Unofficial MODREG Mini Guide: How to bid for modules?

Hello!! I suppose that viewers who visit this post are likely to be freshies about to matriculate at NUS, hence allow me to first offer my warmest welcome: Welcome to NUS! Looking back on when I first matriculated, I remembered feeling confused about many things, in particular: bidding for modules. Therefore, I have decided to type up this post, hoping to offer a comprehensive view of how to bid for modules/tutorials at NUS and go through some important websites that NUS students should be well-versed in.

** Disclaimer: The following information is my way of bidding for modules, and may not be 100% accurate. Additionally, the MODREG system is constantly upgrading (this page was written in 2020 and thus follow the information back in 2020), thus some of the information may get outdated. Therefore, please exercise caution and always check the official website for more accurate information.

Let’s first introduce you to the various websites we use at NUS and its relevance to bidding:

1. LumiNUS: Basically a platform where you can access your module materials, lecture videos, forum posts. Additionally, I personally use LumiNUS to look at module descriptions when deciding on the module to bid for. Let me give you an example:

• Firstly, login into LumiNUS with your account details. Once you managed to log in successfully, click on the “Module Search” tab and type in your respective module code. In this example, I would be using [EC2101].

• Check for the respective term that you will be taking this module in and click on the correct module title. Subsequently, click on the module description and read all the information there. This is extremely important, as you can check out the module syllabus, as well as important dates for mid-terms and final exams. (Make sure the dates do not clash with any other modules!!)

2. NUSMODS: A platform where you can plan your timetable and schedule! Additionally, you can also check out the module description under the ‘Modules’ tab. Let me give you an example:

• Let’s continue using EC2101 as an example.
• After you checked out the module description of EC2101 on LumiNUS, you may still feel unsure about the module itself and may wish to look for more information and reviews. You can proceed to NUSMODS > [Modules], and type in [EC2101] in the search box

• Click on the correct module code and you will see this page:

• Scroll down further and you will see many useful information, such as the pre-requisites required for the module, the timetable listing all the available lecture and tutorial slots you can choose from, and even a portion where students can leave their reviews and discussions.

• NUSMODs is a very convenient website for NUS students, because this is where we plan our timetable and ensure that there are no clashes when planning our modules. Make sure that you get yourself familiar with the interface because you will most likely be referring to this when bidding for your modules.

3. EDUREC: This is where you do your bidding and module registration (MODREG@EDUREC) . Usually, the school will mass send an email informing undergraduates of the MODREG period, so be sure to check your Outlook email often for details.

Now that we have gone through the following websites, we can now proceed into a step-by-step guide on how to bid for modules! Once again, these are steps I take for module bidding, and may not be representative for all NUS students. You can just take this as a miniguide and modify/skip the steps as you wish!

PART 1: Bidding for Modules

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Step 1: Check your Outlook school email. You should have received an email notifying you of the MODREG exercise. READ THE EMAIL CAREFULLY, DO NOT MISS THE DATE OF REGISTRATION. (This was the email I received from the Registrar’s Communications informing me of the (new) Round 0 registration this year):

Step 2: Do your Academic Plan Declaration! As stated in your email, you have to do your academic plan declaration 24 hours before participating in the MODREG exercise. To do so:

• Log into your EDUREC account and you should be directed to the Homepage.
• Click [Academic]

• Click [Acad Plan Appln/ Declaration]

• Click [Declare Academic Plan] > [Undergraduate] and declare it accordingly.
  • How do I know what to declare?
    • In case you are unaware, the Academic Plan Declaration allows students to declare their majors, specializations, minors, 2nd major etc.
    • You can only do this once: This means that you are not allowed to change your declarations within the same semester once it has been declared.
    • You want to declare your specialization/2nd major so that you will be given priority for a particular module.
    • For more information, refer to the official user guide for help.
  • In my case, I was admitted into the Business Administration with 2nd major in Economics program. Therefore for the first 3 semesters, I registered under the BBA with 2nd Major [Econs]. I only declared my specialization in the 4th semester (Y2S2). However, I’m not too sure how this works for other faculties, and its also fine if you wish to select your specialization as early as the 1st semester.
    • BTW, if you decided to declare BBA Finance with a 2nd Major in Econs in your 1st semester, you can only wait until the next semester’s Acad Plan Declaration if you wish to change into another specialization: [BBA Marketing with a 2nd Major in Econs.] *On the assumption that you are not taking special term.
    • Else, you can also be kiasu and put double specializations: BBA Finance + BBA MKT + 2nd Major in Econs, if you wish.

Step 3: Now that you are done with your Acad Declaration, you can now chill before the start of the official round of MODREG! There used to be only 3 rounds [Round 1, Round 2, Round 3], but there appears to be a new [Round 0] for Year 2s, 3s and 4s, so if you are a freshie, you do not have to participate in Round 0. (Edit: Apparently If you are in Y1S2 you can bid in round 0?? Im not very sure about this but if yall fall under this batch u can see if modreg works during Round 0 bidding)

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Step 4: A day before the start of Round 0 of MODREG, I like to check if I have any pre-allocated modules. If you are a BBA student, you are likely to get pre-allocated CORE modules in Year 1 and 2, and its crucial that you know which basket you belong to. To do so:

• Login into EDUREC and you will be directed to the homepage.
• Click [Academics] > [Academic Records] > [View Modules].

• Select the term that you want to see, usually found on the topmost tab.
• You should see a list of pre-allocated modules that the school has assigned for you. (This was the case for me as a BBA student)
• If you can’t see, try [Academics] > [Academic Records] > [View Classes].

• If you still can’t see, try [Academics] > [Module Registration] > [View My Classes @MODREG]. *Though this might not be available before the start of MODREG.
• If you still can’t see…. (which was the case for me this semester welp), perhaps it means that you don’t have any pre-allocated modules? (but don’t quote me on this lol, I’m not 100% certain)

Step 4: After checking your pre-allocated modules, time to put them into NUSMODS so that you have a rough gauge of what your timetable looks like.

• Go to NUSMODS. Click [Timetable].

• Type in the module code for your pre-allocated modules.
  • For example, lets take some of my Y1S1 pre-allocated modules as an example. Hmm.. Maybe ACC1701, MNO1706 and DAO1704?
  • Just type the module codes into the box

• Notice that when you click the coloured boxes, you can actually choose the sectionals and timing that you are pre-allocated.
  • Don’t know which sectionals/lecture that you are pre-allocated? Check EDUREC [Academics] > [Academic Records] > [View Classes]
  • For instance, the default MNO1706A tab is assigned to SEC[A1] on Monday 8.30am. However, EDUREC tells me that I was pre-allocated MNO1706A at SEC[A2] on Tuesday 8.30am.
  • Just click on the MNO1706A coloured tab and choose the correct sectional accordingly!

• When bidding for your modules, also make sure that there are no overlapping classes/ modules that are conducted on the same day same time.
  • For example: MNO1706A and ACC1701 appears to clash on Tuesday (see below)
  • But in the case of pre-allocated modules, the modules are very unlikely to clash.

Step 5: After checking all your pre-allocated modules, you can check how many MCs you need to hit the minimum 18MC workload. If you have yet to reach the 18MC workload, congratz, you will have to participate in the module registration.

• For instance, let’s reuse the previous example:
  • I was pre-allocated 3 modules: [ACC1701] , [MNO1706], [DAO1704], which constitutes 4MC each.
  • Therefore, I only have 12 MC pre-allocated modules, and I have yet to hit the 18MC minimum workload.
  • As a result, I have to bid for at least 2 more 4MC modules.
  • Next, you may ask… What should I bid for then?
    • You can bid for modules that do not require any pre-requisites. (assuming that you are a freshie!) For instance, I chose to bid for BSP1702, which was one of my core business module and GET1023, to clear the GE pillars. (I realized that GET1023 is not offered this semester so let’s take it that I chose to take BSP1702 and GET1020 so I can illustrate in the picture below)
    • However, that was only for my batch. I understand that there’s new GE pillars for the new batch of freshies. There’s a difference between the old and new module prefixes, for example:
      • We used to read GET, GES, GEH, GER, GEQ
      • But the new GEM syllabus includes: GEC, GEX,GEA, GEI, GESS, GEN
      • I think this means that you can only bid for the modules with the new prefixes to clear your GEM pillars? I’m not too sure on this, so be sure to do your own research because this is an entirely new thing introduced to the AY 2021/2022 batch.
  • Before I bid for the 2 modules, I will go to NUSMODS and type these module codes into my timetable. Once again, you can click on the tab to choose the timing and slot you want.

• Lets take it that this is the timetable that I wish to have for semester 1.
• However, as a freshie, you may have the lowest priority during MODREG. This means that if there is an oversubscription for a module [Perhaps: GET1020], the balloting may not be in your favor.
• Therefore, to be safe than sorry, always have some backup plans in mind. If you can’t take GET1020, what other modules can you take? This is when you start being kiasu and come up with many versions of your timetable. For instance:

Version 1: Taking GET1016 instead of GET1020.

Version 2: Taking ES2002 instead of GET1020

Version 3: Taking LAK1201 instead of GET1020

Yep, you get the point, so try to play around with NUSMODS and all the modules. Take down all the modules that you are interested to bid in so you won’t panic during the actual MODREG period. Fr, you can bid for anything you want, from your CORE modules, to your GEM modules, to your UEs. Just make sure that there are no hidden pre-requisites especially if you are a freshie. This is the time for you to have fun and experiment since you have 8 S/Us available. While many people usually recommend freshies to overload and take more modules in their first year of school, I believe that freshies are only allowed to bid for maximum 23MC on their first semester, and would only be allowed to overload (>23MC) in their second semester. *Though I’m not sure if this applies to double degree students so please check on your own.

Step 6: After playing around with NUSMODS and choosing your slots, you can now proceed with the actual bidding! (P.s. The pictures below are taken from the MODREG student user guide, since the MODREG period is actually over at the time of writing this post, so I can’t screenshot from my own portal. All credits to the NUS MODREG student user guide!)

ROUND 1

Let’s assume that this is MODREG ROUND 1: (I’m assuming that readers are likely to be freshies, so i’m skipping ROUND 0.)

• Go to EDUREC > [Academics] > [Module Registration] > [Select Modules]

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide.

• Type in the number of MCs you would like to enroll in the round. I always put in the maximum MCs available. For instance, if I had 3 pre-allocated modules (4MC each), and 23 MC is the maximum MCs needed to meet the minimum workload, I would have 23MC – ( 4MC * 3) = 11 MC that can only be taken in Round 1. I’ll key in MC = 11.
  • Honestly, this step doesn’t matter because you can always change it to whatever MC you need depending on the modules you are planning to bid for.
  • For instance, you can also just put 4MC if you only plan to bid for a 4 MC module in Round 1.

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

• Type in the modules that you wish to bid for. You only need to fill in the first box [Subject: BSP1702] and click search.
• Make sure that you choose the correct sectional for the module.
• You may want to bid for [GET1020] at this stage as well. BUT WAIT, this is only round 1!
  • If you are unaware, students are only allowed to bid for their core/ specialization/ major modules in ROUND 1.
  • If you try to bid for GET1020, it will not show in Round 1. You have to wait for Round 2 and 3 to bid for it.

• But for the sake of this miniguide, let’s assume that you decide to bid for 2 core modules. You can rank these modules using the filtering tool:

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

• Additionally, beside the rank section, you will notice another column indicating [Reserve Classes]

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

• As mentioned earlier, if you were kiasu enough to come up with many versions of your timetable, you would have in mind some of the back-up modules that you would take if your first choice option is oversubscribed.
  • You can typically add up to 2 reserve classes.
  • For example, you can add ES2002 or any other modules you have in mind as back-ups. (except GEM modules, these are for round 2 and 3)

• There’s no ‘Submit’ button after you chose your modules, so you can just leave the page after you are done with your selection. Typically, a Round lasts a range of 2-4 days? So you have this duration to change your rank, module codes, reserve classes as you wish.

Step 7: Congratz! You have done your first round of bidding! Now you wait for a few days for the release of the [Round 1] Selection results to see if you have gotten your module. You will likely be informed by a mass email sent from the Registrar’s office. The steps to check your modules are the same as above:

• [Academics] > [Academic Records] > [View Modules]
• If you can’t see, try [Academics] > [Academic Records] > [View Classes].
• If you still can’t see, try [Academics] > [Module Registration] > [View My Classes @MODREG].

• When you check your modules and confirmed that you have successfully been registered into the class, let’s say that you have gotten BSP1702. You can now proceed to update your timetable on NUSMODs.

Congratz, you have now completed ROUND 1 of MODREG.

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Round 2

Let’s say after Round 1, you have gotten a total of 4 modules and keyed them into NUSMODS and chose the correct sectionals/lecture slots allocated to you.

1. ACC1701 (4MC) > Pre-allocated
2. MNO1706 (4MC) > Pre-allocated
3. DAO1704 (4MC)> Pre-allocated
4. BSP1702 (4MC) > Successful bid in Round 1

That’s a total of 16 MC, which has yet to hit the 18MC minimum required for the upcoming semester. As a result, you have to participate in Round 2 of MODREG and bid for at least 1 more module.

Round 2 is the same as Round 1, with the exception that you can now bid for a greater variety of modules, such as the GEMs. Previously, if you had wanted to bid for a GEM, [Perhaps: GET1020], MODREG will generate an error stating that the module code is not found. That is normal in Round 1, as most of you should only be able to start bidding for GEMs in Round 2 onwards.

Let’s continue with the example above and assume that you want to bid for a GEM module [Perhaps: GET1020] in Round 2. The steps are the same as above!

• Go to EDUREC > [Academics] > [Module Registration] > [Select Modules]
• You should see this page again. Follow the above steps and key in the number of MCs that you would like to enroll in Round 2.

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide.

• Key in the module code for the module that you want to bid for. Perhaps [Subject: GET1020]

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

• Add in your reserve classes. As iterated earlier, the reserve class function acts as a buffer, in case you do not get the main module that you bid for. Remember that you are only Year 1, you have the lowest priority and higher chance of not getting the modules you bid for, as you will be fighting with seniors with higher priority.
  • For instance, the main class that you bid for can be GET1020
  • You can add 2 reserve classes, for instance LAK1201 and GET1016

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

• BTW, just a fun fact, if you are a Year 1 and looking to bid for GES1035/GESS1025 Singapore: Imagining the next 50 years, don’t even bother to try. (Edit: 2022, ok apparently its easier for the Year 1 to get this module now haisss lucky u… I’m on my fourth year and i still can’t get this module) This module is often oversubscribed (which is not surprising given that students want to take a pass/fail module) I think this module is often allocated to Year 3/4 students with higher priority.
  • I personally bidded for GES1035 for 3 consecutive semesters, but failed to get it. In the end, I gave up and took another GES module instead. (I highly recommend GES1041/ GESS1029)

Likewise, after keying in the module that you wish to bid for, take note that there is no ‘Submit’ button for you to confirm your selection, and you can just exit the page accordingly. You can edit your choices as you wish during the duration of the Round 2.

Congratz, you are now done with the second round of bidding! 😀

Round 3

Let’s say after Round 2, you have gotten a total of 5 modules and keyed them into NUSMODS and chose the correct sectionals/lecture slots allocated to you.

1. ACC1701 (4MC) > Pre-allocated
2. MNO1706 (4MC) > Pre-allocated
3. DAO1704 (4MC)> Pre-allocated
4. BSP1702 (4MC) > Successful bid in Round 1
5. GET1020 (4MC) > Successful bid in Round 2

Hey, you reached the minimum 18MC requirement for the semester, and have a total of 5 modules constituting of 4MC each = so you are doing 20MC for the upcoming semester. Well, since you are a freshie facing a maximum 23MC workload, it is not possible to bid for another 4MC module and ‘overload’. Some may try to contact the school to waive this requirement, but most are often unsuccessful, given that this is your first semester at university, and NUS may not want you to overload and eventually crash & burn. Therefore, you can only bid for a maximum of <= 3MC module, or simply stop bidding since you have reached the minimum workload eitherway. Once again, I’m not sure if this is the same for double degree students, so do contact your home faculty to ask them for more information.

If you only wish to take 20MC for the upcoming semester:

(which was the case I did in Semester 1 Y1S1),

You do not have to participate in Round 3 of MODREG, since you have already successfully gotten all the 5 modules that you want.

If you still wish to take more modules, albeit only <= 3MC modules

OR the case where you wish to drop 1 of the module pre-allocated to you, causing you to fall below the min 18MC workload requirement:

You have to participate in Round 3 of MODREG, following the same steps above. Proceed with the same steps of bidding, ranking, and keying in your reserve classes. Some of the <=3 MC modules you can take are:

• PLS8001/ PLS8002/ PLS8003 / PLS8004/ PLS8005
• CFG1002
• There used to be ALS1010 and ALS1020, but I can’t seem to find them on NUSMODs now, perhaps they are not available for the upcoming semesters.

But tbh, if you are a BBA student, there’s no need for you to take CFG1002 since it is the equivalent of your STR1000 and STR2000 (which will be pre-allocated to you in Year 1 and Year 2 respectively.) I guess you can try to bid for the 8k modules? (can’t say much about them, since i have not personally taken them)

Congratz!! You are now done with Round 3 of MODREG, wait a few days for the results to come out, then subsequently update your timetable on NUSMODs as necessary! If you did not manage to get the modules you need (causing you to fall below the minimum workload required), you will have to send in an appeal on EDUREC. (However, I am not able to advice on this, because I’ve been lucky enough to get all my modules, and didn’t have the need to use this function ><)

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Tutorial Select Round 1

From here on, I am going to now assume that you have met the minimum workload required for the semester. These are the examples that I am going to use:

1. ACC1701 (4MC) > Pre-allocated
2. MNO1706 (4MC) > Pre-allocated
3. DAO1704 (4MC)> Pre-allocated
4. BSP1702 (4MC) > Successful bid in Round 1
5. GET1020 (4MC) > Successful bid in Round 2

FYI, that’s a total of 20MC, and I have hit the minimum required 18MC workload. (Take note that even though the maximum workload is 23MC, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to do exactly 23MC, you can do less than that, as long as you hit the minimum workload required for the semester.)

If you look at your NUSMODs timetable, you will be able to identify if the modules are conducted in the lecture/tutorial format, or sectionals. (I believe there are labs for some particular courses, but I am unable to advice on that as a BBA student, so please do your own research!) Let’s take a look at this timetable as an example, containing all the 5 modules that I have previously used as an example:

Take note of the prefixes under the module codes:

[SEC] > Sectionals, typically 3-hours long, but usually ends in 2.5 hours (subjective to the respective professors/lecturers)

[LEC] > Lecture, typically 2-hours long, but usually ends in 1.5 hours (subjective to the respective professors/lecturers)

[TUT] > Tutorial, there are 1-hour long tutorials that will be conducted every week (from week 3 onwards – week 13), but usually ends in 45 minutes. There are also tutorial slots that are conducted on a biweekly basis (Weeks 3/5/7/9/11/13 and Week 4/6/8/10/12), but they are typically 2 hours long and usually ends in 1.5 hours. If you are wondering why the odd weeks have more sessions that even weeks, there’s actually no difference, because the tutor will tend to cancel one tutorial session (usually in Week 7, which is the mid-term week). To check the duration of your tutorial slots (if any), you should always look at NUSMODs.

[LAB] > Laboratory sessions? Honestly I’m not too sure on this because all of my modules have been tutorial/lecture/ sectionals format. Please do your own research instead.

From the timetable above, you will be able to see that I have 3 sectionals [BSP1702, DAO1704, MNO1706), 1 lecture/tutorial [ACC1701] and 1 lecture/lecture [GET1020] format. I haven’t taken Darwin [GET1020] before, so I will just ignore this, since there’s no tutorial bidding required for GET1020 either way.

If you click on the small tutorial [ACC1701] block, you will see the different timings and slots available for bidding. Likewise, choose the slot that does not clash with any other sectionals/ lectures slot. It is your own responsibility to make sure that there are no clashes in your timetable, and to always be careful when bidding, because if you fail to get a tutorial slot, you may be forced to drop the module (and I believe that none of you want to go through the process of appealing, especially since the module bidding rounds have ended) Here is an example:

From above, there are many tutorial slots I can choose for ACC1701. I have crossed out the clashing slots to better illustrate this:

Additionally, please be smart on your planning. If I am the one planning this timetable, I wouldn’t want to bid my ACC1701 slot on a Thursday, where I have no other lectures/sectionals. Would you want to travel to school for a 45 minutes tutorial? (Well, not me for sure. But if you stay at hall/RC, you can do as you please) Therefore, the Thursday tutorial slots will likely rank LOW when bidding for my tutorials. This is also the same for Wednesday slots, because GET1020 appears to be an e-learning lecture, which means that the lectures are likely to be pre-recorded, and you wouldn’t have to go to school.

As you can see above, if I am the one bidding for my tutorial slots, I would likely rank the Monday and Friday slots as priority, while the Wednesday and Thursday slots will be the “back-up” slots in case I do not get my desired slots. For instance, this may be the order I decide:

Rank 1: ACC1701 [TUT V12]

Rank 2: ACC1701 [TUT V13]

Rank 3: ACC1701 [TUT V08]

Rank 4: ACC1701 [TUT V07]

Rank 5: ACC1701 [TUTV04]

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I think you can only bid for a maximum of 20 tutorial slots per round. But personally, the maximum I ever went for was 17 tutorial slots (last semester, when I had to bid for tutorial slots for 4 different modules

After planning your tutorial slots on NUSMODS, you are ready to proceed with your tutorial bidding! I will be using the MODREG Student User Guide pictures as reference, since it is not the MODREG season and I don’t have access to it (until coming August)

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

Expand the ACC1701 tab, then check (tick) all your desired tutorials slots, following the order as I have given above as an example. When you press ‘Continue’ to proceed, it is likely that the order is not the way you want it to be so you have to rank the correct tutorial slots accordingly. Once again, I unfortunately do not have access to MODREG, and I can’t bid for ACC1701 tutorial slots since I have already taken this in ACC1701 in Y1S1. Therefore, please make do with the pictures below as an illustration, taken from the official student user guide by NUS MODREG. I highly encourage students to read their guide for a better illustration of module bidding.

Credits to the MODREG Student User Guide

After doing the above steps, I believe there is no ‘Submit’ button, and you can just leave the page accordingly. In the course of the Round 1 Tutorial/Lab Selection, you can login to EDUREC to edit your ranking accordingly.

Congratz, you are now done with Round 1 Select Tutorial rounds! Btw, I find it especially annoying that MODREG Select Tutorial Round 1 starts in Week 1, when school has officially started. Additionally, the rounds last way shorter than the module bidding rounds so I remembered having to stress about ranking my tutorial slots during my sectional classes. Thankfully, they managed to add in the (new) Round 0 module and tutorial bidding rounds for seniors, which allow us to finalize our timetable as early as June. Unfortunately, freshies only have access in Round 1 onwards, so you have to bid for your tutorials in Round 1 onwards, which begins officially in August (welp)

Tutorial Select Round 2

If you managed to get your desired tutorial slots in Round 1:

You can officially update your NUSMODs to get your finalized timetable. (Print it out, memorize it, Make sure you know how to go to all the venues, you can even set this as your lock screen wallpaper or smth haha) This means that you won’t have to participate in Round 2 of Select Tutorial Round and can ignore this segment completely.

If you are super suay and didn’t get any slots in Round 1:

Well, you have to participate in Round 2 of Select Tutorial Round, or send in an appeal. The steps are the same as above, so I won’t repeat the whole thing again.

I’ve actually heard of students who didn’t manage to get any tutorial slots in both Round 1 and 2, and sending an appeal didn’t work out successfully. As a result, some of them had to drop the module, and appeal for another module completely. If you do not want this to happen to you, especially when it’s your first time bidding, please plan your timetable properly.

Congratz, you are now officially done with your module and tutorial bidding!!!!

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well, not really, you still have to do this every semester, until graduation. It may seem confusing at times, especially if this is your first time bidding for modules, but I can guarantee that it will get easier and you will eventually breeze through the steps, without even have to look at the MODREG user guide.

Using the example I used above, this would have been my finalized timetable, which I will be following for 13 weeks in the upcoming semester.

Other additional tips:

1. Back when there were no online classes (pre-covid periods), venues were ALL physical and all lectures are not pre-recorded. Like all students, the flexibility to plan timetables meant that we can squeeze most lessons in a day/ over a span of a few days. I was able to enjoy a 3 days school week for 2 consecutive semesters. I’ve heard of students managing to get a 2-days school week timetable. This may not seem important, but if you do not stay in hall and live far away from school, such arrangements can benefit you.
2. Always check the venues of your modules. Back when I was a noob freshie, I had to travel from BIZ2 > UTOWN > BIZ2 > UTOWN in one day, which ngl, was kind of tiring and time-consuming. BIZ2 and UTOWN are not exactly walking distance away, which meant that I have to take the bus to the correct venue. I DO NOT RECOMMEND this form of arrangement, so please take precaution when bidding for your modules and make sure that your lessons are at least walking distance away. ( I remembered having 15 minutes to rush from BIZ2>UTOWN, and I was always late for the next class, which thankfully was just a lecture)

Thank You for reading my miniguide and I hope this has been helpful in illustrating how to bid for your modules and tutorials at NUS. Once again, these information may not be 100% accurate, but these are the usual steps I take when bidding for my modules. For more accurate details, one should always look at the official NUS MODREG User Guide for reference, since they tend to be more updated.

P.S. (Edited: December 2022) Someone wrote in and asked whether he/she has to plan his/her timetable every week and the answer is that this timetable planning is for you to plan your modules for the entire semester (the entire 13 weeks for a normal sem). If you have gotten your modules, you just need to follow that schedule that you have planned for the 13 weeks.

*Blogpost is unedited at the time of posting*

voez

2/7/2021