SPECIALIST DIPLOMA PATHWAY
Applicants who have completed an Information Communication Technology (ICT)-related diploma and relevant Specialist Diploma from a local polytechnic can be considered for admission to the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) programme.
The NUS School of Computing (SoC) has assessed a specific list of Specialist Diplomas as highly relevant to the BIT curriculum. To be considered for direct admission, applicants need to achieve a minimum GPA of 3.5 (out of 4, based on polytechnic grading system) in their Specialist Diploma.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement, but who may be able to demonstrate their competency through entrance examinations or by submitting other supporting documents, are nevertheless encouraged to apply.
The list of relevant Specialist Diploma is as follows (please visit the respective polytechnic websites for more information about the Specialist Diplomas):
NANYANG POLYTECHNIC (NYP)
- Specialist Diploma in Agile Solutioning & DevSecOps
- Specialist Diploma in Applied Artificial Intelligence
- Specialist Diploma in Business & Big Data Analytics
- Specialist Diploma in Cybersecurity
NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC (NP)
- Specialist Diploma in Applied Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Specialist Diploma in Data Analytics
- Specialist Diploma in Cloud Security
- Specialist Diploma in Cybersecurity Practice
REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC (RP)
- Specialist Diploma in Business Analytics
- Specialist Diploma in Applied Generative Artificial Intelligence
SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC (SP)
- Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Artificial Intelligence)
- Specialist Diploma in Data Science (Data Engineering)
- Specialist Diploma in AI-Assisted Full Stack Web Development
TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC (TP)
- Specialist Diploma in AI Solutions Development
- Specialist Diploma in Business Analytics
- Specialist Diploma in Information Security & Forensics