Medical requirements

Medical Requirements

Click on each medical condition below to see the affected courses. To find out more about all the courses, check out our course finder.

  • Courses

    • Aerospace Engineering [C26]

    Requirements

    Candidates with such conditions may encounter difficulties meeting the course requirements and expectations. Those who do not satisfy this requirement may not be accepted into the course of study.

  • Courses

    • Biomedical Engineering [C71]
    • Electronic & Computer Engineering [C89]
    • Infocomm & Media Engineering [C75]
    • Robotics & Mechatronics [C87]

    Requirements

    Candidates with such conditions may encounter difficulties meeting the course requirements and expectations.

  • Courses

    • Animation, Games & Visual Effects [C29]
    • Common Design & Media Programme [C28]
    • Communication & Motion Design [C30]
    • Experiential Product & Interior Design [C32]

    Requirements

    Candidates with such conditions may encounter difficulties in some modules with high reliance on colour usage. You may be required to attend an interview to ascertain your suitability before admission. 

  • Courses

    • Oral Health Therapy [C72]

    Requirements

    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. 

  • Courses

    • Nursing[C97]
    • Oral Health Therapy [C72]

    Requirements

    All prospective healthcare students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a vaccine regime recognised in Singapore. Those who are medically-ineligible will be subject to prevailing MOH and healthcare institutions’ guidelines. Those who are medically eligible and choose to remain unvaccinated may not be able to access the healthcare and community care settings to complete their clinical posting and meet the clinical training requirement necessary for graduation.

    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:
      1. provide safe care to populations, including safety to self
      2. demonstrate emotional-behavioural stability to function under the stress and pressure when performing nursing care on patients
      3. being observed by instructors and other health care personnel during clinical practice attachments.
    • Physical ability to:
      1. move around in the clinical environment, walk/stand, bend, reach, lift climb, push and pull, carry objects
      2. perform patient transfers and complex sequences of hand-eye coordination.
    • Auditory ability to:
      1. hear faint body sounds
      2. auditory alarms
      3. normal speaking level sounds (i.e. blood pressure sounds, monitors, call bells and person-to-person report).
    • Visual ability to:
      1. detect changes in physical appearance, colour and contour
      2. read medication/ drug labels, syringes, manometers, written and electronic communication accurately.

     

    1 Please ensure you have read and understood the Fitness to Practice Advisory before applying. The guidelines in the advisory and the 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