Health screening

Health screening

All students must undergo a health screening prior to admission to determine their medical fitness to pursue the programme of study in the University. 

For Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents can complete the health screening at:

  • any registered physician in Singapore or
  • the campus clinic “Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU”, University Health Service Building

Students who are unable to have the health screening done at the Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU may have it done by any registered physician in Singapore. The completed Health Screening Form (MC1) should be submitted personally by hand to the Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU by 15 July 2024 as reports sent by mail might be lost in the process. If you are submitting your completed medical report to Fullerton Health @ NTU, please make an appointment using the link in the email sent by Fullerton Healthcare. Do note that there will be an endorsement fee of S$15 (excluding GST) payable.

Unless you hear from us to the contrary, you may assume that your medical report is in order.

Students who intend to complete the health screening at Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU

Booking of Health Screening Appointment

You will receive an email from Fullerton Healthcare after you have accepted the offer and obtained your matriculation number. Please follow the instructions to complete the health screening.

Please call the Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU directly at 6793 6828 or email them at: [email protected] if you require assistance for the booking of your health screening appointment.

Female students who are expecting their menstrual period to coincide with the health screening, please complete your health screening after the last day of your period. This is to avoid having to come back a second time to complete the urine test, as an ongoing or recent period will interfere with the results of the urine test.

The health screening fee is S$32 (excluding GST). If abnormality is found during the physical examination, you may be required to go for a Chest X-ray at an additional fee of S$15 (excluding GST).

For International Students

All international students must undergo a health screening at the Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU prior to admission to the University. You are required by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to undergo the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) test and Chest X-ray to exclude Tuberculosis for the issuance of Student's Pass. These tests are to be STRICTLY done ONLY in Singapore.

Health screening period is from 1 July 2024 onwards. You will receive an email from Fullerton Healthcare from May 2024.

The health screening fee is S$50 (excluding GST) for international students which includes the fee for HIV test. For international students pursuing the Chinese Medicine programme, the fee is S$60 (excluding GST) which also includes the fee for the compulsory Hepatitis B screening blood test.

For students taking the following Programmes

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biological Sciences and Psychology
  • Biological Sciences with a Second Major in Biomedical Structural Biology
  • Biological Sciences with a Second Major in Data Analytics
  • Biological Sciences with a Second Major in Food Science and Technology
  • Biological Sciences with a Second Major in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology
  • Biological Sciences with a Second Major in Sustainability
  • Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness
  • Psychology with a Second Major in Biological Sciences

On top of the MC1 Form, please get the physician to complete the MC1B form for the Hepatitis B screening blood test.

The health screening fee is S$52 (excluding GST) which includes the fee for the compulsory Hepatitis B screening blood test.

For students taking Sport Science and Management Programme

Please bring along the MC1A form to the Fullerton Healthcare @ NTU for the physician to complete at the point of health screening. The completed form must be retained by the student.

For students taking Medicine (MED) or Chinese Medicine (CMED) programme 

Students are required to do their health screening at Fullerton Health @ NTU, and complete the requirements indicated in both forms below:-

  • Admission Health Screening medical exam, inclusive of chest x-ray, blood tests, and urine tests – MC1 form to be completed online via the link provided in the email sent by Fullerton Healthcare
  • Immunisation and Additional Screening Form - Immunisation and Additional Screening for MED and CMED students

Following the initial medical exam, additional vaccinations and blood tests may be recommended by the doctors at Fullerton Health @ NTU. These should be carried out and subsequently completed at Fullerton Health @ NTU.

The health screening fee is S$90 (excluding GST).

Should any student wish to do these other recommended vaccinations and subsequent blood tests with his/her own doctor, the student will need to submit original hard copies of the vaccination certificates and/or blood test results directly to Fullerton Health @ NTU, where the student shall pay an additional one-time administration fee of $30 for Fullerton Health @ NTU to verify and complete the requirements of the Immunisation and Additional Screening form.

Special medical conditions to note:

Hepatitis B - Students with this condition are not eligible for the Chinese Medicine programme from the School of Biological Sciences.

Partial Colour Blindness - Students are eligible for engineering programmes only when they are able to correctly identify red and green wires. Students are, however, not eligible for the Chinese Medicine programme when they are colour blind, whether complete or partial, and regardless of whether they can correctly identify red and green.