Jc how many years

Stock Image: Students during a group discussion. Photo credit: Singapore Polytechnic. A Poly student shares his thoughts on why he loves Poly, and why you might, too. By Lim Jun Rong Terence.

I like to think that there are many great mysteries in this world. Do aliens exist? What lies at the bottom of the ocean? I always wanted to go to a Polytechnic, and initially, everyone was supportive of the idea. In general, the JC route to university is accelerated, and takes two years. The polytechnic path will take you about three years or so. However, the longer polytechnic option ends with a diploma and better prepares you for the workforce. So if you are in a hurry to enter the job market, this may be better option.

After all, with lifelong learning now a big focus, you can study part time to get more credentials later. However, some students have their eyes firmly on an end goal and polytechnic allows them to focus only on what they need for their chosen specialisation.

Also, the sheer number of courses on offer across the five polytechnics here has always been a point of pride for both the institutions and students. Want to learn how to concoct perfume or train elite athletes? Or learn to care for animals or stop major online security breaches? But that does not mean that the A-Levels subjects JC students take are inferior. By focusing on scholastic skills, students may end up better prepared for the academic rigours of university.

Besides stalwarts such as computing, and theatre studies and drama, interesting new additions, such as English language and linguistics, and China studies in English, are now available. Get the ST Smart Parenting newsletter for expert advice. Visit the microsite for more. We have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log-ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused. Until we resolve the issues, subscribers need not log in to access ST Digital articles.

Regular students Applicants who have all the entry qualifications to JC will be considered as Regular Students. Candidates who happen to be in mandatory quarantine during the main June session of examinations and thereby miss one of the core SEC subjects Il-Malti , English, Mathematics and a Science subject will be able to sit the missed examination in the October session the rules of the supplementary session will apply.

Applicants who do not have all the entry qualifications to JC may be accepted as Temporary Students. Temporary Students will not be allowed to continue with their studies at the College if they are not in possession of all the entry requirements by the time the SEC resit results are published in November It is important to note that in accordance with SEC regulations , candidates may only sit for English Language, Mathematics, Il-Malti and for only one in either Biology or Chemistry or Physics in the supplementary resit session.