Admission Requirements for Master's by Coursework Programmes
Prospective student in general should have a Bachelor’s degree with honours or its equivalent from a good University, in an area related to the intended programme of study; or a Bachelor’s degree with a relevant NUS Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA as imposed by the Host Department of the intended programme of study.
Candidates with other qualifications and achievements deemed to be suitably prepared for the programme of study may also be considered. Candidates are also expected to be proficient in English as the medium of instruction in NUS is English. GRE scores are not required.
The above are minimum requirements and do not guarantee admission. Selection of candidates for admission is on a competitive basis. Admission decisions are based on multiple considerations, including the number and quality of applicants and the capacity of the programme applied to. Candidates are also to refer to the respective programmes websites for detailed/additional admission requirements.
Please note that for our Masters by coursework programmes, we do not have the practice of pre-assessing applicant’s qualifications for admission. All applicants applying for our coursework programmes will have to submit their applications and relevant supporting documents during the period of application. Thereafter, they will be informed the outcome of their applications in writing after another few months of processing.
Selected candidates may be contacted for interviews so as to assess their suitability for admission.
If you are currently an undergraduate and wish to apply for admission, you may do so if you will receive the conferment of your degree by end of July (for August Intake) or end of December (for January Intake). Otherwise, please apply for admission in a subsequent semester.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate their English proficiency by means of TOEFL / IELTS test scores. Applicants may be waived from this requirement if they completed their degree programme taught entirely in English, situated in an English speaking country/territory, for example (non exhaustive list) Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA.
To meet the English requirement for our Masters by coursework programmes, the minimum score expected is :
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*In view of COVID-19, home-based test will be accepted in the interim for countries where testing centers are closed for the current intake.
Other tests (including the TOEFL Institutional Test) and those that claim to be predictions, estimations, equivalents, simulations, etc. (e.g.MyBestscores) of the TOEFL or IELTS are unacceptable.
The TOEFL score or IELTS result is only valid for 2 years after the test and should be valid at the beginning of the application period for the designated MSc degree.
For verification purposes, scores will be verified online hence there is no need to post the hardcopies of the results to us. For TOEFL iBT test scores, please nominate our Institution code: 9084 to be accessed electronically through ETS Data Manager. IELTS scores will be verified through IELTS Test Report Form (TRF) Verification Service without any nomination.