Transfer Application and Eligibility

Internal transfer application through the Office of Admissions (click here) is applicable to you if you meet all the following:

1. You are a current NUS undergraduate student who has completed at least one semester of study.
2. You are not a current NUS College (NUSC) student seeking to change programme while remaining in NUSC programme. For more details, refer to the section on ‘Students in NUS College (NUSC)’.
3. You are not transferring between the Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) programmes.
4. You do not fall under any of the categories below:
   • Computer Science students (Cohort AY2024 and earlier) seeking to switch to the Common Computer Science programme
   • Students changing majors within the following common admission programmes:
     • College of Design and Engineering (CDE) Common Engineering
     • College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS)
     • NUS Business School (Cohort AY2024/2025 and after)
     • School of Computing (Cohort AY2025/2026 and after)
       Note: Students in the categories above may apply to change major through the Application Plan Declaration exercise. Please consult the respective College/Faculty/School Dean’s Office for details.

There will be certain programmes that are not applicable for transfer in Semester 2 of the respective academic year.

The Admissions Selection Committee would consider the applicant's High School results, University performance, motivations for transfer and any other academic and non-academic related achievements.

For more details, please refer to the OAM’s application guide (click here).

Information on MOE Tuition Grant

If you have successfully transferred to a new programme, you will be required to sign an acknowledgement confirming your understanding of the terms and conditions stated in the Tuition Fee Undertaking Form when you accept the Admission Offer.

If you are unsure of the number of semesters of tuition grant that you will still be eligible for under your new programme, you can contact the Office of Financial Aid for advice.

Successful transfer applicants will continue their studies in the new programme in the next semester on a Full Credit transfer or Clean Slate transfer basis from the previous programme.

A. The transfer basis options are defined as follows:

Starting with a Full Credit Transfer

All courses previously taken (i.e. including units, grades and GPA) will be transferred to the new programme. The relevant College/Faculty/School shall then decide which courses may be used to satisfy the relevant graduation requirements. Students who opted for full credit transfer into Law are allowed to transfer to up to 40 units counting towards their Law degree.

Starting on a Clean Slate

Students must re-take all their completed courses, including GE courses. There will be no waiver, credit transfer or exemption of courses. The option to transfer clean slate is also subjected to the final approval of the receiving College/Faculty/School. Any courses/units completed during the special term preceding the transfer will not be carried forward to the new programme. Students will begin the new programme under the new admit term and prevailing fee cohort.

B. If you fall under the category below, you are required to transfer on clean slate or with full credit by default. Otherwise, you may indicate your preferred transfer basis option upon accepting the transfer offer.

Transfer Option	Category
Starting with a Full Credit Transfer by default	Students of the College of Design and Engineering (CDE), including Computer Engineering, transferring to another programme within CDE Students transferring into the College of Design and Engineering (CDE), including Computer Engineering BBA (Accountancy) students from Cohort AY2023 or earlier transferring to Business Administration (and vice-versa) BBA (Real Estate) students from Cohort AY2023 transferring to Business Administration (and vice-versa)
Starting on a Clean Slate by default	Students transferring into Dentistry and Medicine

If you do not exercise the option by the stipulated deadline, it will be deemed that you have withdrawn the application for a transfer of programme and will remain in the original programme.

Successful applicants who wish to proceed are required to accept the offer and subsequently submit the transfer option declaration (see the “Declaration of Transfer Option Exercise” section).
Students are strongly advised to carefully review the academic and administrative matters below that may arise from a programme transfer:

• Update of New Programme Status in EduRec
• NUS Student Card Matters
• Academic Plan Declaration
• Course Registration
• Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Option

Please note that the new programme details do not appear in EduRec immediately after you accept the transfer offer or submit the transfer option declaration. For the expected timeline and further details on the matters listed above, please refer to the guide (click here).

NUS College students (from Cohort AY2022/2023 and onwards) can apply to change their undergraduate programme up to the end of their second year through the NUS College Academic office. Please consult and approach the NUSC Academic office for an academic counselling session. The transfer timeline follows the NUS timeline.

Refer to NUS College FAQ page (click here) for more information.

For enquires or clarifications:

Academic requirements	Please consult the respective College/Faculty/School (Click  here for the contact list)
Declaration of Transfer Option exercise	Please submit enquiries to the Office of the University Registrar through the FAQ portal at https://faq.nus.edu.sg/ (Ask a Question > Academic Administration & Records > Student Onboarding > Undergrad Transfer Option Declaration)
Transfer application through OAM	Please contact the Office of Admissions (OAM): https://nus.edu.sg/oam/contact-us