Overview
Students from Cohort AY2021/2022 onwards may pursue a double degree programme (DDP) between the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) and the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) which may comprise any combination of majors between the two colleges. They will graduate with two honours degrees, one from CDE and the other from CHS. The DDP can be completed within 4 or 4.5 years (i.e. 8 or 9 regular semesters).Â
Overall curriculum structure
In general, students will typically need to read around 180 units in order to complete the DDP. However, this number may be higher or lower depending on the specific combination of majors from CDE and CHS that is selected for the DDP as there may be some courses which can be double-counted between the selected majors or some majors may have additional courses.
The overall curriculum structure of the DDP comprises the following:
- A combined CDE-CHS Common Curriculum
- One major from CDE
- One major from CHS
DDP requirement | Units |
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Combined CDE-CHS Common Curriculum | 60 |
Major from ONE of the following degree programmes in CDE:
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60 |
Major from ONE of the following degree programmes in CHS:
or ONE of the following Cross-Disciplinary Programmes (XDPs):Â
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60 (all majors except XDPs)
92 (BES XDP) 96 (DES XDP) 100 (PPE XDP) |
Compulsory honours project/thesis or applied project/internship requirement for the following CHS majors:
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8 (if required) |
Total | 180 (or 188)
212 (BES XDP) 216 (DSE XDP) 216 (PPE XDP) |
* NOTE: Only for students who are taking these majors as first/primary degree programme.
Combined CDE-CHS Common Curriculum
Students in this DDP will read a combined set of Common Curriculum courses to fulfil the requirements in both CDE and CHS. For each pillar in the Common Curriculum, students will take one course either from CDE or CHS as specified below. These courses are classified as CA and contribute to the GPA for both CDE and CHS degree programmes.
Some courses in the Common Curriculum may also be replaced by those from the University Town College Programme (UTCP), Ridge View Residential College (RVRC) programme, or NUS College (NUSC).
Common Curriculum for CDE | Common Curriculum for CHS | Course to be read by CDE-CHS DDP students |
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Cultures and Connections | Integrated Asian Studies |
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Critique and Expression | Integrated Humanities |
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Singapore Studies | Integrated Social Sciences |
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Design Thinking | Design Thinking |
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Data Literacy | Data Literacy |
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Communities and Engagement | Communities and Engagement |
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Creating Narratives | Writing |
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Sustainable Futures | Scientific Inquiry I |
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Systems Thinking | Scientific Inquiry II |
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Digital Literacy | Digital Literacy |
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Artificial Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence |
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Maker Space | Interdisciplinary Course I |
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Project Management | Interdisciplinary Course II |
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Integrated Project | - |
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Joint final year project or honours thesis
Students in this DDP may opt for a single joint final year project (FYP) or honours thesis (HT) to satisfy the Integrated Project course in the CDE Common Curriculum and the FYP/HT course in CHS (for majors that have an optional or compulsory FYP/HT), subject to the following conditions:
- The scope of work for the joint FYP/HT is approved by both CDE and CHS majors.
- The joint FYP/HT must be supervised by academic staff from both majors or academic staff with joint appointment in both majors.
- The joint FYP/HT is not used to fulfil a specialisation within either major.
Typically, the joint FYP/HT will be done under the FYP/HT course code of the student’s home Faculty or primary major. However, if the number of units for the FYP/HT course in the student’s second Faculty or major is greater than that in the home Faculty or primary major, the joint FYP/HT will be read under the former’s course code.
Double counting between CDE and CHS majors
Double counting of courses between the two majors from CDE and CHS, including the joint FYP/HT, will be considered on a major-to-major basis. This is subject to a limit of 24 units (i.e., 40% of each major) and a minimum graduation requirement of 160 units for the DDP.
Pre-approved double counting arrangements between selected CDE and CHS majors may be found below. This list will be updated over time as new DDP combinations are formed and when new courses relevant to both majors are proposed. Where there is no pre-approved double counting arrangement, students will be required to seek approval from both CDE and CHS.
Students can double-count either 4 units or 8 units from any combination of the following mathematics courses in an Engineering major toward: (a) EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis, and (b) one 4-unit Level 2000 EC elective.
- MA1511 Engineering Calculus (2 units)
- MA1512 Differential Equations (2 units)
- MA1513 Linear Algebra with Differential Equations (2 units)
- MA1505 Mathematics I (4 units)
- MA1508E Linear Algebra for Engineering (4 units)
Engineering major | EC2104 | Level 2000 EC elective |
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Biomedical Engineering | MA1511 + MA1513 | - |
Chemical Engineering | MA1511 + MA1513 | - |
Civil Engineering | MA1511 + MA1513 | - |
Computer Engineering | MA1511 + MA1512 | MA1508E |
Electrical Engineering | MA1511 + MA1512 | MA1508E |
Engineering Science | MA1511 + MA1512 | MA1508E |
Environmental Engineering | MA1511 + MA1513 | - |
Industrial & Systems Engineering | MA1511 + MA1512 | MA1508E |
Infrastructure & Project Management | MA1511 + MA1513 | - |
Materials Science & Engineering | MA1511 + MA1513 | - |
Mechanical Engineering | MA1512 + MA1513 | MA1505 |
Additionally, students from Industrial & System Engineering may double-count ST2334 Probably and Statistics toward EC2303 Foundations of Econometrics. Students who have completed EC2303 prior to reading ST2334 must still complete the latter.
Subject to approval from both majors, students whose home Faculty is CDE may double-count one of the options for Integrated Project in the CDE Common Curriculum toward EC4401 Honours Thesis in the Economics major. Similarly, students whose home Faculty is CHS may double-count EC4401 toward Integrated Project.
EC4401 Honours Thesis may also be replaced with EC-coded Level 4000 regular courses. However, students must still complete the Integrated Project in the CDE Common Curriculum and there is no double-counting between the Integrated Project course and the EC-coded Level 4000 courses.
Students should read the following equivalent MA-coded courses in the Mathematics major instead of those in their Engineering major.
Course in Engineering major | Course in Mathematics major | Course to be read by DDP students |
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CE2407A Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers (2 units) | MA2116 Probability (4 units) |
MA2116 (Students who have read CE2407A must still complete MA2116. The excess 2 units from replacement of CE2407A by MA2116 will be counted as unrestricted elective.) |
CS1231 Discrete Structures (4 units) * | MA1100 Basic Discrete Structures (4 units) | MA1100 |
MA1505 Mathematics I (4 units) * | MA2002 Calculus (4 units) | MA2002 |
MA1508E Linear Algebra for Engineering (4 units) * | MA2001 Linear Algebra (4 units) | MA2001 |
MA1511 Engineering Calculus (2 units) and MA1512 Differential Equations for Engineering (2 units) * | MA2002 Calculus (4 units) | MA2002 |
MA1513 Linear Algebra with Differential Equations (2 units) | MA2001 Linear Algebra (4 units) |
MA2001 (Students who have read MA1513 must still complete MA2001. The excess 2 units from replacement of MA1513 by MA2001 will be counted as unrestricted elective.) |
ST2334 Probability and Statistics (4 units) * | MA2116 Probability (4 units) | MA2116 |
* NOTE: Because of the two-way preclusions between these courses in the Engineering majors their equivalent courses in Mathematics, students whose home Faculty is CDE are strongly encouraged to read the latter instead of the former if they are planning to enrol in this DDP. However, mid-stream DDP students whose home Faculty is CDE and have read the former can request to double-count them toward the latter.
Students can double-count up to 12 units of these courses between their Engineering major and Mathematics.
Engineering major | Courses that can be double-counted between Engineering and Mathematics |
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Biomedical Engineering |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Civil Engineering |
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Computer Engineering |
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Electrical Engineering |
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Engineering Science |
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Environmental Engineering |
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Industrial & Systems Engineering |
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Infrastructure & Project Management |
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Materials Science & Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Students should read the following equivalent MA-coded courses in the Quantitative Finance major instead of those in their Engineering major.
Course in Engineering major | Course in Mathematics major | Course to be read by DDP students |
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CE2407A Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers (2 units) | MA2116 Probability (4 units) |
MA2116 (Students who have read CE2407A must still complete MA2116. The excess 2 units from replacement of CE2407A by MA2116 will be counted as unrestricted elective.)Â |
MA1505 Mathematics I (4 units) * | MA2002 Calculus (4 units) | MA2002 |
MA1508E Linear Algebra for Engineering (4 units) * | MA2001 Linear Algebra (4 units) | MA2001 |
MA1511 Engineering Calculus (2 units) and MA1512 Differential Equations for Engineering (2 units) * | MA2002 Calculus (4 units) | MA2002 |
MA1513 Linear Algebra with Differential Equations (2 units) | MA2001 Linear Algebra (4 units) |
MA2001 (Students who have read MA1513 must still complete MA2001. The excess 2 units from replacement of MA1513 by MA2001 will be counted as unrestricted elective.) |
ST2334 Probability and Statistics (4 units) * | MA2116 Probability (4 units) | MA2116 |
* NOTE: Because of the two-way preclusions between these courses in the Engineering majors their equivalent courses in Quantitative Finance, students whose home Faculty is CDE are strongly encouraged to read the latter instead of the former if they are planning to enrol in this DDP. However, mid-stream DDP students whose home Faculty is CDE and have read the former can request to double-count them toward the latter.
Students can double-count up to 8 units of these courses between their Engineering major and Quantitative Finance.
Engineering major | Courses that can be double-counted between Engineering and Quantitative Finance |
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Biomedical Engineering |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Civil Engineering |
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Computer Engineering |
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Electrical Engineering |
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Engineering Science |
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Environmental Engineering |
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Industrial & Systems Engineering |
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Infrastructure & Project Management |
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Materials Science & Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Students can double-count one 4-unit LSM32xx/LSM42xx elective (except LSM3288 and LSM4288x) from the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) or Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) basket as a BME Technical Elective.
Students can double-count EG2605 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) in lieu of LSM3288/LSM4288x to satisfy the compulsory research milestone in the Life Sciences major requirements, subject to the following conditions:
- The scope of work for EG2605 is approved by both Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences.
- The EG2605 project must be jointly supervised by academic staff from both majors.
Students who meet the above requirements for EG2605 do not need to take LSM3288/LSM4288x to satisfy the compulsory research component in the Life Sciences major.
Subject to approval from both majors, students whose home Faculty is CDE may double-count BN4101 B.Eng. Dissertation (one of the options for Integrated Project in the CDE Common Curriculum) toward LSM4288x Research Project (in the Life Sciences major/graduation requirement but not specialisation, meaning students will have to top up 8 unit from the specialisation requirements). Similarly, students whose home Faculty is CHS may double-count LSM4288x toward BN4101.
Students can double-count one of the following 4-unit LSM electives as an ESE Technical Elective:
- LSM3254 Ecology of Aquatic Environments
- LSM3255 Ecology of Terrestrial Environments
- LSM3272 Global Change Biology
- LSM4260 Plankton Ecology
- LSM4261 Marine Biology
- LSM4262 Tropical Conservation Biology
- LSM4263 Field Studies in Biodiversity
- LSM4264 Freshwater Biology
Students can double-count EG2605 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) in lieu of LSM3288/LSM4288x to satisfy the compulsory research milestone in the Life Sciences major, subject to the following conditions:
- The scope of work for EG2605 is approved by both Environmental Engineering and Life Sciences.
- The EG2605 project must be jointly supervised by academic staff from both majors.
Students who meet the above requirements for EG2605 do not need to take LSM3288/LSM4288x to satisfy the compulsory research component in the Life Sciences major.
Subject to approval from both majors, students whose home Faculty is CDE may double-count ESE4502R B.Eng. Dissertation (one of the options for Integrated Project in the CDE Common Curriculum) toward LSM4288x Research Project (in the Life Sciences major/graduation requirement but not specialisation, meaning students will have to top up 8 units from the specialisation requirements). Similarly, students whose home Faculty is CHS may double-count LSM4288x toward ESE4502R.
Students can double-count up to 20 units of these core and elective courses between Engineering Science and Physics.
Engineering Science course | Physics course | Course to be read by DDP students |
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ESP1111 Engineering Principles In-Action | PC1101 Frontiers of Physics |
Choose either ESP1111 or PC1101 |
PC2130B Applied Quantum Physics | PC2130 Quantum Mechanics I |
Choose either PC2130B or PC2130 |
PC2020 Electromagnetics for Electrical Engineers | PC2031 Electricity and Magnetism I | Choose either PC2020 or PC2031 |
PC3235B Applied Solid State Physics | PC3235 Solid State Physics I | Choose either PC3235B or PC3235 |
MA1511 Engineering Calculus and MA1512 Differential Equations | PC2174A Mathematical Methods in Physics | Choose either (MA1511 + MA1512) or PC2174A |
* NOTE: Mid-stream DDP students whose home Faculty is CDE can only double-count MA1511 and MA1512 toward PC2174A if they have also read MA1508E Linear Algebra for Engineering. Otherwise, they will need to complete MA1513 Linear Algebra with Differential Equations in addition to MA1511 and MA1512.
Subject to approval from both majors, students whose home Faculty is CDE may double-count ESP4901 Research Project (one of the options for Integrated Project in the CDE Common Curriculum) toward PC4288 Honours Project in Physics which is a graduation requirement for the Physics major (but not PC4288A/N/Q which are meant for specialisation). Similarly, students whose home Faculty is CHS may double-count PC4288 toward ESP4901.
Internship for CDE majors
Student in this DDP who are enrolled in an Engineering major as a first or second degree programme must complete at least 10 units of internship courses via any combination of the following:
- CFG2101 NUS Vacation Internship Programme (4 units)
- CP3200 Internship (6 units) - for those in Computer Engineering only
- CP3202 Internship II (6 units) - for those in Computer Engineering only
- CP3880 Advanced Technology Attachment Programme (12 units) - for those in Computer Engineering only
- EG2605 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (4 units)
- EG3612 Vacation Industrial Attachment (6 units)
- EG3611A Industrial Attachment (10 units)
- TR3202N/S/T Start-up Internship Programme (12 units) - for those in NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) programmes only
- ETP3201L/S Innovation & Enterprise Internship (12 units) - for those in NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) programmes only
- ETP3205 Innovation & Enterprise Internship (6 units) - for those in NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) programmes only
- ETP3206L Innovation & Enterprise Internship (16 units) - for those in NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) programmes only
Polytechnic-intake and other students who have received advanced placements credits for the internship requirement will be considered as having fulfilled the requirement.
Admission
Students who are interested to pursue this DDP must meet the following criteria:
- Have a minimum GPA of 4.00 (before exercising the S/U option on any course) for their first degree programme.
- Completed between 60 units and 80 units (excluding units earned from student exchange programmes or advanced placement credits), i.e. just after the third semester or fourth semester in NUS.
- Passed at least 12 units of courses from the major in the second degree programme, including the gateway course(s) for the major listed below but excluding courses in the CDE-CHS Common Curriculum and those that are double-counted between the CDE and CHS majors.
- Obtained a minimum GPA of 4.00 (before exercising the S/U option), i.e. average grade of B+, for the courses from the major in the second degree programme.
- Able to complete both degree programmes within a maximum candidature period of 10 regular semesters.
In addition to the above, students may also need to go through an interview. Admission is subject to availability of vacancies in the second degree programme, and may be subject to other factors such as performance during interview and quality of other applicants.
The application window is normally open between Week 6 and Week 11 of each regular semester. The application link will be posted here once the application window is open. Applications submitted outside of this window or after the deadline will NOT be accepted.
Applications will be reviewed after the release of examination results for the same semester, and the outcome will be made known within 2 to 3 weeks from the release of examination results.
Bachelor of Engineering majors
CDE majors | Gateway courses |
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Biomedical Engineering | BN1111 Biomedical Engineering Principles and Practice I BN2111 Biomedical Engineering Principles and Practice II |
Chemical Engineering | CN1101A Chemical Engineering Principles and Practice I CN2102 Chemical Engineering Principles and Practice II |
Civil Engineering | CE1103 Principles of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering CE2155 Principles of Structural Mechanics and Materials |
Computer Engineering | CG1111A Engineering Principles and Practice I CG2111A Engineering Principles and Practice II |
Electrical Engineering | EE1111A Electrical Engineering Principles and Practice I EE2111A Electrical Engineering Principles and Practice II |
Engineering Science | ESP1111 Engineering Principles in Action ESP2111 Sensor System Electronics |
Environmental Engineering | ESE2101 Environmental Science and Engineering Principles & Practice ESE2102 Principles & Practice in Environmental Monitoring |
Industrial & Systems Engineering | IE1111R Industrial & Systems Engineering Principles & Practice I IE2111 Industrial & Systems Engineering Principles & Practice II |
Infrastructure & Project Management (Cohorts AY2021/2022 to AY2023/2024) | PF1101 Fundamentals of Project Management IPM1103 Digital Construction |
Infrastructure & Project Management (Cohort AY2024/2025 onwards) | PF1101 Fundamentals of Project Management IPM1104 Build Environment Engineering Principles and Practice |
Materials Science & Engineering | MLE1001B Materials Science & Engineering Principles and Practice I MLE2001A Materials Science & Engineering Principles and Practice II |
Mechanical Engineering | ME1102 Engineering Principles and Practice I ME2104 Engineering Principles and Practice II |
Project & Facilities Management | PF1101 Fundamentals of Project Management PF1103 Digital Construction |
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Bachelor of Science majors
CHS majors | Gateway courses |
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Chemistry | CM1102 Chemistry – The Central Science |
Data Science and Analytics | DSA1101 Introduction to Data Science |
Food Science and Technology | FST1101B Science and Technology of Foods |
Life Science | LSM1111 Biological Challenges and Opportunities for Humankind |
Mathematics | MA1100 Basic Discrete Mathematics or MA1100T Basic Discrete Mathematics (T) |
Pharmaceutical Science | PHS1101 The Billion-Dollar Pill – Bench to Bedside Drug Development |
Physics | PC1101 Frontiers of Physics |
Quantitative Finance | QF1100 Introduction to Quantitative Finance |
Statistics | ST1131 Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Computing |
Bachelor of Arts majors
CHS majors | Gateway courses |
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Chinese Language | CL1101E Chinese Language: Its Past and Present |
Chinese Studies | CH1101E Retelling Chinese Stories: Change and Continuity |
English Language and Linguistics | EL1101E The Nature of Language |
English Literature | EN1101E An Introduction to Literary Studies |
Global Studies | GL1101E Global Issues |
History | HY1101E Asia and the Modern World |
Japanese Studies | JS1101E Introduction to Japan |
Malay Studies | MS1102E Understanding the Contemporary Malay World |
Philosophy | GEX1015 Life, the Universe, and Everything |
South Asian Studies | SN1101E Discover South Asia: People, Culture, Development |
Southeast Asian Studies | SE1101E Southeast Asia: A Changing Region |
Theatre and Performance Studies | TS1101E Introduction to Theatre and Performance |
Bachelor of Social Sciences majors
CHS majors | Gateway courses |
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Anthropology (for Cohort AY2022/2023 onward) | AN1101E Anthropology and the Human Condition |
Communications and New Media | NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society |
Economics | EC1101E Introduction to Economic Analysis |
Geography | GE1101E Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments |
Political Science | PS1101E Introduction to Politics |
Psychology | PL1101E Introduction to Psychology |
Social Work | SW1101E Social Work: A Heart-Head-Hand Connection |
Sociology | SC1101E Making Sense of Society |
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Candidature period and tuition fees
Regardless of the combination of majors for this DDP (including the XDPs), the normal candidature period is 10 regular semesters. However, most students in the DDP should be able to graduate within 8 or 9 semesters depending on their choice of majors in CDE and CHS.Â
Students in this DDP are required to pay only the prevailing tuition fee of their primary degree programme (i.e. following their home Faculty) during the normal candidature period. However, those who take longer than the normal candidature period to complete the DDP will have to pay partial non-subsidized fees, culminating in full non-subsidised fees, during the extended semesters.
Continuation requirement and exit
Students in this DDP will need to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.50 for both degree programmes. They will be given a warning if they do not meet this requirement for a single semester. Those who do not meet this requirement for two consecutive semesters will be required to withdraw from the DDP by withdrawing from the second degree programme. However, this continuation requirement is not applicable once a student's total cumulative units exceed 140 units.
A student may decide to withdraw or can be asked to withdraw from this DDP by withdrawing from the second degree programme. All the courses that the student has taken to fulfil the requirements of the second degree will be reflected in the transcript and included in the computation of the GPA for the single degree programme.
Students in this DDP who want to withdraw from the first degree (i.e. originally offered degree) programme and change to the second degree programme must seek a formal transfer through the Office of Admissions.
Contact us
You may contact Ms Lesley Poong at lesley@nus.edu.sg or 6516 1339 if you have questions about this DDP.