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Fitting USP in your Curriculum
Single Degree
USP students do not need to read the University Level Requirements (ULRs) (consisting of General Education, Singapore Studies and Breadth requirements, which add to a total of 20 MCs for 2007 cohort onwards). For students matriculated before AY2012/13, the USP First-Tier modules (32 MCs) will be read in place of the ULRs (20 MCs) and other programme/unrestricted elective requirements (12 MCs) that our partner Faculties have identified for their USP students.
The USP Advanced modules will also simultaneously fulfill the student's faculty/major/unrestricted electives requirements.
For students matriculating in AY2012/2013 and after, the USP modules will be read in place of the ULRs, faculty/major/unrestricted electives requirements.
In this respect, our partner faculties and schools have already mapped out and incorporated USP requirements into that of their USP students' graduation requirements at the faculties or schools. You should refer to your home Faculty's USP-related website for the details.
Both the USP student and his non-USP counterpart graduate with similar, if not same, number of modular credits. In the event that the incorporation of the USP requirements at the Faculties/Schools is not perfect, it is possible that students may graduate with slightly more modular credits compared to their non-USP counterparts.
Double Degree
A student pursuing a Double Degree programme (DDP) at NUS may enroll in USP provided the two degrees are offered by any of USP partner faculties, namely, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), Faculty of Engineering (FOE), Faculty of Science (FOS), Business School (BIZ), School of Design and Environment (SDE) and School of Computing (SOC). However, the curricular requirements with DDPs involving Law are very specific, therefore, DDP students taking DDPs involving Law are not allowed to enroll in USP at the moment.
USP students matriculating from AY2009 and onwards will be able to have their USP advanced curriculum requirements fulfilled using 4 modules (level 3000 and above) from either of their majors. As in the single-degree structure, USP students do not need to read the University Level Requirements (ULRs) as the USP First-Tier modules will be read in place of the ULRs. However, in the event that the student decides to drop either of the degrees, this condition will no longer apply and the student will need to fulfill the USP advanced curriculum requirements needed for a single-degree programme.
USP students matriculating from AY2012 onwards are deemed to have taken four Inquiry tier modules, two in the Humanities and Social Sciences domain and two in the Sciences and Technologies domain. There is no further substitution for USP modules. As in the single-degree structure, USP students do not need to read the University Level Requirements (ULRs) as the USP modules will be read in place of the ULRs. However, in the event that the student decides to drop either of the degrees, this condition will no longer apply and the student will need to fulfill the 8 USP Inquiry tier modules requirement needed for a single-degree programme.
* FASS only allows its students to read at most 2 ISMs. Some departments do not allow students to read their ISMs pegged at level-4000. For example, USP students majoring in English Language/English Literature/Theatre Studies are allowed to read at most one ISM at level-4000. USP History Honours students may not do USP ISMs at the 4000-level. As for FASS students who wish to read a third ISM (newly-designed), they may only do so under the supervision of a NUS faculty member outside of FASS, subject to the approval of the home Faculty and Department. In addition, this third ISM read, whilst satisfying the USP Curriculum requirement, will need to count outside of the student’s major requirement. The fourth Advanced Module must not be an ISM. Hence, please check with your major department as you prepare your study plans."
Concurrent Degree
USP students who enroll in these concurrent degree programmes must satisfy the same USP curriculum requirements as needed for a single-degree programme, i.e. 8 First-Tier modules (32 MCs) and 4 Advanced Modules (16 MCs) or 3 Foundation tier modules (12 MCs), 8 Inquiry tier modules (32 MCs) and 1 Reflection tier module (4 MCs). As in the single-degree structure, USP students do not need to read the University Level Requirements (ULRs) as the USP modules will be read in place of the ULRs. In the case of the concurrent degree programmes, students may use any 4 level 5000 modules from their graduate degree to fulfill their Advanced Curriculum requirements or 4 Inquiry tier modules, subject to prevailing regulations governing mutiple counting of modules: i.e. no triple counting of requirements. This is to ensure that USP students who are on a concurrent degree programme will graduate with similar, if not same, number of modular credits as non-USP students on the same concurrent degree programme.
Exit from USP
A student, who leaves USP, for one reason or another, during their period of candidature in NUS, may refer to the mapping guidelines.
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