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Singapore Admissions Requirements

Singapore Admissions Requirements

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Prerequisite Equivalencies

  1. Review the program pages or international viewbook.
  2. Find your program(s) of choice.
  3. Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
  4. Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
Prerequisite Equivalencies
Required Courses Singapore O- and A-Level Curriculum
Senior or grade 12 English English O- or A-Level
Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions Mathematics A-Level (H2)
Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering calculus Mathematics A-Level (H2)
Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering statistics

Mathematics A-Level (H2)
Senior or grade 12 Biology Biology A-Level (H2)
Senior or grade 12 Chemistry Chemistry A-Level (H2)
Senior or grade 12 Physics Physics A-Level (H2)

*Detailed course descriptions may be requested for subjects which are required for admission.

Minimum Requirements

  • Five academic subjects will be used for admission, including:
    • At least two at the Advanced Level (H2).
    • Up to three O-Levels.
    • Two H1 levels to replace one A-Level (H2) if it is not a prerequisite.
  • A-Level (H2) predicted or final exam grades are used for admission consideration along with your O-Level Certifying Statements.
    • We do not accept Singapore/Cambridge GCE N-Levels (Normal-Levels) for admission.
    • Completion of junior college or polytechnic diploma after O-Levels may be considered for programs with English as the only prerequesite. O-Level English at a grade C or higher must be presented.
  • To clear conditions, O-Level and A- Level results (Statement of Results (SOR) or Certifying Statement of Results) sent directly from the SEAB examination board will be required.
  • If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English-Language Proficiency requirements.
    • Enlish Language Proficiency is not required from applicants completing the Singapore O & A levels.

Singapore Grade Equivalency

Singapore GCE A-Level (H1 and H2)
Canadian Equivalent* Range A-Level
95% 88 - 100% A
85% 76 - 87% B
75% 64 - 76% C
65% 52 - 64% D
55% 40 - 52% E
Sub-pass 0 - 40% S
Unclassified 0 U
Singapore GCE O-Level
Canadian Equivalent* Range O-Level
97.5% 90 - 100% A1
95.8% 90 - 100% A2
87.5% 80 - 89% B3
83.4% 80 - 89% B4
79.2% 70 - 89% C5
70.8% 70 - 89% C6
62.5% 60 - 79% D7
45.8% 40 - 59% E8
37.5% F9

*Grades converted to reflect the 40% pass rate.

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