FAQ - Application - NUS College

Application

How do I aply for admissions to NUS College?
You may apply for admissions to NUSC through the NUS Office of Admissions (OAM) online applications portal together with your general application to NUS undergraduate courses. Click here for more details. Indicate your interest in NUSC by checking the box “I wish to be considered for NUS College”, which will be found within the application portal. You will then be directed to submit additional application materials to NUS OAM.

What supporting documents will I need for my NUS College?
You will need to submit the following to the NUS admissions portal, when applying to NUS College:
Academic results including final official results A record of co-curricular activities or personal pursuits Certificates of achievement Writing responses to two short-answer questions English test scores, if relevant (international qualifications only) Standardised test scores, if relevant (international qualifications only)
More details are available within the application portal.

When is the application window for NUS College?
Opening and closing dates for the various application qualifications are based on the admissions timeline set by NUS Office of Admissions. Click here for more details.

Can international students apply to NUS College? If yes, do I have to submit standardised testing?
Yes, NUSC aims to enroll a diverse community of students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. International applicants are welcome. Applicants presenting international qualifications may be required to submit their SAT/ACT/AP scores and/or English test scores. Click here for more details.

If I apply to NUS indicating my first choice as Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, or Pharmacy, can I still indicate my interest in NUS College and apply for it?

Yes, you may still indicate interest to apply for NUSC, if you have also indicated a course that is compatible with NUSC among your eight choices. To illustrate, suppose an applicant applies to NUSC with the following course choices, and is found suitable by NUSC, the table below provides the possible outcomes.

Rank	Course	Compatible with NUS College	Outcome 1	Outcome 2
1	Medicine	NO	Offered (without NUS College)*	Not offered
2	Psychology	YES	Not offered	Offered (with NUS College)
3	Social Sciences	YES	Not offered	Not offered

*For students who ultimately matriculate with the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUSC offers an “NUSC Experience” certificate to a few selected students who applied to NUSC with Medicine as their first choice major. To help these students manage both the NUSC and Medicine programmes, they read fewer NUSC courses, but are expected to stay in the NUSC residential wings and be actively involved in the College and out-of-classroom activities over the course of about two years. Students will be selected based on their application to NUSC and those shortlisted will be notified after they have received their offer to read Medicine.

Music is now a course compatible with NUS College. How do I apply?
You should apply for admission to Yong Siew Toh Conservatory as per their requirements. During your admissions interview with the Conservatory, you should mention that you are interested in applying for NUS College. The admissions team will make their recommendations of shortlisted candidates for the Conservatory with NUSC and relay their list to us. We will contact the shortlisted candidates to take a written assessment and admission interview with us. Information on how to apply to the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory can be found here.

Music is now a course compatible with NUS College. How do I apply?
You should apply for admission to Yong Siew Toh Conservatory as per their requirements. During your admissions interview with the Conservatory, you should mention that you are interested in applying for NUS College. The admissions team will make their recommendations of shortlisted candidates for the Conservatory with NUSC and relay their list to us. We will contact the shortlisted candidates to take a written assessment and admission interview with us. Information on how to apply to the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory can be found here.

How are students selected?
NUSC adopts a holistic admissions process. Candidates are required to submit their responses to two short-answer questions. Shortlisted students will be invited to an interview so that the Admissions Committee can learn more about their interests and potential fit for NUSC.

Will there be any interviews or tests involved?
Interviews are an important part of NUSC’s admissions process. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview, so that the Admissions Committee can better understand each applicant beyond what is written on paper. This interaction also provides the College with an opportunity to learn more about their interests, motivations and how they might contribute and benefit from being a part of our community.

Does NUSC accept transfer students?
All applicants who wish to join NUSC should submit their application to NUSC when applying to NUS prior to Year 1 in the Semester 1 intake. If you are applying to transfer to NUS from another institution, NUSC will consider making an offer only if the respective degree-bearing faculty in NUS will be offering you a place in the degree programme.

Can those enlisting into National Service this year apply to NUS College?
Yes, applicants who are entering National Service may apply to NUS and NUSC. If accepted, they will enrol when they have completed National Service (i.e. deferring their matriculation). Their fees will be pegged to the year they accept the admissions offer to NUS and are admitted into NUSC. They are encouraged to apply for scholarships in the calendar year they expect to matriculate.

I am an RNS who has accepted a place in NUS College, but I was not successful in my scholarship application. Can I reapply for scholarships?
RNS who have accepted a place in NUSC but have not been successful in your scholarship application may reapply for scholarships, and it is recommended that this be done in the calendar year of matriculation. The degree-bearing faculties may interview you for the scholarship application. NUSC will review your file from the year of your application and decide based on our holistic criteria.

I am an RNS who has accepted an offer for NUS College, what is the procedure to request to switch majors before my year of matriculation?
If you would like to switch majors before the admission application closing date leading to your year of matriculation, you will need to submit a fresh application to NUS for your desired new major(s). You may indicate your new choice(s) in your new application. If you have already accepted an offer from NUSC, you should select ‘No’ when asked if you would like to apply for NUSC. You should not complete the application form for NUSC in your re-application. If you are successful in your new application, the NUS Office of Admissions will offer the new major to you together with NUSC, unless the new major is not compatible with NUSC. Your previous offer will lapse once a new offer has been made – be sure to log in to accept the new offer. If you are not successful, the offer that you have already accepted will remain.

I am an RNS who has accepted an offer for NUS College, what is the procedure to request to apply to the NUS-Sciences Po Double Degree Programme (DDP)?
You can apply for the NUS-Sciences Po DDP through a new application through the NUS Office of Admissions portal. If you have already accepted an offer from NUSC, you should select ‘No’ when asked if you would like to apply for NUSC. You should not complete the application form for NUSC in your re-application. Do note that the NUS-Sciences Po DDP is only available to students reading the following four majors: Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology. If you are not successful, the offer that you have already accepted will remain. If you are successful with the new application, your previous offer will lapse once a new offer has been made – be sure to log in to accept the new offer.

I was accepted into NUS before my National Service and now, I would like to apply for NUS College. How should I go about this?
For those who have already been offered and accepted into a course at NUS, the procedure is to put in a new application if you are interested in NUSC. If you wish to keep the major that you had accepted, it is important that you specify the same major in your new application, and, please do not enter any other choices for your major. Alternatively, if you wish to change your major, you may also apply with new choices. It is important to note that you will not lose your place in the course you have already accepted if you did not receive an offer for your new application. However, if you are given an offer with your new application, the new offer will supercede your previous acceptance. In order to secure your place in in NUS (and NUSC), you will need to accept the new offer.

I have accepted my NUS offer with NUS College and am matriculating in the coming year. What do I need to do?
Congratulations and welcome to the NUSC community! We have a number of exciting activities lined up for you. However, the most important thing you need to do is to register for housing in the NUSC residences, and accept the housing offer, following the timelines provided to you over email. NUSC is a faculty with a residential component and all Year 1s must stay on campus as part of the NUSC graduation requirement. If you do not register for housing by the deadline, you will not be able to secure housing in NUSC, which means you will not be able to fulfil the NUSC graduation requirement and cannot enrol as an NUSC student.