Double Major Programmes

A Double Major is a single degree programme, in which a student satisfies the requirements of two Majors. It is conceived as an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge and capacities by pursuing a second Major alongside their primary Major. The Second Major affords a significant degree of depth, although its unit requirement is set below that of the Major. The Second Major is a non-Honours major. It may be taken in the same faculty that offers the Major or from a different Faculty. A Second Major consist of at least 48 units.

For students admitted from AY2021/22 onwards:

• Up to 16 units may be used to meet the requirements for both (i) the Second Major and (ii) another Major or Minor
• Only Double Counting is allowed. “Triple counting” of a course that is common to, for example, a Major, Second Major and Minor that are all being taken by a student, is not allowed. The student will have to read an additional course/s to fulfill the unit requirement for one of the three programmes.
• at least 12 units must be at Level 3000.
• total unit requirement is at least 40 units. Of which, at least 60% must be courses read at NUS include all courses taught, co-taught, supervised or co-supervised by NUS faculty members. These consist of graded courses or courses with an ‘S’ or ‘CS’ grade. The remaining units may be earned through credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, from courses deemed relevant to the particular Second Major.

For students admitted in AY2019/2020 up to AY2020/21:

• Up to 16 units may be used to meet the requirements for both (i) the Second Major and (ii) another Major or Minor
• Only Double Counting is allowed. “Triple counting” of a course that is common to, for example, a Major, Second Major and Minor that are all being taken by a student, is not allowed. The student will have to read an additional course/s to fulfill the unit requirement for one of the three programmes.
• at least 12 units must be at Level 3000.
• total unit requirement is at least 40 units. Of which, at least 60% must be courses read at NUS include all courses taught, co-taught, supervised or co-supervised by NUS faculty members. These consist of graded  courses or courses with an ‘S’ or ‘CS’ grade. The remaining units may be earned through credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, from courses deemed relevant to the particular Second Major.

For students admitted from AY2014/15 up to AY2018/19:

• up to 16 units can be counted also towards the Faculty/Major/Minor requirements;
• at least 16 units must be at Level 3000.
• total unit requirement is at least 48 units. Of which, at least 60% must be courses read at NUS include all courses taught, co-taught, supervised or co-supervised by NUS faculty members. These consist of graded courses or courses with an ‘S’ or ‘CS’ grade. The remaining units may be earned through credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, from courses deemed relevant to the particular Second Major.

For students admitted prior to AY2014/15:

• up to 8 units can be counted also towards the Faculty/Major/Minor requirements; and
• at least 16 units must be at Level 3000.
• total unit requirement is at least 48 units. Of which, at least 60% must be courses read at NUS include all courses taught, co-taught, supervised or co-supervised by NUS faculty members. These consist of graded courses or courses with an ‘S’ or ‘CS’ grade. The remaining units may be earned through credit transfers, advanced placement and exemptions, from courses deemed relevant to the particular Second Major.

The requirements of a Double Major are as follows:

(A) University Level Requirements
Students need to satisfy one set of Singapore Studies (SS) and General Education (GE) requirements only. The prevailing rules relating to satisfying GE requirements in the different subject groups apply. For cohorts before 2015-16, students will be required to take breadth courses in the University Level Requirements, but courses in the second major from outside the Faculty/School of the primary major can be counted towards these requirements.

(B) Faculty Requirements
Students need to fulfill the faculty requirements of the primary major.

(C) Major Requirements
Students are required to completely fulfill all the requirements of the primary major and the second major.

Students may not need to take Unrestricted Elective (UE) courses if the ULR and two majors add up to 160 units or more.NUSC students must satisfy the prevailing NUSC requirements. Advanced courses can only be drawn from the primary major. The prevailing rules/policy concerning S/U courses will apply for Double Major students.

(D) Computation of Grade Point Average (GPA)
Since students will graduate with only one degree under Double Major Programmes, there will be a common GPA for both majors.

(E) Minimum Unit Requirements for Double Majors
The minimum unit requirements for Double Majors are as follows: