NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)

[sall]

I hear some rumours that NUS high students can skip 1st year in NUS, which means they only need 2 years to get a basic degree. Is it true? Can someone please enlighten me? :?

[mjl]

sall:

I hear some rumours that NUS high students can skip 1st year in NUS, which means they only need 2 years to get a basic degree. Is it true? Can someone please enlighten me? :?

Hi sall,
No, students do not skip 1st Year in NUS. However, it is a well known fact that being affiliated with NUS, NUS High students (esp those who are taking accelerated modules) are allowed to take NUS modules when they are in high school - some take them in NUS High Year 5 or 6, a few exceptionally talented in Math/Science subjects can take the relevant NUS modules when they are in NUS High Year 3 or even Year 2. Hence by the time they graduate from NUS High, they would have taken many NUS modules and can proceed to take higher modules (say, 2nd or 3rd Year NUS modules) if they choose to proceed on to NUS. It is possible for such students to take shorter than 2 years to get a degree, or get double degrees within 3 years.

[sall]

Hi Mjl, thanks for your reply. So I suppose only a very small % of students are allowed to do that. The rest will go thru the normal planned course and will not be doing any accelerated modules?

[WeiHan]

sall:

Hi Mjl, thanks for your reply. So I suppose only a very small % of students are allowed to do that. The rest will go thru the normal planned course and will not be doing any accelerated modules?

Hi sall,

Any students, even those not from NUS high can be exempted from first year modules by just taking an exemption tests the university organised. If one do well for that test, he will then be exempted from those modules and proceed to year two modules. It is not too difficult to get exempted. Many year 1 modules are just slightly more difficult than A levels but you need to read up yourselves.

[Leanne]

Hi,


Anyone has any idea what is the rough cop for this year entry to NUS high?thanks

Leanne

[mjl]

WeiHan:

Any students, even those not from NUS high can be exempted from first year modules by just taking an exemption tests the university organised. If one do well for that test, he will then be exempted from those modules and proceed to year two modules. It is not too difficult to get exempted. Many year 1 modules are just slightly more difficult than A levels but you need to read up yourselves.

This is true, for the 'A' levels students. I heard that for some modules in NTU (likely to apply to NUS too), there is exemption from Year 1 module as long as students score an 'A' for a certain 'A' level related subject.

In NUS High, many undergraduate topics (esp Maths & Science) are covered in Year 5 & 6. Hence even students who do not take NUS modules while they are in high school, after graduation, can take the exemption tests for certain NUS Year 1 modules. If passed, they will proceed to take the Year 2 modules for those Year 1 exempted modules while taking some other Year 1 modules without exemption. Similarly, existing NUS High students taking NUS modules can also take the NUS exemption tests and proceed to take higher level NUS modules.

[kiasuest2]

mjl:

WeiHan:

Any students, even those not from NUS high can be exempted from first year modules by just taking an exemption tests the university organised. If one do well for that test, he will then be exempted from those modules and proceed to year two modules. It is not too difficult to get exempted. Many year 1 modules are just slightly more difficult than A levels but you need to read up yourselves.

This is true, for the 'A' levels students. I heard that for some modules in NTU (likely to apply to NUS too), there is exemption from Year 1 module as long as students score an 'A' for a certain 'A' level related subject.

In NUS High, many undergraduate topics (esp Maths & Science) are covered in Year 5 & 6. Hence even students who do not take NUS modules while they are in high school, after graduation, can take the exemption tests for certain NUS Year 1 modules. If passed, they will proceed to take the Year 2 modules for those Year 1 exempted modules while taking some other Year 1 modules without exemption. Similarly, existing NUS High students taking NUS modules can also take the NUS exemption tests and proceed to take higher level NUS modules.

if I am not mistaken, both NTU and NUS offers exemption especially for the H3 papers conducted by them (Biology, Chenistry, Physics and Economics) for A-level students.

[sall]

Thanks WeiHan and Mjl, I have a better understanding now.

[sall]

Leanne:

Hi,


Anyone has any idea what is the rough cop for this year entry to NUS high?thanks

Leanne

Hi Leanne, NUS high is not listed in the bk, but I think anyone with 260+ , A* for maths n science ,has a gd chance.

[Leanne]

Hi Sall,


Thanks.Wonder with low 250 and star for math and sci will stand a chance.

Just pm you.thanks

rgds
Leanne

sall:

Leanne:

Hi,

Anyone has any idea what is the rough cop for this year entry to NUS high?thanks

Leanne

Hi Leanne, NUS high is not listed in the bk, but I think anyone with 260+ , A* for maths n science ,has a gd chance.