Admission of Local Polytechnic Graduates to Local Law Undergraduate Courses

Asst Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Minister for Education (a) what is the number of local Polytechnic graduates who have been admitted to the local law undergraduate courses, by year and by institution since 2007; and (b) what are the courses of study they had pursued in the Polytechnics prior to enrolment in the LLB degree course of study.

Mr Heng Swee Keat: From 2007 to 2012, 11 Polytechnic graduates were admitted into the LLB degree course at NUS and two were admitted to the LLB degree course at SMU. The table below provides a detailed breakdown.

These Polytechnic graduates had pursued diplomas in areas such as law and management, mass communication, business and finance.