1. Admission to Undergraduate Programs

Standard Admission

To be admitted, applicants will normally have met minimum tertiary entrance requirements or have equivalent level, tertiary, preparatory, professional or vocational qualifications or experience.

Alternative Admission

• Successful completion of an enabling program (for example the School's Degree Foundation program) will qualify applicants for admission to the undergraduate program of their choice provided that all other requirements are met.
• Success completion of the School's Degree Foundation program, in accordance with School’s requirements, makes applicants eligible for admission to an undergraduate program provided other requirements are met.

Admission Prerequisites

• Prerequisites may be required for admission to any of the undergraduate programs offered by the School.
• Notwithstanding the requirements above, any applicant may be admitted to a program offered by the School if the Director of Studies and the relevant Head of Programme consider that they have a reasonable chance of success.

Conditional Offers

In circumstances where applicants do not meet the minimum requirements for admission to a program, the Director of Admissions with the agreement of the Director of Studies may offer a place subject to stated conditions. Any financial requirements needed to satisfy these conditions will be met by the applicants.

Other Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission to a particular program may be required to attend an interview and/or present a portfolio or other activity as requested by the Head of Programme with the agreement of the Director of Studies and the knowledge of the Director of Admissions.

2. Admission to Postgraduate Programs

Admission to postgraduate programs will be in accordance with the admission criteria as outlined in the Student Handbook which specifies requirements for entry into a particular program.

Students enrolled in a postgraduate program of the School may apply to transfer to another postgraduate program by applying directly to the School.

3. Admission of International Students

English Proficiency
To be admitted to undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs, international applicants must demonstrate their proficiency in the use of the English language by having:

• a score of 550 or better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 5 or better in the TOEFL test of written English; or
• a score of 6.0 or better for undergraduate programs (with no sub-score less than 5.5) and a score of 6.5 or better for postgraduate programs in the International English Language Test (IELTS); or
• a score of "C" or better in Singapore, Hong Kong or British "O" level English; or
• successfully completed (over a period of at least two years of full time study) one of the following in which English was the language of instruction: high/secondary school or college equivalent: "A” levels, any post secondary program; any professional program; or
• successfully completed a foundation studies program offered by a recognized university; or
• satisfactory performance on such other test as the School may determine.

To be admitted to the Degree Foundation programs, international applicants must demonstrate their proficiency in the use of the English language by having:

• a score of 450 or better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 5 or better in the TOEFL test of written English; or
• a score of 5.0 or better (with no sub-score less than 5.5) in the International English Language Test (IELTS); or
• a score of "C" or better in Singapore, Hong Kong or British "O" level English; or
• successfully completed (over a period of at least two years of full time study) one of the following in which English was the language of instruction: high/secondary school or college equivalent: "A” levels, any post secondary program; any professional program; or
• satisfactory performance on such other test as the School may determine.

To be admitted to the English Language programs, international applicants must demonstrate their proficiency in the use of the English language by having:

• a score of 300 or better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or
• a score of 2.0 or better (with no sub-score less than 5.5) in the International English Language Test (IELTS)

Note: Applicants should note that these are minimum requirements and that additional requirements may apply.

Note: Students may begin their first year, level one, study with an IELTS score of 5.0 or above but must attend mandatory in session English programme while on the course and achieve an IELTS score of 6.0 before beginning level 3 classes or postgraduate study.



 

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