Frequently Asked Questions

Student Exchange Programme

 

Information about SEP?

1. More about SEP?

2. Information on partner universities?

3. Difference between University,Faculty & Dept-level?

4. Availability of places in the partner university

5. Academic term in partner university

6. Quota for SEP placements
7. When will SEP application commence

Eligilibity for SEP

8. I am not a Singaporean, can i apply for SEP?

9. Who is eligible to apply for SEP

10.If i have gone on SEP once, can i still apply again?

Timing for SEP

11. When is the best time for me to go for SEP?

12. What should i do, if i want to go for SEP in the 6th
  
    semeter?

13. Will my graduation be delayed?

Financial Consideration

14. What are some of the financial assistance available for
      SEP?

15. How much will it cost to go on SEP?

Procedures of SEP

16. How do i apply for SEP?

17. I have problems in OPAS, who should I ask?
18. How do i find information to complete my tentative
      
study plan for each university?

19. Should i disclose the form of financial award that i
      currently received in my SEP application?
20. How will I know the outcome of my SEP application?

21. What do I do upon accepting the internal offer?
22. If I am a scholarship holder, what sort of orginial
      certificate of Financial Resource should I obtain?

23. If my parents or relatives are sponsoring me for SEP,
     
will it be possible to offer other forms of financial
      support such as fixed deposits etc?
24. How long will it take before I hear from the Partner
      Universities?

Other Administrative Matters

25. How does the admin fee apply to my SEP application?
26. Do I have to apply for leave of absence for my SEP
      application?
27. I have been rejected for SEP. Can I lodge an appeal?
28. I have asked for an SEP period of one academic year
      but was only allocated one semester. May I appeal or
      ask for an extension?

Academic Consideration for SEP

Module Reporting Process for Overseas modules Read

29. How do I get approval for the modules that I intend to
      read at the partner university?
30. Am I restricted to reading overseas modules that are
      similar to those modules offered in NUS?
31. May I read a module in the partner university and map
      it to a GEM module to fulfill my general education
      requirements?
32. May I map and read an exposure module while on
      exchange?
33. Whom can I approach if the overseas module is of a
      discipline not offered by NUS?
34. What is FASS general guideline on the equivalencies of
      credit with external universities in terms of SEP? Other
      universities have different credit system, how do I
      know if the overseas module is the same as a 4 MC NUS
      module? 
35. Also, the partner university allows us to read only 3
      modules a semester, but NUS requires us to read 5
      modules a semester.  I will be 2 modules short when I
      return and it will be very taxing to read 7 modules in a
      semester. Can I read more than the 3 modules allowed
      while on exchange?
36. Can I have another example of credit equivalencies
      between a partner university and NUS?
37. Is it possible to read overseas modules and have them
      count towards my minor?
38. I belong to the Mother Tongue Bonus Programme
     (MTBP); can overseas modules be used to fulfill MTBP
      requirements?
39. How many S/U modules can I read while on exchange?

Transfer of SEP Credits

40. Is credit transfer automatic?
41. It has been a while since I have returned to NUS but
      
I have yet to received my transcript. What can I do?
42. How do I go about transferring credits?
43. What is the maximum number of credits I can transfer
     
 from my SEP?
44. How do I apply for transfer of credits after I return from
      SEP?
45. How long does it take for credit transfer to be
      completed and reflected in my GAPS
46  What sort of grades must I achieve on my overseas
      modules before I can transfer credits?
47. Can module read overseas on a 'Pass/Fail' option have
      its credit transferred?
48. What about CAP? How do the modules taken overse
      as affect my CAP?

 

 


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