APPLICATION GUIDE FOR

NUS High School Diploma

ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS | UNIVERSITY TOWN, 2 COLLEGE AVENUE WEST, STEPHEN RIADY CENTER,
#01-03, SINGAPORE 138607
CONTENTS
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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 NUS High School Diploma 10

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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 31 December 2021.
Keep to the Timeline
Please refer to the Supporting Documents Guide for
the list of supporting documents to prepare for
submission.

Wait for your The Admissions Selection Committee will review the
Application applicant’s academic merits and choice of courses
before making an offer of admission to the student.
Outcome Some courses 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.

(3) You can now use Myinfo to pre-fill the relevant fields in your application form, making
submission of accurate data faster and more convenient. Click on ‘Retrieve Myinfo with
Singpass’ to proceed.

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 If you use the Myinfo function, you will only be allowed to make changes to the following fields:

 Marital Status
 Email
 Mobile number

(4) If you have opted to use Myinfo function initially, but would like to proceed to fill up the
application form without pre-filled information retrieved from Myinfo, follow the steps
below to proceed:
a) Close browser
b) Re-login with the same social account
c) Click on ‘Start New Application’ button

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

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

If you decide to revise your Single Degree course choice(s) before application submission, you
will be required to re-select your DDP, CDP, Double Major, Minor & Specialisation Programmes
as your earlier selection will be reset. The list of relevant DDP, CDP, Double Major, Minor &
Specialisation Programmes for selection will be revised in accordance to the new single degree
course choice(s).

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(7) 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 Courses

You can pre-fill your personal A contact person in cases of You can apply for a maximum
details using Myinfo that retrieves emergency. of eight single degree choices
government-verified data from and another eight double
relevant government agencies degree, concurrent degree,
double major, minor and
Please provide a valid email specialisation programmes.
address and mobile number for
the University to contact you if
necessary. Applicants who
provide a valid Singapore mobile
number will receive SMS alerts for
admission updates (e.g. shortlist
notification for interview
course(s) or offer of admission).

You should choose ‘Not

Applicable’ if you are not required
to fulfil the mandatory national
service in Singapore.

Education
Achievements You are required to key in the Major Level subjects and relevant
This section is optional. CAP attained in your NUS High School Academic Transcript.

If you have participated in any Please provide the results for the MOE MTL requirements
competition under the attained either at Singapore Cambridge GCE O or A Level.
International Science Olympiad
(IOC), please provide us with the You should provide us with the following additional test
details. scores, if available:
 ACT/SAT/SAT Subject Tests/Advanced Placement Test
In addition, you may wish to share  IELTS/TOEFL/MUET/PTE Academic
activities that you have
participated in at the international
or national level.

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

The information will enable the

University to provide support
during your studies in NUS. All
information submitted will be
treated confidentially.

Financial Aid Documents Upload Declaration

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

If you wish to apply for financial aid,

please visit
http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/financial-
aid.

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 Personal Identification Submission Summary and Application Fee Payment
Number (PIN) Acknowledgement Page The S$10 application fee can be
You need to create a confidential Review all the details entered in paid via Credit Card or PayNow.
8-digit alphanumeric PIN. the online application. If you wish
to make any amendments, you
The PIN and Application Number can either click on the Navigation
will allow you to track your bar or the Back button to go back
application, as well as to submit to the page. After the change is
supporting documents online at made, click on Next icon to save
the Applicant Portal. the revised details. 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 Courses” if
your application has been
received.

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 Application Process for NUS High School Diploma Qualification

NUS High School Diploma

Submit an admission
application by the
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 courses applied for. application process.
This includes successful
submission of application
form, receiving an email
titled “Acknowledgement
of Application to NUS
Complete Undergraduate Courses”,
Depending on the Application submission of supporting
course(s) you have documents, and making
applied for, interview the S$10 application fee
and/or selection test payment.
may be required before
an admission outcome Incomplete application
can be made. will affect the outcome
Wait for outcome of your application.
The Admission Selection
Committee will consider
your application based
on academic merits and
choice of courses before You have to reply to the
releasing an outcome NUS offer of admission by
between May and July the specified deadline.
via Applicant Portal. Accept our offer Your electronic offer
letter will indicate the
deadline and how you
can do it.

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