File For Graduation/Project
Filing for graduation or project is necessary for a student to graduate or proceed onto Honours respectively.
Students may click on the following link to learn more about filing for graduation or project OPTIONS.
Students may click on the following link to learn about the filing for graduation or project PROCEDURES for the current semester.
Students who need to CONVERT their file for graduation/project options for the current semester can do so after the results have been released. Please click on the following link to read more about conversion of file for graduation/project options.
Students who wish to WITHDRAW their filing option may do so via email. The following link explains.
| Symbol |
FFG=Y |
| Meant For |
Students who wish to graduate at the end of the semester with a Bachelor's degree.
Pharmacy students who intend to graduate at the end of the semester should also file for this option. |
| Filing Should Be Done In |
CORS at the beginning of the semester |
Before Filing for Graduation,
Students Should |
1. Check to ensure that they would have satisfied all graduation requirements by the end of the semester (after taking into account modules taken in the current semester); and
2. Check that all majors and minors declared are correct. |
| Eligibility |
Students must have accumulated a minimum of 94 MCs before they can file FFG=Y. |
| General Policy on Conversion of Filing Status |
Students who qualify for and wish to do Honours in the next semester (after the release of the exam results) will have to convert their filing status from FFG=Y to FFG=P during the FFG conversion exercise that takes place after the release of examination results. |
It is the student's responsibility to file for graduation. Please note that if you intend to graduate but do not file for graduation, your graduation may be delayed.
| Symbol |
FFG=H |
| Meant For |
All students (except Pharmacy students) who wish to graduate with Honours at the end of the semester. |
| Filing Should Be Done In |
CORS at the beginning of the semester |
| Before Filing for Project |
Students should ensure that all graduation requirements would have been satisfied by the end of the semester including the compulsory Honours Project. |
It is the student's responsibility to file for graduation. Please note that if you intend to graduate but do not file for graduation, your graduation may be delayed.
| Symbol |
FFG=P |
| Meant For |
All students (except for Computational Biology and Pharmacy students) who wish to embark on their Honours project in the next semester.
Computational Biology and Pharmacy students need not file for project. |
| Filing Should Be Done In |
CORS at the beginning of the semester before the semester in which you intend to begin on your Honours project |
| Honours Requirements |
Please refer to this website for the Honours requirements. |
| General Policy on Conversion of Filing Status |
Students will automatically proceed to the next semester to do the Honours project if found eligible after the release of the semester's results.
Students who wish to graduate:
(i) after failing to meet the requirements to do the Honours project next semester; and
(ii) even though they have met the requirements for Honours
must convert their filing status from FFG=P to FFG=Y during the FFG conversion period that takes place after the release of examination results. |
| Note for Double Major Students |
Please ensure that the first major you have declared is the major in which you intend to pursue your Honours. If you change your mind about the choice of your first major after having declared it, you may request for a change by sending an email to scibox6[at]nus.edu.sg. |
| Symbol |
FFG=C |
| Meant For |
Students who would like to proceed to Honours next semester if they meet the elibility requirements by the end of the semester, and graduate if they do not meet the requirements for Honours but instead meet the graduation requirements. |
| Filing Should Be Done In |
CORS at the beginning of the semester before the semester in which you intend to begin on your Honours project. |
| Honours Requirements |
Please refer to this website for the Honours requirements. |
| General Policy on Conversion of Filing Status |
Students will automatically proceed to Honours or graduate depending on their results at the end of the semester. No conversion to FFG=P or FFG=Y is required.
However, students who have successfully qualified for Honours but decide not to pursue it must convert their status back to FFG=Y during the FFG conversion period that takes place after the release of examination results. |
Semester 4 AY2008/09's filing for graduation/project (FFG/P) exercise will take place from now till 30 July (Thurs) 2009. Students are to file for the appropriate FFG/P option via email. The email should be sent to
sciffg@nus.edu.sg by 30 July 2009. Please indicate your name, matric number, filing option and semester in which you are filing for graduation/project.
A brief explanation of the different filing options are shown in the table below. For more information on the different filing options, please refer to the section on "FFG Options" found above.
FFG Options at a Glance
| Scenario |
Option to choose in CORS |
| I would like to graduate at the end of Semester 4 of AY2008/09 |
File for Graduation (FFG=Y) |
| I'm an honours student and would like to graduate at the end of Semester 4 of AY2008/09 |
File for Honours Graduation (FFG=H) |
| I would like to take the honours project in Semester 1, AY2009/10 |
File for Project (FFG=P) |
| I would like to take the honours project in Semester 1 of AY2009/10 if I meet the requirements; If I do not meet the requirements, I would like to graduate at the end of Semester 4 of AY2008/09 |
File for Graduation with the option to do Honours Project (FFG=C) |
Additional Notes on Filing for Project and the Honours Project
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With effect from Semester 2, AY2004/05, all students matriculated in and after 2002 who qualify for honours will carry out their projects over two semesters instead of one (please refer to
Notices on Curriculum Matters for more details). Therefore, students intending to complete their honours degree by Semester 2, AY2009/10 should file for project in Semester 2, AY2008/09.
Types of Conversion
| Types of Conversion |
Intention of Student |
| From FFG=Y to FFG=P |
For students who have obtained a CAP of 3.50 & above (for cohorts 2002-3 & after) and would like to do Honours instead of graduating. |
| From FFG=P to FFG=Y |
For students who filed for FFG=P and wish to graduate after failing to meet requirements to do the honours project
or
For students who filed for FFG=P but do not wish to read the honours project even though they are eligible. |
| From FFG=C to FFG=Y |
For students who filed for FFG=C and qualify for honours in the next semester (after the release of results) but choose NOT to pursue the honours project |
| From FFG=N (no filing status) to FFG=Y or FFG=P |
For students who have not filed previously, but who now wish to graduate in the current semester (FFG=Y) or to do Honours in the next semester (FFG=P). |
