With this in mind, I went to search up the net for the University courses in NUS. This is what I found.
| Single Degree Course | Subject prerequisites | Selection test / interview |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics; OR pass in 'O' level Additional Mathematics. | Yes |
| Arts and Social Sciences* | Please refer to www.fas.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects. | No |
| Bioengineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. Candidates who do not have a H2 pass in Biology will have to read the Biology Bridging Module (LSM1301) in the 1st year. Those without a H2 pass in Chemistry will have to read the Chemistry Bridging Module (CM1417) in the 1st year. | No |
| Business Administration | H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics. | No |
| Business Administration (Accountancy) | H1 pass in Mathematics or pass in 'O' Level Additional Mathematics. | No |
| Chemical Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | No |
| Civil Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Computer Engineering# (Faculty of Engineering) | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Computer Engineering (School of Computing) | H1 pass in Mathematics and Computing or Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Computing | H1 pass in Mathematics. | No |
| Dentistry | H2 pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics. | Yes |
| Electrical Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Engineering# (common) | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Engineering Science | H2 pass in Mathematics and Physics. | No |
| Environmental Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. | No |
| Industrial Design | H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics; OR pass in 'O' level Additional Mathematics | Yes |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Law | At least B grade in H1 General Paper (GP); or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or SAT I Verbal / Critical Reading score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI. | Yes |
| Materials Science & Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Mechanical Engineering# | H2 pass in Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry. | No |
| Medicine | H2 pass in Chemistry and either Biology or Physics. | Yes |
| Music | Application for the Music course has to be filed directly to the Conservatory. Please refer to http://music.nus.edu.sg for more information. | Yes |
| Nursing | Pass in any two of the following H2 subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics and Mathematics. | Yes |
| Pharmacy | H2 pass in Biology and Chemistry. | No |
| Project & Facilities Management | H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics. | No |
| Real Estate | H1 pass in Chemistry or Mathematics or Physics. | No |
Science* | Pass in any two of the following H2 subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics and Mathematics. Please refer to www.science.nus.edu.sg for respective subjects. | No |
# Students without H1 or H2 Physics need to have an ‘O’ Level pass in Physics or its equivalent and they are required to take specified Physics bridging modules offered by the Faculty of Science.
From the looks of it, Mathematics and Chemistry is very important for us as it opens up a range of variety of courses for us. Looking at this, I panicked. Mathematics for me is quite worrying... Chemistry? Worse.... What am I left to if I don't do well in these 2 subjects?
Additional information...
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 ‘S’ grade for the H1 MTL paper or General Studies in Chinese.
- a minimum of 'S' grade for the H2 MTLL paper taken at the 'A' Level examination.
- a pass in the MT 'B' Syllabus paper at the 'A' Level examination.
Mother Tongue Bonus Points
Students who have done well in their higher MT subject (Chinese, Malay or Tamil) or MT subject (Chinese, Malay or Tamil) at the 'A' Level examination are eligible for MT bonus points on condition they pass the required modules in their respective MT subjects:
- Chinese Language or Chinese Studies.
- Malay Studies.
- South Asian Studies.
- Two bonus points for applicants who attained at least an E grade H2 MTLL;
- One bonus point for applicants who attained at least an A grade in H1 MTL;
- One bonus point for applicants who attained at least a B grade in H1 General Studies in Chinese; and
- Students offering any combinations of MT-related subjects are allowed to accumulate the MT bonus points allocated for each subject, including a combination of H1 MTL and H2 MTLL.
- The cap on bonus points will be three.
- For more information, you can visit MOE’s website at: http://www.moe.gov.sg/cpdd/alevel2006/faqs.htm#Q29.
The MT bonus points will be added to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level component for computation. The use of bonus points to gain admission to NUS is similar to the award of bonus points for admission to the Junior College Chinese Language Elective Programme.
Applicants who used the MT bonus points for admission to the Arts and Social Science course will have to sign an undertaking at the point of acceptance.
For more information on the use of bonus points to gain admission to MT-related courses, you can refer to MOE website.
Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) & National Service (NS)points
With effect from AY2007-2008, CCA PEARLS and CCA-NS PEARLS points are no longer taken into consideration for computation of the University Score.
The first thing that attracted my attention is no more bonus points for CCA & NS...=/ Blehs. They just implemented it this year. This will imply that guys will have the same hard time like the girls in applying a course than guys in the past.
Mother tongue... must have at least a pass(in order to apply to U) ... I think most of us know already=/
Okay... honestly, for me Mother tongue getting a pass is not hard for me, and I think our mother tongue standards (H1CL) is quite good. It is good for us to aim for an A for MT, so we can get one bonus point, easier to get into university.
Sorry to sound so serious, giving a whole load of infor suddenly. But, I wish this could help everyone, one way or another. (Because I am lost in this way of endless studying) Don't worry if you still cannot decide for a course now, because, eventually, your dreams will find you =) However, if you can't decide what to do now, I hope you will invest more time on your Maths and Chemistry. Trust me, you will find that you will have a whole range of courses to choose from if you do well in them.
Okay, end of serious tone. Recently, I stumbled over an interesting word. "Ciao" - Italic way of greeting. I know many of you heard this word before, and even used it. But, did you know the real meaning to it? I bet most of you will be surprised as I am... the real meaning of the word is " I am your slave". Shock? I am. XD Here is a dictionary website : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ciao You can also check www.dictionary.com too... they even have a history to it. Wow... I think I wrote alot! Dunno if I had made the longest post. =P Anyways, all the best for the upcoming promos (and small lil test that are coming our way... maths, chem, physics, H1Cl... bleh =/)!
JunHeng
