Course

Pre-requisites

China Studies in Chinese

At least B3 in ‘O’ level Higher Chinese

General Studies in Chinese

At least B3 in ‘O’ level Higher Chinese

Mathematics

At least C6 in ‘O’ level Mathematics

Biology

At least C6 in ‘O’ level Biology or Combined Science (Bio)

Chemistry

At least C6 in ‘O’ level Chemistry or Combined Science (Chm)

Physics

At least C6 in ‘O’ level Physics or Combined Science (Phy), and
Must have read ‘O’ level Additional Mathematics

H2 Courses

Course

Pre-requisites

English Language & Linguistics

At least B3 in ‘O’ level English or Literature in English + Selection Test*

Language & Literature (Chinese)

At least A2 in ‘O’ level Chinese

Mathematics

At least C6 in ‘O’ level Additional Mathematics

Biology

At least B3 in ‘O’ level Biology or A1 in Combined Science (Bio)

Chemistry

At least B3 in ‘O’ level Chemistry or A1 in Combined Science (Chm)

Physics

At least B3 in ‘O’ level Physics or A1 in Combined Science (Phy), and
At least C6 in ‘O’ level Additional Mathematics, and
Must also take up H2 Mathematics

H1, H2 and H3 Subjects

Briefly,
H1 carries about half the content of H2
H2 is equivalent to what was previously termed ‘A’ level subjects
H3 subjects are only offered in JC2 for selected students

Subject Combinations

As part of holistic education, there will be a good balance between academic pursuits and co-curricular activities. To achieve an optimum academic workload, students will offer a combination of subjects, comprising compulsory subjects and optional ones.

Compulsory Subjects

The following subjects are compulsory and will be taken at H1 level:

• Mother Tongue Language (MTL), which may be examined in JC1 (a student achieving D7 or better in Higher
    MTL at O-Level is exempted from offering this examination);

• Project Work (PW), which will be examined in JC1;

• General Paper (GP), which will be examined in JC2.

In addition to the three compulsory subjects, students must take at least four content-based subjects, three of which must be at H2, which they will sit in JC2, and an H1 content-based subject, which they may sit in JC1 or JC2. As MTL is an integral part of the A-Level curriculum, H1 MTL cannot be replaced with another subject.

Contrasting Subject

Whatever subject combination they choose, students must include a contrasting subject, that is, at least one of the subjects they study must be outside the area they want to specialise in. This will help to provide a broad base of learning and is in line with the multi-disciplinary approach to study at university. For this reason, students specialising in Humanities and the Arts will need to take a contrasting subject from Mathematics and Sciences, while those specialising in Mathematics and Sciences will need a contrasting subject from Humanities and the Arts. The contrasting subject can be taken at either H1 or H2.

Compulsory Subjects
	H1	H2	H3
General Paper
Mother Tongue (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
Project Work

Humanities and the Arts
	H1	H2	H3
Art
Economics
Geography*
History
Language & Literature (Chinese, Malay, Tamil)
Literature in English
English Language and Linguistics (ELL)**
General Studies in Chinese
China Studies in Chinese

Mathematics and Sciences
	H1	H2	H3
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics

*H2 Geography and H2 History cannot be offered together.

** Applicants for English Language and Linguistics must have obtained at least a B3 grade in ‘O’ level English or Literature in English, and also have to sit for a selection test.

Can Students posted to Arts take two H2 Science Subjects?

No they cannot if the two subjects are any two of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

e.g. The following combination is not allowed:
H2 Econs H1 Geog H2 Chemistry H2 Biology

Yes provided
1. They meet the individual subject prerequisite
2. There are still places available. i.e. priority will first be given to Science students.

e.g.
H2 History H1 Geog H2 Physics H2 Maths or
H2 English H1 History H2 Mathematics H2 Chemistry
are allowed if the above two conditions are met.

Programme Title

Pre-requisite(s)

Humanities and the Arts

NUS Geopolitics: War & Peace

H2 Geography or History

SMU Game Theory & Competition

H2 Economics

NUS-MOE Humanities & Soc Sci Research

H2 Economics, or H2 Geography, or H2 History, or H2 Literature in English, or H2 Chinese Language and Literature, or H2 Malay Language and Literature

Mathematics and Science

NTU Numbers & Matrices
(May not be offered together with NUS Linear Algebra)

H2 Mathematics

NUS Linear Algebra
(May not be offered together with NTU Numbers & Matrices)

H2 Mathematics

NTU Molecular Biology

H2 Biology

NTU Organic Synthesis and Mechanism
(May not be offered together with H3 Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

H2 Chemistry

NUS Physics

H2 Physics

NTU Semiconductor Physics & Devices
(May not be offered together with H3 Essentials of Modern Physics or NTU Contemporary Physics)

H2 Physics

NUS-MOE Science Research

H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics

NTU Science Research

H2 Biology / H2 Chemistry / H2 Physics / H2 Mathematics (any two)