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INTRODUCTION
1 PRINCIPLES
In theFacultyofArtsandSocialSciences,wesubscribe to two importantprincipleswithrespect to
undergraduateeducation:
(1) Depth and Breadth.Goodundergraduate education involves abalanced combinationofdepthandbreadth.Bytheendofadegreeprogramme,graduatesshouldknowoneareawell,thatis,be
awareofitsmainideas,ofthepossibilitiesandlimitationsofitsmethodology,andofitscurrent
questions and problems. The best graduates will also be able to devise problems and pose
questionsoftheirowninthisarea.Buttobeproperlyeducated,graduatesshouldalsohavebroad
exposuretootherkindsofknowledgebeyondtheirspecialism.
(2)
Responsibility.
As
undergraduates
are
mature
learners,
they
should
be
given
the
responsibility
of
determiningmuchoftheirownprogrammeofstudy:forinstance,theareaofspecialisation,and
thescopeandnatureoftheirstudyoutsidethatarea.Inshort,thereshouldbebothflexibilityand
choice.
2 PRINCIPLESANDDEGREESTRUCTURE
The modular system in FASS is designed to embody these two principles. Every opportunity and
constraintinthecurriculumisguidedbythewishtomakestudentsacquiredepthalongsidebreadth,
andtoallowthemchoice.
3
DEPTH
Depth is achievedmainly through the study of amajor.Most studentswill pursue a singlemajor
programme. Some studentsmay alsoopt topursue adoublemajorordoubledegreeprogramme
withintheuniversityframeworksiftheymeettherequirements.Studentsmayalsochoosetoreada
minorinordertopursueanothersubjectinlessdepth.
Forthesinglemajor,studentsreadmodulesfromasingledepartmentorprogrammeinpursuitofa
developedandsophisticatedunderstandingofonesubject.Thesinglemajorconstitutes50%of the
B.Aand62.50%oftheHonoursdegree.
Forthedoublemajor,inadditiontotheprimarymajor,studentschoosetodoasmallersecondmajor
withinthesamefacultyorfromanotherfaculty.Inotherwords,theyreadmodulesfrom2separate
departmentsorprogrammes.
Theminorisalimitedprogrammeofstudyinonearea.Thestudentwhofollowsaminorischoosing
toacquireacertainfocusoutsidethemajor.
4 BREADTH
Broadstudyoutsidethestudentsspecialismisregulatedbyanumberofdifferentmechanisms.Each
oftheseisintendedtoensureadifferentkindofbreadth.Thefirstthreebelongtowhatisknownas
University Level requirements (see Appendix 2). The fourth belongs to the "Programme
Requirements"[seeSection1,4(b)(i)],andthefifth,tothe"UnrestrictedElectivesRequirement"[see
Section1,4(c)].
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(1) General Education. NUS mounts a number of modules specially designed to provide generaleducation.ThesearecalledGEMs(GeneralEducationModules)andmoststudentsarerequiredto
readatleasttwoofthem.
(2) SingaporeStudies.NUSalsooffersmodulesmeanttointroducestudentstothecarefulstudyofaspectsofSingapore.Moststudentsarerequiredtoreadoneofthese.
(3) BreadthoutsideFASS.ItisimportantthatstudentshavesomeknowledgebeyondthattaughtintheFaculty.Theymustdoacertainamountofstudy inanotherFacultyorotherFaculties.Most
studentsarerequiredtoreadatleasttwoofthese.
(4) ExposureinFASS.EachsubjectintheFacultyhasan(introductory)exposuremodule.Inadditiontotheonetheymustreadfortheirmajor,studentsareexpectedtoreadat leastthreeofthese
exposuremoduleswithone fromeachof the threedivisions inFASS.Theseexposuremodules
should
preferably
be
read
at
the
beginning
of
the
students
academic
careers
so
students
can
exploredifferentareasofknowledgebeforedeterminingtheireventualareaofspecialisation.The
modulecodesfortheexposuremodulesendwithanE,e.g.CH1101E.
(5) UnrestrictedElectives(outsideofmajor).Partofthecurriculumisreservedforunrestrictedstudyoutsidethemajor.Thisensuresthatstudentspursueintellectualinterestsbeyondtheirprincipal
one.Itcanbeusedtoachievegreaterbreadthofknowledge.
5 FLEXIBILITY
Thisbriefintroductionhasalreadystressedsomeofthewaysinwhichourcurriculumstructureallows
the
flexibility
for
students
to
create
programmes
to
match
their
interests
and
aptitudes.
We
will
continuetoprovideguidanceuponrequesttostudentswhowishtodiscusstheirchoicesandplanof
study.PleaserefertoSection2,23.KeyContactsfortherelevantdetails.
6 REGULATIONSANDCHOICES
Students shouldbearourprinciples inmindwhen reading the regulations andwhenmaking their
choices.Asfaraspossible,theFacultywillhonourtheagreementsspeltoutinthispaperandwewill,
wherever possible, avoidmaking changes to the published graduation requirements.However, in
somecircumstances,itmaybenecessarytochangegraduationrequirementsforyourcohort.Wewill
ensure that such changes are communicated clearly to all students via their NUS mailboxes.
AnnouncementswillalsobemadeontheFacultywebsite.
ItistheresponsibilityofstudentstochecktheFacultywebsiteandtheirNUSmailboxesregularlyfor
updates.TheyshouldalsoensurethattheyarecontactableviatheirNUSmailboxes.
Thismodularpaperisintendedforstudentsadmittedinacademicyear201112andfacultymembers.Itis
dividedintotwosections:RequirementsForGraduationandImportantInformationForAllStudents.Please
refertoAppendix1:TermsUsed,fortherelationshipbetweentheterms/namesmentionedinthispaper.
USEFULCONTACTS
FacultyofArts&SocialSciences
(forUniversityrequirement,Facultyrequirementandgeneral
enquiries)65166133 fashelp@nus.edu.sg
UniversityHealthCentre
(forpersonalguidance&counsellingservice)65162376 cps@nus.edu.sg
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SECTION1:REQUIREMENTSFORGRADUATION
1 OVERVIEWOFTHEMODULARSYSTEM
TheFacultyofArtsandSocialSciences (FASS)operatesonaModularSystem inwhichstudentsread
modules(courses)andgainmodularcredits(MCs).MCsreflecttheworkloadrequiredforeachmodule.
Mostmodulesareworth4MCs.Amodulelastsonesemester.Therearetwomainsemestersandtwo
specialtermsineachacademicyear.
2 FACULTYSTRUCTUREThe FASS isorganised into3divisionsAsian Studies,Humanities and Social Sciences.Weoffer19
undergraduate
subjects
taught
by
15
departments
and
programmes.
EuropeanStudiesisacrossdepartmentalprogrammeadministeredbytheOfficeofProgrammes(OOP).
Itconsistsofmoduleshousedindifferentdepartmentsandprogrammes.ThereisalsoaFacultyCentre
forLanguageStudies,whichofferslanguageinstruction.
Division Department/Programme SubjectsOffered
ChineseLanguageDepartmentofChineseStudies
ChineseStudies
DepartmentofJapaneseStudies JapaneseStudies
DepartmentofMalayStudies MalayStudies
SouthAsianStudiesProgramme SouthAsianStudies
AsianStudies
Division
DepartmentofSoutheastAsianStudies SoutheastAsianStudies
EnglishLanguage
EnglishLiteratureDepartmentofEnglishLanguage&Literature
TheatreStudies
DepartmentofHistory History
Humanities
Division
DepartmentofPhilosophy Philosophy
Department of Communications and New
MediaCommunicationsandNewMedia
DepartmentofEconomics Economics
DepartmentofGeography Geography
DepartmentofPoliticalScience PoliticalScience
DepartmentofPsychology Psychology
DepartmentofSocialWork SocialWork
SocialSciences
Division
DepartmentofSociology Sociology
CrossDepartmentalProgrammesofferedbyOOP SubjectsOffered
EuropeanStudiesProgramme EuropeanStudies
Faculty
Centre
Courses
Offered
CentreforLanguageStudies
Language instruction in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese
(Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malay,
Tamil,ThaiandVietnamese.
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3 UNIVERSITYSCHOLARSPROGRAMME
SuitablyqualifiedstudentswillbegiventheopportunitytoenrolintheUniversityScholarsProgramme(USP).Detailsaboutapplicationand latestupdateson theUSPcanbefoundat theUSPwebsiteat:
http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/.
4 GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS
Tograduatewith theB.A. (Hons)orB.Soc.Sci. (Hons)degree,FASSstudentsmustbeplacedon the
honourstrack(refertopoint17ofSection2)andaccumulatedaminimumof160MCs.Studentsmust
alsoattainaminimumCumulativeAveragePoint(orCAP,seeAppendix5:GradingSystem)of3.20.
StudentswhochoosenottoordonotcompletethehonoursrequirementsmaygraduatewiththeB.A.
degree
after
accumulating
a
minimum
of
120
MCs
at
a
CAP
of
at
least
2.00.
For
awarding
of
classes
of
honours,pleaserefertoAppendix6:AwardforHonours.
All important announcements will be placed at the FASS website (http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg).
StudentsshouldchecktheFASSwebsiteregularlyforthelatestannouncementsandnotices.Students
should also read any emails sent by the Deans Office and if in doubt, send an email to
fashelp@nus.edu.sgforclarification.
Requirementsforgraduationare:
(a) UniversityLevelRequirementsSeeAppendix2:ULR(b) ProgrammeRequirementswhichinclude:
(i) FacultyExposureRequirementTofulfiltheFacultyrequirement,eachstudentmustreadandpassthreelevel1000Exposure
modules(12MCs),withonemoduleineachofthethreedivisionsAsianStudies,Humanities
andSocialSciences.TheseExposuremodulesdonotcounttowardsthemajorrequirements.
Forexample,ifastudentmajorsinSouthAsianStudies,SN1101Ecannotbeusedtowardsthe
FacultyExposureRequirement.Studentswhoread theEuropeanStudies level1000Exposure
module (EU1101E) may use it to satisfy the Faculty Exposure requirement in either the
HumanitiesDivisionortheSocialSciencesDivision.
Eachstudentisallowedtocountamaximumof60MCsoflevel1000modulestowardsboth
theB.A.andHonoursdegreeprogrammes.Thislimitincludes:
(1) 32MCsoflevel1000FASSmoduleswhichinclude: Exposuremodules Languagemodules(fromtheCentreofLanguageStudies) FreshmanSeminarmodules
(2) General Educationmodules, Singapore Studiesmodules andmodules offered by otherfaculties.
(3)Advanced
placement
credits,
exemptions
(4) ModulesreadwhileonStudentExchangeProgrammeandNUSOverseasCollege.
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(ii) MajorRequirementAllstudentswillenrolina4yearprogrammeleadingtothehonoursdegreeinasinglemajor.
Somestudentsmaychoosenottocompleteormaynotmeetthehonoursrequirements.Such
studentsmaygraduatewithaB.A.degree.ThenumberofMCsneededforsinglemajor isset
outinAppendix3:GRFASS.
StudentsmustearnaminimumnumberofMCsfromlevel3000andlevel4000modulesintheir
major.FortheSingleMajor(honoursandB.A.degrees),theFacultyrequiresstudentstopassa
minimumof 20MCs of level3000modules intheirmajor.Forthehonoursdegree,students
mustpassaminimumof40MCsoflevel4000orhighermodulesintheirmajor.Studentsmay
beallowed,inlieuoftheirlevel4000modules,amaximumoftwolevel5000modules(subject
to
the
department's
approval
and
module
pre
requisites,
if
any),
to
fulfil
graduation
requirements. Students should take note that level5000 FASS modules offered to
undergraduateswillbeworth5MCeach.Thelevel5000modulecodesforundergraduateswill
havethesuffixR(forexample:EC5555R).Somedepartmentsasamatterofpolicydonotallow
undergraduates to read theirgraduatemodules.No level5000 IndependentStudiesModules
(ISMs)orlevel6000modules(includingISMs)willbeopentoundergraduates.
Thereare further requirements for some subjects,and students should refer to the relevant
department/programmefordetails.
(c) UnrestrictedElectives(Outsidethemajor)Thisenablesstudentstopursuemoduleswhichinterestthem.Studentsmaychoosetoreadany
modulesoutsideoftheirmajor,aslongastheysatisfytherelevantprerequisites.
DetailsoftherelativeweightageandMCsrequiredforgraduationcanbefoundinAppendix3:GR
FASS.USPstudentsshouldrefertoAppendix4:GRUSP.
MaximumPeriodofCandidature
Themaximumperiodofcandidatureisshownasfollows:
UndergraduateProgramme MaximumCandidature
3yearnonhonoursprogrammes 4years
4yearhonoursprogrammes 5years
DoubleDegreeprogrammes 6years
MotherTongueBonusPointScheme
StudentsadmittedundertheMotherTongueBonusPoint(MTBP)Schememustpass7modules (28
MCs) intheMTrelatedsubjectasdetailedbelow inorder tograduatefromFASS.Modulesused to
fulfil the MTBP requirements cannot be read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis and cannot be
doublecounted toFacultyexposure requirements.GradedMTBPmodulescanbeused tosatisfya
minorrequirement.
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Studentson the SEP should refer to the sectionon Student ExchangeProgrammeof thismodular
paperforthemaximumnumberofmoduleswhichcanbeusedtofulfilMTBPrequirements.
HigherMTsubjectorMT
subjectatG.C.E.AlevelsMTrelated
subjectinFASSMTRequirements
ChineseLanguageChinese
ChineseStudies
Any7(28MCs)CLand/orCHmodulestaught
inChinese
Malay MalayStudiesAny7(28MCs)MSmodulesincludingatleast
2(8MCs)MSmodulestaughtinMalay
Tamil SouthAsianStudies
Any7(28MCs)SNmodulesincludingSN2275
Tamil Studies Iand SN3275Tamil Studies II.
BothmodulesaretaughtinTamil
Moreinformationisavailableathttp://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply/cata/#MTBP
5 DOUBLEDEGREEPROGRAMME
ProgrammeOutline
ADoubleDegreeconsistsofacombinationoftwoseparatedegreesintwodisciplineareasfromtwo
differentFaculties. Studentscan choose todevise theirowndoubledegreeprogrammes (DDPs)or
enrolinoneoftheexistingspeciallycustomisedDDPs.
Studentswhowish to enrol in the specially customisedDDPsmay apply for them at thepoint of
admissionoraftertheirfirstyear.Studentswhoapplyaftertheirfirstyearmustmeettherequisite
qualificationsfortheintendedDDP.ThespeciallycustomisedDDPsavailabletoFASSstudentsare:
Communications&NewMediaandAccountancy Communications&NewMediaandBusiness EconomicsandAccountancy EconomicsandBusiness EconomicsandEngineering EconomicsandLawStudentswhowishtodevisetheirownDDPsmustapplyinwritingtotheViceDeansofbothFaculties
whentheyhavecompletedbetween60to80MCsandattainedaCAPofatleast4.00.Studentsmust
fulfilatleastthehonoursrequirementsoftheiroriginaldegree/homecourse.
ToensurethatstudentsenteringDDPshavethecapacitytohandlethedemandsofsuchprogrammes,
studentswhodonotmaintainaCAPof4.00 inmodules contributing to theoriginaldegree/home
courseforanytwoconsecutivesemesterswillberequiredtowithdrawfromtheDDP.
DegreeRequirements
UniversityLevelRequirements:
a) StudentsneedtosatisfyonesetofSingaporeStudies(SS)andGeneralEducationModule(GEM)requirements only. The prevailing rules relating to satisfying the GEM requirements in the
differentsubjectgroupsshallapply.InaccordancewiththeexistingGEMrequirements:
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(i) Students taking double degree combinations involving degrees from faculties in Group A(ScienceandTechnology)andGroupB(HumanitiesandSocialSciences)mustreadoneGEM
eachfromGroupAandGroupB.
(ii) StudentstakingdoubledegreecombinationsinwhichoneofthedegreesisfromtheSchoolofDesign&Environment (whichcomesunderbothGroupAandB)must readoneGEMeachfromGroupAandGroupB.
(iii)Students taking double degree combinations involving degrees from faculties in Group B(HumanitiesandSocialSciences)orwithinthesamefacultyinGroupBmustreadatleastone
GEMfromGroupA(ScienceandTechnology).
b) IfstudentsreadGEMswhicharecrosslistedwiththesecondprogramme,andusethemtofulfilthemajorrequirementfortheseconddegree,thentheywouldneedtoreadadditionalGEMsto
fulfiltheGeneralEducationrequirement.
c)Students
taking
double
degree
combinations
involving
degrees
from
two
different
faculties
will
notbe required to read breadthmodules. Themodules read from one Facultywill satisfy the
breadthrequirementsoftheotherFaculty.
FacultyRequirements
AsthetwodegreesarefromtwoFaculties,bothsetsoffacultyrequirementsmustbefulfilled.
MajorRequirements
At least twothirds of each major must be fulfilled by distinct (i.e. not overlapping) modules. A
minimum60%ofmajorcreditsofeachofthedegreesmustbelettergradedandfactoredintheCAP
ofeachdegree.
UnrestrictedElectives
Studentsarenotrequiredtoreadunrestrictedelective(UE)modulesundertheDDP.However,ifUE
modulesareread,thesecanbeusedtocounttowardstherequirementofeitherdegreeprogramme.
Modulesdoublecountedtowardsthemajorrequirementsofbothdegreescannotbeusedtofulfilthe
requirementsofaminor.
MaximumPeriodofCandidature
The maximum period of candidature will be six years. The two degree programmes must be
undertaken and completed within a single continuous candidature period (save for the usual
provisionsforleaveofabsence).
ComputationofCAP
a) TheCAPforeachdegreeprogrammewillbecomputedseparately,andthetwoCAPs,oneeachfortherespectivedegreeprogramme,willbereflectedseparatelyonthetranscript.
b) Studentsare required todeclarewhichmodules theywant touse to fulfil the requirementsofeachofthetwodegrees.
c) Thegradesfrommodules(SS,GEMsormajors)thatmaybedoublecountedwillbeusedtwicetocomputetheCAPforeachofthetwodegrees.
d) IfUEmoduleshavebeenread,thegradesobtainedwillbeusedtocomputetheCAPforeitheroneofthetwodegrees.
MinimumMCRequirementsforDoubleDegrees
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TheminimumMCrequirementsfordoubledegreesareasfollows:
DoubleHonoursDegrees200MCs
HonoursandBachelorDegrees180MCs
Theactual totalMCswillbedependenton the requirementsofeachof the twodegreesandhowmuchdoublecountingispermittedasspecifiedbytherespectiveFaculties/Departments.
AwardofDegree
Twoseparatedegreeswillbeawardedandtwodegreescrollsissued,oneforeachdegree.
FeeImplications
Students reading a double degree should note the fee implications as set out in FAQ #12 at
http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/faqs/ddp_cdp_dm.html#ddp12
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DOUBLE
MAJOR
PROGRAMME
Double majors are conceived as an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge and
capacitieswith a significant degree of depth by pursuing a secondmajor alongside their primary
major.Thesecondmajorisnottobetakentothesamelevelofintensityastheprimarymajor,andit
maybetakeninthesameFaculty/SchoolorfromadifferentFaculty/School.
Themainfeaturesofthesecondmajorareasfollow:
StudentsmayreadsecondmajorsfromtheFaculty/SchooloftheirprimarymajororfromanotherFaculty/School.
ThesecondmajorwillbeanonHonoursmajor.
The
second
major
will
be
recorded
in
the
transcript
but
not
on
the
degree
scroll.
StructureoftheSecondMajor
Asecondmajorwillconsistofatleast48MCsofmodulesofwhich:
upto8MCscanbedoublecounted. atleast16MCsmustbeatlevel3000orabove.TheminimumMCrequirementsfortheDoubleMajorsareasfollows:
SingleDegree,DoubleMajorPrograms MinimumMCRequirement
WithHonours 160MCs
WithoutHonours 120MCs
The actual total MCs will depend upon the requirements of the second major. Please refer to
Appendix3:GRFASSformoreinformation.
Students intendingtoreadasecondmajor inFASSmusthavecompletedbetween40and100MCs,
andhaveattainedaminimumCAPof3.50.Announcementswillbemadeonwhen theapplication
periodsareforsecondmajorsofferedbyFASS.FASSstudentsintendingtoreadasecondmajorfrom
otherfacultieswillneedtolookoutfortheapplicationperiodsofthosefaculties.
Applicationstoreadasecondmajormustbemadenolaterthanthe5thsemesterofstudy.
Studentsmaywithdraw from the doublemajor programmeby informing theDeansOffice of the
home Faculty. Upon withdrawing from the double major programme, modules read to fulfil the
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requirementsofthesecondmajormaybeusedtofulfilsomefromtheunrestrictedelectives(outside
ofmajor)requirement,andwillcontinuetocounttowardsthestudentsCAP.
MaximumPeriodofCandidatureThemaximumperiodofcandidatureisshownasfollows:
UndergraduateProgramme MaximumCandidature
Doublemajorwithouthonours 4years
Doublemajorwithhonoursinonemajor 5years
7 DEGREEPROGRAMMESWITHOTHERUNIVERSITIES
TheFacultyofArtsandSocialScienceshasestablishedseveraljointanddoubledegreeprogrammes
withoverseasUniversities.Thedegreescurrentlyavailableare:
JointDegreeProgrammes
Joint Honours Degree in Actuarial Studies and Economics with Australian National University(ANU)
Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) (ANU)/Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (NUS) Joint DegreeProgramme(forUSPstudentsonly)
JointBachelorofArtsProgrammewithUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHillDoubleDegreeProgrammes
DoubleDegreeBachelorofArts(Honours)withWasedaUniversity(SchoolofInternationalLiberalStudies)(ForUSPstudentsonly)
As these programmes are very specific in nature, this paper will not address the programme
requirementsindetail.Formoreinformationandapplicationdetails,pleasereferto:
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/academic_requirements/degree_otheruni.html
MaximumPeriodofCandidature
Themaximumperiodofcandidature forstudentspursuingaprogramme leading to theawardofa
jointHonoursdegreeis5years.ThemaximumcandidatureforthedoubleHonoursdegreeis6years.
8 MINORS
Studentsmayplantheirdegreesothatitincludesaminor.Aminorisaprogrammeofstudyconsisting
of24MCs.Astudentmayuse,partiallyorwholly,theMCsundertheunrestrictedelectives(outside
themajor)basket to satisfy theminor requirements.Minors areoffered by FASSaswellasother
faculties.
Asidefrommodulesundertheunrestrictedelectives(outsidethemajor)basket,exposure,breadth,
GEMandSSmodulesmaybeused to satisfyboth theminorand the respective requirements (i.e.
exposure, breadth or GEM), provided they are recognised by the department to fulfil the minor
requirement. If themodule isnot listedas recognised towards theminor requirement,even if it is
crosslistedwith amodule that is, itwill not be deemed to fulfil theminor requirement. Students
shouldseekclarificationfromthedepartmentwhenindoubt.
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Studentswillbeallowedtouseupto8MCstomeettherequirementsforboththeminorandmajor
oranotherminor,atthesametime.However,thecreditsforthesemoduleswillbecountedONCE.
Studentswould still need to fulfil the28MCs required for theUE outsidemajor requirements.A
maximum of 8MCs can be double counted between themajor and theminor or theminor andanotherminor,regardlessofhowmanyminorsthestudentreads.
Modules read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis cannot be counted towards the minor
requirements.Forstudentsonoverseasexchange,credittransferofupto8MCsofrelevantmodules
fortheminormaybeaccepted.
Currently, themultidisciplinaryminors offered by FASS are: China Studies, Cultural Studies, English
Studies, Gender Studies, Geographical Information Systems, Geosciences, Religious Studies, Urban
StudiesandScience,TechnologyandSociety.Studentsreadingmultidisciplinaryminorsshouldnotethat
modules from theirmajor read towards theminor cannotbeused to fulfil theunrestrictedelective
requirement.
More
information
about
these
minors
can
be
found
at:
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/academic_requirements/minors.html
FASSalsooffersdisciplinaryminorsineachsubject.Studentscannotreadbothamajorandaminorin
the same subject. For more information, please refer to the respective department/programmes
website.
StudentsmayalsoopttoreadaJointMinorwiththeUniversityofToronto.Thisminorisaclosedminor
and studentswillbe selectedbyapplicationonly.More information about the JointMinorwith the
UniversityofTorontocanbefoundat: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/JointDegree/jmp_toronto.html
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DECLARATION
OF
MAJOR/MINOR
Studentsmaydeclaretheirmajor/minor(s)beforetheregistrationofmodulesintheirsecondsemester
ofstudyorafter.Ingeneral,inorderforstudentstodeclareasubjectasamajor,theymustbereading
orhavepassedtherelevantexposureorlevel1000module(s).Somedepartments(e.g.Communications
andNewMediaandPsychology)haveadditional requirements for students todeclaremajor.Please
refertothedepartmentwebsitesfordetails.Althoughstudentsmaychangetheirmajor/minor(s)atany
time,theyareadvisedthatanysuchchangemayhaveanimpactonthedurationoftheircandidature.
Studentsarenotallowedtooptforanewmajor,minor,secondmajororseconddegreeprogramme
beyondtheendoftheir5th
semesterofstudyforboththeB.A.andHonoursdegreeprogrammes.This
means that studentsmust finalise the declaration of theirmajor,minor, secondmajor or second
degreeprogramme,beforetheendoftheirexaminations,oftheir5th
semesterofstudy.Studentscan
maketheirdeclarationthrough:
ModesofDeclaration FASSmajors*FASSopen
minors
NonFASS
openminors
Onlinemajor/minordeclarationprogramme Yes Yes No
CORS(onlyatyourfirstlogin) No No Yes
*
excluding
students
on
the
joint
degree
programmes,
double
degree
programmes
and
double
major
programmes.Declarationofmajorsforstudentson theseprogrammeswillbeupdatedmanuallyby
theDeansOffice.
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Currently, admission to the following programmes is by selection. Thus, online declaration is not
possible.Studentsshould lookout for theapplicationperiodsandsubmit theirapplications,before
theendoftheir5th
semesterofstudy:
RestrictedMinors; SecondmajorsofferedbyFASSandotherFaculties; Doubledegreeprogrammes;and Jointdegreeprogrammes.Ifyourapplicationforoneoftheaboveprogrammesissuccessful,theDeansOfficewillupdateyour
majors/minorsaccordingly.
10 MODULECLASSIFICATION
Therearesomemodulesthatcanbeusedtosatisfymorethanonetypeofgraduationrequirements.
Forexample,amodulemaysatisfythemajorrequirementsoftwoormoresubjects,oritmayfulfiltheUnrestricted Electives (outside theMajor)orBreadth requirements. However, in most cases each
modulemaybeusedtosatisfyonlyonerequirement.Thismakesitnecessaryforstudentstoindicate
howtheyintendtouseamodulewhichmightcontributetowardsdifferentrequirements.
TheGraduationandAcademicPlanningSystem (GAPS)allows students toclassify theirmodules to
fulfiltheirrequirements.GAPSfacilitatesstudentsinthetrackingoftheirgraduationrequirements.It
isimportantandusefulforstudentstoclassifytheirmoduleseverysemester.Classifyingmoduleswill
ensure that studentsareconsidered for the relevant subjectprizes.Studentsmustclassifyall their
modulesbeforefilingforgraduation.StudentsshouldrefertoListofImportantEventsforthedates
oftheexerciseofrelevantsemester(s)at:
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/tocheck/calendars/index.html
11 MODESOFASSESSMENT
Students are assessed on performance in each module, usually by a combination of continuous
assessment(CA)andexamination.Asmallnumberofmodulesarebasedon100%CA.TheCAmarkisa
combinationofgrades fromdifferentpiecesofclasswork.Formore information,pleaserefer to the
respectivedepartment/programme.
Unlessotherwisestated,examinationstakeplaceattheendofthesemester.Studentswillbegivenan
examinationresultnotificationattheendofeachsemester.Atranscriptwithacompleterecordofallexaminationswill be provided by the RegistrarsOffice (RO) upon graduation. Studentsmay obtain
additionalcopiesfromRObysubmittinganapplicationanduponpaymentofafee.
12 SATISFACTORY/UNSATISFACTORYOPTION
Some modules may be read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. Modules graded S/U are
excludedfromthecomputationofCAP.Thisistoencouragestudentstoexplorebeyondthesubjects
theyknow.StudentswillreceiveMConly iftheyattainaSatisfactorygrade.ToattainaSatisfactory
grade, studentsmust score a C (Grade point: 2.00) and above for themodule. Any lower grade
(Grade
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FASSstudentsareallowedtoexercisetheS/Uoptionaftertheresultsareannounced,upto12MCs
(ofSgrades),forthefollowing:
a) ModulesundertheUniversityLevelRequirement(exceptformodulesthatarecrosslistedwithFASSmodules)b) UnrestrictedElectives(outsidethemajor/minor)andnotofferedbyFASS,exceptforitem(c)
(FASSstudentswillnotbeallowedtoexercisetheS/Uoptiononmodulesthatareofferedbythe
FASS.)
c) LanguagemodulesofferedbyCentreforLanguageStudies (onlyapplicable forCohort2008andafter)
Note: However,ifstudentsdecidetomajorinasubjectthatrequiresthefulfilmentoflanguage
module(s), thegradeof thataffected languagemodule(s)willbereverted to theoriginal
grade. The S/U gradeonce revertedwill remain even if there is a change in themajor
subsequently.
Therewillbenoretrospectiveamendmentstoanyacademicawardsundersuchcircumstances.
Further,allmoduleswithinthemajorsshouldbegraded,exceptformodulesreadduringtheStudent
ExchangeProgramme(SEP)orgrantedadvancedplacementcredits.Astudentwhochangestoamajor
inwhich he or she has already readmodules under the S/U optionmust read additional graded
modulestomakeupthedifference.
Studentson the SEP should refer to the sectionon Student ExchangeProgrammeof thismodular
paperforthemaximumnumberofmodulesallowedfortheS/Uoption.
13
GRADING
SYSTEM
Studentsaregivenlettergradesfor individualmodules.Inaddition,astudentsoverallperformanceis
reflected in his/her CumulativeAverage Point (CAP) the average grade point of allmodules read,
excludingmodulesgradedS/U,modulesread intheStudentExchangeProgramme(SEP)andmodules
grantedexemptionorcredittransfer.
RefertoAppendix5:GradingSystemfordetailsonthegradepointscorrespondingtothelettergrades
andtheformulatocalculatetheCAP.
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SECTION2:IMPORTANTINFORMATIONFORALLSTUDENTS
14 BIDDINGAND/ORDROPPINGMODULES
InaccordancewiththeCentralisedOnlineRegistrationSystem(CORS)biddingmechanism,studentswill
bidformoduleswhenthebiddingexerciseis launchedeachsemester.Theywillbepermittedtodrop
modulesandclaimrefundoftheirbidamountsinaccordancewiththetimeframedeterminedbyCORS.
Students should note that dropping modules beyond a certain period of time will result in a W
(Withdrawal)orF(Fail)gradeonthetranscript.StudentsshouldrefertotheListofImportantEvents
attheFacultyHomepage(http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg)atthestartofeachsemesterforthetimeframe
tobidand/ordropmodules,andthepenaltyperiodsfordroppingmodules.
TheUniversityrequiresstudentstoreadaminimumof15MCspersemester.TheFacultyrecommends
that
students
read
20
MCs
per
semester.
15 ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCREDITS,EXEMPTIONSANDWAIVERS
Advanced placement credits (APC), exemptions and waivers are usually granted to students for
modules taken and passed prior to admission toNUS, formodules completed at another tertiary
institution recognised by the University, or based on performance in placement tests set by the
relevantFaculty/School.
TheAPCandexemptions,ifgranted,willcounttowardsthefulfilmentofthegraduationrequirements,
but
they
will
not
be
factored
into
the
CAP.
Thewaivers, if granted,will not count towards the fulfilment of the graduation requirements. The
Department/Programme concernedwilladvise such studentsonmodules tobe read inplaceof the
waivedmodules.
16 STUDENTEXCHANGEPROGRAMME
StudentswithgoodgradesmayapplyfortheStudentExchangeProgramme(SEP)inwhichtheyspend
aperiodoftime(amaximumoftwosemesters)abroadpursuingcoursesthatcomplementtheirwork
atNUS.ThechoiceofthemodulesandthelengthofthestudyaresubjecttoapprovalbytheDeanor
designate.
Students in the SEP are granted credit transferbutnot grade transfer for satisfactorily completed
modulesmappedagainstequivalentmodulesatNUS.
StudentsintendingtoparticipateinSEPshouldbeawareofthefollowingpoliciesandrules:
a) MinimumResidency requirements a student registered for aBachelors degreemust do thegreaterof:
(i) 50%ofrequiredMCsforthedegreeprogramme;OR(ii) 80MCsatNUS.TheseMCsmustbeearnedfromgradedmoduleswithassignedgradepoints.
b) Aminimumof60%of theMajormustbegradedand factored into theCAP.Theother40%ofcreditsmaybeearnedthroughcredittransfers,advancedplacement,exemptionsandCSgraded
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other8MCsmaybeearned throughcredit transfer,advancedplacement,exemptionsandCS
gradedmodules.
d) IfthemaximumMCtobeexcludedfromCAPhasbeenexceeded,studentswillhavetomakeupbyreadinggradedmodulesrequiredforgraduation.e) Students admitted under theMother Tongue Bonus Point Scheme (MTBP)may readmodules
whileonSEPtofulfilMTBPrequirements,underthefollowingconditions:
(i) TheSEPmustberecognisedbyFASSandNUS;(ii) Themodule(s)readonSEPmustbetaughtintherelevantmothertongue;(iii)Module(s)readonSEPmustbeongraded basisandnotonapass/failbasisat thepartner
university.Ifthemoduleisnotofferedonagradedbasis,creditswillnotbetransferredand
cannotbeusedtofulfiltheMTBPrequirements;and
(iv)Amaximumof16MCsofmodulesreadonSEPmaybeusedtofulfiltheMTBPrequirements.Students
should
consult
the
SEP
coordinators
and
administrators
of
the
respective
departments
on
theminimumnumberofgradedmodulesrequiredineachoftheirmajorsandrefertotheFASSspecial
programmeswebsiteat:
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/special_programmes/index.htmlformoredetails.
17 HONOURS
Toqualify forHonours track, studentsmusthavecompletedat least110MCs including60MCsof
majorrequirementsANDhaveaminimumCAPof3.50.
The
Honours
Thesis/Project
(HT)
is
not
compulsory
for
the
Honours
degree.
Students
who
do
not
read
theHonoursThesis/ProjectcanundertaketheIndependentStudiesModule(ISM)orotherlevel4000
modulesintheirrespectivemajors.
TherequirementstoreadHT,ISMandlevel4000modulesareasfollows:
Modules Requirement
HT
1. Completeatleast110MCsincluding60MCsofmajorrequirements;2. ObtainaminimumCAPof3.5;and3. Majorspecificprerequisites.Pleaserefertothewebsitesoftherespective
departmentsfortheprerequisitesofHonoursThesis.
ISM1. Completeatleast100MCs,including60MCsofmajorrequirements;and2.
Obtain
a
minimum
CAP
of
3.5
at
point
of
registration.
Otherlevel40001. Passed80MC,including28MCinthemajor,withaminimumCAPof3.50;or2. PlacedonHonourstrack.
InordertoobtainaFirstClassHonours,studentsmustachieveaCAPof4.50orhigherANDatleastan
AintheHonoursThesis/Project.DetailsontheawardofclassofHonoursarefoundinAppendix6:
AwardForHonours
18 FRESHMANSEMINAR
The
Freshman
Seminar
offers
an
opportunity
for
first
year
students
to
work
closely
with
members
of
the
facultyonavarietyofselectedtopics,differingaccordingtotheexpertiseandinterestsoftheseminar
leader.
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TheaimoftheFreshmanSeminaristoprovideindepthdiscussionandreadingaroundaspecificissueof
importanceandlikelystudentinterest,andforthestudenttobeabletopresenthisorherideasclearly
inoralandwrittenform.
TheFreshmanSeminarwillnotbeconsideredtobelongtoanydepartmentalcurriculum,andtheywill
counttowardsFASSUnrestrictedElectiverequirement.
19 RESIDENTIALCOLLEGE@UNIVERSITYTOWN
Studentswhohavebeengrantedaplaceinaresidentialcollege(RC)atUniversityTown(UT)willreada
separateResidential LearningProgramme in lieuof theUniversity LevelRequirements. Students can
refer to theUniversityTownwebsite formoredetailson thecomponentsof theResidentialLearning
Programmehttp://utown.nus.edu.sg/academics/overview.html.
Due
to
the
two
senior
seminars
being
graded
on
a
CS/CU
basis
(not
counted
towards
minimum
residency
requirement), students enrolled in the Residential Learning Programme should be aware of the
minimumresidencyrequirementmentionedin16a),especiallyiftheyintendtogoonSEP.
20 COMMUNICATIONWITHSTUDENTS
Importantnoticeswillbe emailed to studentsNUSaccounts. Studentsare responsible for checking
theirmailboxesregularlyandfrequently(evenwhenonexchange,LeaveofAbsenceetc).
Studentsarealsoadvised toreferto theFASSHomepage(http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg)periodicallyfor
importantannouncements.
21 PLAGIARISMWARNING
Generallydefinedasthepracticeof takingsomeoneelsesworkor ideasandpassing themoffas
onesown,plagiarismisaveryseriousacademicoffence.Foradetaileddescriptionofexamplesof
plagiarism and how students can avoid it, please refer to: http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/ac/ and
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/policies/plagarism.html.
Studentswouldhavealready signed,uponadmission toNUS,anAcceptanceRecord inwhich they
expresslydeclarehavingreadandagreed to theUniversitypolicies,undertakingsandauthorisation
requirements,includingplagiarismat:http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/adminpolicy/acceptance.html
22 ACADEMICWARNING,PROBATIONANDTERMINATION
Anacademicwarningisgivenwhenastudentsscholasticrecordisunsatisfactory.Thestudentisadvised
that failure to improve academic performance after warning is served will lead to placement on
probation.AstudentscandidaturemaysubsequentlybeterminatediftheminimumCAPisnotattained.
RefertoAppendix7:AcademicWarningfortherulesofacademicwarning,probationandtermination.
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23 KEYCONTACTS
FORSUBJECTENQUIRIES,PLEASECONTACTTHE
FOLLOWINGDEPARTMENTS/PROGRAMMES:CONTACTNO. EMAIL
DepartmentofChineseStudies 65167178 chsbox3@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofEconomics
65163950/
65163958/
65166027
askecon@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofEnglishLanguage&Literature 65163915 ellbox5@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofGeography65163853/
65166638
geocmg@nus.edu.sg
geowlw@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofHistory65161696/
65163839hishelp@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofJapaneseStudies 65163728 jpsleebl@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofMalayStudies 65163707 mlssec@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofPhilosophy 65163892 philsjm@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofPoliticalScience 65163971 polbox2@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofPsychology 65163749 psybox1@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofSocialWork 65163812 swkbox5@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofSociology
65163822/
65166275/
65166113
socbox3@nus.edu.sg
OfficeofProgrammes
AmericanStudies
EuropeanStudies
FreshmanSeminar
MinorinChinaStudies
MinorinGenderStudies
MinorinReligiousStudies
MinorinScience,TechnologyandSociety
65165276/
65164747ophelp@nus.edu.sg
CentreforLanguageStudies
BahasaIndonesia,Hindi,Malay,Thai&Vietnamese
Chinese(Mandarin)
Arabic,French&German
Japanese,Korean&Tamil
65166346/
65165126
65165407
65163328
65166456
65165152
clssec@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofCommunicationsandNewMedia65167847/
65167794cnmbox2@nus.edu.sg
SouthAsianStudiesProgramme65164640/
65164528sassec@nus.edu.sg
DepartmentofSoutheastAsianStudies 65166338 seasec@nus.edu.sg
CORS
(formoduleregistrationmatters)
Hotlineas
providedat
CORSwebsite
corshelp@nus.edu.sg
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EndofSection2
The information contained in this paper on Modular System for Cohort 2011 is correct at the time of
publishing.TheFacultyreservestherighttomakechangeswhennecessaryandwithoutpriornotice.
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APPENDIX1:TERMSUSED
CHARTSHOWINGRELATIONSHIPBETWEENFASSTERMS/FASSNAMESUSED
Division
Department/Programme
Subject
SingleMajor
[B.A./B.A.(Hons)/B.Soc.Sci.(Hons)] Minor
ModularCredits(MCs)ModuleEssentialorElective*
Level1000
Level2000
Level3000
Level4000
ContinuousAssessments/
Examinations
AwardofDegree
B.A. B.A.(Hons)
CentreforLanguage
Studies
Faculty
B.Soc.Sci.(Hons)
*Essentialmodule is defined as amodule that studentsmust read andpass (please refer to the specific
requirementsbyrelevantdepartment/programmefordetails).Electivemoduleisdefinedasamodulethat
studentsmaychoosetoreadfromtheirmajorsorfromotheroptions.
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APPENDIX2:ULR
UNIVERSITYLEVELREQUIREMENTS(ULR)FORFASSSTUDENTS
TheUniversity Level Requirements (ULR) consist ofGeneral EducationModules (GEM), Singapore Studies
modules(SSM)andBreadthmodules(electivesoutsidestudentsFaculty).FASSstudentsarerequiredtofulfila
minimumof20MCsforaB.A.degree,B.A. (Hons)orB.Soc.Sci. (Hons)degree,asspecifiedbelow.TheULR
describedbelowdonotapply toUSPstudents.USPstudentsshouldconsultAppendix4:GRUSP.Students
placedintheResidentialCollegeatUniversityTownwouldhavereadtheResidentialLearningProgrammein
lieuoftheULR.
Ofthe20MCs,8MCsarefromGEM,ofwhichatleast4MCsmustbefromoutsideofthestudentssubject
group(i.e.FASSstudentsmustreadatleast4MCsfromSubjectGroupA).Allstudentsmustalsoreadandpass
4MCsinSingaporeStudies.Theremaining8MCstofulfilULRcanbeeitherfromBreadthmodules(electives
outsidestudentsFaculty)orfromGEMsofferedbyotherfaculties.
Foreasyreference,pleasecheckthefollowingtable:
B.A.B.A.(Hons)or
B.Soc.Sci.(Hons)
GENERALEDUCATIONMODULES*(a) General Knowledge (GK) or Modes of Inquiry (MI) type of
modulesfromSubjectGroupA (sinceFASSstudentsresidein
SubjectGroupB)
4 4
(b) GKorMItypeofmodulesfromSubjectGroupAorB 4 4
SINGAPORESTUDIES 4 4 BREADTH**ElectivesoutsideFASS 8 8
SubTotal: 20 20
* GEMcovertwobroadSubjectGroups: SubjectGroupA:ScienceandTechnology
SubjectGroupB:HumanitiesandSocialSciences
TheseconddigitintheGEMmodulecodewillindicatewhichsubjectgrouptheGEMfallsunder.
GEMfromGroupA: seconddigitinthemodulecodebeing5e.g.GEK1521.
GEMfromGroupB: seconddigitinthemodulecodebeing0e.g.GEK1021.
GEMwhichbelongtobothGroupAandB: seconddigitinthemodulecodebeing9e.g.GEM1900.
Note:StudentsarenotallowedtoreadGEMorSSMwhicharecrosslistedwithmodulesoftheirmajor
subject(s)tofulfilGEMorSSMrequirements.
** Ifstudentsencounterdifficulties infulfillingtheUniversityLevelRequirementsforbreadthmodules,they
mayreadexcessGEMA,GEMB,GEMCandSSMtofulfiltheBreadthrequirement.Theonlycaveatisthat
theseexcessmodulesmustNOTbeofferedbyFASSortheCentreforEnglishLanguageCommunications
(CELC).Studentsmustclassify theexcessGEMorSSMaccordingly toensure that themodulesareused
correctlyfortheirgraduationrequirements.
ExcessGEM,SSM,andBreadthmodules,notcrosslistedwith thestudentsdeclaredmajormodules,can
alsobeusedtofulfilunrestrictedelectives(outsidethemajor)basket.
More details onGEM and SSM can be found at the RegistrarsOfficewebsite (Undergraduate Curriculum
Structure)athttp://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/curriculum.html.
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APPENDIX3:GRFASS
GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS
TograduatewithaB.A. (Hons)orB.Soc.Sci. (Hons)degree,FASSstudentsmusthavebeenplacedon the
Honours track, accumulated at least 160MCs (depending on the degree requirements) and attained a
minimumCumulativeAveragePoint(CAP)or3.20(seeAppendix5:GradingSystem).Studentswhochoose
nottoordonotcompletethehonoursrequirement,maygraduatewithaB.A.degree,afteraccumulatingat
least120MCs(dependingonthedegreerequirements)ataCAPof2.00orabove.
(a) B.A.(HONS)/B.SOC.SCI.(HONS)DEGREE
TograduatewithaB.A.(Hons)orB.Soc.Sci.(Hons)degree,FASSstudentsmusthave:
1.Fulfilled
the
requirements
specified
below
in
Table
1,
2
or
3
and
obtained
the
minimum
MCs
requiredfortherelevantdegree.
2. ObtainedaminimumCAPof3.20fortheawardofanhonoursdegree(RefertoAppendix6:AwardforHonours).
3. Completed the B.A. (Hons)/B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree within a maximum of 10 semesters, unlessotherwiseapprovedbytheUniversity.
Table1:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.(Hons)orB.Soc.Sci.(Hons)degreewithSingleMajor
Requirements MCs %
University
(1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 12.5
Programme
(2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside
thestudentsmajor)12 7.5
(3) SingleMajor* 100 62.5
UnrestrictedElectives(OutsidetheMajor)
(4) Unrestrictedelectivemodulesoutsidestudentsmajor 28 17.5
Total 160 100
Table 2: Graduation Requirements for FASS B.A. (Hons) or B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree with Double
Majors
Requirements MCs %
University
(1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 11.1
Programme
(2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside
thestudentsmajor)12 6.7
(3) PrimaryMajor* 100 55.5
(4) SecondMajor** 48 26.7
Total 180 100
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Table 3: Graduation Requirements for FASS B.A. (Hons) or B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree with Double
Majors(CrossFaculty)
Requirements MCs %
University
(1) GEMandSingaporeStudies*** 12 7
Programme
(2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside
thestudentsmajor)12 7
(3) PrimaryMajor* 100 58.1
(4) SecondMajor** 48 27.9
Total 172 100
* StudentsmustearnthestipulatedminimumnumberofMCsfromlevel3000andlevel4000modules
oftheirmajor.TheFacultyrequiresstudentstoearnaminimumof20MCsfromlevel3000modules
andaminimumof40MCsfromlevel4000modulesorhigherintheirmajor.However,forbothlevels,
somemajorsmaystipulateahighernumberfortheirminimum.Studentsmaybeallowed,inlieuof
their level4000 modules, a maximum of two level5000 modules (subject to the department's
approvalandmoduleprerequisites, ifany,) to fulfilgraduation requirements.Studentsshould take
notethatlevel5000FASSmodulesofferedtoundergraduateswillbeworth5MCeach.Thelevel5000
modulecodesforundergraduateswillhavethesuffixR(forexample:EC5555R).Somedepartments
as a matter of policy not allow undergraduates to read their graduate modules. No level5000
Independent Studies Modules (ISMs) or level6000 modules (including ISMs) will be open to
undergraduates.PleaserefertotherequirementsspecifiedbytheDepartment/Programmeforeach
subject.
** Amaximum of8MCs,wherepossible, from the SecondMajor canbe double countedwith the
PrimaryMajor.
***BreadthmodulesarenotrequiredforstudentsreadingasecondmajorfromanotherFaculty.
(b) B.A.DEGREE
FASSstudentswhodonotcompletethehonoursrequirementswillgraduatewithaB.A.degreeafter
theyhave:
(1) Fulfilledtherequirementsspecified inTable4,5or6andobtainedtheminimumMCsrequiredfortherelevantdegree.
(2) ObtainedaminimumCAPof2.00,whichisequivalenttoanoverallCgrade.(3) Completed theB.A. degreewithin 8 semesters, unlessotherwise approved by theUniversity. The
minimumperiodfortheB.A.degreeis4semesters.
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Table4:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.degreewithSingleMajor
Requirements MCs %
University
(1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 16.7
Programme
(2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside
thestudentsmajor)12 10
(3) SingleMajor* 60 50
UnrestrictedElectives(OutsidetheMajor)
(4) Unrestrictedelectivemodulesoutsidestudentsmajor 28 23.3
Total 120 100
Table5:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.degreewithDoubleMajors
Requirements MCs %
University
(1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 14.3
Programme
(2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside
thestudentsmajor)12 8.5
(3) PrimaryMajor* 60 42.9
(4) SecondMajor** 48 34.3
Total 140 100
Table6:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.degreewithDoubleMajors(CrossFaculty)
Requirements MCs %
University
(1) GEMandSingaporeStudies*** 12 9.1
Programme
(2)
Faculty
level
1000
Exposure
modules
(at
least
one
from
each
Division
outside
thestudentsmajor) 12 9.1
(3) PrimaryMajor* 60 45.4
(4) SecondMajor** 48 36.4
Total 132 100
* Forthesinglemajor(B.A.),theFacultyrequiresstudentstoearnaminimumof20MCsfromlevel
3000modules. However, somemajors may require students to earn more than this minimum.
PleaserefertotherequirementsspecifiedbytherelevantDepartment/Programmeforeachsubject.
** Amaximumof8MCs,wherepossible, from the SecondMajor canbe double countedwith the
PrimaryMajor.
***BreadthmodulesarenotrequiredforstudentsreadingasecondmajorfromanotherFaculty.
FormoredetailsontheUniversityLevelRequirements,pleaserefertoAppendix2:ULR.
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APPENDIX4:GRUSP
GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS:USPSTUDENTS
TograduatewithaB.A.(Hons)orB.Soc.Sci.(Hons)degree,USPstudentsmusthave:
1. Fulfilledtherequirementsspecifiedbelowandobtainedaminimumof160MCs.2. ObtainedaminimumCAPof3.20fortheawardofanhonoursdegree(RefertoAppendix6:Awardfor
Honours).
3. Completed the B.A. (Hons)/B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree within a maximum of 10 semesters, unlessotherwiseapprovedbytheUniversity.
Requirements MCs %
(1) USP1stTierModules 32 20
Programme
(2) Facultylevel1000ExposuremodulesineachDivisionoutsidemajor* 12 7.5
(3) SingleMajor(100MCsincludingamaximumoftwoUSPsmodules,regardlessof
theUSPsadvancedcurriculumacademictrack)**100 62.5
UnrestrictedElectives(OutsidetheMajor)
(4) Unrestrictedelectivemodulesoutsidestudentsmajor 16 10
Total 160 100
* TheFacultyRequirementforexposuremoduleswillbereducedaccordinglyiftheUSPstudentenrolled
intheFASShassuccessfullycompletedUSP1stTiermodulesthatareregardedasequivalents.TheMCs
freedupcanthenbeusedfortheUnrestrictedElectives(outsidethemajor).
** StudentsmustearnthestipulatedminimumnumberofMCsfrom level3000andlevel4000modulesof
theirmajor.TheFacultyrequiresstudentstoearnaminimumof20MCsfromlevel3000modulesanda
minimumof40MCs from level4000modulesorhigher in theirmajor.However, forboth levels,some
majorsmaystipulateahighernumberfortheirminimum.Studentsmaybeallowed,inlieuoftheirlevel
4000modules,amaximumoftwolevel5000modules(subjecttothedepartment'sapprovalandmodule
prerequisites, ifany,)tofulfilgraduationrequirements.Studentsshouldtakenotethat level5000FASS
modules offered to undergraduates will be worth 5MC each. The level5000 module codes for
undergraduateswillhavethesuffixR(forexample:EC5555R).Somedepartmentsasamatterofpolicy
notallowundergraduates toread theirgraduatemodules.No level5000 IndependentStudiesModules
(ISMs) or level6000 modules (including ISMs) will be open to undergraduates. Please refer to the
requirementsspecifiedbytheDepartment/Programmeforeachsubject.
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APPENDIX5:GRADINGSYSTEM
GRADEPOINTFORMODULES
Grade GradePoint
A + 5.00
A 5.00
A 4.50
B + 4.00
B 3.50
B 3.00
C + 2.50
C 2.00
D + 1.50*
D 1.00*
F 0
*AcceptableforgraduationontheconditionthatCAP2.00
CALCULATIONOFCAP
TheformulaforcalculatingtheCAPisasfollows:
sum(modulegradepointxmodularcreditsassignedtomodule)
CAP = sum(modularcreditsassignedtomodules)
Forexample,ifastudenthassofarcompletedmodulesXX1101E,XX2103,YY3105,YY3206,ZZ2202(eachwith
4modularcredits)withgradesA(gradepoint5.00),C(gradepoint2.00),C+(gradepoint2.50),F(grade
point0)andB(gradepoint3.50)respectively,his/herCAPwillbe:
(5.00x4+2.00x4+2.50x4+0x4+3.50x4)dividedbythetotalnumberofmodularcredits(i.e.,20),which
is2.60.
Caution:Studentsareadvisedthatalthoughmostmodulescarry4MCs,somecarryadifferentnumberof
MCs.
The CAP reflected in the result slip at the end of every semester is the cumulative average for ALL the
contributinggradedmodulesthatthestudenthasreadthroughouthiscandidature,andnottheaveragefor
modulesreadinthatsemester.
FASSstudentsmayusetheCAPCalculatorcalculatetheirCAPtodate.ThisprogramcanbefoundattheFASS
homepageat:https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/capcalc/cap_calculator.aspx
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APPENDIX6:AWARDFORHONOURS
B.A.(Hons)orB.Soc.Sci.(Hons)degree
Classification CAP(basedonallmodulesread)
1stClassHonours 4.50&above,plusatleastanAintheHonoursThesis/Project*
2nd
ClassUpperHonours 4.004.49
2nd
ClassLowerHonours 3.503.99
3rd
ClassHonours 3.203.49
Pass(B.A.) 2.003.19
*StudentswithCAPof4.50andabovebutwithB+andbelowintheHonoursThesis/ProjectornoHonours
Thesis/Projectwillbeawardeda2nd
ClassUpperHonoursinstead.
B.A.degree
Classification CAP
PasswithMerit 3.20&above
Pass 2.003.19
FASSstudentsmayuse theAverageGradeSimulator tosimulate theaveragegradeneeded toobtain their
desiredtargetCAP.ThisprogramcanbefoundattheFASShomepageat:
https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/capcalc/avg_grd_simulator.aspx
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APPENDIX7:ACADEMICWARNING
ACADEMICWARNING,PROBATIONANDTERMINATION
1. Therulesforacademicwarning,probationandterminationareasfollows:
(a) AstudentwillbegivenanacademicwarningonobtainingaCAPof less than2.00butequalor
above1.50inasemester,excludingtheSpecialTerm.
(b) Astudentwillbeplacedonacademicprobationonobtaining:
aCAPoflessthan2.00overtwoconsecutivesemesters,excludingtheSpecialTerm;OR aCAPoflessthan1.50inasemester,excludingtheSpecialTerm.
(c) Astudentmayberefusedreadmissiontoacourseofstudyonobtaining:
aCAPoflessthan2.00overthreeconsecutivesemesters,excludingtheSpecialTerm;OR aCAPoflessthan1.50overtwoconsecutivesemesters,excludingtheSpecialTerm.
Theaboveruleswillalsoapplytoastudentparticipating inanexchangeprogrammeorwhohasbeen
grantedleaveofabsence.
2. Toberestoredtogoodstanding,studentsonwarningorprobationmustobtainaCAPofatleast2.00
inthesemesterfollowingthewarningorprobation.
3. Academicwarningandprobationwillbereflectedintheresultnotificationbutnotinthetranscript.
4. Theprocedureforappealagainstdismissalisasfollows:
(a) EverystudentisallowedonlyONEappeal.
(b) AppealsshouldbeaddressedtotheViceDean(UndergraduateMatters)andsubmittedtothe
FASSDeansOffice.
(c) Appealsmustbemadewithin2calendarweeksfromthedateofreleaseofexaminationresults.
(d) Latesubmissionswillnotbeaccepted.
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