Stellenbosch University (SU) Programmes

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 60%; OR 70% (if you choose Computer Science as university subject) **

Similar programmes: BSc Earth Science; BSc Computer Science; BA Development and the Environment. Career opportunities: chief spatial information officer, GIS technician, transportation planning, cartography, map designer, geospatial software engineer, climatologist, remote sensing specialist, etc.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 60% or 70% (depending on your choice of first-year Mathematics and Physics) **

Focal areas: Applied Earth Science; Geo-environmental Science. Similar programmes: BSc Biodiversity and Ecology; BSc Chemistry; BScAgric Plant and Soil Sciences. Career opportunities: environmental consultant, groundwater specialist, geotechnical geologist, soil scientist, land-use rehabilitator, geologist, mining geologist, exploration consultant, seismologist, etc.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 60% or 70% (depending on your choice of first-year Mathematics and Physics) **

Focal areas: Biology; Biology with Psychology. Similar programmes: BSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; BSc with focal area Applied Medicinal Chemistry, or focal area Biomedical Mathematical Sciences; BSc Sport Science. Career opportunities: forensic scientist, physiologist, stem cell researcher, laboratory analyst, medical representative, biomedical scientist, exercise physiologist, nutritionist, clinical researcher, biochemist, human geneticist, forensic or clinical psychologist (with the necessary postgraduate qualification), life sciences teacher (after completion of Postgraduate Certificate in Education), anthropometrist, biotechnologist: work on human cells, development of new medicines, science journalist (with the necessary postgraduate qualification). Note on Mathematics: 60% or 70% depending on first-year subject choices.

- An aggregate of at least 80% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Mathematics 80%
- Afrikaans Home Language 60% OR English Home Language 60% OR Afrikaans First Additional Language 75% OR English First Additional Language 75%

This is an interfaculty programme. Focal areas: Computer Science; Applied Mathematics; Statistical Physics. Similar programmes: BSc Computer Science; BEng; BSc Physics; BSc Mathematical Sciences; BSc with focal area Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, or focal area Biomedical Mathematical Sciences; BCom Mathematical Sciences. Career opportunities: analyst, development chemist, data scientist, machine learning engineer, etc.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Mathematics 70%
- If you take Chemistry or Physics as a university subject: Physical Sciences 50%

Focal areas: Applied Mathematics; Mathematics; Operations Research. Similar programmes: BSc Computer Science; BEng; BSc Physics; BCom Mathematical Sciences; BSc with focal area Biomathematics. Physical Sciences 50% is required only if taking Chemistry or Physics as a university subject.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 70%

Focal areas: Laser Physics (Physical); Laser Physics (Biological); Theoretical Physics. Similar programmes: BSc Chemistry, BSc Mathematical Sciences with focal area Applied Mathematics. Career opportunities: radiation protection practitioner, medical physicist, nanotechnologist, data analyst, forensic physicist, etc.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 60%

Similar programmes: BSc Human Life Sciences, BSc with focal area Biomedical Mathematical Sciences; BSc Physiotherapy. Career opportunities: sport coach, sport manager, sport scientist, sport physiologist, work with persons with disabilities, fitness instructor, personal trainer, teacher (after completion of Postgraduate Certificate in Education).

Applicants from the designated diversity groups and socio-economic categories who are not meeting the selection requirements, may receive an offer to change to an ECP in October.
Applicants from the designated diversity groups and socio-economic categories who did not meet the selection requirements to receive a final offer, may submit a request for admission to an ECP in January.

These programmes offer an alternative route into programmes in the Biological, Physical, Mathematical Sciences and interdisciplinary BSc. Offers are made to applicants from designated diversity groups and socio-economic categories who do not meet standard selection requirements. Minimum aggregate scores/APS are not explicitly listed in standard formats because placement is socio-economically structured or via referral.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Mathematics 70%
- Physical Sciences 50%

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 60% or 70% (depending on your choice of first-year Mathematics and Physics) **

Similar programmes: BSc Human Life Sciences; BSc Chemistry; BSc with focal area Applied Medicinal Chemistry, or focal area Bioinformatics; BScAgric Viticulture and Oenology. Career opportunities: plant biotechnologist, forensic scientist, marine scientist, environmental assessment practitioner, laboratory analyst, food inspection analyst, biochemist, geneticist, life sciences teacher (after completion of Postgraduate Certificate in Education), biofuel developer, microbiologist, biotechnologist, water analyst.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Mathematics 70%
- If you take Chemistry or Physics as a university subject: Physical Sciences 50%

Focal areas: General Computer Science; Computer Systems; Data Science. Similar programmes: BSc Mathematical Sciences; BEng; BSc Physics; BSc GeoInformatics; BSc with focal area Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; BCom Mathematical Sciences; BDatSci. Career opportunities: actuarial analyst, quantitative analyst, software tester, data scientist, etc. Physical Sciences 50% is required only if taking Chemistry or Physics as a university subject.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 70%

Focal areas: Chemistry and Polymer Science; Chemical Biology; Applied and Sustainable Chemistry; Chemistry with Chemical Engineering. Similar programmes: BSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology; BSc with focal area Applied Medicinal Chemistry; BSc Earth Science; BSc Food Science. Career opportunities: research scientist, quality assurance manager, analytical chemist, toxicologist, pharmacologist, product developer, etc.

- An aggregate of at least 65% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)
- Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Mathematics 60%

Focal areas: Climate Change Ecology; Plant and Animal Biodiversity; Plants and Microbes. Similar programmes: BSc with focal area Biomathematics; BSc Conservation Ecology; BScAgric Plant and Soil Sciences; BScAgric Animal Production Systems. Career opportunities: botanist, zoologist, plant biotechnologist, conservation scientist, forensic scientist, marine scientist, environmental assessment practitioner, conservation technician, ecologist, laboratory analyst, environmental consultant, environmental impact expert, land-use planner, agricultural advisor, environmental educator, life sciences teacher (after completion of Postgraduate Certificate in Education).