The NUSC Curriculum
Let’s take a closer look at the NUS College curriculum and these 14 courses. They comprise foundational and common courses, a wide array of advanced interdisciplinary electives, and a team-based project. NUS College will help students piece all courses together to ensure they graduate with critical competencies, a global orientation and the ability to make connections – preparing all to shape the future with confidence.
Foundational & Common
Critical Competencies
- Thinking with Writing
- Reasoning with Data
- Understanding the Social World: Singapore & Beyond
- Computational Problem Solving
Foundational & Common
Global Orientation
- Global Narratives
- Science and Society
Interdisciplinary Electives
Making Connections
Includes Global Experience Course, NUS Overseas Colleges and other study-abroad opportunities
Team-Based Project
Impact Experience
Students collaborating for positive impact in our community (equivalent to 2 courses)
Your Four-Year Roadmap
Graduation Requirements
Details on the NUS College curriculum and how it interacts with your degree can be found below and the Academic Information page:
To receive an NUS College graduation certificate, this includes:
- Completing the NUS College courses required for pairing with your major,
- Fulfilling the compulsory Global Pathways requirement,
- Completing your degree programme with at least Honours (Merit), and
- Fulfilling the compulsory two-year residential requirement at NUS College.
If your course mapping sounds daunting, there are Academic Affairs team advisors and Peer Mentors ready to guide you. You may also find out more information via our FAQs.
*Designation of Programmes with Waivers (PWW) — Some degrees and programmes with a large curriculum footprint are accorded PWW status because of their need for professional certification, or interdisciplinary elements already built into those programmes. Some of the NUS Making Connections elective courses are waived for NUSC students in such programmes. Some examples of PWW include ACC, Real Estate, CDE, PPE, SPS, BES, DSE, Law and NOC. PWW Students must read at least one HSS and one STEM domain course, excluding Creative/GEx. Double Degree Programmes (DDPs) are also considered as PWW.
Good Academic Standing
For cohorts matriculated from AY2025/2026 and onwards, generally, to be considered as good academic standing, NUSC students must have minimally completed the following:
- Completed any 3 NUSC foundational and common courses [includng Thinking with Writing (TWW) AND Reasoning with Data (RWD)] by the end of Year 1;
- Completed any 5 NUSC foundational and common courses [includng Thinking with Writing (TWW) AND Reasoning with Data (RWD) AND Global Narratives (GLN) AND Understanding the Social World (NSW)] by the end of Year 2;
- Completed all 6 foundational and common courses and IEx by end of Year 3.
Being in poor academic standing will have negative implications for applications to GEx, SEP, SRIP, senior housing, and other opportunities.
Detailed breakdown of the details of the academic standing can be found through your Peer Mentors and the Academic Information PDF guide. If you have any further questions about your NUSC requirements, do write in to nuscacad@nus.edu.sg.