NYP Assessment Regulations

General Academic Information

Award of Diploma

You must meet all requirements for graduation to be awarded their diploma.

Diploma with Merit (DWM)

The DWM is awarded to the top graduates from each diploma course who have consistently shown outstanding performance throughout their course of study. To be eligible, you must be in the top 10% of the graduating cohort for your diploma course, without failing any of your modules during your course of study. Awardees are selected by the Assessment Board.

Director's List

Top students who excel academically in the semester in a full-time diploma are placed on the Director’s List. To be eligible, you must be in the top 15% of your cohort for the semester, while carrying a full study load (or at least 80% of a full study load if you have been granted credit transfer) and without failing any modules in that semester.

Candidature

You are allowed a maximum period of twice the normal duration of the course or one additional year, whichever is longer, to complete your course of study.

If you are on the Polytechnic Foundation Programme, you are allowed one year to complete the programme.

The maximum candidature allowed for students who have been granted credit transfer will be adjusted accordingly.

NYP Grading System

Module Grade			Grade Point
DIST	Distinction	(awarded by the Assessment Board)	4.0
A	>=80%		4.0
B+	75% - <80%		3.5
B	70% - <75%		3.0
C+	65% - <70%		2.5
C	60% - <65%		2.0
D+	55% - <60%		1.5
D	50% - <55%		1.0
F	<50%		0.0
P	Pass	(for modules graded Pass/Fail)	NA
SP	Supplementary Pass		NA
SF	Supplementary Fail		NA
*AEG	Aegrotat Pass	(awarded by the Assessment Board on special medical grounds)	NA
*AUD	Audited	(attended but, where permitted, did not sit for exam)	NA
*DEB	Debarred		0.0
*DEF	Grading deferred to a later date for acceptable reasons		NA
*TRF	Credits Transferred		NA
*WDC	Withdrawn from course		NA
*WDM	Withdrawn from module		NA

Module Distinction

To be eligible for module distinction, you must have passed the module with a Grade A in your first attempt. The number of distinctions awarded for each module is capped at not more than the top 5% of the number of students taking the module.

There is no award of module distinction for Polytechnic Foundation Programme modules.

Grade Point Average (GPA)

Your GPA is computed using this formula:

GPA = Σ (Module Grade Point x Module Credit Value) / Σ (Module Credit Value)

There is no GPA computation for Polytechnic Foundation Programme.

Attendance

If your attendance in any module drops below 75%, your grade in that module will be capped at “D” (50 marks) with a corresponding 1.0 grade point, if you pass the module.

Award of Module Credits

Full credit is earned when you pass a module. If you have sufficient and acceptable evidence of relevant previous study and/or training, you may be given credit transfer for appropriate modules.

Withdrawal from Module

You may, with valid and acceptable reasons, be allowed to withdraw from one or more registered modules during the semester. However, this must be done by week 8, day 5 of the semester. Module withdrawals will not be allowed any later than that.

To apply for module withdrawal, complete the withdrawal form (also available in the Student Portal) and submit it to your Programme Manager/Course Administrator/Course Co-ordinator by week 8, day 5 of the semester.

Do continue to attend classes and sit for assessments until you’ve received notification that your application is successful.

Repeating a Module

If you fail any core module for the first time you must repeat the module.

If you fail any prescribed or complementary elective, you can either repeat the module or register for another prescribed or complementary elective. You may repeat a prescribed or complementary elective up to a maximum of two times.

However, you cannot repeat modules if you are from the Polytechnic Foundation Programme.

Removal from Course of Study

You can be removed from your course of study if you:

repeat and fail a core module, or
obtain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of less than 0.8 for two consecutive semesters.

If you are on the Polytechnic Foundation Programme and fail a module, you will be removed from the course.

Absence from Assessment

If you are absent from any assessment including examination without a valid and acceptable reason, you are deemed to have sat and failed that assessment.

With effect from 1 August 2019, you are required to update your absence from classes and all assessments including examinations immediately via the Statement of Absence (SOA) System in the Student Portal.

In addition, you must submit the original* documentary evidence, such as medical certificates, within two (2) working days from the last day of the absence to your school’s administration office. For example, if the last day of your absence is on a Friday, you must submit the original* documentary evidence by Tuesday, 6pm.

* Important Notes:
Before on-campus classes are fully resumed, you are required to submit the soft copy to your school within 2 working days. Please check with your Personal Mentor. You must retain all hard copies of original documentary evidence and submit them when you return back to school for classes.

Medical certificates must be endorsed by a medical practitioner registered with the Singapore Medical Council or a dental practitioner registered with the Singapore Dental Council, who should not be a family member. Medical certificates from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners are not accepted.

Submission of a valid medical certificate does not guarantee that you can sit for an alternative assessment under existing policy. Unless otherwise permitted, you will have only one attempt at passing the alternative assessment.

Appeal for Review of Semestral Assessment Results

If you fail any module at the semestral assessment, you may appeal for a review if you have reasons to believe you should have passed. This must be done within three working days from the day the assessment results are released by the polytechnic.

To make an appeal, head down to NYP's i@Central to fill out the appropriate forms. The administrative fee is $26.75 for each module. This fee will be refunded if your appeal is successful.

During the review, we will check to ensure all components of the module are appropriately graded and the scores correctly computed. You will not be shown answer scripts. You will be informed in writing if your grades remain unchanged or have been revised.

There will be no appeals for re-grading of modules you have passed.

The Modular System

Modular & Credit-Based Academic System

Our courses follow a modular and credit-based academic system. Each course is a combination of different study units called modules. These modules cover various subject areas relevant to the course and are classified as follows:

Core Modules	Prescribed Electives	Complementary Electives
These modules give you a firm foundation in your main discipline of studies. You must pass all relevant core modules to graduate.	You are required to choose from clusters of recommended modules, where available. These help you to develop specific focus and fields of specialisation.	You are exposed to areas outside your main discipline of studies, where available. You may register for modules that match your interests.

Core Modules

Prescribed Electives

Complementary Electives

These modules give you a firm foundation in your main discipline of studies.

You must pass all relevant core modules to graduate.

You are required to choose from clusters of recommended modules, where available.

These help you to develop specific focus and fields of specialisation.

You are exposed to areas outside your main discipline of studies, where available.

You may register for modules that match your interests.

With our holistic course offerings, you can enjoy the flexibility of studying at a suitable pace while pursuing new interests.

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