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ModularSystemforCohort2011

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 [email protected]

UniversityHealthCentre

(forpersonalguidance&counsellingservice)65162376 [email protected]

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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

[email protected].

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.


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

6

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


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

9

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

Point:

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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 [email protected]

DepartmentofEconomics

65163950/

65163958/

65166027

[email protected]

DepartmentofEnglishLanguage&Literature 65163915 [email protected]

DepartmentofGeography65163853/

65166638

[email protected]

[email protected]

DepartmentofHistory65161696/

[email protected]

DepartmentofJapaneseStudies 65163728 [email protected]

DepartmentofMalayStudies 65163707 [email protected]

DepartmentofPhilosophy 65163892 [email protected]

DepartmentofPoliticalScience 65163971 [email protected]

DepartmentofPsychology 65163749 [email protected]

DepartmentofSocialWork 65163812 [email protected]

DepartmentofSociology

65163822/

65166275/

65166113

[email protected]

OfficeofProgrammes

AmericanStudies

EuropeanStudies

FreshmanSeminar

MinorinChinaStudies

MinorinGenderStudies

MinorinReligiousStudies

MinorinScience,TechnologyandSociety

65165276/

[email protected]

CentreforLanguageStudies

BahasaIndonesia,Hindi,Malay,Thai&Vietnamese

Chinese(Mandarin)

Arabic,French&German

Japanese,Korean&Tamil

65166346/

65165126

65165407

65163328

65166456

65165152

[email protected]

DepartmentofCommunicationsandNewMedia65167847/

[email protected]

SouthAsianStudiesProgramme65164640/

[email protected]

DepartmentofSoutheastAsianStudies 65166338 [email protected]

CORS

(formoduleregistrationmatters)

Hotlineas

providedat

CORSwebsite

[email protected]

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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


Programme



(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


thestudentsmajor)12 7



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


Programme


thestudentsmajor)12 10

(3) SingleMajor* 60 50


(4) Unrestrictedelectivemodulesoutsidestudentsmajor 28 23.3

Total 120 100

Table5:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.degreewithDoubleMajors

Requirements MCs %

University


Programme





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



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


(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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