BEng (Chemical) at University of Stellenbosch

The BEng programs in Chemical Engineering equip students with knowledge of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as well as Thermodynamics, Transfer Phenomena, Separation Processes, Reactor Design, Biotechnology, Process Control, Engineering Management, and Cost Estimation.

Minimum admission requirements for the four-year BEng programs

• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 70%
• Physical Sciences 60%
• English Home Language 50%, with no Afrikaans requirement, OR English First Additional Language 60%, with no Afrikaans requirement, OR
English First Additional Language 50% with Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR English First Additional Language 50% with Afrikaans Second Additional Language 60%

• Applicants are also subject to selection according to selection criteria for the four-year BEng programs According to the Faculty’s selection guidelines and selection requirements), your selection mark is calculated by using the marks (out of 100)
or your Grade 11 subjects (for conditional selection) or Grade 12 subjects (for final selection) as
follows:
Selection mark = Mathematics percentage + Physical Sciences percentage + (6 x Matric average)
The Matric average is calculated from the six best Matric subjects’ percentages (excluding Life Orientation).

The maximum score is 800. Note that Mathematics and Physical Sciences normally also contribute to the average.

Over the last few years, a selection mark of 600 or more gave students a good chance of admission to certain programs, but in others, 640 or more were required.

In other words, to have a reasonable chance of selection for some programs, your mark for Mathematics, as well as your NSC average,
should be above 76, and Physical Sciences above 65, while for other programs Mathematics average marks of at least 80, together with a Physical Sciences mark of at least 70, will be needed.

Admission requirements

For admission to the University you need:
• A National Senior Certificate or school-leaving certificate from the Independent Examination Board as certified by Umalusi with admission to bachelor’s degree studies; or
• A university exemption certificate issued by the South African Matriculation Board to students with other school qualifications.
Admission to bachelor’s degree studies requires that you obtain a mark of at least 4 (50-59%) in each of four designated university admission subjects.

What jobs can you get with chemical engineering?

Analytical chemist.

Energy manager.

Environmental engineer.

Manufacturing engineer.

Materials engineer.

Mining engineer.

Production manager.

Quality manager.

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Chemical Engineering Jobs by Salary

Job TitleRangeAverage
Chemical EngineerRange: R194k – R798kAverage: R412,955
Senior Process EngineerRange: R578k – R1mAverage: R872,714
Chemical Process EngineerRange: R141k – R592kAverage: R314,119
Project EngineerRange: R187k – R777kAverage: R390,374