How To Apply
There are two rounds of application for SEP in NUS
Round 1 and Round 2. Round 1 has more partner universities available
Round 2 has only limited slots since it consists largely of spots that were not taken up in Round 1. So, Make sure you try to apply in Round 1, as your chances of securing a spot in a partner university of your choice is higher. If you don’t manage to get a spot in Round 1, you can go on to apply again in Round 2.
You can go on exchange anywhere from Year 1 Semester 2 to Year 4 Semester 1 (varies according to faculty), meaning you can apply starting from Year 1 Semester 2. Students usually start applying in Year 2 Semester 1, so that they have done enough courses in NUS to plan the higher level courses to do during exchange accordingly. Take note that you have to apply at least a year before the time when you actually want to go on exchange. Some universities (mostly UK) only allow incoming exchangers for semester 2 or a full year.
Application Steps
Put up to 5 choices of partner universities and rank them according to your preference.
Submit a short personal statement explaining why being able to go on exchange is important to you.
Submit a preliminary study plan with information about which courses you want to take in the partner university, and how you would like to map your courses. Course mapping can be a very tedious process so let’s see how to take it step by step!