecast to pass all subjects and MUET of 221 by end March 2009 |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Submission of MUET is required.
You must have taken at least four Advanced Level subjects, including Pengajian Am.
If you are receiving your actual STPM results in 2009, your application will only be processed upon the submission of your actual results.
Please submit your actual results to us by end March 2009. |
Turkish High School
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A pass certificate with an overall GPA of 4.3 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
A pass certificate by July 2009 an overall GPA of 4.3 would be minimally sufficient for candidates to make a competitive application |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Required |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Nil |
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A good pass certificate |
Not eligible |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
see Notes |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
Submission of the EL1119 or MUET or TOEFL/IELTS is required.
You must have taken at least six subjects, including English Language and a second language, at the UEC. |
Vietnamese High School Graduation Examination
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
A good pass certificate |
Not eligible |
SAT I & SAT II |
Not required |
Not eligible |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Required |
Not eligible |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
You must have taken at least six subjects, including English Language, at the graduation examination. |
American High School Diploma / Bangladeshi HSC /
Filipino High School / Myanmar High School /
Mathayom 6 (Thai High School) / Pakistani Intermediate / Sri Lanka ‘A’ Level / West Africa ‘A’ Levels / Others
Requirement |
Applicants who receive actual results by application closing date |
Applicants who receive actual results after application closing date |
Minimum to apply |
Good high school examination results |
Good forecasted high school examination results |
SAT I & SAT II |
Required |
Required |
Advance Placement
(AP)
Examinations |
Will be considered if submitted |
Will be considered if submitted |
TOEFL/IELTS |
Not required |
Not required |
Application closing date |
21 February 2009 |
Notes |
You are required to submit your high school results with an explanation of your high school grading system and SAT I and II scores. Advance Placement (AP) examination results can be considered if you submit them. |
English Language requirement
Applicants may present any of the following to fulfil the English Language requirement:
Test |
Minimum acceptable score |
EL1119 |
C6 |
|
6.0 |
MUET |
221 |
'O' Level English |
C6 |
|
550 for paper-based / 213 for computer-based /
79-80 for internet-based* |
* For TOEFL score comparison table, please refer to http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/TOEFL/pdf/TOEFL_iBT_Score_Comparison_Tables.pdf
Please note that only TOEFL and / or IELTS scores obtained in the five years leading up to 15 March of the year of application will be considered. For instance, for applications closing on 15 March 2009, the validity period for the scores is from 15 March 2004 to 15 March 2009 (both dates inclusive).
SAT I - Reasoning Test
The minimum acceptable Reasoning Test scores are 600 for the Critical Reading Section, 600 for the Writing Section, and 650 for the Mathematics Section.
SAT II - Subject Tests
Compulsory subjects for the Subject Tests include :
- Mathematics Level II ^
- A second subject of your choice (excluding Mathematics Level I)
- A third subject of your choice (excluding Mathematics Level I)
These subjects can be taken in no more than two sittings, within a period of one year. All other combinations or mixing of scores cannot be accepted. Please note that the old test format (SAT I & II) and the new test format (Reasoning Test and Subject Tests) cannot be combined. The validity of scores is five years, e.g. for applications closing on 21 February 2009, the validity period is from 21 February 2004 to 21 February 2009 (both dates inclusive).
The second and third subjects should be chosen based on the subject prerequisites of the courses you are applying for at NUS. For example, if you are applying for Chemical Engineering, you will need to choose Physics and Chemistry. If, however, you are applying for Business Administration, you may choose any subjects except Mathematics Level I.
Please note that IELTS/TOEFL will not be required if applicants wish to apply for Economics & Law/ Law if they are presenting SAT I and II as their basis for admission.
No minimum Subject Test scores have been stipulated.
^ Mathematics Level II is a compulsory subject for all courses except Law. Applicants applying for admission to Law may take Mathematics Level I in lieu of Mathematics Level II.
For more information on Reasoning and Subjects Tests, please visit www.collegeboard.com.
You may fax your scores to the University directly at (65) 6778 7570. The score reports must reach the Office of Admissions by your application closing date failing which your application will be deemed incomplete and withdrawn from consideration.
