September 9, 2010
Stellenbosch University

 Important notice

Amendment of Admission Requirements for 2011

 The Council of the University has on 14 June 2010 raised certain admission requirements of undergraduate programmes in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Agrisciences and Economic and Management Sciences, to be applicable on prospective students who write their final school leaving examinations at the end of 2010. The higher mark for Mathematics required by the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences also affects the admission requirements of certain programmes in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The purpose of this document is to draw your attention to the raised admission requirements that you will have to meet at registration as student in January 2011, to be able to register for the degree programme that you were/will be provisionally admitted to. This document is therefore supplementary to the admission requirements of the programmes of the abovementioned faculties as currently published on the specific web page, as well as to the admission requirements contained in the calendars of the abovementioned faculties.

General Admissions Requirements

Admission requirements for university study based on the National Senior Certificate (NSC)

To study at Stellenbosch University based on the new national curriculum for the Further Education and Training Phase, you are required to:

  • Have obtained a National Senior Certificate(NSC) as certified by Umalusi
  • Have achieved an aggregate of at least 4 (50 - 59%) in four subjects designated* for university study (of which at least one should be either English or Afrikaans)
  • Have written out of Stellenbosch University's Access Tests (ATs) those specified for the  programme(s) you wish to apply for
  • Have achieved an aggregate** of at least 50% for the ATs and NSC (excluding Life Orientation) combined in a ratio of 40:60 with the exception of the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Science that set their own higher admission requirements
  • Also meet further requirements specific to the programme(s) of your choice as set out in the programme outlines under the various faculties

 If you haven't taken the final NSC exam yet, use your Grade 11 final marks as a provisional guide.
* List of designated subjects for university admission:
Accounting, Agricultural Sciences, Business Studies, Consumer Studies, Dramatic Arts, Economics, Engineering Graphics and Design, Geography, History, Information Technology, Languages (one language of learning and teaching at a higher education institution and two other recognised language subjects), Life Sciences, Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Music, Physical Sciences, Religion Studies and Visual Arts.

** Your ATs aggregate will be made known to you for admission. 

Level of performance

Level 3 4 5 6 7
%  40-49  50-59  60-69 70-79 80-100


 

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