{"id":973,"date":"2020-09-10T09:06:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/?page_id=973"},"modified":"2025-07-14T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:00:02","slug":"entry-requirements-moc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/entry-requirements-moc\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tEntry Requirements\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cnm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/banner-graduate.jpg\" alt=\"banner-graduate\" height=\"180\" width=\"680\" title=\"banner-graduate\" \/>\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0intake\u00a0occurs\u00a0annually\u00a0in\u00a0August,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0application\u00a0period\u00a0running\u00a0from\u00a0<b>1\u00a0September\u00a0to\u00a030\u00a0November<\/b>\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0preceding\u00a0year.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates seeking admission must have obtained either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an NUS Honours degree (Merit\/Second Class and above) or the international equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelor&#8217;s degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related fields*; or<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related fields*, and with a minimum of two years of relevant work experience; or<\/li>\n<li>Such other Bachelor&#8217;s degree qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Board of Graduate Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*there should be basic training in the social sciences, sciences, business and economics, humanities, law, or computing in the applicants&#8217; general education.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates from a non-English speaking background and with qualifications from universities where English is not the main language of tuition must demonstrate good English proficiency (TOEFL score of at least 100 for the internet-based test and a minimum score of 22 for the writing section, or 7.0 for IELTS and a minimum of 6.0 in each band or equivalent). The test must have been taken no longer than two years prior to the beginning of the application period.<\/p>\n<p>Shortlisted candidates maybe invited to attend an admission interview via tele- or video-conferencing. An overall evaluation of the candidate&#8217;s profile will be considered for the admission.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on graduate application, visit the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences&#8217; official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/prospective-students\/graduate\/coursework-programmes\/application-process-gradcoursework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Coursework Programmes<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entry Requirements &nbsp; Our\u00a0intake\u00a0occurs\u00a0annually\u00a0in\u00a0August,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0application\u00a0period\u00a0running\u00a0from\u00a01\u00a0September\u00a0to\u00a030\u00a0November\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0preceding\u00a0year. 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