Program Overview

NUS-Sciences Po DDP

The NUS-Sciences Po Double Degree Programme (DDP) is a four-year undergraduate program offered by NUS College, in partnership with the College of Humanities and Sciences at NUS, and Sciences Po. This program allows students to obtain two degrees:

• A Bachelor of Arts/Social Sciences (Honours), conferred by NUS, Singapore
• A Bachelor of Arts, conferred by Sciences Po, France

The program combines the strengths of both universities, with Sciences Po providing a broad-based, liberal, and multidisciplinary education in the arts and social sciences, and NUS offering globally top-ranking majors from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Programme Structure

Admission to this four-year undergraduate program is jointly conducted by Sciences Po and NUS. As a DDP student, you will be considered a student of both institutions and will be required to fulfill the continuation and graduation requirements of both universities.

• You will spend your first two years at Sciences Po, at one of their three regional campuses:
  • Le Havre campus with its Euro-Asian program
  • Menton campus with its Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean program
  • Reims campus with its North American and African programs
• For the remaining two years, you will continue your studies at NUS, in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS), and in NUS College
• The program is exclusively compatible with the following FASS majors:
  • Economics
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Sociology

Academic and Degree Requirements

To complete the DDP, you must complete classes totaling 273 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) or 182 Units.

• A minimum of 135 ECTS (equivalent to 90 Units) should be completed at Sciences Po during the first two years
• A minimum of 92 Units (equivalent to 138 ECTS) should be completed at NUS during the final two years

As a DDP student, you will be expected to maintain strong grades throughout your candidature. Marks and grades from Sciences Po are converted to the NUS grading system, and you will need to maintain the equivalent of the NUS Grade Point Average of 4.0 (out of 5.0) in order to continue in the DDP and be awarded with both degrees at the end of the four years.