Credit Waivers & Credit Recognitions

For GCE A-Level Graduates:

Every A grade at H2 Level will entitle you to one 5 cu credit waiver, up to a maximum of 10 cu waiver of specific SUSS Core Curriculum courses.

• First 5 cu waiver: NCO201: Learn to Learn, Learn for Life
• Second 5 cu waiver: NCO103: Listen and Be Heard: Effective Communication through Storytelling

For Polytechnic Diploma Graduates:

Credit Exemption

The new credit exemption framework is applicable to part-time and full-time undergraduates who are local polytechnic graduates and admitted into SUSS from July 2024 intake onwards. It is a prerequisite for students to complete your polytechnic diploma within the preceding 5 years from the date of admission into SUSS.

You will be eligible to receive a credit exemption of up to 50 cu distributed across three distinct course categories, namely (a) SUSS Core Curriculum, (b) Free Electives and (c) Major / Second Major / Minor / Specialisation.

View the list of FAQs on Credit Exemption

SUSS CORE CURRICULUM

You will be entitled to a 15 cu credit waiver for SUSS Core Curriculum if your polytechnic CGPA is at least 3.50*.

• NCO103: Listen and Be Heard: Effective Communication through Storytelling
• NCO201: Learn to Learn, Learn for Life
• NCO205: User-Centred Design: Human Factors and Design Thinking
  
  

FREE ELECTIVES

You will be entitled to a 5 cu credit waiver for Free Electives for local polytechnic graduates who meet SUSS admission requirements.

Eligible students may receive an additional 5 cu credit recognition, if you have attempted and completed a bundle of 5 UniLearn courses (1 cu each). You may sign up for the UniLearn courses.

MAJOR / SECOND MAJOR / MINOR / SPECIALISATION

You may be entitled up to 10 cu credit recognition for courses relevant to your degree programme, if your polytechnic CGPA is at least 3.60*.

For additional credit recognition (up to 20 cu) in selected Level 1 courses, you may sign up for the Challenge Examinations.

*Please note that we do not accept appeals if your CGPA do not meet the minimum requirement.

For Other Pre-University Institutions Graduates:

FREE ELECTIVES

Eligible students may receive an additional 5 cu credit recognition, if you have attempted and completed a bundle of 5 UniLearn courses (1 cu each). You may sign up for the UniLearn courses.

MAJOR / SECOND MAJOR / MINOR / SPECIALISATION

For additional credit recognition (up to 20 cu) in selected Level 1 courses, you may sign up for the Challenge Examinations.

For Part-time Students successful in the application to the full-time programme:

Courses that you have successfully passed in your previous part-time programme will be given credit recognition if the courses is relevant to the curriculum plan of the new full-time programme.