International Qualifications
Applicants presenting an International qualification, for example, Malaysia STPM, UEC, India Standard XII-CBSE, ISCE, Indonesia SMA UAN, Vietnam High School Graduation Certificate, or other qualifications not stated in the preceding groups above, may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis.
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Minimum Age Requirement
Applicants who are Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents or flow-through foreign students1 must be at least 18 years of age as of 1 January of the matriculation year, or have completed a minimum of 12 years of formal education beginning with Primary 1 or equivalent.
1Refers to foreign students who have completed their tertiary education in the Junior Colleges, Millennia Institute, Integrated Programme (IP) schools, polytechnics, or Specialised Independent Schools viz. NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, School of Science and Technology (SST), School of the Arts (SOTA), and Singapore Sports School.
International Qualifications
Applicants presenting an international qualification from an overseas educational institute and who have completed at least 12 years of formal education, may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis for the following degree programmes:
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DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore
- Digital Art and Animation
- User Experience and Game Design
Subject Requirements
See programme-specific requirements for all DigiPen (Singapore) programmes -
Singapore Institute of Technology
- Accountancy
- Air Transport Management
- Aircraft Systems Engineering
- Applied Artificial Intelligence
- Applied Computing (Fintech)
- Computer Engineering
- Diagnostic Radiography^
- Dietetics and Nutrition^
- Digital Communications and Integrated Media*
- Digital Supply Chain
- Engineering Systems
- Hospitality Business
- Information and Communications Technology (Information Security)
- Information and Communications Technology (Software Engineering)
- Occupational Therapy^
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Physiotherapy^
- Robotics Systems
- Speech and Language Therapy^
- Sustainable Built Environment
Subject Requirements
Applicants must fulfil admission requirements
For Health Sciences programmes, please refer to the Mandatory Medical Clearance for additional requirements
* For DCIM applicants, programme-specific requirements and English requirements apply
^ For Allied Health programmes, please refer to programme-specific requirements -
Singapore Institute of Technology and DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore
- Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation*
- Computer Science and Game Design*
- Mechatronic Systems
Subject Requirements
Applicants must fulfil admission requirements
* See programme-specific requirements. Additional requirements: A pass in one of the following H2 subjects (Mathematics or Physics or Computing); or a pass in H1 Mathematics -
Singapore Institute of Technology and University of Glasgow
- Aerospace Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Subject Requirements
Applicants must fulfil admission requirements -
Singapore Institute of Technology and Massey University
- Food Technology
Subject Requirements
Applicants must fulfil admission requirements -
Singapore Institute of Technology and Newcastle University
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering
- Marine Engineering
- Naval Architecture
- Offshore Engineering
Subject Requirements
Applicants must fulfil admission requirements -
Singapore Institute of Technology and Technical University of Munich
- Chemical Engineering
- Electronics and Data Engineering
Subject Requirements
Applicants must fulfil admission requirements
Additional requirements: H2 Mathematics, and a H2 Science subject (Biology, Chemistry or Physics) -
The Culinary Institute of America
- Food Business Management (Culinary Arts)
- Food Business Management (Baking and Pastry Arts)
Subject Requirements
Please see programme-specific requirements
SAT I and SAT II will be taken into account for admission purposes, where applicable.
Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Transfer of credits is also on a case-by-case basis for certain degree programmes.
Applicants presenting international qualifications should submit the following when applying to SIT.
- ‘A’ Level/ Year 12 examination results (Entry Qualification)
- ‘O’ Level/ Year 10 examination results
- High school transcript with explanation of grading system
- For applicants whose language of instruction in high school is not English, an acceptable English language test score (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL) should be submitted.
- Additional test results where required (e.g. SAT, SAT Subject tests). Refer to Table 1 and Table 3. - Documents that are not in English should be accompanied by a certified English translation
- In the online application form, you will be required to select your Entry Qualification, which is usually your ‘A’ Level/ High School Year 12 qualification if you have obtained your qualification overseas. You may provide information on additional qualifications/ test results (e.g. Degree, TOEFL/IELTS, SAT, SAT Subject Test or other certificates) under the Supplementary Qualification section
Important Notes for International Students
International students who have successfully gained admission to SIT are required to pass the SIT medical examination and complete the ICA medical examination report for the issuance of a Student Pass. The ICA medical examination report must be submitted to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) upon the collection of the Student Pass. The original copy of the laboratory report for the HIV and the X-ray report must be attached to the medical report, only if the medical examination and testing are carried out overseas. At the time of submission, the laboratory reports must not be more than three months from the date of issue. Please refer to the ICA website for more information.
At present, there are very limited financial assistance schemes available for international students.