UK A-Level certificates / Cambridge Pre-U

IMPORTANT NOTE: REVISION TO UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR UK A LEVEL & INTERATIONAL A-LEVEL (IAL) HOLDERS TAKING MAY/ JUNE EXAMINATIONS 

From Academic Year 2022-23 admission intake onwards, NTU is no longer accepting applications from UK A Level & IAL holders (CIE/Edexcel/OCR/AQA/WJEC/LRN) whose actual A level results avail in August of the application year as the academic term has started and too late for our consideration for admissions. Please apply for admission in the following academic year.  

Minimum Requirement to Apply

UK GCE A-Level (Cambridge, Edexcel, OCR, AQA, LRN)
Good passes in at least 4 Advanced Level subjects taken in the same sitting (i.e. the examination of the final paper taken in the same period of time), either from the same board or mixed boards. Advanced Level subjects with final paper taken in different period of time are unacceptable. Students with good passes in 3 Advanced Level subjects taken in the same sitting are not precluded from applying. Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. This is, however, not applicable to international students applying for admission on subsidised tuition fee basis due to limited places available.

Cambridge Pre-U
Good passes in all subjects in Cambridge Pre-U Diploma taken in the same sitting Or Good passes in at least 4 Principal subjects taken in the same sitting. Students with good passes in 3 Principal subjects taken in a single sitting are not precluded from applying. Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  This is, however, not applicable to international students applying for admission on subsidised tuition fee basis due to limited places available.

Cambridge Pre-U and Cambridge GCE A-Level
Good passes in at least 4 subjects in Pre-U Principal subjects and Cambridge GCE A-Level taken in the same sitting.  Combination of results taken in different period of time is unacceptable. Students with good pass in 3 Cambridge Pre-U Principal subjects and Cambridge GCE A-Level are not precluded from applying and such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  This is, however, not applicable to international students applying for admission on subsidised tuition fee basis due to limited places available.

Welsh qualifications
Students with good passes in at least 4 A-Level subjects taken in the same sitting may apply. Those with good passes in 3 A-Level subjects taken in the same sitting are not precluded from applying. Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. This is, however, not applicable to international students applying for admission on subsidised tuition fee basis due to limited places available.

Direct Admission
Medallists (Gold, Silver or Bronze) of International Science Olympiads Competitions in Biology (IBO), Chemistry (IChO), Physics (IPhO), Mathematics (IMO), Informatics (IOI), Astronomy (IAO) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) will be considered for admission more favourably to programmes related to their field of achievement. Admission to programmes not closely related to the field of achievement will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Interview may be conducted before the decision of admissions is made.

To apply, you must be in the final year of your high school or already completed your high school.

English Language Requirements
If English is not the medium of studies or learning in the high school or taken as a 2nd language (also called English as an Additional Language) , submission of IGCSE O-Level English language at first language (grade ‘A’) or IELTS/IELTS Indicator (a minimum Overall 6, Writing 6) or TOEFL/TOEFL iBT® Special Home Edition  (a minimum of 90 - iBT) or SAT (a minimum of 1250 for redesigned SAT) or Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) (a minimum of 55) or ACT with Writing (a minimum of composite score of 30 in ACT with Writing in one sitting) or C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English Advanced (CAE)) is required

NTU Entrance Examination (NTU EE)
Not required.

Programmes Eligibility
Eligible to apply for all programmes if fulfil the  minimum subject requirements of the programmes. For programmes with ‘Mathematics at Senior High School’ listed as the  minimum subject requirements, Mathematics taken at A-Level is sufficient. There is no added advantage for taking Further Mathematics at A-Level.

Applicants with A-Level or Pre-U results available after April 1st of the application year will not be eligible to apply for the LKCMedicine programme and Renaissance Engineering programme in this admission exercise. 

Students whose actual high School graduation / national examination results available after July 15th will not be eligible to apply for Art, Design & Media programme in this admission exercise. .

Note:
1. Admission is highly competitive, especially for non-citizens, due to limited places available. The admission point varies from year to year and between different programmes. Meeting the minimum requirements to apply does not guarantee admission to any of the programmes in NTU.

2. The primary factor in admission decision is the high school academic performance. Decision will be made with actual results only.  No provisional offer will be made with preliminary results.

 

This form is applicable only to students offering UK ‘A’ Level (including Hong Kong / Brunei ‘A’ Level & Mauritius HSC) and Cambridge Pre-U.

If you are holding other qualifications, please click here to check on the correct application form that matches your high school qualification. Please note that your application may be treated as void if you use the wrong form.

This form may take you 15 minutes or more to fill in and it must be completed in English. Please get ready the following before you start your application as you have to submit it once started.  The information you have entered in the application form cannot be saved and continue later. 

  • your passport / Identity Card number. Singaporeans / Singapore Permanent Residents to provide Singapore IC number.
  • your home, postal address (in English) and phone number
  • your educational results
    • ‘A’ Level (A2) Certificate/ Statement of Results/ Provisional Results And/Or Cambridge Pre-U Results (not required to provide results at application if not available yet, to provide within 3 days once available after application. If you are sitting coming May exam and results available only in August, please submit your application in the next admission exercise.)
    • Junior High School national examination results (e.g. GCE ‘O’ Level, IGCSE, SPM, Grade 10, etc.).
    • University transcript (if applicable).
  • TOEFL or SAT or IELTS or PTE Academic or ACT with Writing score sheet or E1119 or MUET (whichever applicable if English is not the medium of studies or learning in the high school or taken as a 2nd language).

You will receive an application number after your application is successfully submitted. Please login with the password you have created in the application form to pay the application fee and upload the required supporting documents. Your application cannot be processed until application fee and supporting documents are received.

Please read the Guide to filling in the Application Form before you start your application.

The application is now closed.

Note: To establish your correct identity and facilitate processing of your application for admissions, your personal identification (NRIC for SG/SPR, FIN and/or Passport number for international students) is required

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