Common errors and correct ways to fill in form:
Example A:
Incorrect:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
For CIPE
use only
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Major
5
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type
of Requirement
---
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
Paul Kew
Class and
Society
The last third field is left blank. This is insufficient because it means the advisor has only approved the
course to be counted towards the major but not the type of major requirement that the course is
fulfilling. It is necessary for the advisor to approve both the type of course and type of course
requirement.
Correct:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
Class and
Society
For CIPE
use only
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Major
5
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type
of Requirement
Contemporary
Social Theory
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
Paul Kew
If there is no Yale-NUS equivalent for a course, the advisor (in this example, Anthropology) should
indicate the type of requirement the course is fulfilling. In this case, “Contemporary Social Theory” is
correct as it is one of the requirements listed on
https://share.nus.edu.sg/ync/aa/students/Policies%20and%20Regulations/YaleNUS%20Undergraduate%20Regulations.pdf (pg 13-17).
ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR (Extracted from the link above)
1. 2 survey courses covering topical and area introductions (10 MC)
2. 2 advanced seminars (10 MC)
3. The Ethnographic Method or Methods in the Social Sciences (5 MC)
4. Anthropological Theory or the Anthropological Imagination or Contemporary Social Theory
(5 MC)
5. The Capstone (10 MC)
6. 2 courses within the Major (10 MC)
MINOR:
1. 2 survey courses (10 MC)
2. 2 advanced seminars (or a theory course and an advanced seminar) (10 MC)
3. 1 course from the methodology category (5 MC)
Example B:
Incorrect:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
For CIPE
use only
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type of
Requirement
Major
5
Environmental
Investigation
(no Yale-NUS
Equivalent)
Plants and
People
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
Whitney White
(Major advisor
for
Environmental
Studies)
If there is no Yale-NUS equivalent for a course, the advisor should indicate the type of requirement the
course is fulfilling. In this case, “Environmental Investigation” is incorrect as it is not one of the
requirements listed on
https://share.nus.edu.sg/ync/aa/students/Policies%20and%20Regulations/YaleNUS%20Undergraduate%20Regulations.pdf (pg 13-17).
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR (Extracted from the link above)
7. Introduction to Environmental Studies (5 MC)
8. Two courses from the Environmental Analysis Category (10 MC)
9. One course from the Applied Environmental Studies Category (5 MC)
10. Four courses as a Specialist study sequence (20 MC)
11. Capstone (10 MC)
MINOR:
4. Introduction to Environmental Studies (5 MC)
5. 1 course from the Environmental Analysis category (5 MC)
6. 2 courses within the Major (15 MC)
Correct:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
For CIPE
use only
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type of
Requirement
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
Major
5
Applied
Environmental
Studies Category
(no Yale-NUS
Equivalent)
Plants and
People
Whitney White
(Major advisor
for
Environmental
Studies)
If there is no Yale-NUS equivalent for a course, the advisor should indicate the type of requirement the
course is fulfilling. In this case, “Applied Environmental Studies Category” is correct as it is one of the
requirements listed on
https://share.nus.edu.sg/ync/aa/students/Policies%20and%20Regulations/YaleNUS%20Undergraduate%20Regulations.pdf (pg 13-17).
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAJOR (Extracted from the link above)
12. Introduction to Environmental Studies (5 MC)
13. Two courses from the Environmental Analysis Category (10 MC)
14. One course from the Applied Environmental Studies Category (5 MC)
15. Four courses as a Specialist study sequence (20 MC)
16. Capstone (10 MC)
MINOR:
7. Introduction to Environmental Studies (5 MC)
8. 1 course from the Environmental Analysis category (5 MC)
9. 2 courses within the Major (15 MC)
Example C:
Incorrect:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
For CIPE
use only
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Major
5
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type
of Requirement
Anthropology
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
---
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
---
Class and
Society
The last two fields are left blank. Every field needs to be filled in fully and correctly, especially the last
two fields which ensure that the document is legitimate.
Correct:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
For CIPE
use only
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type
of Requirement
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
Major
5
Contemporary
Social Theory
Class and
Society
Paul Kew
All fields have been filled in correctly, including the last two fields. Signatures make documents
legitimate.
Example D:
Incorrect:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
For CIPE
use only
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Major
5
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type
of Requirement
Contemporary
Social Theory
Class and
Society
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
Ann Green
The name indicated is different from that of the person who signed. In this case, it should be Ann who
signed, not Paul.
Correct:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
Class and
Society
For CIPE
use only
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Major
5
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type
of Requirement
Contemporary
Social Theory
The name indicated is same as that of the person who signed.
Example E:
Incorrect:
Completed Course Selections
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Paul Kew
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
Principles of
money
For CIPE
use only
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type of
Requirement
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Major
(Economics)
5
Intermediate
Macroeconomics
Paul Kew
(Major advisor
for
Anthropology)
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
For a course that is counted for Economics major, it is an Economics advisor and not an advisor from a
different discipline who should approve.
Correct:
Completed Course Selections
For completion by student
Host
Institution
Course Name
and Course No
Principles of
money
For CIPE
use only
For completion by Major/Minor/Academic Advisor
Type of Course
to be Counted
as at Yale-NUS
(Major/Minor/
Elective)
Number of
MCs at YaleNUS
Yale-NUS
Equivalent
Course Name
and No or type of
Requirement
Name of
Major/Minor
/Academic
Advisor
Major
(Economics)
5
Intermediate
Macroeconomics
Felicity Drew
(Major advisor
for Economics)
Signature of
Major/Minor/
Academic Advisor*
(N/A if already
obtained on Course
Planning Form)
For a course that is counted for Economics major, it is an Economics advisor and not an advisor from a
different discipline who should approve.