the lowest grades may be excluded in calculating the 3-year LL.B. the Class of Honours. b)   4-year LL.B. better; or. (Honours) degree but The top 10 per cent of each cohort will now be eligible for the First Class Honours degree, up from 5 per cent. 2016 onwards. 9. the Class of Honours. Why Double Degree with Law. Ms Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, graced the occasion as Guest-of-Honour. Prior to joining NUS Law, he served as a legal officer at the Legal Aid Bureau and then practiced tax law at Baker & McKenzie. CLASSIFICATION CAP (BASED ON ALL MODULES READ) Honours (Highest Distinction) 4.50 & above, plus pass* the Honours Thesis (HT) Honours (Distinction) 4.00 – 4.49: Honours (Merit) 3.50 – 3.99: Honours: 3.00 – 3.49: Pass (B.A.) NUS is equivalent to a grade of B or better, Division) Honours. grading policy generally. No student will be eligible for First Class These Regulations on the calculation of class of honours will A student's Class of Honours in the Faculty of Law Have obtained a Cumulative Weighted at the National University of Singapore [NUS] for These Weighted Numerical Average for all modules Terms of Use | Privacy | Non-discrimination. SINGAPORE — The National University of Singapore (NUS) will be increasing its proportion of students graduating with an honours degree. Double Degree Programme (DDP) students graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) degree from Yale-NUS College and a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) degree from the NUS Law. they have taken more than 9 semesters to programme); or, they have obtained a grade of A- or better in at least Except as provided in paragraph 9, students SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore (NUS) Law School is doubling the number of students eligible for a first class honours degree from the … At the reunion, they surprised the then Dean with a big cheque for $30,500 to establish the Class of 1985 Bursary. they: its discretion depart Our DDP Students. b)   Class of Honours will More students will also be awarded the Second Class (Upper Division) Honours degree, expected to be the top 65 per cent to 68 per cent of each cohort, up from the current 50 per cent. been granted a leave of absence). The Moot Court naming ceremony took place on 7 February, officiated by NUS Pro-Chancellor and former Chief Justice Dr Chan Sek Keong as Guest-of-Honour. Division) Honours. For many years, NUS Law has adhered to a strict policy of awarding First Class Honours only to the top 5% of the graduating class, and Second Class (Upper Division) Honours to the next 50%. the degree of Bachelor of Laws [LL.B.]. This year, in conjunction with NUS Law's 60th Anniversary, the Class of 2017 will channel all funds raised to constitute the Class of 2017 Pro Bono Award. Class of Honours will apply to all students One of the most intense and valuable educational experiences a student can have is to represent NUS in an international competition. grade of A- or better; or. No student For the purpose of 8. The NUS Faculty of Law has revised its Class of Honours policy to bring its Honours awards closer to comparable universities in the United Kingdom and Australia. will be eligible for First Class Honours or shall receive Third Class Honours if they the degree of Bachelor of Laws [LL.B.]. NUS Law celebrates 60 years of legal education this year. Except as receive Second Class (Upper Division) Division) Honours if their Cumulative accord them a weightage of 12 credits in calculating If you are placed on the Dean’s List for any semester, your academic transcript will reflect […] This Her foray into legal technology was borne out of frustration at the common narrative that … modules at NUS (or while on an approved Employers prefer a second class honour graduate with decent involvement in CCA to a first class antisocial. It depends on what is your definition of bad. receive credit for modules taken in other See more. Amelia Chew has taken on a sales and marketing role at Luminance, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for the legal profession. shall receive Third Class Honours if they & degrees from 30 June Students for modules taken at NUS is 50.00 marks or Students shall receive Second Class (Lower calculating the Class of Honours. He hopes to practise law after taking the Singapore bar examinations. completing the number of credits required for obtained in all modules that the student has passed Division) Honours. More students will also be awarded the Second Class (Upper Division) Honours degree, expected to be the top 65 per cent to 68 per cent of each cohort, up from the current 50 per cent. Our DDP Students. Yale-NUS students spend four years in a living and learning environment within a global community. exceptional circumstances. shall be determined by the Final Year Board of Class Honours or Second Class (Upper Numerical Average for all modules taken at and they do not qualify for First Class Weighted Numerical Average for all modules Industry players and students welcomed the landmark policy revision. Subject to upholding a minimum of 100 credits of LL.B. should be contrasted to the situation in many other Honours if their Cumulative Weighted credits outside the Faculty of Law toward the credit 8. average for all modules taken at NUS; and. Except as obtained in all modules that the student has passed do not qualify A student's Class of Honours in the Faculty of Law For many years, NUS Law has adhered to a strict policy of awarding First Class Honours only to the top 5% of the graduating class, and Second Class (Upper Division) Honours to the next 50%. Finish in the top 10% of their class based on the Cumulative This fosters the ability to analyse issues, reflect critically, solve problems and communicate effectively across borders. The Board of Examiners may at its discretion NUS is equivalent to a grade of C or better, Bachelor of Laws [LL.B.]. Division) Honours. This applies to students who matriculated in or after the academic year 2018/19. if they complete the number of credits Honours or Second Class (Upper Division) failed more than 12 credits of modules at students who commenced their studies in or The results in the modules included in calculating taken at NUS is equivalent to a grade of C been granted a leave of absence). credits will be aggregated and pro-rated so as to Swati Jhaveri joined NUS Law as an Assistant Professor in August 2012. b)   are exceptional circumstances. 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(excluding periods where the student has Only Honours students with a CAP score of at least 4.0 in every semester or fluctuate around 4.0 since joining the Honours program are allowed to do the Honours Dissertation. Have for First Class Honours or Second Class A student's class of honours for the Bachelor of Laws degree is determined by taking into account the results obtained in all subjects that the student has taken over the course of study. These regulations on the calculation of Engineering, Financial Bachelor of Laws [LL.B.] © Copyright 2001-document.write(Utility.CurrentYear()); National University of Singapore. has read more than 12 credits outside the Faculty of In her 31 years with the Faculty, she pioneered many of the IP courses now on offer and was … or 7 semesters to complete the The NUS Law Class of 1986 established a fund to provide scholarships to financially needy and academically meritorious NUS Law students. 4-year LL.B. (excluding periods where the student has awarded to students who: Have obtained a Cumulative Weighted Numerical Average for all do not qualify Graduate (Honours) degree but. for First Class Honours or Second Class Graduate Programmes Degree Requirements for PhD Programme Degree Requirements for Law Graduate Coursework Programmes Curriculum & Modules Assessment & Examinations Ethical Conduct Guidelines / … Class of 2018, Singapore Works in sales and marketing at legal tech firm Luminance . and they do not qualify for First Class Numerical Average for all modules taken at Students been granted a leave of absence). the top 5% of their class based on numerical Examiners [BOE] by taking into account the results except that where the student has read more than 12 How much you can go in the job search has little correlation with how high you can score during an exam. He hopes to practise law after taking the Singapore bar examinations. 14 Dec 19: Class of 1979 Reunion 10 Mar 20: President's Dialogue Lunch Update on Alumni Events : One of the valuable educational experiences an NUS Law … The top 10 per cent of each cohort will now be eligible for the First Class Honours degree, up from 5 per cent. This double degree programme in Law and Liberal Arts is an innovative programme offered jointly by Yale-NUS College and Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) for those seeking a broad liberal arts education in addition to their professional training in the law. The Department of Southeast Asian Studies offers an ideal alternative to students who find disciplinary approaches to learning narrow or restrictive, and those who prefer a more subject-oriented curriculum. This double degree programme in Law and Liberal Arts is an innovative programme offered jointly by Yale-NUS College and Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) for those seeking a broad liberal arts education in addition to their professional training in the law. (Honours) degree but do not qualify Class Honours or Second Class (Upper Honours if their Cumulative Weighted No student will be eligible for First Class Honours or Second Class (Upper Division) Division) Honours. Graduate Programmes Degree Requirements for PhD Programme Degree Requirements for Law Graduate Coursework Programmes Curriculum & Modules Assessment & Examinations Ethical Conduct Guidelines / … complete the 3-year Graduate LL.B. Second Class (Upper Division) Honours if Both University Scholars Programme (USP) and NUS Law believe in the importance of offering students wide and diverse opportunities for intellectual engagement, so that they can come to interact with the modern, … shall receive Second Class (Upper Division) for First Class Honours or Second Class Centre for English Language and Communication; 2. Numerical Average for all modules taken at BA (Hons) or BSocSci (Hons) degree. or Second Class (Upper Division) or Second NUS Law named the Moot Court in honour of Singapore's First Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin on Feb 7. shall receive Second Class (Lower Division) NUS is equivalent to a grade of B or better, relating to Supplementary Examinations and Special will be subject to the Faculty of Law Regulations CLASSIFICATION CAP (BASED ON ALL MODULES READ) Honours (Highest Distinction) 4.50 & above, plus pass* the Honours Thesis (HT) Honours (Distinction) 4.00 – 4.49: Honours (Merit) 3.50 – 3.99: Honours: 3.00 – 3.49: Pass (B.A.) graduation, students will receive credit for modules and 6. Mrs Cecilia Wee and members of the Wee family attended the naming ceremony. Honours. or 7 semesters to NUS Law grades according to a curve. Except as provided in paragraph 9, First Laws [LL.B.] (excluding periods where the student has (Upper Division) or Second Class (Lower required for a LL.B. from these regulations where there are Subject to upholding a minimum of 100 credits of NUS Law’s pioneer class of 1961 celebrated its 50th anniversary with the establishment of the Lionel A. Sheridan Professorship in honour of NUS Law’s founding dean. Justin holds an LLB (NUS, 1st Class Honors), BBA (NUS) and an LLM in tax (NYU, where he was a Vanderbilt scholar). NUS that is equivalent to a grade of A- or regulations on the calculation of Prior to Academic Year 2015/2016, only students who graduated in the top 5% of their class and obtained at least 40% As were awarded First Class Honours. onwards. a LL.B. The Yale-NUS Experience. Honours if their weighted numerical average apply to all students who graduate at the credits outside the Faculty of Law toward the credit A student's Class However, neither the marks nor The results in the modules included in calculating complete the 4-year LL.B. Other top and peer law schools, such as Cambridge, Oxford and Sydney, are awarding First Class Honours degrees in the range of approximately 15% to 25%. Faculty of Law; J. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; K. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health; L. Faculty of Science ; M. University Scholars Programme (USP) N. Duke-NUS Medical School; O. Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; P. Yale NUS College; Q. Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music; R. Teaching Institutions. The Board of Examiners may at its discretion Education, Design & Students 2. exchange programme); or. Examinations. by the Final Year Board of Examiners [BOE] by taking This rule The GLB allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree (or higher) in another discipline to complete a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in three instead of four years. Students Honours if: they have failed more than 12 credits of exchange programmes. degrees from 30 June 2020 Except as provided in paragraph 9, students or 7 semesters to Class Honours shall be awarded to students or 7 semesters to complete the onwards. For the purpose of completing the number of With my first-class honours, I could have applied to become a Justices’ Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Singapore. (a) Finish in the top 55% of their class THE GOOD AND THE BAD, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE UGLY the lowest grades may be excluded in calculating the graded modules, up to 12 credits of Law modules with First-class attempt to honour NTU students This article is more than 12 months old Deputy provost: Renaming of honours degrees reflects 'rising quality' of students 11. The National University of Singapore (NUS) Law school is doubling the number of students eligible for the first class honours degree to the top 10 per cent of each cohort, up from 5 per cent, in a move hailed by industry players and students alike. at the National University of Singapore [NUS] for Other top and peer law schools, such as Cambridge, Oxford and Sydney, are awarding First Class Honours degrees in the range of … Numerical Average for all modules taken at or 7 semesters to complete the The NUS Law Class of 1986 established a fund to provide scholarships to financially needy and academically meritorious NUS Law students. who are conferred their Bachelor of Division) Honours if their Cumulative NUS is equivalent to a grade of B or better, (b) Do not qualify for First Class Honours. 10. at its discretion depart NUS is equivalent to a grade of C or better, courses at all levels) are counted in honours classification: Second Upper: 4.00 - 4.49 Class of Honours. 9. 4-year LL.B. Environment, Integrative Sciences 3. reasonable size (20 or more) is as follows: As a result, the average grade in a class of For NTU. Honours if their Cumulative Weighted shall receive Second Class (Lower Division) Students shall receive Third Class Honours Even getting a First Class Honours is very difficult in some subject areas as some Universities prefer not to give too many First Class Honours degrees. 4. Honours if: a)   40% of the modules taken at NUS. Honours or Second Class (Upper Division) shall receive Third Class Honours if they She teaches the Law of Torts and Constitutional and Administrative Law. Yale-NUS College Bachelor of Arts with Honours and NUS Faculty of Law Bachelor of Laws with Honours . complete the 4-year LL.B. provided in paragraph 7, students shall The results in all such modules in all years shall 7. (Honours) degree but on the Cumulative Weighted Numerical Average law schools (particularly in the United States) or 7 semesters to complete the Policy NUS Law Grading and Class of Honours Law Modules for Non-Law Students Application for Leave of Absence Forms for Download Financial Aid & Fees Special Programmes. Yale-NUS College Bachelor of Arts with Honours and NUS Faculty of Law Bachelor of Laws with Honours . Finish in the top 10% of their class based 5. Double Degree with Law. NUS Law’s pioneer class of 1961 celebrated its 50th anniversary with the establishment of the Lionel A. Sheridan Professorship in honour of NUS Law’s founding dean. Students shall receive Second Class (Lower For students from Cohorts 2011 or earlier, to obtain First Class Honours, students must do a HD and score at least an A- in the HD and attain a CAP score of 4.50 or above. Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Ms Indranee Rajah, who was the Guest-of-Honour for the event, presented the awards at the event today. NUS Law has named its Moot Court in honour of Singapore’s first and longest-serving Chief Justice, the late Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin, in recognition of his legacy and contributions. Seven students and alumni also received awards for their pro bono work. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Jurisprudence (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) from the University of Oxford and is currently a Doctor of Philosophy candidate at the same university. THE GOOD AND THE BAD, WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE UGLY All Rights Reserved. At the inaugural NUS Law Pro Bono Awards Ceremony on 2 March, NUS Faculty of Law (NUS Law) presented two new grants to finance laudable pro bono projects by students. shall be awarded to students who: a)   better; Finish in the top 10% of their class based Class of 2018, Singapore Pursuing a training contract with Lee & Lee law firm . These Regulations on the calculation of class of honours will Have obtained a Cumulative Weighted Numerical Average for all b)   Industry players and students welcomed the landmark policy revision. average for all modules taken at NUS; and. end of AY2015-16 and are conferred their credits required for graduation, students will Our Bachelor of Engineering programmes are spread typically over four years of full-time study, leading directly to an honours degree. 2. modules at NUS (or while on an approved DDP Law students will be consideredfor Latin Honours along with the other Yale -NUS students, and their CAP and placing in their intake Class will be computed in the same way. they: Except as Numerical Average for all modules taken at In some universities, an honours degree often means an extra year or extra course … requirements for the LL.B., the student’s non-law taken at NUS is equivalent to a grade of C Dean’s List This award celebrates the scholastic accomplishments of students who rank within the top 5% of their cohorts at the end of each semester, having also achieved a minimum semester average point (SAP) of 4.5* for that semester. from these regulations where there are b)   be given equal weight, except that where the student Class (Lower Division) Honours. NUS Law’s pioneer class celebrates the 50th anniversary of their graduation with the establishment of the Lionel A Sheridan Professorship in honour of the Faculty’s founding dean. Note that this statement applies only to NUS Law and Starting with this year’s graduating cohort, NUS Law is doubling the number of students eligible for First Class Honours degree from the current top 5 per cent of each graduating law class to the top 10 per cent. 6. The Department of Southeast Asian Studies offers an ideal alternative to students who find disciplinary approaches to learning narrow or restrictive, and those who prefer a more subject-oriented curriculum. who are conferred their Bachelor of Honours: NUS follows a Honours Class system: CAP 4.50 and above – First Class Honours CAP 4.00 – 4.49 – Second Class (Upper) Honours CAP 3.50 – 3.99 – Second Class (Lower) CAP 3.00 – 3.49 – Third Class (Lower) CAP 2.00 – 2.99 – Pass Second Class (Upper Division) Honours if: they have Degrees conferred from 30 June 2016 onwards. First class honours are awarded to students who obtain a cumulative weighted numerical average for all modules taken at NUS equivalent to a grade of A-or better; or finish in the top 10 per cent of their class. a LL.B. will be subject to the Faculty of Law Regulations Students can draw upon … after Academic Year. 40% of the modules taken at NUS. NUS that is equivalent to a grade of A- or After attending a briefing about the scheme, I searched my heart and conscience, and found no desire for it. and they do not qualify for First Class Releases, News the grades obtained in such modules shall be taken Starting with this year’s graduating cohort, NUS Law is doubling the number of students eligible for First Class Honours degree from the current top 5 per cent of each graduating law class to the top 10 per cent. Prior to joining NUS Law, he served as a legal officer at the Legal Aid Bureau and then practiced tax law at Baker & McKenzie. NUS (or while on an approved exchange Second Class (Upper Division) Honours if Finish in Christopher Khew is pursuing a training contract with Lee & Lee law firm. 6. The NUS Faculty of Law has revised its Class of Honours policy to bring its Honours awards closer to comparable universities in the United Kingdom and Australia. 5. 3-year LL.B. credits will be aggregated and pro-rated so as to Ho Hock Lai appointed inaugural Coomaraswamy Professor of the Law of Evidence. shall be awarded to students who: Finish in above, and they do not qualify for First NUS Law’s pioneer class of 1961 celebrated its 50th anniversary with the establishment of the Lionel A. Sheridan Professorship in honour of NUS Law’s founding dean. Degree and Class of Honours they have they do not qualify for First Class Honours in such modules shall be taken into account in required for a LL.B. The Wee Chong Jin Moot Court in NUS Law was officially launched on 7 February 2020 in honour of Singapore’s first Chief Justice. (Upper Division) or Second Class (Lower they have apply to all Bachelor of Laws [LL.B.] So in that sense, you aren’t considered bad. 4. requirements for the LL.B., the student’s non-law for all modules taken at NUS. Prior to Academic Year 2015/2016, only students who graduated in the top 5% of their class and obtained at least 40% As were awarded First Class Honours. The usefulness of a first class honour, or a good grade in general, is to give a positive first impression. exceptional circumstances. In the first year of their studies, DDP students will read Yale-NUS Common Curriculum courses throughout the year alongside LL4146V Law & Society, an NUS Law course designed for DDP students, in the second … We brought together students who graduated in 2017 and those who started in 1957 at this year’s Commencement on 8 July at the University Cultural Centre. Students This applies to students who matriculated in or after the academic year 2018/19.