All applicants must have completed, or be in the final year of, a bachelor or honours degree. English Language Proficiency: Results of TOEFL or IELTS are required only if English was not the language of instruction during undergraduate studies. English is the language of instruction at Duke-NUS. Applicants whose medium of instruction during undergraduate studies was not English must submit either TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) scores or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores as evidence of their proficiency in the English language. The following are the minimum scores that should be achieved: 600 on the TOEFL paper-based test; OR 85 on the TOEFL internet-based test; OR an overall band score of 7 on the IELTS.

The minimum admission requirements are

Clinical Sciences Track:

A medical degree i.e. MD, MBBS, BDS (Bachelor of Dental Sciences) from an accredited institution. Candidates with a Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, or other relevant clinical disciplines are also encouraged to apply. Minimum GPA requirement is 3.5.

Test scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 85 or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 7 must be submitted for all international applicants except those whose undergraduate or graduate degrees are from NUS, NTU, SMU or SUTD, or from English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Translational Track:

Applicants with BSc or MSc in non-clinical disciplines, in particular the life sciences.

Test scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 85 or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 7 must be submitted for all international applicants except those whose undergraduate or graduate degrees are from NUS, NTU, SMU or SUTD, or from English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.