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In the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, we subscribe to two important principles with respect to undergraduateeducation: (1) Depth and Breadth. Good undergraduate education involves a balanced combination of depth andbreadth.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.Asundergraduatesarematurelearners,theyshouldbegiventheresponsibilityof 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 achieved mainly through the study of a major. Most students will pursue a single major programme. Some students may also opt to pursue a double major or double degree programme withintheuniversityframeworksiftheymeettherequirements.Studentsmayalsochoosetoreada minorinordertopursueanothersubjectinlessdepth. Forthesinglemajor,studentsreadmodulesfromasingledepartmentorprogrammeinpursuitofa developed and sophisticated understanding of one subject. The single major constitutes 50% 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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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 (1) General Education. NUS mounts a number of modules specially designed to provide general education.ThesearecalledGEMs(GeneralEducationModules)andmoststudentsarerequiredto readatleasttwoofthem. (2) SingaporeStudies.NUSalsooffersmodulesmeanttointroducestudentstothecarefulstudyof aspectsofSingapore.Moststudentsarerequiredtoreadoneofthese. (3) BreadthoutsideFASS.Itisimportantthatstudentshavesomeknowledgebeyondthattaughtin theFaculty.TheymustdoacertainamountofstudyinanotherFacultyorotherFaculties.Most studentsarerequiredtoreadatleasttwoofthese. (4) ExposureinFASS.EachsubjectintheFacultyhasan(introductory)exposuremodule.Inaddition totheonetheymustreadfortheirmajor,studentsareexpectedtoreadatleastthreeofthese exposure modules with one from each of the three divisions in FASS. These exposure modules should preferably be read at the beginning of the students academic careers so students can exploredifferentareasofknowledgebeforedeterminingtheireventualareaofspecialisation.The modulecodesfortheexposuremodulesendwithanE,e.g.CH1101E. (5) UnrestrictedElectives(outsideofmajor).Partofthecurriculumisreservedforunrestrictedstudy outsidethemajor.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 should bear our principles in mind when reading the regulations and when making their choices.Asfaraspossible,theFacultywillhonourtheagreementsspeltoutinthispaperandwewill, wherever possible, avoid making 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) UniversityHealthCentre (forpersonalguidance&counsellingservice)
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The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) operates on a Modular System in which students read modules(courses)andgainmodularcredits(MCs).MCsreflecttheworkloadrequiredforeachmodule. Mostmodulesareworth4MCs.Amodulelastsonesemester.Therearetwomainsemestersandtwo specialtermsineachacademicyear. 2 FACULTYSTRUCTURE The FASS is organised into 3 divisions Asian Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences. We offer 19 undergraduatesubjectstaughtby15departmentsandprogrammes. EuropeanStudiesisacrossdepartmentalprogrammeadministeredbytheOfficeofProgrammes(OOP). Itconsistsofmoduleshousedindifferentdepartmentsandprogrammes.ThereisalsoaFacultyCentre forLanguageStudies,whichofferslanguageinstruction. Division Department/Programme SubjectsOffered ChineseLanguage DepartmentofChineseStudies ChineseStudies AsianStudies DepartmentofJapaneseStudies JapaneseStudies Division DepartmentofMalayStudies MalayStudies SouthAsianStudiesProgramme SouthAsianStudies DepartmentofSoutheastAsianStudies SoutheastAsianStudies EnglishLanguage DepartmentofEnglishLanguage&Literature EnglishLiterature Humanities TheatreStudies Division DepartmentofHistory History DepartmentofPhilosophy Philosophy Department of Communications and New CommunicationsandNewMedia Media DepartmentofEconomics Economics Geography SocialSciences DepartmentofGeography Division DepartmentofPoliticalScience PoliticalScience DepartmentofPsychology Psychology DepartmentofSocialWork SocialWork DepartmentofSociology Sociology CrossDepartmentalProgrammesofferedbyOOP EuropeanStudiesProgramme FacultyCentre CentreforLanguageStudies CoursesOffered Language instruction in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tamil,ThaiandVietnamese.
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UNIVERSITYSCHOLARSPROGRAMME SuitablyqualifiedstudentswillbegiventheopportunitytoenrolintheUniversityScholarsProgramme (USP).Details about application and latest updates on the USP can be found at the USP website at: http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/. GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS To graduate with the B.A. (Hons) or B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree, FASS students must be placed on the honourstrack(refertopoint17ofSection2)andaccumulatedaminimumof160MCs.Studentsmust also attain a minimum Cumulative Average Point (or CAP, see Appendix 5: Grading System) of 3.20. StudentswhochoosenottoordonotcompletethehonoursrequirementsmaygraduatewiththeB.A. degreeafteraccumulatingaminimumof120MCsataCAPofatleast2.00.Forawardingofclassesof 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 fashelp@nus.edu.sgforclarification. Requirementsforgraduationare: (a) UniversityLevelRequirementsSeeAppendix2:ULR (b) ProgrammeRequirementswhichinclude: (i) FacultyExposureRequirement TofulfiltheFacultyrequirement,eachstudentmustreadandpassthreelevel1000Exposure modules(12MCs),withonemoduleineachofthethreedivisionsAsianStudies,Humanities andSocialSciences.TheseExposuremodulesdonotcounttowardsthemajorrequirements. Forexample,ifastudentmajorsinSouthAsianStudies,SN1101Ecannotbeusedtowardsthe Faculty Exposure Requirement. Students whoread the European Studies 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 Education modules, Singapore Studies modules and modules offered by other faculties. (3) Advancedplacementcredits,exemptions (4) ModulesreadwhileonStudentExchangeProgrammeandNUSOverseasCollege.
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(ii) MajorRequirement Allstudentswillenrolina4yearprogrammeleadingtothehonoursdegreeinasinglemajor. Somestudentsmaychoosenottocompleteormaynotmeetthehonoursrequirements.Such studentsmaygraduatewithaB.A.degree.ThenumberofMCsneededforsinglemajorisset outinAppendix3:GRFASS. StudentsmustearnaminimumnumberofMCsfromlevel3000andlevel4000modulesintheir major.FortheSingleMajor(honoursandB.A.degrees),theFacultyrequiresstudentstopassa minimum of 20 MCs of level3000 modules in their major. For the honours degree, students mustpassaminimumof40MCsoflevel4000orhighermodulesintheirmajor.Studentsmay beallowed,inlieuoftheirlevel4000modules,amaximumoftwolevel5000modules(subject to the department's approval and module prerequisites, 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 their graduate modules. No level5000 Independent Studies Modules (ISMs)orlevel6000modules(includingISMs)willbeopentoundergraduates. There are 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 3yearnonhonoursprogrammes 4yearhonoursprogrammes DoubleDegreeprogrammes MotherTongueBonusPointScheme Studentsadmittedunderthe Mother TongueBonusPoint (MTBP)Schememustpass7modules (28 MCs) in the MTrelated subject as detailed below in order to graduate from FASS. Modules used to fulfil the MTBP requirements cannot be read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis and cannot be double counted to Faculty exposure requirements. Graded MTBP modules can be used to satisfy a minorrequirement.
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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 Students on the SEP should refer to the section on Student Exchange Programme of this modular paperforthemaximumnumberofmoduleswhichcanbeusedtofulfilMTBPrequirements. MTrelated HigherMTsubjectorMT MTRequirements subjectatG.C.E.Alevels subjectinFASS
Chinese Malay ChineseLanguage ChineseStudies MalayStudies Any7(28MCs)CLand/orCHmodulestaught inChinese Any7(28MCs)MSmodulesincludingatleast 2(8MCs)MSmodulestaughtinMalay Any7(28MCs)SNmodulesincludingSN2275 Tamil Studies I and SN3275 Tamil Studies II. BothmodulesaretaughtinTamil

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DOUBLEDEGREEPROGRAMME ProgrammeOutline ADoubleDegreeconsistsofacombinationoftwoseparatedegreesintwodisciplineareasfromtwo different Faculties. Students can choose to devise their own double degree programmes (DDPs) or enrolinoneoftheexistingspeciallycustomisedDDPs.

Students who wish to enrol in the specially customised DDPs may apply for them at the point of admissionoraftertheirfirstyear.Studentswhoapplyaftertheirfirstyear mustmeettherequisite qualificationsfortheintendedDDP.ThespeciallycustomisedDDPsavailabletoFASSstudentsare: Communications&NewMediaandAccountancy Communications&NewMediaandBusiness EconomicsandAccountancy EconomicsandBusiness EconomicsandEngineering EconomicsandLaw StudentswhowishtodevisetheirownDDPsmustapplyinwritingtotheViceDeansofbothFaculties whentheyhavecompletedbetween60to80MCsandattainedaCAPofatleast4.00.Studentsmust fulfilatleastthehonoursrequirementsoftheiroriginaldegree/homecourse. ToensurethatstudentsenteringDDPshavethecapacitytohandlethedemandsofsuchprogrammes, students who do not maintain a CAP of 4.00 in modules contributing to the original degree/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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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 (i) Students taking double degree combinations involving degrees from faculties in Group A (ScienceandTechnology)andGroupB(HumanitiesandSocialSciences)mustreadoneGEM eachfromGroupAandGroupB. (ii) StudentstakingdoubledegreecombinationsinwhichoneofthedegreesisfromtheSchoolof Design & Environment (which comes under both Group A and B) must read one GEM each fromGroupAandGroupB. (iii) Students taking double degree combinations involving degrees from faculties in Group B (HumanitiesandSocialSciences)orwithinthesamefacultyinGroupBmustreadatleastone GEMfromGroupA(ScienceandTechnology).
b) IfstudentsreadGEMswhicharecrosslistedwiththesecondprogramme,andusethemtofulfil themajorrequirementfortheseconddegree,thentheywouldneedtoreadadditionalGEMsto fulfiltheGeneralEducationrequirement. c) Students taking double degree combinations involving degrees from two different faculties will not be required to read breadth modules. The modules read from one Faculty will 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. MaximumPeriodofCandidature 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,oneeachfor therespectivedegreeprogramme,willbereflectedseparatelyonthetranscript. b) Students are required to declare which modules they want to use to fulfil the requirements of eachofthetwodegrees. c) Thegradesfrommodules(SS,GEMsormajors)thatmaybedoublecountedwillbeusedtwiceto computetheCAPforeachofthetwodegrees. d) IfUEmoduleshavebeenread,thegradesobtainedwillbeusedtocomputetheCAPforeitherone ofthetwodegrees. MinimumMCRequirementsforDoubleDegrees
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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 TheminimumMCrequirementsfordoubledegreesareasfollows: DoubleHonoursDegrees200MCs HonoursandBachelorDegrees180MCs The actual total MCs will be dependent on the requirements of each of the two degrees and how muchdoublecountingispermittedasspecifiedbytherespectiveFaculties/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 DOUBLEMAJORPROGRAMME Double majors are conceived as an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge and capacities with a significant degree of depth by pursuing a second major alongside their primary major.Thesecondmajorisnottobetakentothesamelevelofintensityastheprimarymajor,andit maybetakeninthesameFaculty/SchoolorfromadifferentFaculty/School. Themainfeaturesofthesecondmajorareasfollow: StudentsmayreadsecondmajorsfromtheFaculty/Schooloftheirprimarymajororfromanother Faculty/School. ThesecondmajorwillbeanonHonoursmajor. Thesecondmajorwillberecordedinthetranscriptbutnotonthedegreescroll. StructureoftheSecondMajor Asecondmajorwillconsistofatleast48MCsofmodulesofwhich: upto8MCscanbedoublecounted. atleast16MCsmustbeatlevel3000orabove. TheminimumMCrequirementsfortheDoubleMajorsareasfollows: SingleDegree,DoubleMajorPrograms WithHonours WithoutHonours MinimumMCRequirement 160MCs 120MCs

The actual total MCs will depend upon the requirements of the second major. Please refer to Appendix3:GRFASSformoreinformation. StudentsintendingtoreadasecondmajorinFASSmusthavecompletedbetween40and100MCs, and have attained a minimum CAP of 3.50. Announcements will be made on when the application periodsareforsecondmajorsofferedbyFASS.FASSstudentsintendingtoreadasecondmajorfrom otherfacultieswillneedtolookoutfortheapplicationperiodsofthosefaculties. Applicationstoreadasecondmajormustbemadenolaterthanthe5thsemesterofstudy. Students may withdraw from the double major programme by informing the Deans Office of the home Faculty. Upon withdrawing from the double major programme, modules read to fulfil the
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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 requirementsofthesecondmajormaybeusedtofulfilsomefromtheunrestrictedelectives(outside ofmajor)requirement,andwillcontinuetocounttowardsthestudentsCAP.

MaximumPeriodofCandidature Themaximumperiodofcandidatureisshownasfollows: UndergraduateProgramme Doublemajorwithouthonours Doublemajorwithhonoursinonemajor 7 MaximumCandidature 4years 5years

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 Degree Programme(forUSPstudentsonly) JointBachelorofArtsProgrammewithUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill DoubleDegreeProgrammes DoubleDegreeBachelorofArts(Honours)withWasedaUniversity(SchoolofInternationalLiberal Studies)(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

MaximumPeriodofCandidature The maximum period of candidature for students pursuing a programme leading to the award of a jointHonoursdegreeis5years.ThemaximumcandidatureforthedoubleHonoursdegreeis6years. 8

MINORS Studentsmayplantheirdegreesothatitincludesaminor.Aminorisaprogrammeofstudyconsisting of24MCs.Astudentmayuse,partiallyorwholly,theMCsundertheunrestrictedelectives(outside the major) basket to satisfy the minor requirements. Minors are offered by FASS as well as other faculties. Asidefrom modules underthe unrestrictedelectives(outsidethe major)basket,exposure,breadth, GEM and SS modules may be used to satisfy both the minor and the respective requirements (i.e. exposure, breadth or GEM), provided they are recognised by the department to fulfil the minor requirement. If the module is not listed as recognised towards the minor requirement, even if it is crosslisted with a module that is, it will not be deemed to fulfil the minor requirement. Students shouldseekclarificationfromthedepartmentwhenindoubt.
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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 Studentswillbeallowedtouseupto8MCstomeettherequirementsforboththeminorandmajor oranotherminor,atthesametime.However,the creditsforthesemodules willbe countedONCE. Students would still need to fulfil the 28 MCs required for the UE outside major requirements. A maximum of 8 MCs can be double counted between the major and the minor or the minor and anotherminor,regardlessofhowmanyminorsthestudentreads. Modules read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis cannot be counted towards the minor requirements.Forstudentsonoverseasexchange,credittransferofupto8MCsofrelevantmodules fortheminormaybeaccepted. Currently, the multidisciplinary minors offered by FASS are: China Studies, Cultural Studies, English Studies, Gender Studies, Geographical Information Systems, Geosciences, Religious Studies, Urban StudiesandScience,TechnologyandSociety.Studentsreadingmultidisciplinaryminorsshouldnotethat modules from their major read towards the minor cannot be used to fulfil the unrestricted elective 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 students will be selected by application only. More information about the Joint Minor with the UniversityofTorontocanbefoundat:http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/intl/JointDegree/jmp_toronto.html DECLARATIONOFMAJOR/MINOR Studentsmaydeclaretheirmajor/minor(s)beforetheregistrationofmodulesintheirsecondsemester ofstudyorafter.Ingeneral,inorderforstudentstodeclareasubjectasamajor,theymustbereading orhavepassedtherelevantexposureorlevel1000module(s).Somedepartments(e.g.Communications and New Media and Psychology) have additional requirements for students to declare major. Please refertothedepartmentwebsitesfordetails.Althoughstudentsmaychangetheirmajor/minor(s)atany time,theyareadvisedthatanysuchchangemayhaveanimpactonthedurationoftheircandidature. Studentsarenotallowedtooptforanewmajor,minor,secondmajororseconddegreeprogramme beyondtheendoftheir5thsemesterofstudyforboththeB.A.andHonoursdegreeprogrammes.This means that students must finalise the declaration of their major, minor, second major or second degreeprogramme,beforetheendoftheirexaminations,oftheir5thsemesterofstudy.Studentscan maketheirdeclarationthrough: FASSopen NonFASS ModesofDeclaration FASSmajors* minors openminors
Onlinemajor/minordeclarationprogramme CORS(onlyatyourfirstlogin) Yes No Yes No No Yes

*excludingstudentsonthejointdegreeprogrammes,doubledegreeprogrammesanddoublemajor programmes. Declaration of majors for students on these programmes will be updated manually by theDeansOffice.
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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 Currently, admission to the following programmes is by selection. Thus, online declaration is not possible. Students should look out for the application periods and submit their applications, before theendoftheir5thsemesterofstudy: RestrictedMinors; SecondmajorsofferedbyFASSandotherFaculties; Doubledegreeprogrammes;and Jointdegreeprogrammes. Ifyourapplicationforoneoftheaboveprogrammesissuccessful,theDeansOfficewillupdateyour majors/minorsaccordingly.
10 MODULECLASSIFICATION Therearesomemodulesthatcanbeusedtosatisfymorethanonetypeofgraduationrequirements. Forexample,amodulemaysatisfythemajorrequirementsoftwoormoresubjects,oritmayfulfilthe Unrestricted Electives (outside the Major) or Breadth requirements. However, in most cases each modulemaybeusedtosatisfyonlyonerequirement.Thismakesitnecessaryforstudentstoindicate howtheyintendtouseamodulewhichmightcontributetowardsdifferentrequirements. The Graduation and Academic Planning System (GAPS) allows students to classify their modules to fulfiltheirrequirements.GAPSfacilitatesstudentsinthetrackingoftheirgraduationrequirements.It isimportantandusefulforstudentstoclassifytheirmoduleseverysemester.Classifyingmoduleswill ensure that students are considered for the relevant subject prizes. Students must classify all their modulesbeforefilingforgraduation.StudentsshouldrefertoListofImportantEventsforthedates oftheexerciseofrelevantsemester(s)at: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/tocheck/calendars/index.html MODESOFASSESSMENT Students are assessed on performance in each module, usually by a combination of continuous assessment(CA)andexamination.Asmallnumberofmodulesarebasedon100%CA.TheCAmarkisa combination of grades from different pieces of class work. For more information, please refer to the respectivedepartment/programme. Unlessotherwisestated,examinationstakeplaceattheendofthesemester.Studentswillbegivenan examinationresultnotificationattheendofeachsemester.Atranscriptwithacompleterecordofall examinations will be provided by the Registrars Office (RO) upon graduation. Students may obtain additionalcopiesfromRObysubmittinganapplicationanduponpaymentofafee.

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SATISFACTORY/UNSATISFACTORYOPTION Some modules may be read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. Modules graded S/U are excludedfromthecomputationofCAP.Thisistoencouragestudentstoexplorebeyondthesubjects they know. Studentswillreceive MConlyif theyattainaSatisfactorygrade. ToattainaSatisfactory grade, students must score a C (Grade point: 2.00) and above for the module. Any lower grade (GradePoint:<2.00)willresultintheUnsatisfactorygrade.StudentsWILLNOTgainMCforamodule in which they received an Unsatisfactory grade. The S/U option, once exercised, is irrevocable throughoutthestudentscandidatureinNUS.
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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 FASSstudentsareallowedtoexercisetheS/Uoptionaftertheresultsareannounced,upto12MCs (ofSgrades),forthefollowing: a) ModulesundertheUniversityLevelRequirement(exceptformodulesthatarecrosslistedwith FASSmodules) b) UnrestrictedElectives(outsidethemajor/minor)andnotofferedbyFASS,exceptforitem(c) (FASSstudentswillnotbeallowedtoexercisetheS/Uoptiononmodulesthatareofferedbythe FASS.) c) Language modules offered by Centre for Language Studies (only applicable for Cohort 2008 and after) Note: However,ifstudentsdecidetomajorinasubjectthatrequiresthefulfilmentoflanguage module(s), the grade of that affected language module(s) will be reverted to the original grade. The S/U grade once reverted will remain even if there is a change in the major subsequently. Therewillbenoretrospectiveamendmentstoanyacademicawardsundersuchcircumstances. Further,allmoduleswithinthemajorsshouldbegraded,exceptformodulesreadduringtheStudent ExchangeProgramme(SEP)orgrantedadvancedplacementcredits.Astudentwhochangestoamajor in which he or she has already read modules under the S/U option must read additional graded modulestomakeupthedifference. Students on the SEP should refer to the section on Student Exchange Programme of this modular paperforthemaximumnumberofmodulesallowedfortheS/Uoption. GRADINGSYSTEM
Studentsaregivenlettergradesforindividualmodules.Inaddition,astudentsoverallperformanceis reflected in his/her Cumulative Average Point (CAP) the average grade point of all modules read, excludingmodulesgradedS/U,modulesreadintheStudentExchangeProgramme(SEP)andmodules grantedexemptionorcredittransfer. RefertoAppendix5:GradingSystemfordetailsonthegradepointscorrespondingtothelettergrades andtheformulatocalculatetheCAP.

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FacultyofArtsandSocialSciences ModularSystemforCohort2011 SECTION2:IMPORTANTINFORMATIONFORALLSTUDENTS BIDDINGAND/ORDROPPINGMODULES InaccordancewiththeCentralisedOnlineRegistrationSystem(CORS)biddingmechanism,studentswill bidformoduleswhenthebiddingexerciseislaunchedeachsemester.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 thatstudentsread20MCspersemester.

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ADVANCEDPLACEMENTCREDITS,EXEMPTIONSANDWAIVERS Advanced placement credits (APC), exemptions and waivers are usually granted to students for modules taken and passed prior to admission to NUS, for modules completed at another tertiary institution recognised by the University, or based on performance in placement tests set by the relevantFaculty/School. TheAPCandexemptions,ifgranted,willcounttowardsthefulfilmentofthegraduationrequirements, buttheywillnotbefactoredintotheCAP. The waivers, if granted, will not count towards the fulfilment of the graduation requirements. The Department/Programme concerned will advise such students on modules to be read in place of the waivedmodules.

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STUDENTEXCHANGEPROGRAMME StudentswithgoodgradesmayapplyfortheStudentExchangeProgramme(SEP)inwhichtheyspend aperiodoftime(amaximumoftwosemesters)abroadpursuingcoursesthatcomplementtheirwork atNUS.ThechoiceofthemodulesandthelengthofthestudyaresubjecttoapprovalbytheDeanor designate. Students in the SEP are granted credit transfer but not grade transfer for satisfactorily completed modulesmappedagainstequivalentmodulesatNUS. StudentsintendingtoparticipateinSEPshouldbeawareofthefollowingpoliciesandrules: a) Minimum Residency requirements a student registered for a Bachelors degree must do the greaterof: (i) 50%ofrequiredMCsforthedegreeprogramme;OR (ii) 80MCsatNUS. TheseMCsmustbeearnedfromgradedmoduleswithassignedgradepoints. b) A minimum of 60% of the Major must be graded and factored into the CAP. The other 40% of creditsmaybeearnedthroughcredittransfers,advancedplacement,exemptionsandCSgraded modules. c) A minimum 16 MCs of the Minor requirements must be graded and factored into the CAP. The
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d) IfthemaximumMCtobeexcludedfromCAPhasbeenexceeded,studentswillhavetomakeup byreadinggradedmodulesrequiredforgraduation. e) Students admitted under the Mother Tongue Bonus Point Scheme (MTBP) may read modules whileonSEPtofulfilMTBPrequirements,underthefollowingconditions: (i) TheSEPmustberecognisedbyFASSandNUS; (ii) Themodule(s)readonSEPmustbetaughtintherelevantmothertongue; (iii) Module(s) read on SEP must be on graded basis and not on a pass/fail basis at the partner 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 To qualify for Honours track, students must have completed at least 110 MCs including 60 MCs of majorrequirementsANDhaveaminimumCAPof3.50. TheHonoursThesis/Project(HT)isnotcompulsoryfortheHonoursdegree.Studentswhodonotread theHonoursThesis/ProjectcanundertaketheIndependentStudiesModule(ISM)orotherlevel4000 modulesintheirrespectivemajors. TherequirementstoreadHT,ISMandlevel4000modulesareasfollows: Modules Requirement 1. Completeatleast110MCsincluding60MCsofmajorrequirements; 2. ObtainaminimumCAPof3.5;and HT 3. Majorspecificprerequisites.Pleaserefertothewebsitesoftherespective departmentsfortheprerequisitesofHonoursThesis. 1. Completeatleast100MCs,including60MCsofmajorrequirements;and ISM 2. ObtainaminimumCAPof3.5atpointofregistration. 1. Passed80MC,including28MCinthemajor,withaminimumCAPof3.50;or Otherlevel4000 2. PlacedonHonourstrack. InordertoobtainaFirstClassHonours,studentsmustachieveaCAPof4.50orhigherANDatleastan AintheHonoursThesis/Project.DetailsontheawardofclassofHonoursarefoundinAppendix6: AwardForHonours 18

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FRESHMANSEMINAR TheFreshmanSeminaroffersanopportunityforfirstyearstudentstoworkcloselywithmembersofthe facultyonavarietyofselectedtopics,differingaccordingtotheexpertiseandinterestsoftheseminar leader.

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Studentswhohavebeengrantedaplaceinaresidentialcollege(RC)atUniversityTown(UT)willreada separate Residential Learning Programme in lieu of the University Level Requirements. Students can refer to the University Town website for more details on the components of the Residential Learning Programmehttp://utown.nus.edu.sg/academics/overview.html. DuetothetwoseniorseminarsbeinggradedonaCS/CUbasis(notcountedtowardsminimumresidency requirement), students enrolled in the Residential Learning Programme should be aware of the minimumresidencyrequirementmentionedin16a),especiallyiftheyintendtogoonSEP.

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COMMUNICATIONWITHSTUDENTS Important notices will be emailed to students NUS accounts. Students are responsible for checking theirmailboxesregularlyandfrequently(evenwhenonexchange,LeaveofAbsenceetc). Students are also advised to refer to the FASS Homepage (http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg) periodically for importantannouncements. PLAGIARISMWARNING Generally defined as the practice of taking someone elses work or ideas and passing them off as 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. Students would have already signed, upon admission to NUS, an Acceptance Record in which they expressly declare having read and agreed to the University policies, undertakings and authorisation requirements,includingplagiarismat:http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/adminpolicy/acceptance.html 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: DepartmentofChineseStudies DepartmentofEconomics DepartmentofEnglishLanguage&Literature DepartmentofGeography DepartmentofHistory DepartmentofJapaneseStudies DepartmentofMalayStudies DepartmentofPhilosophy DepartmentofPoliticalScience DepartmentofPsychology DepartmentofSocialWork DepartmentofSociology OfficeofProgrammes AmericanStudies EuropeanStudies FreshmanSeminar MinorinChinaStudies MinorinGenderStudies MinorinReligiousStudies MinorinScience,TechnologyandSociety

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EMAIL chsbox3@nus.edu.sg askecon@nus.edu.sg ellbox5@nus.edu.sg geocmg@nus.edu.sg geowlw@nus.edu.sg hishelp@nus.edu.sg jpsleebl@nus.edu.sg mlssec@nus.edu.sg philsjm@nus.edu.sg polbox2@nus.edu.sg psybox1@nus.edu.sg swkbox5@nus.edu.sg socbox3@nus.edu.sg

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APPENDIX1:TERMSUSED CHARTSHOWINGRELATIONSHIPBETWEENFASSTERMS/FASSNAMESUSED Faculty

Division

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* Essential module is defined as a module that students must read and pass (please refer to the specific requirementsbyrelevantdepartment/programmefordetails).Electivemoduleisdefinedasamodulethat studentsmaychoosetoreadfromtheirmajorsorfromotheroptions.

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APPENDIX2:ULR UNIVERSITYLEVELREQUIREMENTS(ULR)FORFASSSTUDENTS The University Level Requirements (ULR) consist of General Education Modules (GEM), Singapore Studies modules(SSM)andBreadthmodules(electivesoutsidestudentsFaculty).FASSstudentsarerequiredtofulfila minimum of 20 MCs for a B.A. degree, B.A. (Hons) or B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree, as specified below. The ULR described below do not apply to USP students. USP students should consult Appendix 4: GRUSP. Students placedintheResidentialCollegeatUniversityTownwouldhavereadtheResidentialLearningProgrammein lieuoftheULR. Ofthe20MCs,8MCsarefromGEM,ofwhichatleast4MCsmustbefromoutsideofthestudentssubject group(i.e.FASSstudentsmustreadatleast4MCsfromSubjectGroupA).Allstudentsmustalsoreadandpass 4MCsinSingaporeStudies.Theremaining8MCstofulfilULRcanbeeitherfromBreadthmodules(electives outsidestudentsFaculty)orfromGEMsofferedbyotherfaculties. Foreasyreference,pleasecheckthefollowingtable: B.A.(Hons)or B.A. B.Soc.Sci.(Hons) GENERALEDUCATIONMODULES* (a) General Knowledge (GK) or Modes of Inquiry (MI) type of modulesfromSubjectGroupA(sinceFASSstudentsresidein 4 4 SubjectGroupB) (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. ** IfstudentsencounterdifficultiesinfulfillingtheUniversityLevelRequirementsforbreadthmodules,they mayreadexcessGEMA,GEMB,GEMCandSSMtofulfiltheBreadthrequirement.Theonlycaveatisthat theseexcessmodulesmustNOTbeofferedbyFASSortheCentreforEnglishLanguageCommunications (CELC). Students must classify the excess GEM or SSM accordingly to ensure that the modules are used correctlyfortheirgraduationrequirements. Excess GEM, SSM, and Breadth modules, not crosslisted with the students declared major modules, can alsobeusedtofulfilunrestrictedelectives(outsidethemajor)basket. More details on GEM and SSM can be found at the Registrars Office website (Undergraduate Curriculum Structure)athttp://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/curriculum.html.
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APPENDIX3:GRFASS GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS To graduate with a B.A. (Hons) or B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree, FASS students must have been placed on the Honours track, accumulated at least 160 MCs (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:Award forHonours). 3. Completed the B.A. (Hons)/B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree within a maximum of 10 semesters, unless otherwiseapprovedbytheUniversity. Table1:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.(Hons)orB.Soc.Sci.(Hons)degreewithSingleMajor Requirements MCs % University (1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 12.5 Programme (2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside 12 7.5 thestudentsmajor) (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 (1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 11.1 Programme (2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside 12 6.7 thestudentsmajor) (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 University (1) GEMandSingaporeStudies*** Programme (2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside thestudentsmajor) (3) PrimaryMajor* (4) SecondMajor** Total MCs 12 12 100 48 172 % 7 7 58.1 27.9 100

* StudentsmustearnthestipulatedminimumnumberofMCsfromlevel3000andlevel4000modules oftheirmajor.TheFacultyrequiresstudentstoearnaminimumof20MCsfromlevel3000modules andaminimumof40MCsfromlevel4000modulesorhigherintheirmajor.However,forbothlevels, somemajorsmaystipulateahighernumberfortheirminimum.Studentsmaybeallowed,inlieuof their level4000 modules, a maximum of two level5000 modules (subject to the department's approval and module prerequisites, if any,) to fulfil graduation requirements. Students should 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. ** A maximum of 8 MCs, where possible, from the Second Major can be double counted with the PrimaryMajor. ***BreadthmodulesarenotrequiredforstudentsreadingasecondmajorfromanotherFaculty. (b) B.A.DEGREE FASS students who do not complete the honours requirements will graduate with a B.A. degree after theyhave: (1) FulfilledtherequirementsspecifiedinTable4,5or6andobtainedtheminimumMCsrequiredfor therelevantdegree. (2) ObtainedaminimumCAPof2.00,whichisequivalenttoanoverallCgrade. (3) Completed the B.A. degree within 8 semesters, unless otherwise approved by the University. The minimumperiodfortheB.A.degreeis4semesters.

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University (1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 Programme (2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside 12 thestudentsmajor) (3) SingleMajor* 60 UnrestrictedElectives(OutsidetheMajor) (4) Unrestrictedelectivemodulesoutsidestudentsmajor 28 Total 120 Table5:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.degreewithDoubleMajors Requirements MCs

% 14.3 8.5 42.9 34.3 100

University (1) GEM,SingaporeStudies,andBreadth 20 Programme (2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside 12 thestudentsmajor) (3) PrimaryMajor* 60 (4) SecondMajor** 48 Total 140 Table6:GraduationRequirementsforFASSB.A.degreewithDoubleMajors(CrossFaculty) Requirements MCs

% 9.1 9.1 45.4 36.4 100

University (1) GEMandSingaporeStudies*** 12 Programme (2) Facultylevel1000Exposuremodules(atleastonefromeachDivisionoutside 12 thestudentsmajor) (3) PrimaryMajor* 60 (4) SecondMajor** 48 Total 132

* Forthesinglemajor(B.A.),theFacultyrequiresstudentstoearnaminimumof20MCsfromlevel 3000 modules. However, some majors may require students to earn more than this minimum. PleaserefertotherequirementsspecifiedbytherelevantDepartment/Programmeforeachsubject. ** A maximum of 8 MCs, where possible, from the Second Major can be double counted with 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, unless otherwiseapprovedbytheUniversity. Requirements MCs % st (1) USP1 TierModules 32 20 Programme (2) Facultylevel1000ExposuremodulesineachDivisionoutsidemajor* 12 7.5 (3) SingleMajor(100MCsincludingamaximumoftwoUSPsmodules,regardlessof 100 62.5 theUSPsadvancedcurriculumacademictrack)** UnrestrictedElectives(OutsidetheMajor) (4) Unrestrictedelectivemodulesoutsidestudentsmajor 16 10 Total 160 100 * TheFacultyRequirementforexposuremoduleswillbereducedaccordinglyiftheUSPstudentenrolled intheFASShassuccessfullycompletedUSP1stTiermodulesthatareregardedasequivalents.TheMCs freedupcanthenbeusedfortheUnrestrictedElectives(outsidethemajor). ** StudentsmustearnthestipulatedminimumnumberofMCsfromlevel3000andlevel4000modulesof theirmajor.TheFacultyrequiresstudentstoearnaminimumof20MCsfromlevel3000modulesanda minimum of 40 MCs from level4000 modules or higher in their major. However, for both levels, some majorsmaystipulateahighernumberfortheirminimum.Studentsmaybeallowed,inlieuoftheirlevel 4000modules,amaximumoftwolevel5000modules(subjecttothedepartment'sapprovalandmodule prerequisites,ifany,)tofulfilgraduationrequirements.Studentsshouldtakenotethatlevel5000FASS modules offered to undergraduates will be worth 5MC each. The level5000 module codes for undergraduateswillhavethesuffixR(forexample:EC5555R).Somedepartmentsasamatterofpolicy not allow undergraduates to read their graduate modules. No level5000 Independent Studies Modules (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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B.A.(Hons)orB.Soc.Sci.(Hons)degree Classification CAP(basedonallmodulesread) st 1 ClassHonours 4.50&above,plusatleastanAintheHonoursThesis/Project* nd 2 ClassUpperHonours 4.004.49 nd 2 ClassLowerHonours 3.503.99 rd 3 ClassHonours 3.203.49 Pass(B.A.) 2.003.19 * StudentswithCAPof4.50andabovebutwithB+andbelowintheHonoursThesis/ProjectornoHonours Thesis/Projectwillbeawardeda2ndClassUpperHonoursinstead. B.A.degree Classification CAP PasswithMerit 3.20&above Pass 2.003.19 FASS students may use the Average Grade Simulator to simulate the average grade needed to obtain their desiredtargetCAP.ThisprogramcanbefoundattheFASShomepageat: https://inetapps.nus.edu.sg/capcalc/avg_grd_simulator.aspx

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ACADEMICWARNING,PROBATIONANDTERMINATION 1. Therulesforacademicwarning,probationandterminationareasfollows: (a) A student will be given an academic warning on obtaining a CAP of less than 2.00 but equal or above1.50inasemester,excludingtheSpecialTerm. (b) Astudentwillbeplacedonacademicprobationonobtaining: aCAPoflessthan2.00overtwoconsecutivesemesters,excludingtheSpecialTerm;OR aCAPoflessthan1.50inasemester,excludingtheSpecialTerm. (c) Astudentmayberefusedreadmissiontoacourseofstudyonobtaining: aCAPoflessthan2.00overthreeconsecutivesemesters,excludingtheSpecialTerm;OR aCAPoflessthan1.50overtwoconsecutivesemesters,excludingtheSpecialTerm. Theaboveruleswillalsoapplytoastudentparticipatinginanexchangeprogrammeorwhohasbeen grantedleaveofabsence. 2. Toberestoredtogoodstanding,studentsonwarningorprobationmustobtainaCAPofatleast2.00 inthesemesterfollowingthewarningorprobation. 3. Academicwarningandprobationwillbereflectedintheresultnotificationbutnotinthetranscript. 4. Theprocedureforappealagainstdismissalisasfollows: (a) EverystudentisallowedonlyONEappeal. (b) AppealsshouldbeaddressedtotheViceDean(UndergraduateMatters)andsubmittedtothe FASSDeansOffice. (c) Appealsmustbemadewithin2calendarweeksfromthedateofreleaseofexaminationresults.

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