Academic Advising

The Head of Studies for each major will have met with their students in AY 2024/25 Semester Two to map any remaining major and minor requirements with NUS courses. NUS Registry has been informed of the new mapping. From July 2025, students can contact the Director of the Yale-NUS Office, Dr Paul Gallagher, for academic advising as well as course changes.

Latin Honours

Once a student completes their graduation requirements, they will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts with Honours or Bachelor of Science with Honours.

In addition, the College awards Latin Honours to recognise exceptional academic achievement to the top 35 percent of the graduating class as follows:

Latin Honours are based on the Grade Point Average (GPA), which is the weighted average grade point of all your graded courses. No more than 60% or 6 of the students (whichever is larger) in any major will receive honours at the cum laude level or above, and no more than 40% or 4 (whichever is larger) at the magna cum laude level or above.

Below is the range of minimum GPA over the last three years of the College:

Yes. The printed degree will be the same as that awarded throughout the history of the College. Given the small number of students completing their degrees after AY 2024/25, Latin Honours will be benchmarked against the AY 2024/25 final full cohort.

Please reach out to NUS Office of the University Registrar to request for the official transcript.

Yes. TGS is a contract between the student and the government of Singapore, not Yale-NUS College. Please refer to the Ministry of Education website for resources available to students.

Students can reach out to NUS Centre for Future-ready Graduates for career support and advice. Please refer to the website for resources available to students. 

A range of resources will be provided by the Yale Office of Fellowships, including listings of global scholarships, informational articles, group advising sessions, scholarship-related events, and mock interview support for shortlisted candidates. More information on accessing these resources will be made available through the Yale-NUS College Alumni LinkedIn group and the Yale-NUS Club.

After June 2025, institutional endorsement will no longer be required for Yale-NUS candidates to the Yenching Academy. Applications should be submitted directly to Yenching by the deadline for non-partner universities.

For the Rhodes Scholarships which require institutional endorsement  (e.g. US, Canada, and Global Rhodes), candidates should request a letter from the NUS Registrar, stating that the candidate has satisfactorily completed at least two years of full-time study and received a Bachelor’s degree, or will have received the degree in the year following the Rhodes Scholarship application. Alternatively, Yale-NUS candidates may choose to join the Yale Office of Fellowships institutional endorsement process for the Rhodes Scholarship. More information on global scholarship support by the Yale Office of Fellowships will be provided via the Yale-NUS College Alumni LinkedIn group and the Yale-NUS Club.

For institutional endorsement for the McCall MacBain Scholarship, candidates should approach Ms Florence Siew (Senior Associate Director, NUS Office of the Provost).

Students who are recipients of the College’s financial support will have received individual letters detailing their financial aid for the remainder of their study. Students can contact Dr Gallagher for questions about their financial aid. Singapore citizens can also contact the NUS Office of Admissions for further queries.