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Undergraduate Programmes

University of Pretoria Programmes

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Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology

4 years APS: 32

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Mathematics: 4, English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Selection is based on academic achievement, and only 50 students are admitted. The conditional selection process starts in August each year. For more information, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. The first year of study is the same for both the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programmes.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts in Audiology

4 years APS: 32

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Mathematics: 4, English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Selection is based on academic achievement, and only 50 students are admitted. The conditional selection process starts in August each year. For more information, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]. The first year of study is the same for both the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programmes.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts in Information Design

4 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Along with your UP application, you must submit an online portfolio to the Information Design division by 30 June. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered. Final admission is confirmed with an APS of at least 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. To retain admission, candidates must obtain an APS of at least 28 in the Grade final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Social Work

4 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with a minimum APS of 28 in the Grade 12 final results. Admission to this programme is initially based on school results. To continue in the programme, students must successfully complete departmental selection at the end of their first year. This process assesses academic performance and may include an aptitude test and interview. Requirement for selection into the second year: A general average mark of 60% for all the social work first year level modules respectively, and a weighted average of 60% for the rest of the required modules in the BSW programme. In terms of the Children's Act (2005), all registered student social workers have to complete Form 30 in Part B of the National Child Protection Register (NCPR).

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts specialising in Law

3 years APS: 34

Key Requirements

English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 34 based on Grade 11 results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts specialising in Languages

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with an APS of at least 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Social Science specialising in Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with an APS of at least 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Social Science in Heritage and Cultural Sciences

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with an APS of at least 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts specialising in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

3 years APS: 32

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Mathematics: 5, English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Students who are interested in the Bachelor of Arts specialising in Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme, but do not comply with the 5 required in Mathematics, but have an APS of 32, a 4 in Mathematics and a 5 in English, may be admitted to another degree programme for the first year. If they register for STC 110 and STC 122 in their first year of study and pass both modules, they will be allowed to apply for an internal transfer to the BA(PPE) programme in their second year of study. Please note that students are required to pass STC 110 in order to continue with STC 122.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Political Science specialising in International Studies

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with a minimum APS of 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Political Science specialising in Political Studies

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with a minimum APS of 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts

4 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with a minimum APS of 28 in the Grade 12 final results. Admissions take place in July, September and on an ad-hoc basis. Applicants must submit an A4 portfolio, which will be evaluated alongside a UP competency test that includes both practical and theoretical components. Successful applicants must achieve at least 60% in each of the following components: Conceptualisation test, Drawing, Interview, A4 Portfolio.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Arts specialising in Visual Studies

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with a minimum APS of 28 in the Grade 12 final results.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Music

4 years APS: 30

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Music: 4 (50-59%) or Grade VII Practical and Grade V Theory (Unisa/Royal Schools/Trinity) or a comparable standard AND Practical audition and theoretical test passed with 60%. English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. The School of the Arts: Music selects candidates based on a practical singing or instrument performance of 15 minutes, as well as a theoretical test. Audition required: Video of a practical performance (with an achievement of at least 60%): A performance on the candidate's principal instrument. The performance should last about 15 minutes, and the programme must contain three works from different style periods (standard: at least Grade VII, Unisa/Royal Schools/Trinity practical music examinations); Online theoretical test (with an achievement of at least 60%): A written test that will assess the candidate's knowledge of elementary harmony (standard: at least Grade V, Unisa/Royal Schools/Trinity theory examinations). To retain final admission, you must obtain an APS of at least 28 in the Grade 12 final results. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Admissions take place in July, September and on an ad-hoc basis.

Faculty of Humanities

Bachelor of Drama

3 years APS: 30

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English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5. Applicants are considered for conditional admission with a minimum APS of 30 based on Grade 11 results. Final admission is confirmed with a minimum APS of 28 in the Grade 12 final results. Admissions take place in August and on an ad-hoc basis.