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Bachelor of the Built Environment in Construction Studies

The minimum entry requirement is the National Senior Certificate or the National Certificate (Vocational) with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement as defined in the Government Gazette, Vol 751, No 32131 of 11 July 2008, and in the Government Gazette, Vol. 533, No. 32743, November 2009. In addition the minimum admission requirements, rule G7, is stipulated in the General Rules Handbook.

Further to the above, the following are required for admission into Bachelor of the Built Environment (Construction Studies):

1) NSC, NCV, SC :

Compulsory Subjects National Senior Certificate National Certificate,

(Vocational)

Senior Certificate
Minimum Rating

(29 Points)

Mark HG SG
Mathematics 4 70% E C
Physical Science 4 70% E C
English (Primary), or 4 70% E C
English (First additional) 5      
Three more 20 credit NSC subjects 4      
Two other relevant NCV vocational subjects   70 %    

 

In addition to the subject requirements above, applicants with an NSC will be ranked according to the sum of their marks for Mathematics and Physical Science, subject to a minimum combined score of 120.

  • The subject NSC Mathematical Literacy will not be accepted as a substitute for the subject NSC Mathematics.
  • The exit certificate of the candidate must qualify the candidate for degree study at an institution of higher learning.
  • Life Orientation is excluded.

2) Other:

Prospective students, that qualify for degree study at an institution of higher learning, but do not meet the departmental mathematics and/or physics requirements, may present the following N4 subjects, for consideration for entry to the BBE (Construction Studies) programme.

Mathematics and Engineering Science, plus:

Building and Structural Construction

Building and Structural Surveying

The above are all to be passed, in the maximum of two sittings, with a minimum of 60%. Students will then be ranked, alongside the NSC students, according to the sum of their marks for N4.

Prospective applicants may present a cognate level 6 Diploma for entry into the BBE (Construction Studies) program. Credit transfer will be considered dependent on the content thereof being presented.

Prospective applicants may present a cognate National N4 Diploma for entry into the BBE (Construction Studies) program. Credit transfer is not possible.