NUS Bulletin AY2024/25

Undergraduate Education

The Faculty offers the following full-time degree programmes:

Bachelor of Science (Hons)
Majors available under the Bachelor of Science (Hons) Programme include:

  1. Chemistry
    – Specialisation in Chemical Research
  2. Data Science and Analytics
    – Specialisation in Operations Research
    – Specialisation in Statistical Methodology
  3. Food Science and Technology*
    – Specialisation in Food Science and Technology Research and Innovation
    – Specialisation in Food Science and Technology Industrial Applications
  4. Life Sciences
    – Specialisation in Biomedical Science
    – Specialisation in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity
  5. Mathematics
    – Specialisation in Data Modelling and Analytics
    – Specialisation in Operations Research and Analytics
    – Specialisation in Pure Mathematics
  6. Pharmaceutical Science*
  7. Physics
    – Specialisation in Astrophysics
    – Specialisation in Nanophysics
    – Specialisation in Quantum Technologies
  8. Quantitative Finance
  9. Statistics
    – Specialisation in Data Science
    – Specialisation in Finance and Business Statistics
  10. Data Science and Economics* (cross-disciplinary programme)

Professional Degree:

    11. Bachelor of Pharmacy / Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)*

Multidisciplinary Degree:

    12. Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Honours) (cross-disciplinary programme) [jointly offered with FASS]*

Note:

  • All programmes are offered under the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) except for the Bachelor of Pharmacy / Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) programme
  • All programmes offered under CHS are strictly four-year Honours programmes
  • *Admission into the Data Science and Economics, Environmental Studies, Food Science and Technology, Pharmaceutical Science and Pharmacy programmes is by direct application. Students enrolled in CHS who wish to be considered for transfer to Data Science and Economics, Environmental Studies, Food Science and Technology and Pharmaceutical Science can apply for mid-stream admission. More information on the mid-stream admission can be found here.

To be awarded a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree, students must have:

  1. Satisfied the CHS Common Curriculum
  2. Satisfied one set of major requirements
  3. Accumulated a minimum of 160 Units* (of which no more than 60 Units may come from Level-1000 courses; Polytechnic Diploma holders who are granted advanced placement credits should refer to the section on Advanced Placement/Exemptions, for more details);
  4. Obtained a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00;
  5. Passed the requisite English Skills course(s) by the fourth semester (only applicable to students who fail to meet the exemption criteria based on the Qualifying English Test (QET) results);
  6. Any other requirements as stipulated by each major for graduation; and
  7. Fulfilled all the above within a maximum candidature of five years (applicable to students completing single and double majors) where semesters spent on Leave of Absence (LOA) would be excluded from the period of candidature.

Summary of Requirements for BSc(Hons)

Units

CHS Common Curriculum

52

Major requirements

60

Unrestricted Electives

48

Total

160

All majors are four-year programmes leading to a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree, subject to a minimum GPA attainment. GPA computation is based on all courses completed at all levels, excluding:

  1. Courses for which grades obtained have no assigned grade points (for e.g. EXE, OCT, OVS, S/U, CS/CU, IC, IP); and
  2. ES1000 Basic English Course.

Students’ degree and Honours classification will be determined by their GPA as follows:

BSc (Hons)

Classification

GPA cut-offs

Honours (Highest Distinction)

4.50 & above

Honours (Distinction)

4.00 – 4.49

Honours (Merit)

3.50 – 3.99

Honours

3.00 – 3.49

Pass (BSc)

2.00 – 2.99

Fail

Below 2.00

All students are expected to read one major in fulfilment of their degree requirements and will declare their major at the beginning of their first year of study.

They should meet the prerequisites (as stated in the table below) before choosing a particular major. Criteria are set to ensure that students have the necessary base knowledge to pursue studies in their selected major as well as to register for the relevant courses.

Major

Prerequisites

1. Chemistry

2. Chemistry (with specialisation in Chemical Research)

Good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Chemistry

Students without the above pre-requisite are required to read the bridging course in Chemistry (ie CM1417 or CM1417X)

3. Data Science and Analytics

4. Data Science and Analytics (with specialisation in Operations Research)

5. Data Science and Analytics (with specialisation in Statistical Methodology)

Very good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Mathematics/Further Mathematics

Students without H2 pass (or equivalent) in Mathematics/Further Mathematics are to read the bridging course in Mathematics (ie MA1301 or MA1301X)

6. Data Science and Economics+

A very good pass in H2 Mathematics.

7. Environmental Studies*+

Good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Biology.

8. Food Science & Technology+

9. Food Science & Technology (with specialisation in Food Science and Technology Research and Innovation)+

10. Food Science & Technology (with specialisation in Food Science and Technology Industrial Applications)+

Any two H2 passes (or equivalent) in Chemistry or Biology or Physics or Computing or Mathematics/Further Mathematics

11. Life Sciences

12. Life Sciences (with specialisation in Biomedical Science)

13. Life Sciences (with specialisation in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity)

Good H2 passes (or equivalent) in Biology and Chemistry

Students without these prerequisites are required to read the bridging courses in Biology/Chemistry (LSM1301/CM1417 or CM1417X)

14. Mathematics

15. Mathematics (with specialisation in Data Modelling and Analytics)

16. Mathematics (with specialisation in Operations Research and Analytics)

17. Mathematics (with specialisation in Pure Mathematics)

Good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Mathematics/Further Mathematics

Students without these prerequisites are required to read the bridging course in Mathematics (MA1301 or MA1301X)

18. Pharmaceutical Science+

Very good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Chemistry and a very good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Biology or Physics or Mathematics/Further Mathematics

19. Physics

20. Physics (with specialisation in Astrophysics)

21. Physics (with specialisation in Nanophysics

22. Physics (with specialisation in Quantum Technologies)

Good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Mathematics/Further Mathematics

Students without these prerequisites are required to read the bridging course in Mathematics (MA1301 or MA1301X)

23. Quantitative Finance

Good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Mathematics/Further Mathematics

Students without these prerequisites are required to read the bridging course in Mathematics (MA1301 or MA1301X)

24. Statistics

25. Statistics (with specialisation in Data Science)

26. Statistics (with specialisation in Finance and Business Statistics)

Good H2 pass (or equivalent) in Mathematics/Further Mathematics

Students without these prerequisites are required to read the bridging course in Mathematics (MA1301 or MA1301X)

*Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Hons) degree

+ Admission into the Data Science and Economics, Environmental Studies, Food Science and Technology and Pharmaceutical Science programmes is by direct application.

Admission Requirements

Very Good Pass in H2 Chemistry and Very Good Pass in H2 Biology or H2 Physics or H2 Mathematics or H2 Further Mathematics

*Admission into the Pharmacy programme is by direct application.

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded a BPharm or BPharm (Hons), candidates must satisfy the following:

Summary of Requirement

BPharm/BPharm (Hons)

Common Curriculum for Healthcare Professionals

20 Units

Major Requirement

116 Units

Unrestricted Electives

24 Units

Total

160 Units

Pharmacy is a four-year programme leading to either a Bachelor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) degree, subject to a minimum GPA attainment.

GPA computation is based on all courses completed at all levels, excluding:

  1. Courses for which grades obtained have no assigned grade points (for e.g. EXE, OCT, OVS, S/U, CS/CU, IC, IP); and
  2. ES1000 Basic English Course.

Students’ degree and Honours classification will be determined by their GPA as follows:

BPharm (Hons)

Classification

GPA cut-offs

Honours (Highest Distinction)

4.50 & above

Honours (Distinction)

4.00 – 4.49

Honours (Merit)

3.50 – 3.99

Honours

3.00 – 3.49

Pass (BPharm)

2.00 – 2.99

Fail

Below 2.00

Note:

Curricular content and graduation requirements may be subject to changes.

For more details, please visit the department website here.

Based on the Qualifying English Test (QET) results, students will be required to read either one or both of these English courses:

(1) ES1000 or ES1000FC Basic English Course
(2) ES1103 English for Academic Purposes

Students who obtain Band 1 will have to take ES1000 or ES1000FC followed by ES1103.

Students who obtain Band 2 will have to take ES1103.

Students who obtain Band 3 are exempted from an English course.

ES1000 is not counted towards Units and GPA. However, it is counted as part of the workload for every semester. 

ES1103 is worth 4 Units and letter-graded (with the option to convert to S/U grade). ES1103 is excluded from the limit on Level 1000 courses.

Students who need to clear ES requirements for graduation are strongly encouraged to do so by their second semester at the latest.