Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Programmes - Botany

Botany

DETAILS ON ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS CURRENTLY OFFERED

• The minimum entry requirements do not necessarily guarantee admission to any qualifications offered by the university. Admission depends on the availability of space and the student's overall performance.

• Please refer to section 14 of this prospectus for the entry requirements for students who possess a Senior Certificate (SC) or a National Certificate (Vocational) NC(V), N4, N5 and N6 Certificate/National N Diploma.

• A Higher or Advanced Certificate in a cognate field may be considered as an entry route into a diploma qualification.

• A 360-credit diploma in a cognate field may be considered as an entry route into a bachelor’s degree qualification.

• Recognition of prior learning (RPL) may be considered an alternate qualification entry route.

• Applications from students with international school leaving results are considered in terms of:
o Higher Education South Africa (HESA) guideline document, "A guide to application for exemption certificates" and where required a submission of international qualification to SAQA for benchmarking in terms of HEQC.

• Applicants who do not fully meet the minimum requirements for a specific qualification may be granted entry into the qualification under special circumstances subject to Senate endorsement/approval