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Minor in Mathematics/Financial Mathematics

Admission Requirements | Course Requirements

Course CombinationsModule & Tutorial Registration

 

Admission Requirements

Do I need to apply to read any of these minors?

NO because these are unrestricted minor programmes that are open to any students in NUS as long as their home faculties do not bar them from reading the programmes. Consult your faculty if you're uncertain whether you're allowed to read any of these minors.

 

Students may file for graduation with either minor as long as they fulfil the graduation requirements. There is no need to declare or apply for further admission separately.

 

Which students are not allowed to read these minors?

Refer to Minor in Mathematics and Minor in Financial Mathematics.

 

 

 

Course Requirements

What is the graduation requirement for these minors?

Refer to Minor in Mathematics and Minor in Financial Mathematics.

 

Am I allowed to use some of the modules in the minor to fulfil my major or faculty requirements or ULR?

YES but note that the MCs may only be counted once, and you are not allowed to use more than 1/3 of the common modules (i.e. not more than 2 common modules) to satisfy both your major and as minor requirements. This applies to science and non-science major students.

 

Am I allowed to use other modules to replace those listed in the minor requirements if I have problems reading the required modules?

YES for Minor in Mathematics since its course structure provides a list of modules to choose from.

 

NO for Minor in Financial Mathematics because it is a specialized field and does not allow other modules to be used to replace those in the course requirement. If your major requirement has more than 1/3 overlap with this minor and the overlapping modules are core modules in your major, you will not be able to complete this minor.

 

Note that modules listed as preclusions are not necessarily good for replacing or substituting the modules that they are precluded from.

 

Are non-Business students allowed to read FNA3102 instead of CF3101/QF3101 to fulfil minor in Financial Mathematics?

No. They must read CF3101/QF3101.

 

 

 

Course Combinations

I'd like to read a major in Statistics with minor in Mathematics. What are the common modules that I can use to fulfil both sets of graduation requirements?

Only MA1102R and ST2131/MA2216 can be used to satisfy both major and minor requirements.

 

I'd like to read a major in Statistics with minor in Financial Mathematics. What are the common modules that I can use to fulfil both sets of graduation requirements?

Only MA1102R and ST2131/MA2216 can be used to satisfy both major and minor requirements.

 

I'd like to read a major in Computational Science with minor in Mathematics or Financial Mathematics. What are the common modules that I can use to fulfil both sets of graduation requirements?

Only MA1101R and MA1102R may be used to satisfy both major and minor requirements.

 

Can I read minor in Mathematics with minor in Financial Mathematics?

YES but no module may be double counted towards both sets of graduation requirements, i.e. you must read 12 modules in total in order to fulfil the graduation requirement for both minor programmes.

 

 

 

Module & Tutorial Registration

Some modules that I want to read are not listed for bidding. What should I do?

Modules that are not listed for bidding or not listed in the timetable are usually not offered in that semester. Refer to our Module Information page for the most updated list of modules being offered.

 

 

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