CORS Update on Double Degree Program [DDP]

1. CORS Update on Double Degree Program[DDP]

2. Overview • DDP Implementation in CORS: Past & Present • Old VS New Declaration • Old VS New Module Registration • Old VS New FFG (File For Graduation) • Changes in DDP Points Distribution • Changes in Points Policy for Law DDP students • Q & A

3. DDP Implementation in CORS: Past & Present • Past • DDP students are only recognized by CORS as students from the primary faculty ONLY • This cause problems during declaration, module bidding and FFG because • DDP students can’t bid for their secondary faculty modules during the faculty protected round • No systematic way of capturing declaration and FFG specific to the secondary faculty • Present • DDP students are recognized by CORS as students from BOTH the primary and secondary faculties

4. Old VS New Declaration • Old way • Update your declaration for the primary faculty via CORS OR faculty specific systems (check with Faculty for more details) • Update your declaration for the secondary faculty manually. i.e. submit request to the secondary faculty admin • New way • Update your declaration of BOTH primary and secondary faculties via CORS. • Note that some Faculties require their students to perform their major/specialization declaration in a separate system

5. Old VS New Declaration • E.g. Primary (Engineering) & Secondary (SoB) New

6. Old VS New Module Registration • Old way • Register and bid for your module lectures from the primary faculty via CORS • Register your module lectures from the secondary faculty manually by submitting request to the secondary faculty admin • New way • Register and bid for BOTH of your primary and secondary module lectures via CORS • Note: DDP students will be granted the necessary protection as students from the secondary faculty when bidding for the secondary faculty modules

7. Old VS New Module Registration • E.g. Primary (Engineering) & Secondary (SoB) New

8. Old VS New Module Registration • Proceed to bidding as per normal New

9. Old VS New FFG (File For Graduation) • Old way • Inform BOTH primary and secondary faculties manually when DDP students want to FFG • A series of checks kick in to coordinate the process of FFG status of student between the two faculties • New way • DDP students will FFG via CORS • At the end of the semester, BOTH primary and secondary faculties automatically pick up this information from CORS and process accordingly • Only two options of FFG is allowed for DDP: • File for Double Honours Degree (Hons + Hons) • File for Double Degree (Hons + Bachelor)

10. Old VS New FFG New

11. Changes in DDP Points Distribution • Past • Each DDP student follows the primary faculty points distribution. • SCI DDP = 600 P, 400 G • ENG DDP = 750 P, 250 G • ALL DDP students need to fulfill the same number of ULR • ULR can be double counted towards BOTH degrees • This form of points distribution is unfair to DDP students with a lesser amount of G account points • Present • ALL DDP students will have 750 P and 250 G points uniformly • This new points distribution will be effective from AY2007/2008 Semester 1

12. Changes in Points Policy For LAW DDP • Past • All primary faculty LAW DDP student has only 200 G points • Points are not allowed to be carried over to the following semester • Present • All primary faculty LAW DDP students will have 750 P and 250 G points • Points are allowed to be carried over to the following semester • If a LAW DDP student drop from his/her double degree programme, what will happen? • The old arrangement will follow: • All points of P will be removed • Only 200 G points allocated per semester • Points will not be carried over across semester

13. Q & A