University of Stellenbosch Application Admission Requirements

Requirements / APS

A National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi for admission to bachelor’s degree studies, requiring at least 50% in four school subjects from the list of subjects designated for university admission.

Stellenbosch University does not use an AP score as a requirement but rather focuses on other admission criteria like NBTs, the overall grades of your subjects etc.

Writing of the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) is a requirement to study as US.

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 recognized language subjects), Life Sciences, Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Music, Physical Sciences, Religion Studies, Visual Arts.

Stellenbosch University (SU) Admission and Admission Requirements

Admission requirements

1. Admission requirements (p. 19-20)

3.1 School-leaving qualifications

For admission to the University, you need:

- A National Senior Certificate (NSC) or school-leaving certificate from the Independent Examination Board as certified by Umalusi with admission to bachelor’s (which requires that you obtain a mark of at least 4 (50-59%) in each of four designated university admission subjects); or
- A university exemption certificate issued by the South African Matriculation Board to students with other school qualifications.

3.2 Minimum admission requirements for the Faculty’s degree programmes

- In addition to the abovementioned school-leaving qualifications, the admission requirements for the programmes BScAgric, BScFor, BScConsEcol, BSc Food Sc and BAgricAdmin are asfollows:
  - An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation), or other school qualification;
  - English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  - Mathematics – 5 (60%); and
  - Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).

Take note that the following admission requirements are applicable to the below-mentioned fields of study:

- Admission requirements for the fields of study BScAgric with Soil Science and Chemistry as major subjects:
  - An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation), or other school qualification;
  - English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  - Mathematics – 6 (70%); and
  - Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).
- Admission requirements for the field of study Wood and Wood Products Science:
  - An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation), or other school qualification;
  - English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  - Mathematics – 6 (70%); and
  - Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 5 (60%).
- Admission requirements for the field of study BAgric (Elsenburg):

In addition to the general admission requirements of Stellenbosch University, admission to the programme leading to BAgric (Elsenburg) requires at a minimum:

- English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
- Mathematics – 4 (50%) OR Mathematical Literacy – 5 (60%);
- Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%); OR
- Life Sciences – 4 (50%); OR
- Agricultural Sciences – 4 (50%).

As a prospective student, you must also write the National Benchmark Tests (NBT). You must write the Academic and Quantitative Literacy test (AQL). If you take Mathematics as a subject you also have to write the Mathematics (MAT) test. However, if you are taking Mathematical Literacy as a subject and you are applying for the BAgric programme at Elsenburg then you do not need to write the Mathematics test.