Introduction

Double majors are conceived as an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge and capacities with a significant degree of depth by pursing a second major alongside their primary major.

From Cohort 2006 and After

Students may read second majors from the Faculty/School of their primary major or from another Faculty/School.

Second Majors Offered

All FASS subjects are available as second major for students from Cohort 2006 and after, subject to your meeting the eligibility criteria. Please click on the following second majors to gain access to the requirements for second major subjects. You may also send an email to the respective departments if you have queries on their second major requirements.

Eligibility

 

The eligibility criteria for reading a second major from FASS are shown below:

 

From Cohort 2006 and After

 

FASS Students*

a. Completed between 40 MCs and 100 MCs, and not beyond the end of the 5th semester of study. This does not include credits earned from Student Exchange Programmes (SEPs) or Advanced Placement Credits (APCs).

b. Attained a CAP of at least 3.5 (i.e. at the completion of between 40 MCs and 100 MCs)

 

c. Read and passed the exposure module for the intended second major subject

Non-FASS Students

a. Completed between 40 MCs and 100 MCs, and not beyond the end of the 5th semester of study. This does not include credits earned from Student Exchange Programmes (SEPs) or Advanced Placement Credits (APCs).

b. Attained a CAP of at least 3.5 (i.e. at the completion of between 40 MCs and 100 MCs)

c. Read and passed the exposure module for the intended second major subject and,

 

d. Passed the required number of MCs in the subject (includes exposure module) of the intended second major as tabulated below:

No. of MCs Completed	Minimum No of MCs in Intended Second Major Passed
40-60	8
61-80	12
81-100	16

 

 

 

Application Period

Typically, the application period will be held one month before the start of the examination in every semester. Please refer to the List of Important Events for the exact duration. Notification of the application period will be made to eligible groups of FASS students through their NUS email accounts. In addition, we will also post the announcement for application for FASS Second Majors HERE for the benefit of all students.

General Requirements for BA Degree with Double Major(For FASS Students Only)

a) Students reading double majors are required to pursue honours in one or both subjects (for cohort 2005 and before only). Pursuing honours is subject to meeting the requisite qualifications. For students matriculated in cohort 2006 and after, the second major read will be a non-Honours major.

b) Students intending to pursue double majors should plan their module selection carefully, even in their first year.

c) Modules used to satisfy second major requirements CANNOT be read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis

1 FASS students reading a second major from FASS will have to fulfil Breadth requirements. FASS students reading a second major from another faculty do not need to fulfil this requirement.

2 At least two-thirds of the modules from majors must be distinct (i.e. a maximum of one third may be double counted where possible), and at least 60% of the modules from each major must be letter graded.

3 A maximum of 8 MCs may be double counted between the two majors (where possible and subject to approval), and at least 60% of the modules from each major must be letter graded. The steps to seek approval for double counting are as follows:

  i. Provide required information (module information, module(s) to double count      etc) via email to the department that you want to count the module towards,      with a copy extended to FASHELP. You may refer to HERE for the      departments' email contacts.

  ii. Department decides and sends you an email, with a copyextended to      FASHELP

Graduation requirements for Double-Major FASS-USP students

a) USP students intending to pursue double majors should plan their module selection carefully, even in their first year.

b) Modules used to satisfy second major requirements CANNOT be read on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis

1 A maximum of two USP's Advanced modules (8MCs) for both majors

2 At least two-thirds of the modules from majors must be distinct (i.e. a maximum of one third may be double counted where possible), and at least 60% of the modules from each major must be letter graded.

3 A maximum of 8 MCs may be double counted between the two majors (where possible and subject to approval), and at least 60% of the modules from each major must be letter graded. The steps to seek approval for double counting are as follow:

  i. Provide required information (module information, module(s) to double count etc)      via email to the department that you want to count the module towards, with a      copy extended to  FASHELP@nus.edu.sg. You may refer to HERE for the      departments' email contacts.

   ii.Department decides and sends you an email, with a copy extended to      FASHELP@nus.edu.sg

You will expect to read about 200 MCs as a Double-Major USP student.

Requirements for Cross Faculty Students (Cohort 2006 onwards) reading a FASS Second Major

•  The second major will be a non-Honours major, consisting of at least 48 MCs.     Please refer to the department's website for details on second major subject     requirements

•  Cross faculty students intending to pursue a second major with FASS should plan     their modules selection carefully, even in their first year.

•  Modules used to satisfy second major requirements CANNOT be read on      Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis.

•  At least two-thirds of the modules from majors must be distinct (i.e. a maximum of    one third may be double counted where possible), and at least 60% of the modules    from each major must be letter graded.

•  A maximum of 8 MCs may be double counted between the two majors (where     possible and subject to approval), and at least 60% of the modules from each     major must be letter graded. The steps to seek approval for double counting     are as follows:

           i. Provide required information (module information, module(s)  to double               count etc) via email to the department that you  want to count the module               towards, with a copy extended to FASHELP. You may refer to HERE for the               departments' email contact.

          ii. Department decides and sends you an email, with a copy extended to               FASHELP.

Award of Degree( FASS Students Only)

•  FASS double major students will only be awarded one degree – either BA, BA     (Hons) or BSocSci (Hons), and one class of honours. The second major will be     recorded in the transcript but not on the degree scroll.

•  Students reading honours in only one subject will have the respective degree     [either BA (Hons) or BSocSci (Hons)] conferred to him/her and the honours     subject shown on the degree scroll.

•  Students, from Cohort 2005 and before, reading honours in both subjects will     graduate with

     i. BA (Hons) if both subjects are from Arts

    ii. BSocSci (Hons) if both subjects are from Social Sciences

   iii. BA (Hons) or BSocSci (Hons) if one subject is from Arts and the other from        Social Sciences. Such students may choose which degree they wish to graduate        with. Both subjects will be shown on the degree scroll.

Candidature

Cohort 2006 and before
The maximum period of candidature will be five years.

Cohort 2007 and after

The maximum period of candidature will be four years for students graduating without honours and five years for those graduating with honours.

Withdrawal

There is no formal exit process. Students may decide to discontinue the second major at any time and work towards completing their primary major. They are, however, required to inform the Faculties/Schools if they plan to drop the second major and note the following points:

•  Arising from the withdrawal from the second major, excess modules if any, will not    count towards the graduation requirements, but the grades will be factored into the    students' CAP.  

•  If the students would like to read an FASS Second Major again, they are required     to re-apply during the stipulated application period and be considered again.  

Double Major students will not be barred from continuing because of poor academic performance but they might be advised by their respective Faculties/Schools against continuing if they are performing badly.

FAQ

For more information on the Double Major programme, please click HERE .