NTU Degree Audit & FGO

What are Academic Units in NTU?

AUs represents the workload of a course. A common rule of thumb is that each AU roughly equals one additional hour of study per week. To graduate, you'll need to clear a certain number of AUs (depending on your programme) across different course types. You can track this in your Degree Audit.

Common NTU Academic Terms

• Core: Compulsory Courses required for your programme.
• Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC): Common university modules that all students have to take.
• Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDEs): Unrestricted modules you can take from any school across NTU outside of your own major, allowing you to explore other interests or earn a minor.
• Major Prescribed Electives (MPEs): Specialised modules you take related to your major according to your choice.
• Index: a fixed timetable group on NTU STARS made up of a specific combination of lecture, tutorial and/or lab slots.
• Prerequisite: a course you must clear before you are allowed to take another.
• GPA: your Grade Point Average on a 5.0 scale at NTU.
• CGPA: your cumulative GPA across all your semesters in NTU. You need at least 2.0 to graduate.

How do Modules work in Year 1?

In year 1 most of your courses are preallocated so you mainly swap indexes or add BDEs on NTU STARS.

How to see my Timetable?

Your timetable will be released nearing to Faculty Orientation.

How to register for Modules in future?

You can register for your modules on NTU STARS during your personalised course registration time and add/drop period.

How to swap indexes on NTU STARS?

On NTU STARS, you can swap your index to any available index. If there is no available index, you can arrange a direct swap with someone from your faculty, but this may require one person to share login information, which is risky and not recommended.

What does NTU Degree Audit show?

Degree Audit shows whether your completed and registered courses are on track for your programme requirements.

• Academic Units (AU) requirements: earned, registered, and remaining
• Examination results for each course you have taken
• Courses registered for the current and previous semesters

How to use Degree Audit

Open the Degree Audit portal, sign in with your NTU account and review your academic results.

If a course, grade, or requirement appears incorrect, contact your school or the relevant NTU academic office rather than relying only on the portal display.

Pass and No Record outcomes

An eligible grade of D or better becomes Pass. The AU is earned and the Pass outcome is reflected in academic documents.

An F grade becomes No Record. No AU is earned, and the course remains visible internally in Degree Audit but does not appear in external records such as the transcript.

An F grade for a core module means you would have to retake the module.

What can I FGO?

You can FGO 21 AUs or 24 AUs of modules in NTU, depending on your course programme. Please check the Student Intranet for more information on this. A maximum total of 12 AUs may be used on Major Core, ICC and MPE modules while the rest are used on BDE modules.