APPLICATION GUIDE

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WITH

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS | UNIVERSITY TOWN, 2 COLLEGE AVENUE WEST, STEPHEN RIADY CENTER,
#01-03, SINGAPORE 138607
CONTENTS
Page

Application Overview 3
 Application timeline
 Application outcome
 Accept our offer
 Ask Admissions

Before you start 4

 Things to note

Applying to NUS 6
 Application Form Sections and Descriptions

Flowchart on application process for International Students presenting International 9

qualifications

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 Application Overview

You will need to complete all relevant sections of

your application before submitting it online. Do
make sure you have sufficient time to apply,
submit supporting documents (if applicable) and
complete application fee payment by application Keep to the Timeline
closing date of your respective qualification.

Please refer to the Supporting Document Guide

for the list of supporting documents to prepare
for submission.

Wait for your The Admissions Selection Committee will review

the applicant’s academic merits and choice of
Application programmes before making an offer of admission to
Outcome the student.
Some programmes require additional assessments
such as interviews, selection tests and portfolios –
you will be notified accordingly if you need to attend
one.

The admission offer letter will be available online

after you have been offered admission. The offer
letter will indicate how and when to reply to the offer. Accept our Offer
Don’t miss the deadline!

Visit the admissions website for more details.

Alternatively, you may send us your
questions at www.askadmissions.nus.edu.sg!
Questions and
Enquires?

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Before you start…
Here are a few things to note:

(1) For best user experience, please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Other browsers (such
as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge versions before version 44.17763) may experience
compatibility issues.

(2) You can use one of the following social accounts to proceed with your undergraduate
admissions application:
• Facebook
• Google (e.g. Gmail)
• Microsoft Account (e.g. Outlook or Hotmail)
• LinkedIn

By using your social account for login, information entered in the application form will be
automatically saved. As you will be logged out if your session idles for more than 30 minutes, using
your social account for login ensures that information previously entered can be retrieved when
you resume the session again.

You are encouraged to create an email account which you can use for this application purpose.

If you do not have any of the above social accounts, please click here to create a NUS Account for
Undergraduate Admission Application.

(3) Students residing in Singapore are encouraged to use the postal code search function so that
accurate residential address information such as Block/House Number and Street Name can be
pre-loaded in one-click.

Note: This function is only applicable to residential addresses in Singapore.

(4) If you wish to amend details such as contact information and/or choice of programmes
after application submission, you may do so via the Applicant Portal by the application closing
date.

(5) Students are required to select at least one Single Degree choice of programmes. Based on the
selected Single Degree programme choice, the Double Degree (DDP), Concurrent Degree
(CDP), Double Major, Minor and Specialisation Programmes that are related to the Single
Degree programme choice(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu for selection.

If you decide to revise your Single Degree programme choice(s) before application
submission, you will be required to re-select your DDP, CDP, Double Major, Minor
and Specialisation Programmes as your earlier selection will be reset. The list of relevant DDP,
CDP, Double Majors,

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 Minor and Specialisation Programmes for selection will be revised in accordance to the
new single degree programme choice(s).

(6) The top Navigation Bar indicates you have completed a specific section based on the colors
presented.

• Completed section = Grey

• Section in-progress = Orange
• Section to be completed = Blue

The Navigation Drop-down Menu allows you to navigate to a previous section to review or amend
any information. Do note that you will have to review the remaining sections again before resuming
from where you had previously stopped.
To ensure information entered is saved, you are required to use the button to proceed
to the next page of the application form.

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 Applying to NUS?
Take the first step by completing the Online Application Form:

These are the sections you need to COMPLETE:

Personal particulars Alternative Contact Choice of Programmes

Key in your full name as per your A contact person in the event of an If you indicate interest to be
passport. You may leave the emergency. considered for NUS College, you must
passport number field empty if you provide additional information such as
do not have a passport at the point essays which will be used for holistic
of application. assessment.

Provide a valid email address in You can apply for a maximum of eight
order for the University to contact single degree choices and another
you when necessary. eight double degree, concurrent
degree, double major, minor and
specialisation programmes.

Education Achievements University/Tertiary Education

If you are sitting for your national You are required to answer 5 This section is optional.
or official Year 12 examination in short response questions and
the year of application and will provide at least one If you are a current or former
receive your results only after the achievement. If you do not have undergraduate of a university, please
application deadline, you should achievements, please select “Not provide details for all the required
select “Predicted / Forecast” and Applicable” button. fields.
key in your most recent school
results. If you have participated in any
competition under the
If you have completed your International Science Olympiad
national or official Year 12 (IOC), please provide us with the
examination by the application details.
deadline, you should select
“Actual” and key in your actual
results.

You should provide us with the

following additional test scores, if
available.

You are required to provide an

accurate and complete set of
academic result. Incomplete or
inaccurate declaration will affect
the outcome of your application.

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 Health and Support Other Information Tuition Grant
Applicable if you have past or Please indicate clearly if you have International Students are to
current medical or mental been arrested, charged in court, put indicate their intention to apply
health condition and/or on probation or convicted of an for Tuition Grant.
physical disabilities; and/or drug offence; suspended or expelled
or food allergies. from an educational institution;
terminated from your employment
The information will enable the for any reason; or have any court or
University to develop a better disciplinary proceedings pending.
understanding of an applicant’s
need for support/ resources
The information will enable the
during his/ her studies in NUS,
University to provide support during
and to ascertain if provisions
your studies in NUS. All information
required are available.
submitted will be treated
confidentially.

Financial Aid Documents Upload Declaration

This is to indicate your intention You will be prompted to upload all This section requires your
to apply for financial aid and for relevant supporting documents declaration that all the
you to declare your household when completing the online information provided in your
income information. application form. If you wish to application is correct.
submit additional documents after
You need to submit a separate you have submitted the online
online application for Financial application, you may do so via the
Aid. Applicant Portal by the application
closing date.
The University is collecting the
household income information of
all applicants, in order to assess
the levels of financial aid
necessary for needy applicants,
and increase needy applicants’
awareness of financial aid. It has
no impact on or implication for
your application outcome at all.

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 Personal Identification Submission Summary and Application Fee Payment
Number (PIN) Acknowledgement Page
You need to create a confidential Review all the details entered in the The S$20 application fee can be
8-digit alphanumeric PIN. online application. If you wish to paid via Credit Card, AliPay,
make any amendments, you should PayNow or Bank Draft.
The PIN and Application Number click on the Navigation Drop-down
will allow you to track your Menu or the Back button to return
application, as well as to submit to the relevant section. After the
supporting documents online at change is made, click on Save and
the Applicant Portal. Next icon to save the revised
information. Click the Submit button
to proceed with the application.

You will receive an Application

Number and an email titled
“Acknowledgement of Application to
NUS Undergraduate Programmes” if
your application has been received.

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 Application Process for International Students:

International Students
presenting International
Qualifications

Submit an admission
application online by
application closing date.
Complete all the Your application will be
Ensure that you meet the necessary sections only be considered after
subject prerequisites of you complete the
the programmes applied application process.
for. This includes successful
submission of online
application form,
receiving an email titled
“Acknowledgement of
Complete Application to NUS
Depending on the Application Undergraduate
programme(s) you have programmes”,
applied for, interview
submission of supporting
and/or selection test
documents, and making
may be required before
the S$20 application fee
an admission outcome
payment.
can be made.
Wait for outcome Incomplete application
The Admission Selection
will affect the outcome of
Committee will consider
your application.
your application based
on academic merits and
choice of programmes
before releasing an
You have to reply to the
outcome online between NUS offer of admission
May and July. Accept our offer by the specified deadline.
Your electronic offer
letter will indicate the

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