Classes, Credits and Assessments

Field trip courses will offer 4 weeks of 3-hour classes twice a week. Courses with a field trip component will be travelling within the period of 4 to 12 July 2020, although some trips may be shorter.

Non-field trip courses will offer 4 weeks of 3-hour classes thrice weekly. There are no formal classes during the field trip week but there may be additional assignments, local fieldtrips in Singapore or e-learning options for students.

Courses are graded based on assessments and class participation, and there are no final exams. We expect each course to have a class enrollment of 20 - 50 students; less for fieldtrip modules and more for non-fieldtrip modules.

Each course carries 4 Modular Credits awarded by NUS; which is the equivalent of a 3-credit hour course under the North American credit system or 6 ECTS under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. Formal contact hours per course are a minimum of 36 hours. For courses with field trip, this excludes the contact hours for the field trip component and which can be as much as 5 or 6 hours per day for a 9-day trip. Courses with no field trip component will offer 36 contact hours with additional assignments during field trip week.

*Please contact your home university for credit recognition of NUS courses.

Fees

A. NUS Students

Please refer to the following document on Registrar's Office website for Special Term Fees:  http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/docs/info/administrative-policies-procedures/ugtuitioncurrent.pdf

Please note that fieldtrip costs will apply if you read courses with an overseas fieldtrip component. The estimated cost of the trip is set out in the summary table below.

While we encourage NUS students to stay on-campus as part of the summer school experience, this is not a compulsory option for you. If you wish to stay, the on-campus accommodation fees listed below will apply. Some housing subsidies are available if you volunteer as students assistants in social activities or buddies to international students during the summer school.

Please also note that these costs will still apply:

1. Study materials
2. Additional meals in the country(ies) where the field trip is conducted if you are reading a field trip course
3. Participation in social events such as the Singapore Heritage tour and visits to attractions in Singapore.
4. Transport and entrance fees (if any) of any local field trips that lecturers may organise on the weekends for the students.

B. International Students

(i) Exchange (By Invitation Only)

For international students who are nominated by their home university under an exchange arrangement with NUS, the tuition fee of S$2,985 (all other modules) or S$3,820 (SPH2201) per module will be waived. All other costs will still apply.

(ii) Non-Exchange

If you are coming under a non-exchange arrangement, the tuition fees of S$2,985 (all other modules) or S$3,820 (SPH2201) per module will apply, together with all other costs.

For international students, please note that the above costs do not include:

1. Cost of applying for Singapore student pass fee imposed by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore
2. Personal expenses such as study materials, meals, entertainment and local travel in Singapore
3. Additional meals in the country where the fieldtrip is conducted if you are reading a fieldtrip course
4. Participation in social events such as the Singapore Heritage tour and visits to attractions in Singapore
5. Transport and entrance fees (if any) of any local fieldtrips that lecturers may organise on the weekends for the students
6. Return airfare between your originating destination and Singapore

  Summary of Costs (Applicable to NUS & Non-NUS Students)

Accommodation

You will stay on-campus at one of the residential colleges in a single 1-bedroom along corridors with your peers. Each non air-conditioned room comes furnished with furniture and internet access. In addition, each residential college has shared facilities within the building such as kitchenettes and laundry rooms that encourage social, educational and cultural interaction. The residential colleges are accessible to various parts of campus (FASS, UTown, sports and dining amenities and etc.) via internal shuttle buses.

Due to numerous events on-campus in summer 2020, we regret to inform that no air-conditioned room is available for booking.

Students can check in from 2pm on 18 June 2020 and must check out by 12pm on 25 July 2020. There will be a Welcome Lunch and Registration Session on 19 June 2020. Social activities will also be organised during the summer school such as local tours in Singapore on weekends, and a Farewell Dinner on 24 July 2020.

For FASStrack 2020, students will be staying at Ridge View Residential College (RVRC). Click here to find out more. 

 *For NUS students who wish to stay on-campus for FASStrack Asia, the same accommodation costs above will apply. However, NUS students who volunteer as student assistants for FASStrack Asia may be entitled to housing subsidy for the summer.