Programme-Specific Requirements

Personal Statement required for: All undergraduate applicants
The personal statement is an important part of the application for admission to the DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore. What you write will help us to know more about you, which may not be apparent from your application and/or transcripts.

Personal Statement
Write an essay that describes an exceptional achievement which highlights your academic and/or employment experience gained. How would these support your choice of programme(s) and help you attain your goal(s) in life? What are your plans upon graduation

Spelling, grammar, and sentence structure, along with the correct use of punctuation, capitalisation, quotation marks, etc. are all considered, so proofread your essay carefully.

Optional Essay
You may submit an optional essay to explain any unusual circumstances or situations that you think may have an impact on your application.

Submission
You must submit your personal statement via SIT’s online application portal during Admissions period. Answers must be drafted and prepared before beginning the online application.

FOR DIGITAL ART AND ANIMATION - ART PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS

Art Portfolio
Applicants to the Digital Art and Animation degree are required to submit an art portfolio that showcases their best and most recent work. This portfolio must contain between 10-15 samples of artwork created by the applicant. If necessary, DigiPen (Singapore) may request more samples for review.

The portfolio should include:

• Prescribed Drawings from Direct Observation – Using graphite pencil or charcoal, with quality art paper as the canvas, the applicant should draw the following four prescribed drawings from real life (not from images or photographs):
• Pair of shoes
• Same pair of shoes as above but from a different perspective (e.g. shoes drawn from the back) or a different orientation (e.g. shoes turned upside down)
• Interior space, such as a kitchen or bedroom
• Self-portrait

On the corner of the page for each of these drawings, please write the date created and length of time spent on the drawing.

The primary objective of these four prescribed drawings is for the applicants to demonstrate foundational drawing skills.  The applicants should focus on drawing realistically and accurately, and should NOT apply any artistic style (e.g. cartooning) to these four prescribed drawings.

Miscellaneous Art Samples - The remaining 6-11 pieces should demonstrate an applicant’s current range, skill, and process. These personal works may include animations, figure/animal studies, colour studies, original character designs, architectural renderings, landscape studies, sculptures, and paintings. The submitted work should not contain illustrations copied directly from manga, animé, animations, paintings, or photographs (cited master copies are acceptable).

Please note: All the artworks submitted should be less than two years old and the images should be in focus and properly oriented for the subject.

Guidelines for Portfolio Submissions

• All applicants are required to submit their portfolios via SIT’s application portal by the application closing date. This applies to all applicants who have indicated BFA in Digital Art and Animation in any of their five choices. If the applicant does not submit a portfolio or submit an incomplete portfolio by the application closing date, their application will be deemed as disqualified/rejected and they will not be considered for admission into the BFA in Digital Art and Animation programme.
• Applicants should label all artworks with the date of completion and the medium used. Clearly indicate which drawings are the four prescribed drawings from direct observation.
• All drawings must be submitted in PDF format (max file size is 5 MB), at a minimum of 300 dpi. They should be in focus, cropped, and have even lighting. Please submit via the “DigiPen (Singapore) BFA Portfolio” tab.
• For miscellaneous artworks such as animations and videos, they can be hosted on a public drive/cloud. Please copy the web link into a word document and submit the word document via the “DigiPen (Singapore) Additional Requirements” tab.

Mandatory English Requirement
Applicants to the Allied Health Programmes are required to fulfil ONE of the following English requirements by application closing:

Diagnostic Radiography / Radiation Therapy

Dietetics and Nutrition / Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy<

Speech and Language Therapy

Applicants who hold a first degree from Singapore, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States of America will be deemed to have fulfilled the stipulated English Language requirement for the programme.

Mandatory Second Language Requirement
Applicants to the Speech and Language Therapy programme are required to fulfil ONE of the following second language requirements (Mother Tongue Chinese/Malay/Tamil or equivalent) by application closing:

• GCE ‘A’ Levels: At least an E for H1 Mother Tongue/equivalent
• GCE ‘O’ Levels: At least a D7 for Higher Mother Tongue/equivalent or a C6 for Mother Tongue/equivalent
• IB: At least a grade 4 for MTLA: Literature/Language and Literature at HL/SL Level

All applicants applying to the Business and Infocomm Technology degree programme are required to submit a personal statement as an attachment, addressing the following points:

• What are your future career aspirations?
• How do you think an SIT degree will support you in achieving your career goals?
• Where would you ideally like to complete your Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP), and why?
• Which modules are you most interested in, and which ones do you find the most challenging? Why?

It is compulsory for applicants applying to the Communication and Digital Media degree programme to submit a written essay and media portfolio via the SIT Admission Portal to be considered for admission:

Written Essay Assignment:
Applicants are to submit a 700-word essay (PDF or Word document) via the SIT Admission Portal, documenting their thoughts on the below topic:

• The impact of generative Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT on media and communication professionals.
   

Spelling, grammar, and sentence structure, along with the correct use of punctuation, capitalisation, quotation marks, etc. are all considered, so proofread your essay carefully. You are required to properly attribute your sources. The essays will be checked for plagiarism and AI-generated content.

Media Portfolio:
The media portfolio demonstrates the applicant’s media knowledge and content creation competencies. The portfolio should contain the applicant’s past works that clearly demonstrate media-related competencies. These works may include video productions, animations, post-production editing, print, photographs, and campaigns. The media portfolio should contain original work by the applicant and not contain content copied from other media sources.

The portfolio should include (documents to be submitted via the SIT Admissions Portal):

• A 1-page PDF or Word document write up, explaining applicant’s role in each production captured in the reel or media video slideshow;
• A weblink to applicant’s:
  • Video production demonstration reel [1min] with appropriate short captions explaining applicant’s competencies OR
  • Media video slideshow (print/photographs/campaigns) with appropriate short captions explaining applicant’s competencies [1min]

All applicants applying to the Hospitality and Tourism Management degree programme are required to submit a personal statement as an attachment, addressing the following points:

• What are your future career aspirations?
• How do you think an SIT degree will support you in achieving your career goals?
• Where would you ideally like to complete your Integrated Work Study Programme (IWSP), and why?
• Which modules are you most interested in, and which ones do you find the most challenging? Why?

Applicants applying to The Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA) degree programmes are encouraged to submit the following additional optional documents online for consideration in the admission process:

• Letter of recommendation from an employer or faculty member.
• Proof of work experience in the food industry. This could include both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house duties.
• Portfolio of competitions or culinary projects that you have participated in.

It is compulsory for applicants applying to the University of Glasgow’s (UofG) Nursing programme to submit the following additional documents online, to be considered for admission:

• Enrolment and Practising Certificate – Qualification as a Registered Nurse and a valid current registration with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) for the year of matriculation.
• Have successfully completed an SNB-accredited Diploma in Nursing programme in Singapore. Only these two diplomas are accredited:
  • Nanyang Polytechnic: Diploma in Nursing
  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic: Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing)

All applicants are reminded that it is important that you apply for registration/enrolment within five years of completing your nursing programme. Otherwise you will have to attend a Returning-to-Nursing Programme before you can be considered for registration/enrolment.

Under the Nurses and Midwives Act (Chapter 209), a person must be registered/enrolled with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and possess a valid Practising Certificate (PC) in order to practise nursing/midwifery in Singapore.

For reference:

• Singapore Nursing Board
• Accreditation of Nursing Education Programmes
• Return-to-Nursing Programme

As the delivery of direct patient care is a requisite of healthcare professions, all applicants to pre-registration/pre-enrolment nursing programmes must pass a medical examination and be certified to have the following abilities to perform patient care activities in a safe and effective manner: 

1. Mental-Cognitive ability (including interpersonal-communication ability and behavioural stability) to: 

   (a) understand and respond to verbal communications accurately, appropriately and in a timely manner 
   (b) possess awareness of one’s surroundings to avoid causing harm to oneself and others 
   (c) demonstrate emotional stability to function under stress and pressure when performing care on patients 
   (d) remain calm when being observed by instructors and other health care personnel during clinical practice attachments 
   (e) maintain a sufficient level of concentration to complete tasks in a safe and reasonable time frame 
   (f) recall relevant information 
   (g) demonstrate the ability to perform arithmetic calculations 
    

2. Physical ability to: 

   (a) move around in the clinical environment, walk, stand, bend, squat, kneel, reach, lift, climb, push and pull, carry objects, use both arms 
   (b) perform patient transfers 
   (c) operate and carry instruments, materials and equipment independently 
   (d) perform the necessary sequences of hand-eye coordination to carry out clinical procedures 
   (e) have the physical stamina to complete clinical shifts, including rotating shifts 
    

3. Auditory ability to: 

   (a) detect faint body sounds (e.g. blood pressure, heart, bowel, lung sounds using a stethoscope) 
   (b) hear different types of auditory alarms and alerts (e.g. patient monitors, call bells, infusion pumps) 
   (c) hear and understand normal speaking level sounds in both quiet and noisy environments (e.g. person-to-person report, patient conversations, team communications) 
    

4. Visual ability to: 

   (a) detect changes in physical appearance, colour and contour 
   (b) read medication/drug labels, markings on syringes, printed and written documents, coloured digital readings on medical/clinical devices and electronic health records accurately 
   (c) assess and describe colour, consistency and volume of bodily discharge and fluids 
    

Should applicants have conditions¹ that may affect their ability to meet the mental-cognitive, physical, auditory, or visual requirements outlined above, please contact the nursing school for further information. Where applicable, the nursing school will advise or assist with regard to the necessary adjustments to support students with declared condition(s) to access the nursing programme while adhering to necessary requirements and standards. 

The above required abilities are stipulated in consultation with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, and nursing schools (National University of Singapore/ Singapore Institute of Technology/ Nanyang Polytechnic/ Ngee Ann Polytechnic/ Institute of Technical Education), to ensure nursing students are fit to complete all components of the nursing programme and thereafter to apply for registration/ enrolment to practise upon graduation from the nursing programme.

¹ ‘Physical health condition’ includes (a) chronic medical illnesses or dermatological conditions (e.g. uncontrolled epilepsy, uncontrolled asthma, active tuberculosis, uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, severe eczema on hands) which if associated with an exacerbation or with organ dysfunction complications, may hinder the applicant’s ability to provide appropriate and safe clinical care, as well as (b) health conditions or its sequalae which restrict the applicant’s subsequent ability to engage in safe clinical practice. 

‘Mental health conditions’ refers to a range of conditions which are diagnosed and treated by a registered psychiatrist, and which may affect the decision-making ability of the applicant and compromise the well-being and safety of his patients/clients. These could include anxiety disorders, mood disorders (e.g. depressive and bipolar disorders), psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia), neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. intellectual development disorder, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), as well as addictions. 

‘Other health conditions’ refers to other conditions which may compromise the ability of the applicant to assess relevant information in order to formulate a management plan for his patient/client. This may include miscellaneous conditions for example dyslexia and other learning disorders, colour blindness or other conditions compromising the function of the applicant’s visual and auditory senses.