BScAgric Animal Science UP
Admission Requirements
• In order to register NSC/IEB/Cambridge candidates must comply with the minimum requirements for degree studies as well as the minimum requirements for the relevant study programme. BScAgric Animal Science UP
• Life Orientation is excluded in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).
• Grade 11 results are used for the provisional admission of prospective students. Final admission is based on the Grade 12 results.
| Minimum requirements for 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Achievement level | ||||||||||||
| Afrikaans or English | Mathematics | Physical Sciences | APS | |||||||||
| NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | NSC/IEB | HIGCSE | AS-Level | A-Level | |
| 5 | 3 | C | C | 5 | 3 | C | C | 5 | 3 | C | C | 30 |
BScAgric Animal Science UP
Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements may be considered for admission to the BScAgric or the BSc (Four-year Programme) based on the results of the NBT. Please note that students who are placed in the BSc (Four-year Programme) will take a minimum of five years to complete the BSc Agric study programme.
BScAgric Animal Science UP
| Natural and Agricultural Sciences | Undergraduate: Liana Sturgeon +27 (0)12 420 2473 liana.sturgeon@up.ac.za Postgraduate: Cathy Barnard +27 (0)12 420 4127 cathy.barnard@up.ac.za |
Pass with Distinction
The BScAgric degree is conferred with distinction if a student obtains a weighted average of at least 75% in the modules of the major subjects in the third and the fourth year of study, with a weighted average of at least 65% in the other modules of the third and the fourth year of study.