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Created to provide intellectual, leadership, and personal development for highly motivated and talented students at NUS, USP evolved from the university’s two predecessor programmes, the Talent Development Programme (TDP) and the Core Curriculum Programme (CCP).
Aimed to train future leaders who sought breadth and excellence in undergraduate studies, TDP had its first intake in 1996. TDP students were given opportunities to pursue enhanced or specialised courses through independent study and research in chosen fields of study, within their own faculties. In 1999, CCP was launched. Modelled on Harvard’s Core Curriculum Programme, it aimed to provide a broad-based education with an emphasis on writing and critical thinking, and an appreciation of the connections between different disciplines. In July 2001, USP was incepted as a fusion of these two programmes with the first intake of USP students.
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