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2.2 Public Holidays
There are 11 days of public holidays observed in Singapore every year. Classes at NUS are not conducted and
government offices are closed on such days. But the country does not shut down completely. Public transport continues
to operate and most shops, services and tourist attractions remain open. The only exception is during Chinese New Year
where supermarkets and several food establishments remain closed. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following
Monday will a public holiday.
(a) National Day (Thursday, 9 Aug 2012)
(b) Hari Raya Puasa (Sunday, 19 Aug 2012)
(c) Hari Raya Haji (Friday, 26 Oct 2012)
(d) Deepavali (Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012)
(e) Christmas (Tuesday, 25 Dec 2012)
(f) New Year Day (Tuesday, 1 Jan 2013)
(g) Chinese New Year (Sunday and Monday, 10 Feb and 11 Feb 2013)
(h) Good Friday (Friday, 29 Mar 2013)
(i) Labour Day (Wednesday, 1 May 2013)
(j) Vesak Day (Friday, 24 May 2013)
2.3 The Modular System
The undergraduate and graduate curricula are based on a modular system at NUS. Workloads are expressed in terms of
Modular Credits (MCs), and academic performance is measured by grade points on a 5‐point scale (A, B, C, D and F). Full‐
time students take on average a workload of 5 modules (20 MCs) and the passing grade is D. Each module has a unique
module code consisting of a two‐ or three‐letter prefix that denotes the discipline, and four digits, the first of which
indicates the level of specialization of the module (e.g., 1000 indicates a Level 1 module and 2000, a Level 2 module).
The higher the level, the higher the specialization, although not necessarily more difficult. When looking at the full
description of each module, you will notice a series of five numbers such as ‘2‐2‐0‐3‐3’. This represents the number of
study hours required for the module. If we represent the five numbers in a workload series as ‘A‐B‐C‐D‐E’, each letter
would refer to:
2.4 The Bell Curve
Sooner or later you will come across a concept much talked about by NUS students called the bell curve. The bell curve
is a measure and method used by NUS to prevent grade inflation from occurring. This means that only a certain
percentage of students in a module will be awarded a grade in the A and B range. How easy it is to attain these grades
depends on the relative performance of everyone in the module and not just the individual. But this policy is not applied
blindly throughout. Modules with less than 30 students tend to not have the bell curve applied and professors are given
discretion in distributing the grades. At this point it is worthy to note that cases of failures are almost unheard of. The
majority of students are able to attain decent B grades with a little effort put in. More information on the bell curve can
be found on the Provost’s blog here http://blog.nus.edu.sg/provost/2012/01/20/the‐bell‐curve.
Component Description Remarks
A No. of Lecture hours Actual contact hours per week
B No. of Tutorial hours Actual contact hours per week
C No. of Laboratory hours Actual contact hours per week
D No. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork, etc
This caters to assignments, independent studies, fieldwork, and other forms of continuous assessment that contribute towards the final grade of the module.
E No. of hours for preparatory work This refers to the number of hours a student is expected to spend each week in preparing for lectures and tutorials.
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4.2 Public Transport
Getting around Singapore is easy with over 400 bus routes and 4 Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines serving the entire
country. These are operated by two companies, SBS Transit and SMRT. The fastest way to get around Singapore is to
take the MRT. While Kent Ridge station serves NUS directly, getting there from Utown requires waiting for and changing
shuttle buses. It is faster to walk out to Dover Road, cross it and take bus number 196 to Buona Vista MRT station. You
can download free apps on your Smartphone such as SG Buses provides information for all bus routes, stops and waiting
times. Alternatively, you can send a SMS text in the format [5 digit Bus Stop Number <space> Bus Number] (e.g. 52460
95) to 146074744 to obtain arrival times (applicable to SBS Transit services only). For detailed information on public
transport including bus routes and stops, refer to www.transitlink.com.sg for the e‐guide and journey planner.
It is highly recommended that every person gets a stored‐value EZ‐Link card to facilitate easy travel around Singapore.
Using the EZ‐Link card is cheaper, far more convenient and allows for transfers between different bus services and one
train ride within a single journey. Fares are calculated based on distance travelled. Single fare journeys are possible but
are only limited to one route per journey; transferring to the MRT or another bus requires paying a separate fare. EZ‐
Link cards can be purchased at 42 major MRT stations and bus interchanges (Kent Ridge and Buona Vista are not one of
them but Clementi is) as well as post offices and 7‐11 convenience stores. The easiest place to get an EZ‐Link card is
either at the airport MRT station (open 1200‐1930 daily) when you arrive or at the 7‐11 convenience store at Yusof Ishak
House on campus. Prices range from $10‐$12 depending on where the card is purchased and include the $5 card cost
along with some value. Adding value/topping‐up the card (lowest amount usually $10) is possible at all MRT stations,
ATMs and selected locations. In Utown, it can be topped up at the DBS Bank ATM machine (DBS account required)
outside Starbucks.
Listed below are some information of selected useful bus routes and train timings at selected MRT stations.
Service Direction/Destination First Bus Last Bus Notable Stops 95 Loop service to Kent Ridge via Holland Village 0700 2300 Central Library, Yusof Ishak
House, Staff Club, Uhall, Science, NUH/Kent Ridge MRT, Holland Village
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151 From Kent Ridge to Hougang (Northeastwards) 0545 2300 Central Library, Yusof IshakHouse, Raffles Hall, OED, Bukit Timah Campus From Hougang to Kent Ridge (Southwestwards) 0615 2300
33 From Kent Ridge to Bedok (Eastwards) 0545 2345 Dover Road (right outside Utown), IKEA, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Bugis From Bedok to Kent Ridge (Westwards) 0600 2345
196 From Clementi to Bedok (Eastwards) 0530 2315 Dover Road (right outside Utown), Buona Vista MRT
From Bedok to Clementi (Westwards) 0545 2345
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Buona Vista East West Line To Pasir Ris: 0543To Joo Koon: 0610
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5. Everyday Necessities
5.1 Banking Services
Opening a bank account in Singapore is a simple process and is recommended as it saves you bank charges incurred
when withdrawing money from your own national bank. DBS Bank is Singapore’s biggest and has the largest network of
ATMs across the country, one of which is conveniently located in Utown. It also has a branch on the ground level of
Yusof Ishak House (Mon‐Fri: 0830‐1630, Sat: 0830‐1300, Sun & PH: Closed). Foreigners are eligible to open the DBS
Savings Plus account which comes with a DBS Visa Debit Card. Remember to bring your passport and relevant
immigration documents when setting up the account. Do note that POSB Bank ATMs and branches are owned by DBS
Bank and thus can be used as well without incurring charges. NUS also has several ATMs dotted throughout campus. The
most notable ones are listed below.
Location Bank
Yusof Ishak House DBS/POSB (above canteen)
Lecture Theatre 27 DBS/POSB
Block ADM DBS/POSB (Level 1)
Citibank (Level 4)
UOB (Level 4)
Block S16 UOB
Lecture Theatre 9 OCBC
University Town (Outside Starbucks) DBS
5.2 Postal Services
Cinnamon College itself has its own mailbox located next to the dining and opposite the water cooler and lockers.
Stamps can be bought at automated SAM machines, two of which can be found in Kent Ridge campus and one at Bukit
Timah. You may want to bring your letters and packages to these machines to have them weighed for postage. The
nearest post offices are at Clementi and Pasir Panjang. If mail is to be sent to you, use the following address. Note that
packages too big to be slotted into the mailbo will be sent to nearby Pasir Panjang Post Office for collection. You will
receive a printed notification in your letter if this happens.
Cinnamon Residential College
22 College Avenue East, Floor Number – Unit Number (E.g. #07‐777)
Singapore 138595
Type Location Address Opening Hours
Post
Office
Clementi Central Block 443 Clementi Avenue 3
#01‐65/67
Singapore 120443
Mon – Fri: 0830 ‐ 1700
Wed: 0830 ‐ 2000
Sat: 0830 ‐ 1300
Sun/PH: Closed
Post
Office
Pasir Panjang 396 Pasir Panjang Road
Singapore 118733
Mon – Fri: 0830 – 1700
Sat: 0830 – 1300
Sun/PH: Closed
SAM National University
Hospital
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
[Auto Lobby ‐ Main Building]
Singapore 119074
24 Hours
SAM NUS, Yusof Ishak
House, Kent Ridge
Campus
31 Lower Kent Ridge
Level 2 [Near Food Court]
Singapore 119078
24 Hours
SAM NUS, Bukit Timah
Campus
Student Hub Block B
469 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 259756
24 Hours
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5.3 Telecommunications
Mobile phones in Singapore operate on the GSM network. 3 operators provide telephone and mobile services
throughout Singapore: Singtel, M1 and Starhub. All phones in bought in Singapore come unlocked. Cheap mobile phones
can be bought at convenience stores such as 7‐11 or Cheers. The best place to get them however is at Little India where
there is more variety and prices are lower. It is also a good place to buy smart phones at good prices. Many independent
mobile phone shops operate in the area. We recommend looking around and comparing prices between shops. Do note
that phones bought there provide warranties that are only valid for the retailer. Thus any problem encountered with the
phone should be brought back to them and not to the phone manufacturer. Another alternative is to buy phones
directly from the phone manufacturers themselves or through network operators.
All 3 operators also offer a plethora of prepaid mobile SIM cards and top‐up plans to suit all needs. Pre‐paid services are
generally more expensive than post‐paid services. Those in Singapore for a year may find it more convenient and
economical to sign up for post‐paid plans as student benefits can be enjoyed. Blackberry plans and internet SIM cards
and plans are also available. Singaporeans prefer to go for plans that allow for a lot of data usage and texting. Using
Whatsapp and sending text messages is generally preferred to calling. Listed below are pre‐paid SIM cards for all 3
operators. Obtaining benefits such as extra data, talktime, IDD calls or texts depends on the top‐up plan you choose to
purchase in addition to the pre‐paid SIM card once the value of the latter has been used up. Switching between plans
within the same operator is possible. Listed below are some popular ones. Do check and note the validity period of each
top‐up. Some plans allow for roll over if another top‐up is done within a stipulated period.
Tip: For Singtel’s data add‐on, any unused data will be rolled‐over once another data add‐on is bought. Hence we
recommend buying 1GB first and then buying 1MB and the end of each week to rollover unused data and extend its
usability period.
M Card (M1) hi!Card (SingTel) GREEN Prepaid Card (StarHub)
Price $15 $15 $15
Credit Amount $18 $18 $18
Free Local SMS 20 0 20
Local Talktime Rate (Mon to Fri, 8am to 7.59pm)
16¢/min 16¢/min 1st min 22¢, 8¢ per min thereafter
Local Talktime Rate (Anytime except above)
8¢/min 8¢/min 1st min 22¢, 8¢ per min thereafter
Data Rate 0.2¢/KB 2.7¢/10KB (3G), 5.4¢/10KB (2G) 0.5¢/KB
Local SMS Rate 5¢/SMS 5¢/SMS 5¢/SMS
Global SMS Rate 15¢/SMS 15¢/SMS 15¢/SMS
Free IDD Calls (Local airtime applies) *residential line only
(IDD 021) Australia*, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand*, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK *, USA,
Vietnam
(IDD 019) Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India,
Malaysia, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Thailand, USA
(IDD 018) Australia*, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand*, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK* and
USA
Some Popular Top‐Up Plans
$17 M Card Top Up (100MB, 500 SMS, 120 Min Outgoing,
30 Days Free Incoming)
$28 Super 130 ($130 credit, 50 days Free Incoming,
8¢/Min Outgoing)
$18 Yo!18 (50MB, 1000 SMS, 120 Outgoing, 30
Days Free Incoming)
$22 Datatalk 22 (250MB, 500 SMS, 120 Min Outgoing,
30 Days Free Incoming, $12 IDD talktime and Global SMS)
$28 Superhot 128
($100 credit, $28 of IDD talktime and Global SMS)
$18 Top Up ($18.50 credit, Free 20 SMS, Free 10MB, 18 days Free Incoming)
$17 Happy Stars
(100MB, 500 SMS, 120 Min Outgoing, 120 min Free Incoming)
$25 Happy Stars
(200MB, 500 SMS, 120 Free Outgoing, 120 min Free Incoming,
$10 credit)
Data Add‐On 1GB data over 7 days for $7 To activate, call #100*7#
1MB over 7 days for $1 1GB over 7 days for $7 To activate, call *363
30MB over 3 days for $2 200MB over 3 days for $4 500MB over 30 days for $15
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Almost every exchange student travels while at NUS. Most do so during Recess Week and Reading Week as well as over
long weekends. You may also want to consider destinations outside of Southeast Asia including Australia, Japan, China
and India as low cost carriers do fly into these countries from Singapore. Listed below are some useful tools and
websites you can refer to when planning for your trip.
Tip: When entering or leaving Singapore, exchange students on student visas can use automated machines/gates for
Singaporeans at immigration points for quick clearance.
Tip: Since alcohol is expensive in Singapore, buy them duty‐free whenever you return at the airport or cruise terminal.
The buying and importing of alcohol is however forbidden if you are coming in from Malaysia, regardless of transport
mode.
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An extremely useful and timesaving site that searches for and compares prices between airlines flying to and from specified destinations. This site is useful for low cost carriers and one‐way flights on full service carriers.
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A website similar to Skyscanner but more for round trips on full service carriers.
Popular website used by millions to check on reviews done by everyday travelers for hotels.
Heavily discounted travel deals, some on hotels, some on packages with flights, can be found on this site. Good deals on weekend breaks in Kuala Lumpur, Batam, Bintan and Bangkok can be found here as well as hotel deals in Bali and Cambodia.
Listed below are low cost airlines flying in and out of Changi Airport.
A one stop portal that consolidates tickets and timings for coaches to and from Malaysia.
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