Courses offered by School of Health & Social Sciences
To be eligible for consideration for admission, applicants must have the following GCE ‘O’ Level (at not more than two sittings) or equivalent examination results and fulfil the aggregate computation requirements.
| Courses |
2022 JAE
Range of the Net ELR2B2 |
Minimum Entry Requirements |
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| Subjects |
Grade |
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Nursing (C97)1
|
3 to 28
(Pre-determined aggregate for priority posting -
For applicants who had indicated C97 as first choice in JAE)
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English Language
Mathematics
(Elementary/Additional)
Any one of the following subjects:
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Combined Science
Food & Nutrition / Nutrition & Food Science
Human & Social Biology
Physics / Engineering Science
Science (Physics, Biology)
Science (Chemistry, Biology)
Science (Physics, Chemistry) / Physical Science
|
1 - 7
1 - 6
1 - 6
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Oral Health Therapy (C72)1,2
|
5 to 11
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Social Work (C47)
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4 to 12
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English Language
Mathematics
(Elementary/Additional)
Any three other subjects *
|
1 - 6
1 - 7
1 - 6
|
* To be eligible for admission, you must have also sat for one subject listed in Group 1 of relevant subjects and another different subject listed in Group 2.
Group 1:
Art/Art & Design, Business Studies, Combined Humanities, Commerce, Commercial Studies, Economics, Geography, Higher Art, Higher Music, History, Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in English/Chinese/Malay/Tamil), Humanities (Social Studies, History/Geography), Introduction to Enterprise Development, Literature in English/Chinese/Malay/Tamil, Media Studies (Chinese), Media Studies (English), Music.
Group 2:
Any Group 1 subject, Additional Mathematics, Chinese/Higher Chinese, Creative 3D Animation, Design & Technology, Design Studies, Elementary Mathematics, Food & Nutrition/Nutrition & Food Science, Malay/Higher Malay, Tamil/Higher Tamil, Principles of Accounts.
1Due to the job-specific requirements of the healthcare profession in the delivery of direct patient care, all applicants have to pass a pre-admission medical examination and fulfil the 'Fitness to Practice Advisory' for nursing student stipulated by the Singapore Nursing Board:
FITNESS TO PRACTICE ADVISORY FOR NURSING STUDENTS
As the delivery of direct patient care is a requisite of healthcare professions, all applicants must pass a medical examination and be certified to have the following abilities to perform patient care activities in a safe and effective manner:
- Mental-Cognitive ability (interpersonal-communication ability and behavioural stability) to:
a. provide safe care to populations, including safety to self
b. demonstrate emotional-behavioural stability to function under the stress and pressure when performing nursing care on patients
c. being observed by instructors and other health care personnel during clinical practice attachments.
- Physical ability to:
a. move around in the clinical environment, walk/stand, bend, reach, lift climb, push and pull, carry objects
b. perform patient transfers and complex sequences of hand-eye coordination.
- Auditory ability to:
a. hear faint body sounds
b. auditory alarms
c. normal speaking level sounds (i.e. blood pressure sounds, monitors, call bells and person-to-person report).
- Visual ability to:
a. detect changes in physical appearance, colour and contour
b. read medication/ drug labels, syringes, manometers, written and electronic communication accurately.
The above required abilities are stipulated in consultation with Singapore Nursing Board to ensure nursing students are fit to practise when they apply for registration upon graduation from nursing programme.
Interested applicants with known condition(s) or unsure if their condition(s) may affect their ability to deliver safe and effective patient care are highly encouraged to contact us for more information.
2 Candidates will have to take and pass a manual dexterity test (MDT) as the MDT is required under industry standards to assess the candidate’s fine motor skills crucial for handling of specialized instruments for effective and safe delivery of dental treatment.
Note: Students with GCE 'A' level or equivalent qualification may use their 'O' level or equivalent results to apply.
