Finance & Administrative Matters for JD Programme Admit Year 2025

FEES

The tuition fee for the entire programme will be $76,300 (Inclusive of GST*).

The fee is made payable four times over the first 2-year period.  Students will have to make payment of their first billing of their tuition fee before the first term starts in mid-August. The remaining 3 billings will be paid before the course enrolment of each new academic term. 

SMU ALUMNI DISCOUNT

With effect from the 2025 admission intake, SMU undergraduate and postgraduate alumni who are offered a place in the J.D. programme will automatically be granted a $8,000 discount on the J.D. tuition fee.  The discount will be spread equally over the 4 payment instalment periods. SMU exchange and non-graduating students are not eligible for the alumni discount and reserves the right to amend the discount schemes for new incoming cohorts when required.

SMU ALUMNI COURSE EXEMPTION DISCOUNT

With effect from 2025, a $3,000 discount above the $8,000 SMU alumni discount may be granted to the alumni if a 1cu law module is approved for transfer.  The maximum discount amount for course exemption is $12,000 even if more than 4cus have been approved for transfer.

SUTD ALUMNI DISCOUNT (PPDP)

With effect from the 2019 admission intake, SUTD alumni who are offered a place in the J.D. programme will be granted a 10% discount under the Pre Experience Postgraduate Degree Experience Programme Agreement (PPDP). The 10% discount will be spread equally over the 4 payment instalment periods. The discount is only applicable to SUTD alumni when they apply within 5 years from the time they graduate from SUTD.  SUTD exchange and non-graduating students are not eligible for the PPDP discount.

Please note that you can utilise the following to offset part of your tuition fees:

SkillsFutureCredit (SFC) – For students who are Singaporean Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents only. Please check your SFC course codes for your programmes before submitting the online application to utilise the fund; refer here for guidelines on the submission.

Bank Loans – Please approach these local banks directly to enquire and apply for the various study loan packages.

SMU PG Emergency Grant – This is a one-off limited emergency financial grant by SMU to assist postgraduate students facing unforeseen financial crisis and would require interim financial assistance while their families seek for long-term solutions to meet their financial needs. 

Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) – For students who are Singaporean only. Please ensure that you have sufficient funds to use prior to the application and refer to the section under Payment Modes on the submission of the completed form. For enquiries on PSEA application process and approval, please contact the Office of Finance (select: Office of Finance Request > Financial Assistance > PSEA Ad-Hoc Application under Request Type).

Other relevant company sponsorships or subsidies that may be available to you.

Note: You are not eligible to use the CPF Education Scheme (CPF), the SMU Tuition Fee Loan (TFL) and Interbank GIRO for the deduction of tuition fees.

Scholarships

 Please refer to the scholarship webpage here for the various scholarships and awards available to JD students.

Admission Milestones

*UPDATED 13th Dec 2024

Academic Calendar

Please refer to the academic calendar here.
Details on timetable and course modules will be sent to you about a month before term starts.