Guide to Application Form [ Local Polytechnic Diploma Holders / Current Final Semester Polytechnic Students ] Office of Admissions [ 12 pages including cover page ]
Dear applicant Thank you for taking time to fill up an application for admissions for undergraduate courses to the National University of Singapore (NUS). We understand the possible anxiety in submitting an application for admissions. Our admissions professionals have travelled the path, and are glad to assist you with this application guide. This guide explains the sections contained within our application form. You should read through the guide to prepare yourselves sufficiently for filling in the application. We believe you will find it useful. Preparation advice for completion of application form: To cut down on your application time, you are advised to have the following documents ready: 1. Secondary Education results GCE O Level results slip to fill in subjects and grades; ITE Certificate (if applicable); SPM results (if applicable) 2. Polytechnic results to count the number of grades obtained for all semesters or first 5 semesters (for final semester students) 3. High School Education results (if applicable; especially for international qualifications) 4. Essay of 2000 characters (approximately 300 words) under the Outstanding Achievements section. It is advisable that you craft the essay in word document first before copying it into this section. This section is an opportunity for you to list the activities that you have been involved besides your academic work. If you choose not to fill in this section, you will not be considered under the Discretionary Admissions Scheme. 5. National Service in Singapore (if applicable) for Date of Enlistment and Operationally Ready Date The completion of the application form takes about 15 to 20 minutes if you have the above documents ready.
Section 1 - Personal Particulars The fields in this section seek to identify you to us. No contribution. a. Full Name b. First/ Given Name Non-Singaporeans are required to indicate their c. Surname/ Last Name/ Family Name passport numbers. d. Date of Birth e. Gender Please submit a copy of your NRIC, birth certificate f. Citizenship or passport for our verification. g. Passport Number h. Marital Status i. Race/Ethnic Group j. Religion Section 2 - Contact Information The fields in this section seek to inform us of the No contribution. a. Block / House No. (eg. Apt Blk 42) ways to contact you on any further documentations b. Street Name / Building Name or clarifications our admissions professionals might c. Unit No. (e.g. #12-12) require from you. d. State / City (Do not need to fill Singapore if you have a Singapore address) Applicants not residing in the Republic of Singapore e. Country should leave the Singapore Postal Code field empty. f. Singapore Postal Code g. Email Please ensure that the email address provided is in h. Alternate Email use for the next 12 months at the point of i. Home Telephone application. j. Handphone / Pager Country & area codes are required only for non- Singaporean numbers for the Home Telephone and Handphone / Pager fields. Please do not put hyphen or leave space in between numbers.
Section 3 - Academic Qualifications Sub section - Secondary Education The fields in this section seek to inform us of your The Singapore-Cambridge GCE O level / SPM education experience. grades are counted towards the admission scores. a. Name of Secondary School b. City / Country c. Attended from and to d. Examination (name) e. Year taken f. Subjects taken & grades obtained Sub section - ITE Education (if applicable) a. Name of ITE b. City / Country (of field a) c. Attended from and to Secondary Education - refers to Year 10/ Singapore- Cambridge GCE O Level results/ Sijil Pengajian Am (SPM). Subjects taken refers to all the subjects and their respective grades reflected in your secondary school education certificate (e.g. Singapore-Cambridge GCE O Level). If you have taken the GCE 'O' Level on more than one occasion, please indicate the better grade of the subjects that you have taken more than once based on the best 2 sittings. If you have taken the Singapore-Cambridge GCE N Level, you are not required to key in the grades for that examination in this section. ITE Education No contribution.
Sub section Polytechnic Education The Student Number and Admission Number can be High contribution. found on the Polytechnic Results Slip or Transcript. a. Polytechnic Student Number/ Admission Number b. Polytechnic name (selected at the start page) c. Diploma course attended/attending (use drop- list given) d. If diploma not listed in drop- list, indicate in the box next to Others e. Diploma Plus (If any and use drop-list) f. Admission Month/Year and Graduation Month/ Year g. Declaration of activities (for those who have graduated) h. Number of years taken for diploma course i. Number of semester results presented j. Diploma Taken full time or part time k. Indicate if repeat years/semesters l. Indicate any change of diploma course m. Indicate taken any leave from studies n. Indicate if obtained Diploma with Merit/ Diploma with Distinction (for those who have graduated) o. Indicate if awarded prizes/awards p. Indicate if awarded medal/award (for those who have graduated) q. Indicate Final GPA (graduated) / Cumulative first 5 semesters GPA (if current final semester student) r. Indicate the total number of individual grades obtained throughout your course of study It is very important that you select your Polytechnic correctly at the start page and indicate your Diploma accurately because it will affect the eligibility of the choices of courses that you have chosen. Ensure that the final GPA/ Cumulative 1st five semesters GPA is correct as it will affect the processing of your application. If you have a GPA, you are not required to fill up the grades obtained for all semesters below. As this is a VERY IMPORTANT section, please ensure that all information in this section must be accurate. Any inaccuracy of the information in this section will slow down the processing of your application.
Sub section Additional Information High School Education refers to Year 12 education. No. High School Education a. Name of High School b. City / Country c. Attended from and to d. Examination (name) e. Year taken f. Indication if it is Actual Official High School qualification results; or Forecasted results; or Most recent school examination results (Year 11) g. Subjects taken & grades obtained Sub section Other results (if applicable) a. IETLS b. TOEFL c. EL1119 d. MUET e. SAT f. SAT II g. ACT Composite Score h. Advanced Placement (AP) i. AIEEE Rank j. IIT Rank Applicants whose national pre-university education system is for 10 years (e.g. Philippines) should fill in their 10th Year national qualification results. Applicants who are sitting for their national or official Year 12 in the same year of application and expecting their results only after the application deadline should fill in their Year 11 results. Applicants with any of these results may fill them in. Applicants who do not have any of these results should leave this section empty. Applicants submitting the EL1119 are required to fill in the grade under "O" level grading, not the "SPM" grading. Applicants submitting the MUET should key in the numerical grade (e.g. 221) instead of the band. Not necessarily.
Section 4 University/Tertiary Education Sub section University School Education If you are already an existing undergraduate or Yes. formerly from National University of Singapore, Are you a current / former (regardless of whether you Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Applicants who are already an existing have or have not graduated) student of the National Management University, Singapore University of undergraduate or formerly from these institutes University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technology & Design, Singapore Institute of and/or an overseas university are considered as Technological University (NTU), Singapore Technology, SIM University or an overseas transfer applicants. More information can be found Management University (SMU), Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), SIM University (UNISIM) and/or any other tertiary institutions (except polytechnics in Singapore)? university, you must use another application form. at: http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply/transfer/admissio nreq/bya-admission.html. Section 5 Outstanding Achievements Sub section Applicants who want to highlight their personal Some influence. achievement/ talents/ activities or representations in competitions at school / polytechnic, national or/and international level should fill up this section. a. Different Activities taken part in b. Level of achievement c. Name of activity/organisation/employer d. Level of participation e. Position Held f. From and to (year of achievement) g. Name of contact person (for verification) h. Position of contact person i. Telephone number (of g.) j. Fax number (of g.) Applicants who wish to be considered under the Discretionary Admissions scheme should complete this section in order for us to assess their nonacademic achievements on top of their academic performance.
Sub section - Short written submission Applicants may wish to prepare their written Some influence. submission separately before submitting an 2,000 character field for a short written submission application. You may copy and paste your preprepared written submission into the text box. Applicants are encouraged to summarize (or provide in point form) instead of writing a prolonged essay. Applicants who wish to be considered under the Discretionary Admissions scheme should complete this section in order for us to assess their nonacademic achievements on top of their academic performance. Section 6 - Choice of Courses Sub section - Single degree courses Applicants must select at least 1 (1st Choice) choice High contribution. for a single undergraduate degree course for our assessment. You may select up to a maximum of 5 choices. a. 1st Choice b. 2nd Choice c. 3rd Choice d. 4th Choice e. 5th Choice All courses available for undergraduate studies are listed on a drop down list for easy selection. It is important to check that your diploma is accredited to the courses that you are applying for. Applicants will be assessed according to competition for all the courses they have applied for and be offered their prioritized choices, for applicants who meet the competitive cut-off points. Applicants who do not meet the competitive cut-off points yet do not offer any competitive achievements listed in sections 5 and 6, will be rejected. Applicants whose achievements listed in sections 5 and 6 are assessed not to be sufficiently competitive and do not meet the competitive cut-off points, will be rejected.
Sub section Double / Concurrent degree courses This sub section is optional. High contribution for DDP only. a. 1st Choice (one choice) (drop down list) Applicants who wish to undertake a double degree course at NUS will use this sub section. Applicants can also apply for double degree (DDP) courses at the end of year 1. Applicants will be assessed according to competition for all the courses they have applied for and be offered their prioritized choices, for applicants who meet the competitive cut-off points. Applicants who do not meet the competitive cut-off points yet do not offer any competitive achievements listed in sections 5 and 6, will be rejected. Applicants whose achievements listed in sections 5 and 6 are assessed not to be sufficiently competitive and do not meet the competitive cut-off points, will be rejected. Section 7 National Service (NS) in Singapore All applicants are required to complete this section. Affects matriculation year. a. Indicated National Service Status (drop down list) It is important to indicate your National Service b. Enlistment date status clearly as it will affect the offer year. c. ORD date Applicants who are waiting to be enlisted for National Service should select the NS status as Registered / Waiting to be enlisted. Applicant who have completed / are completing NS by July 2015 should select the NS status as Completed or Completing/Disrupting by July 2015 respectively.
Section 8 Consideration as Mature Candidate SAT Test scores and submission of referees reports Yes a. Indicate if you are above 25 years as at July (in year of application) with at least 4 years of work experience are compulsory to be considered as mature candidate. b. Particulars of Referees c. Employment History d. SAT Test (SAT I) Scores (Compulsory) Section 9 - Disabilities and Special Needs Applicants with disabilities and special needs must No contribution. a. Selection for "yes" or "no" fill up this section. b. Selection of medical condition(s) c. Provide more information on the medical Applicants whose conditions are within the condition(s) University's estate and medical support capacities d. Indicate details of any form of special will compete as per normal applicants for assistance and/or facilities required if admissions. admitted to the University. Applicants with colour blindness will not be considered for admissions to Pharmacy. Applicants are required to submit documentation and paper explanations of their disabilities and special needs.
Section 10 - Next-of-Kin Information Country & area codes are required only for non- No contribution. a. Name of next of kin (NOK) / Guardian Singaporean numbers for the Home Telephone and b. Relationship of NOK (a) to applicant Handphone / Pager fields. c. Occupation (of a) d. Telephone (of a) e. Handphone / Pager (of a) Section 11 - Other Information a. Criminal conviction Applicants are required to declare all convicted No contribution. criminal offenses by a court of law in any country. Applicants are required to submit documentation and paper explanations of their criminal record. Section 12 - Admission PIN Applicants are required to self create an No contribution. a. Enter an Admission PIN (8 alpha-numeric characters) admission PIN. This admission PIN will be the personal password for the applicant to login to our b. Re-enter the admission PIN (as in a) online application status check. Admissions PIN must be in alpha-numeric. This means that it must contain both alphabet(s) and number(s).
Section 13 - Application Fee Choice of payment mode for one of the below: Applicants must pay a non-refundable deposit of S$10.00. No contribution. i. S$10 through any DBS or POSBank ATM ii. S$10 by credit card (Visa / MasterCard / Amex credit card) NUS does not allow more than 1 application per academic year. iii. S$10 by NETS at the Office of Admissions iv. S$10 by cheque made payable to 'National University of Singapore' v. S$10 by bank draft made payable to 'National University of Singapore' Application will not be processed as application will be considered incomplete with without payment of application fee. Section 14 Financial Aid Applicants who are interested to apply for financial No contribution. a. Selection of yes or no aid may indicate "Yes" in this section. Otherwise, select "No". Section 15 Declaration This section is a declaration clause where the No contribution. i. Indicate that terms and conditions applicant indicates that all information contained is contained in the Personal Data Notice & correct and he/she has read and agreed to the terms Content were read and agreed. and conditions contained in the Personal Data Notice ii. Indicate interest to receive information from NUS via various modes. & Content.