NUS Law Grading

Grading of Law Courses

Students pursuing different programmes (i.e. LLB, JD, LLM, PhD, GradDip and GradCert) will be graded separately according to their programme’s course codes. This means LLM students enrolled in LX5xxxx will be graded as one group, JD students enrolled in LXJ5xxx as one group etc.

From Cohort Intake AY2025/2026, NUS Law will adopt the NUS GPA system for its graduate programmes except Graduate Certificate in International Arbitration. However, the general University policy on continuation and graduation for coursework-based graduate programmes does not apply to Law students. There are also no degree classification and class ranking for graduate programmes in NUS Law except for Juris Doctor for professional practice requirements.

Students pursuing Juris Doctor must pass all courses and successfully obtain the total course units outlined in their curriculum requirements within the maximum candidature period to be awarded the Juris Doctor. To be considered a Qualified Person for admission to the Singapore Bar, they must also attain a minimum level of JD degree classification. In the event that they fail a course, these examination regulations will apply.

Students pursuing LLM must pass 40 to 44 units of courses outlined in their curriculum requirements within the maximum candidature period to be awarded the LLM. In the event that they fail a course, these examination guidelines will apply.

Students pursuing GradDip or GradCert may refer to the respective curriculum requirements for details.