Advanced Placement Credits for Polytechnic Graduates

Polytechnic graduates who are admitted into the B.Eng. programmes may receive up to 40 modular credits (MCs) of advanced placement credits from the following list.

a) Up to 8 MCs from University Level Requirements (ULR): one General Education Module from Group B (Humanities & Social Sciences) and one Breadth module

b) Up to 12 MCs from Unrestricted Elective Modules (UEM)

c) Specific exemptions of up to 20 MCs from programme requirements comprising one or more modules as determined by the student’s department on a case-by-case basis. Students should consult their departments for eligible exemptions. Some of these exemptions would only be granted subject to students passing Advanced Placement Tests. Modules for which such exemptions could be granted include the following:

• CS1010E Programming Methodology (4 MCs)

• *PC1431 Physics IE (4 MCs)

• PC1432 Physics IIE (4 MCs)

• EG1108 Electrical Engineering (3 MCs)

• EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Materials (4 MCs)

• CN1111 Chemical Engineering Principles (4 MCs)

• CM1121 Basic Organic Chemistry (4 MCs)

• *CM1501 Organic Chemistry for Engineers (4 MCs)

• *CM1502 General and Physical Chemistry for Engineers (4 MCs)

• HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations (3 MCs)

• ES1531 Critical Thinking and Writing (4 MCs) - Formerly EG1413

• *ST1131 Introduction to Statistics

• IE2140 Engineering Economy

      * These modules require Advanced Placement Tests which are conducted by the host departments of the respective modules.

  Please refer to the Registrar's Office website for more information on the Advanced Placement Credits and Exemption.