{"id":31,"date":"2023-11-27T17:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:24:51","slug":"eligibility-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/outgoing\/eligibility-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility &#038; Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tOutgoing Exchange\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"custom-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li class=\"item-home\"><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>\n\t\tEligibility &#038; Application\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#gp-eligibility\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEligibility\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#application-through-myedurec\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication through EduRec\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#interview-and-personal-statement\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterview and Personal Statement\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#selection-offer-and-acceptance\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelection, Offer and Acceptance\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#application-to-partner-university\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication to Partner University\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#other-information\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther Information\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\tEligibility\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Student Programme Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Application Period for Exchange<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Period of Exchange<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>LLB<\/td>\n<td>Year 2 Semester one<\/td>\n<td>Year 3 Semester one, Semester two or Full year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law-NUSC<\/td>\n<td>Year 2 Semester one<\/td>\n<td>Year 3 Semester one or\u00a0Semester two only*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Law-MPP<\/td>\n<td>Year 2 Semester one<\/td>\n<td>Year 3 Semester one only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DDP (Biz-Law)<\/td>\n<td>Year 3 (to apply with NUS Biz)<\/td>\n<td>Year 4 Semester one or Semester two only (to participate in exchange under partner faculty)**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DDP (Econs-Law)<\/td>\n<td>Year 3 (to apply with NUS Biz)<br \/>\n*SEP is only available for AY25\/26 intake and earlier<\/td>\n<td>Year 4 Semester one or Semester two only (to participate in exchange under partner faculty)**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3-year JD<\/td>\n<td>Year 2 Semester one<\/td>\n<td>Year 3 Semester two only (See Part E below)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>*Notes for NUSC Students (updated March 2026):<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>NUSC students who wish to participate in the Student Exchange Programme (SEP) should apply through the Faculty of Law SEP. Under the Law SEP arrangement, NUSC students may only read Law courses during the exchange semester. Mapping of exchange courses to fulfil NUSC requirements is not permitted.<\/li>\n<li>NUSC students who wish to take part in full-year Law SEP must withdraw from NUSC. They should indicate their willingness to withdraw from NUSC if allocated full-year SEP in their application through EduRec.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>**Notes for DDP students:<br \/>\n<\/strong>DDP students who wish to take part in Law SEP must indicate their willingness to withdraw from the DDP programme if allocated Law SEP in their application through EduRec.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">A. Grade Requirement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Students should meet a minimum B average grade for exchange placement.<\/strong> A small number of partner universities (PU) may accept students who fall <em>slightly<\/em> below this grade; these PUs are indicated in the EduRec.<\/p>\n<p>Students are expected to maintain these minimum grades after accepting the SEP offer from NUS Law.<\/p>\n<p>Some PU may indicate a minimum GPA on their website\/factsheet as a part of admission requirements. While GPA is not applicable for NUS law students, this minimum GPA may be used as an <em>indicative<\/em> standard for acceptance into the PU for exchange.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">B. IELTS\/TOEFL Requirement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u200bSome partner universities (PU), may require students to\u00a0fulfill\u00a0IELTS\/TOEFL\u00a0requirement and this is especially so for exchange to UK PUs. IELTS\/TOEFL\u00a0will be at student&#8217;s own additional cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">C. Chinese Language and Course Requirements for PU in China<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo opt for Partner Universities (PU) in China, students must fulfill\u00a0one of the following\u00a0prerequisites:\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">minimum Grade B in H1 or H2 Chinese at GCE &#8216;A&#8217; level; or\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">minimum Grade 4 in SL Chinese for the International Baccalaureate (IB)\u00a0Diploma; or<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"270\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">minimum Grade B4 in Higher Chinese at GCE &#8216;O&#8217; level.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A digital copy of the relevant certificate must be submitted along with your application on EduRec.<\/p>\n<p>If selected for an exchange with PU in China, students will be required to read <a href=\"https:\/\/law1a.nus.edu.sg\/student_matters\/course_listing\/courses_desc.asp?MC=LL4009V&amp;Sem=1&amp;MGC=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LL4009V Modern Chinese Law &amp; Legal Chinese<\/a> course in Semester 1. (Note: The exchange period for all PUs in China is Semester 2.)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-3\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\">\u200bD. Current Scholarship Holders<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-3\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>All scholarship holders must their scholarship handbooks for information on eligibility to participate in overseas exchange programmes. NUS scholarship holders may write to the Office of Financial Aid (OFA) through the enquiry portal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.askstudentservice.nus.edu.sg\/app\/utils\/login_form\/redirect\/ask\">here<\/a> if they have any queries pertaining to their eligibility to participate in overseas programmes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-4\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-4\">E. Important Note for JD Students<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-4\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Student Exchange Programme is open to all 3-yr JD students. There are, however, potential implications since JD students may only go on SEP in their graduating semester (Year 3 Semester 2), after completing all compulsory courses. JD students must consider the following carefully before embarking on SEP.<\/p>\n<p><b>i<\/b><b>) Implication on Graduation and Academic Prizes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Partner universities (PU) have varying semester start\/end date which affects when your results from your exchange semester is released. You <u>should <\/u><u>expect a risk that you may not graduate in time<\/u> with your cohort in June\/July.<\/p>\n<p>To be in time for June degree conferment and to attend the Commencement ceremony in July, your SEP results from PU must be available to NUS by early to mid-May.<\/p>\n<p>If you miss the June degree conferment, the next degree conferment would be at the end of August. To qualify for the August degree conferment, your SEP results must be available to NUS no later than first week of July. In this situation, however, you will only be eligible to attend the Commencement ceremony in the following year and you will not be considered for Academic Prizes.<\/p>\n<p><b>ii) Implication on Enrolment for Part B at SILE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Students must have graduated with the JD in order to be eligible for the Part B course. In view of possible late degree conferment, NUS Law will try to work with SILE to allow JD students on SEP to apply and enrol for Part B provisionally, subject to SILE receiving certification from NUS by July that students have passed the JD. NUS Law may help by requesting PU to send us early notification of your results as soon as they are available, ahead of the issuance of official transcript. This will place NUS in a position to issue this certification within the deadline (which SILE has stressed is a strict deadline). However, students should note that SILE is not obliged to agree nor is PU obliged to provide early notification of your results.\u00a0These arrangements may allow students to enrol for Part B in their graduation year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, JD students should note that <u>there is a chance that even with the above arrangements<\/u>, the information from the PU may not be received in time for NUS to meet SILE&#8217;s &#8216;end of July&#8217; deadline. In that event, students may have to withdraw from SILE, forfeit some fees and enroll for Part B the following year. (Starting from 2025, Part B will have a January intake.) The risk may be small but it does exist.<\/p>\n<p>As such, JD students who wish to go on SEP are strongly advised to select PUs whose semester and exams end early (by early April for June conferment, or no later than mid-May for August conferment). This timeline is on the assumption that PUs takes about a month or so to process results from end of semester. It is the responsibility of students to do their own research for information on PUs you are interested in and consider the implications set out above before putting down your PU choices in the SEP application. By accepting an SEP place (if allocated), it is deemed that you accept the risk and implications as mentioned above.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tApplication through EduRec\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>All SEP applications must be made though <a href=\"https:\/\/myedurec.nus.edu.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EduRec<\/strong><\/a>. Students <strong>must complete<\/strong> the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/gro\/travel-preparedness-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel Preparedness Course<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by GRO <strong><em>at least 24 hours<\/em> before they can submit your SEP application.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The application cycle for SEP AY2026\/27 opens from <b>Friday, 17 October 2025 <\/b>and <b>closes on Monday, 8 December 2025, 2359hrs<\/b>. Late submissions will not be entertained.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">A. Considerations Before Applying<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should do the necessary research about your shortlisted PUs before including them in your submission. Some factors to consider should include (but not limited to):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Affordability\n<ul>\n<li>living expenses, flight and accommodation costs, student visa\/insurance fees etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Course offering at PU<\/li>\n<li>Period of Exchange<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You are generally <em>not allowed<\/em> to go on overseas exchange with host institutions in your country of citizenship or permanent residency (e.g. if you hold citizenship in country A, you may not be able to go on exchange to PUs in country A).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">B. Guide to submission via EduRec<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>To submit your SEP application, go to <strong>Login &gt; Self-Service &gt; Global Education &gt; External Study Application &gt; &#8220;Faculty of Law SEP &#8220;AY202X\/202X&#8221;<\/strong>.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please use your NUSNET ID (i.e.&#8217;xxx&#8217; portion of xxx@u.nus.edu) as the USER ID and NUSNET password as PASSWORD. The guide for student programme application can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/myportal.nus.edu.sg\/studentportal\/eservices\/all\/myedurec.html\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can <strong>choose up to a maximum of 10 partner universities<\/strong>. Please rank your choices in order of preference carefully.<\/li>\n<li>Exchange periods can be semester 1, semester 2 or full-year. Some PUs are available for a specific semester (e.g. Sem 1\u00a0 only) others are full-year places. If you indicate wrongly, the choice is considered void.<\/li>\n<li>Where PU is available for exchange for either semesters:\n<ul>\n<li>if you have a strict preference, indicate the specific semester;<\/li>\n<li>if you <b>can accept placement any semester<\/b>, indicate your preference but indicate under &#8220;additional information&#8221; box &#8211; &#8216;Uni A &#8211; any sem&#8217;. This will allow us to place you in the semester with vacancy should your preferred semester be filled.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Due to limited available places and the need to roughly balance outgoing and incoming student numbers in each semester, you may not be allocated a slot should there be an overwhelming preference for a particular semester. Thus, if you are willing to go on exchange in either semester, you are strongly advised to do so and indicate it clearly in your application<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have included any China PU in your choices, you must upload a valid certificate\/transcript containing your Chinese Language results (as stated Part C above) during application via <a href=\"https:\/\/myedurec.nus.edu.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myEduRec<\/a>. Students with missing documents will not be considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tInterview and Personal Statement\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Some students may be invited to attend an interview in <strong>mid-January<\/strong> as part of the selection process. Applicants should check their NUS email account on a regular basis during this period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Students attending the interviews may be asked to write a <em>Personal Statement<\/em> of not more than 600 words explaining, inter alia, 1) Why you would like to go on exchange 2) Why you chose a particular school or region and 3) Why you should be selected. You may also be asked to indicate an academic referee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tSelection, Offer and Acceptance\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>The selection criteria will primarily be based on academic merit, with <strong>a minimum requirement of a B average grade<\/strong>. Students who do not meet this grade may be considered for selected PUs that may accept students who fall slightly below this criteria. Students, if invited for interviews, will have their performance during the interview taken into account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Offers for SEP places will be made around end-January to early-February, <\/strong>following which students must Accept\/Reject <u>within a strict duration of<strong> 3 days<\/strong><\/u>. Requests for extensions to consider offers will not be entertained. Students are expected to have considered all factors, including financial means and budget, when selecting their choices in the application.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Withdrawal from the exchange <em>after acceptance<\/em> is STRONGLY discouraged.<\/strong> All withdrawal requests will be reviewed individually, considering any extenuating circumstances. A <strong>penalty fee of $500 will be imposed<\/strong> on withdrawals made without valid reasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tApplication to Partner University\n\t<\/h3>\n\tStudents who have accepted the offer from the Faculty will be nominated to the partner university (PU) according to the hosting partner&#8217;s timeline. Information, such as PU&#8217;s application procedures and timelines, will be provided in due course. For an overview of the administrative processes applicable for\u00a0all SEP students, please see our page on <a href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/outgoing\/exchange-procedures-course-requirements\/\">Exchange Procedures for Outgoing Students<\/a>.\u200b\nStudents are expected to read the necessary information and requirements of the\u00a0PU, including any requirements for IETLS\/TOEFL, and ensure that relevant arrangements are made to\u00a0fulfill\u00a0requirements. Academic reference letters may be\u00a0required by PU and students are advised to waive your right of access to the\u00a0recommendation letter.\u200b\n<p>Please note that acceptance into the exchange program by the host is subject to the decision of the PU. Consequently, students are required to maintain their academic grades and good standing during the semesters prior to the exchange period and throughout the application process.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tOther Information\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>You may wish to visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/gro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NUS GRO<\/a>\u00a0website for more information on how to prepare for exchange and the latest news.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outgoing Exchange Eligibility &#038; Application Eligibility Application through EduRec Interview and Personal Statement Selection, Offer and Acceptance Application to Partner University Other Information Eligibility Student Programme Category Application Period for Exchange Period of Exchange LLB Year 2 Semester one Year 3 Semester one, Semester two or Full year Law-NUSC Year 2 Semester one Year 3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22524,"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/22524"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/global-programmes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}