BMus at University of Pretoria

Bachelor of Music(B.M. or BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music.

Admission requirements

Candidates who achieved an APS of 30 in Grade 11 and comply with the minimum subject requirements and achievement levels of these study programmes will automatically be granted placement in the study programmes subject to the availability of space.

The above-mentioned is not applicable to selection programmes.

To retain admission learners will be expected to obtain an APS of at least 28 in Grade 12.

Prospective students who have already been granted provisional admission in these study programmes but obtained at least an APS of 27 in Grade 12 will be considered by the Admission Committee should space be available.

The Admission Committee of the Faculty of Humanities will consider these students once the results of the National Benchmark Test (NBT) are available and depending on the availability of space.

The Faculty will assess satisfactory performance in the NBT in the light of its commitment to ensuring that an appropriate proportion of the applicants will be drawn from the historically disadvantaged category of the population.

Applicants with an APS of 30 but who do not comply with the subject requirements must write the NBT.

Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

Required subjects: Music with at least a 4 as Grade 12 subject or Grade VII Practical and Grade V Theory (Unisa/Royal Schools/Trinity) as well as knowledge of music notation.

Minimum requirements

Achievement Level
Afrikaans or English APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Leve 5 3 C C 26

Additional requirements

Department selection is required for this programme.

Admission is subject to tests in the first instrument, music theory and harmony.

Level 4 in Music as a Grade 12 subject or Grade VII Practical and Grade V Theory (Unisa, Royal Schools, Trinity) serves as a guideline of the
expected standard.

Duration of study 4 years