Minor Programmes
A Minor Programme is a coherent course of study providing depth in a certain area outside the Faculty of Law.For students admitted from AY2019/20 onwards, the module credit (MC) requirement for a Minor programme is 20 MCs.
For students admitted prior to AY2019/20, the modular credit (MC) requirement for a Minor programme is at least 24MCs.
Other stricter requirements may apply for specific minors. The Minor Programme will be reflected in the student's transcript upon successful completion.
4-Year LL.B. students may read any Minor Programmes offered by the University subject to fulfillment of the criteria (if any) by the Minor Programmes. Please refer here for more details.
Eligibility
Minors are open to 4-Year LL.B. students reading a 160-164 MCs law degree. Graduate LLB, DDP, CDP, USP, NOC and students who are going away for two semesters of exchange are not eligible for Minor Programmes.
Formula for Calculating Class of Honours
A student's Class of Honours at the Faculty of Law shall be determined by the Final Year Board of Examiners [BOE], by taking into account the results obtained in all modules that the student has passed at the National University of Singapore [NUS] for the degree of Bachelor of Law [LLB]. This rule will be subjected to the Faculty of Law Regulations relating to Supplementary Examinations and Special Examinations.
For Cohort AY2014/2015 and after:
The results in all such modules in all years shall be given equal weight, except that where the student has read more than 12 credits outside the Faculty of Law toward the credit requirements for the LLB, the student's non-law credits will be aggregated and pro-rated so as to accord them a weightage of 12 credits in calculating the Class of Honours.
For Cohort AY2021/2022 and after:
The results in all such modules in all years shall be given equal weight, including up to 40 credits of non-law modules are eligible to be counted directly, i.e. without proration, in calculating the Class of Honours.
Here is an illustration.
|
Description |
For students admitted prior to AY2019/20 |
For
students admitted from AY2019/20 onwards |
|
Law Compulsory Modules |
88MCs |
88MCs |
|
Minor Requirements |
24MCs -> To be pro-rated to 12MCs for
calculation of COH |
20MCs -> To be pro-rated to 12MCs for
calculation of COH |
|
Law Elective Modules |
48-52MCs |
52-56MCs |
|
Total |
160-164MCs |
160-164MCs |
|
Total No. of Credits for Calculation of
Class of Honors (COH) |
148-152MCs |
152-156MCs |
|
Description |
For students admitted from AY2021/22 onwards |
For
students admitted from AY2022/23 onwards |
|
Law Compulsory Modules |
88MCs |
96MCs |
|
Minor Requirements |
20MCs |
20MCs |
|
Law Elective Modules |
52-56MCs, including up to 20MC non-law modules |
44-48MCs, including up to 20MCs non-law modules |
|
Total No. of Credits for Calculation of Class of Honors (COH) |
160-164MCs |
160-164MCs |
Declaration of a Minor
Students should declare their intention to do an Open Minor via myEduRec or apply for a Restricted Minor with the relevant Faculty/Department before the end of their 5th semester of study. Students who have officially declared their Academic Plan are not allowed to change their declaration within the same semester. You may refer to the Academic Plan user guide here.
Contact
For more information on the curriculum of specific Minor Programmes, please contact the relevant Faculty/Department directly.
For general enquiries, please email lawundergrad@nus.edu.sg.
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