Pre-allocation of CHS Common Curriculum Courses (Cohort 2021 Onwards)
CHS Common Curriculum
The CHS Common Curriculum is a graduation requirement for all CHS students. It consists of Common Core Courses, Integrated Courses and Interdisciplinary Courses, as seen below.
Students are strongly encouraged to complete the Common Core and Integrated Courses by the end of their fourth semester.
For more information on the courses that students can read to clear each requirement, please click here.
Common Core
- Writing (FAS1101)
- Data Literacy (GEA1000)
- Digital Literacy (GEI1001)
- Design Thinking (DTK1234)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Communities and Engagement
Integrated Courses
- Integrated Asian Studies (HSA1000)
- Integrated Social Sciences (HSS1000)
- Integrated Humanities (HSH1000)
- Scientific Inquiry I (HSI1000)
- Scientific Inquiry II
Interdisciplinary Courses
- Course Choice I
- Course Choice II
*CHS students will be required to choose from a basket of interdisciplinary courses to read in their third year.
Overview of Pre-Allocated Courses
Please note the following:
- Courses can be pre-allocated in any of the semesters marked with ‘X’.
- For the Integrated courses (i.e. HSA1000, HSH1000, HSI1000, HSS1000), students will be pre-allocated with any 2 out of the 4 courses per semester.
- For DTK1234 and GEA1000, either 1 of the courses will be pre-allocated per semester.
- PPE-XDP students are exempted from HSH1000 and HSS1000.
- PPE-XDP freshmen will be pre-allocated with any one of the gateway courses in the first semester: GEX1015 (Philosophy), PS1101E (Political Science), or EC1101E (Economics).
- FASS Students who have declared a second major or minor in Statistics (ST) or Data Science and Analytics (DSA) before the stipulated deadline for each academic year will not be pre-allocated GEA1000, since the ST and DSA gateway courses fulfill the Data Literacy pillar.
- Please refer to the FAQs regarding the pre-allocation of gateway courses
 |  | Semester |  | |||
Fulfils Requirements | Course | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Remarks |
Primary Major | Gateway Course | X | Students will be pre-allocated with the gateway course of their declared first major. | |||
Data Literacy | GEA1000 Quantitative Reasoning | X | X | Fulfils GE Data Literacy Pillar. | ||
Design Thinking | DTK1234 Design Thinking | X | X | |||
Writing | FAS1101 Writing Academically: Arts and Social Sciences | X | X | Students who are required to read ES1000 Foundation Academic English and/or ES1103 English for Academic Purposes must pass those courses before they will be pre-allocated FAS1101. | ||
Digital Literacy | GEI1001 Computational Reasoning | X* | X* | Fulfils GE Digital Literacy Pillar.
*Students from Cohort 2022 onwards will register for the Digital Literacy course on their own. |
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Integrated Asian Studies |
HSA1000 Asian Interconnections | X | X | Fulfils GE Cultures and Connections Pillar. | ||
Integrated Humanities | HSH1000 The Human Condition | X | X | Fulfils GE Critique and Expression Pillar. | ||
Integrated Social Sciences | HSS1000 Understanding Social Complexity | X | X | Fulfils GE Singapore Studies Pillar. | ||
Scientific Inquiry I | HSI1000 How Science Works, Why Science Works | X | X |
Pre-allocation Guidelines by Cohort
Please refer to the guidelines for your own cohort only. The cohort year refers to the year that you matriculated.
For e.g., if you had matriculated in AY2021/2022, you will belong to Cohort 2021.
Generally, students will be pre-allocated the CHS Common Curriculum courses by matriculation number (see table below). However, there may be exceptions: in the scenario where the number of students who have declared a primary major within CHS exceeds the quota available for DKT1234 in the first semester, they may be pre-allocated DTK1234 and/or GEA1000 in the second semester.
Major / Programme | Last Digit of Matric Number | Year 1 | Year 2 | ||
Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | ||
FASS Students* (except NUSC, UTCP, RVRC, XDP students) |
Even |
HSA1000, HSS1000, DTK1234 |
HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 | NIL | |
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
Odd | HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 | HSA1000, HSS1000, DTK1234 | NIL | ||
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
FASS Students in UTCP/RVRC |
Even |
HSA1000, HSS1000 |
HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 | DTK1234 in either semester | |
Odd | HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 | HSA1000, HSS1000 | DTK1234 in either semester | ||
FASS Students in both UTCP/RVRC and LPP | Even | HSA1000, HSS1000 | HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 |
DTK1234 in either semester |
|
Odd | HSH1000, HSI1000 | HSA1000, HSS1000, GEA1000 | |||
FASS Students in LPP |
Even |
HSA1000, HSS1000, DTK1234 |
HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 | FAS1101 | NIL |
Odd |
HSH1000, HSI1000, GEA1000 |
HSA1000, HSS1000, DTK1234 | FAS1101 | NIL | |
PPE-XDP Students | Even | HSA1000, DTK1234 | HSI1000, GEA1000 | NIL | |
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
Odd | HSI1000, GEA1000 | HSA1000, DTK1234 | NIL | ||
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
DSE-XDP Students (refer to Faculty of Science website for more details) |
All |
HSI1000, HSH1000, CS1010S |
HSA1000, HSS1000, DTK1234 | NIL | |
BES-XDP Students (refer to Faculty of Science website for more details) |
Even | HSA1000, HSS1000 | HSI1000, HSH1000 | NIL | |
Odd | HSI1000, HSH1000 | HSA1000, HSS1000 | |||
FASS Students in NUSC |
Even | DTK1234 | NIL | NIL | |
Odd | NIL | DTK1234 |
*FASS students who have submitted their Academic Plan Declaration by deadline set by Dean's Office.
Exemption from CHS Common Curriculum Courses for Students in UTCP, NUSC, RVRC or PPE-XDP
CHS Common Curriculum Courses | UTCP | NUSC | RVRC | PPE-XDP |
Asian Studies (HSA1000) | Â | X | Â | Â |
Humanities (HSH1000) | Â | X | Â | X |
Social Sciences (HSS1000) | Â | X | Â | X |
Scientific Inquiry I (HSI1000) | Â | X | Â | Â |
Scientific Inquiry II | Â | X | Â | Â |
Artificial Intelligence | Â | X | Â | Â |
Communities and Engagement | X | X | X | Â |
Data Literacy | Â | X | Â | Â |
Digital Literacy | Â | X | Â | Â |
Design Thinking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Writing | X | X | X | Â |
Interdisciplinary Course I | X | X | X | X |
Interdisciplinary Course II | X | X | X | X |
Notes:
- Students who have completed the special programme requirements (i.e. UTCP, NUSC, RVRC or PPE-XDP) are exempted from taking CHS Common Curriculum courses as indicated by 'X' in the above table.
- Students are advised to check with their respective programmes for more details.
- For students in UTCP, one course from either the Data Literacy or Digital Literacy pillar will fulfil the 5th UTCP course requirement.
(Table Updated: 1 Nov 2022)
Generally, students will be pre-allocated the CHS Common Curriculum courses by matriculation number (see table below). However, there may be exceptions: in the scenario where the number of students who have declared a primary major within CHS exceeds the quota available for DKT1234 in the first semester, they may be pre-allocated DTK1234 and/or GEA1000 in the second semester.
Major / Programme | Last Digit of Matric Number | Year 1 | Year 2 | ||
Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | ||
FASS Students* (except CNM, USP, UTCP, RVRC, XDP students) |
ODD |
HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 |
HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 | GEI1001 in either semester | |
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
EVEN | HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 | HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 | GEI1001 in either semester | ||
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
CNM Students* |
ALL |
HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 | HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 | GEI1001 in either semester | |
FAS1101 in either semester |
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FASS Students in USP |
ODD |
GEA1000 | DTK1234 | GEI1001 in either semester | |
EVEN |
DTK1234 | GEA1000 | GEI1001 in either semester | ||
PPE-XDP Students | ODD | HSA1000, GEA1000 | HSI1000, DTK1234 | GEI1001 in either semester | |
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
EVEN | HSI1000, DTK1234 | HSA1000, GEA1000 | GEI1001 in either semester | ||
FAS1101 in either semester | |||||
FASS Students in UTCP/RVRC |
ODD |
HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 |
HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 | GEI1001 in either semester | |
EVEN | HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 | HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 | GEI1001 in either semester | ||
FASS Students in both UTCP/RVRC and LPP | ODD | HSA1000, HSH1000 | HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 |
GEI1001 in either semester, GEA1000 or DTK1234 |
|
EVEN | HSS1000, HSI1000 | HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 | |||
FASS Students in LPP |
ODD |
HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 |
HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 |
FAS1101 (Semester 1), GEI1001 in either semester |
|
EVEN |
HSS1000, HSI1000, DTK1234 |
HSA1000, HSH1000, GEA1000 | |||
DSE-XDP Students (refer to Faculty of Science website for more details) |
ALL | HSA1000, HSH1000, CS1010S | HSI1000, HSS1000 | NIL | |
BES-XDP Students (refer to Faculty of Science website for more details) |
ODD | HSA1000, HSH1000 | HSI1000, HSS1000 | GEI1001 | NIL |
EVEN | HSI1000, HSS1000 | HSA1000, HSH1000 | GEI1001 |
*FASS students who submitted their Academic Plan Declaration by 15 July 2021, 2359.
Exemption from CHS Common Curriculum Courses for Students in UTCP, USP, RVRC or PPE-XDP
CHS Common Curriculum Courses | UTCP | USP | RVRC | PPE-XDP |
Asian Studies (HSA1000) | Â | X | Â | Â |
Humanities (HSH1000) | Â | X | Â | X |
Social Sciences (HSS1000) | Â | X | Â | X |
Scientific Inquiry I (HSI1000) | Â | X | Â | Â |
Scientific Inquiry II | Â | X | Â | Â |
Artificial Intelligence | Â | X | Â | Â |
Communities and Engagement | X | X | X | Â |
Data Literacy | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Digital Literacy | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Design Thinking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Writing | X | X | X | Â |
Interdisciplinary Course I | X | X | X | X |
Interdisciplinary Course II | X | X | X | X |
Notes:
- Students who have completed the special programme requirements (i.e. UTCP, USP, RVRC or PPE-XDP) are exempted from taking CHS Common Curriculum courses as indicated by 'X' in the above table.
- Students are advised to check with their respective programmes for more details.
- For students in UTCP, one course from either the Data Literacy or Digital Literacy pillar will fulfil the 5th UTCP course requirement.
(Table Updated: 1 Nov 2022)
CHS Common Curriculum Courses for DDP Students
Please refer to the the CHS Double Degree Programme page for more details on application and DDP graduation requirements.
Website | Instructions |
Refer to Tables A and E - under programme structure of your cohort |
Website | Instructions |
Refer to Tables A and B – of either Economics-IS or Economics-BZA, under the programme structure of your cohort |
Website | Instructions |
TBA | Â |