BSc Agric Horticultural Science at University of Fort Hare

The Horticultural Science bachelor of science degree is designed to provide students with science-based education, which can be applied in a wide variety of careers in landscape plant production and the use of plant materials in constructed and natural landscapes.

Admission Requirement

• N6 Qualification
• any two other subjects OR
• At level 4 (N4)
• 60% pass in English Language Subject (Business English/ English Language/ Communication etc.) Please note:

These are only minimum entrance
requirements and the final student selection will be strictly on merit.

In the case of ties, applicants will be subjected to an aptitude test and the highest scorer gets selected All applicants to meet the requirements for
Bachelors admission for NSC OR they must have obtained Matric Exemption OR Pass with Endorsement or with
Merit.
• 50% pass in three fundamental subjects and National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Public FET Colleges

Minimum Requirement

Students receive application forms from the Students Registration Office through the post/contact.

Waitlisted students are considered after registration of the accepted students

These are completed and returned back to the Students Registration Office and get sorted per faculty.

Once the forms are signed, they are given back to the Students Registration Office to capture the status which is then
communicated to the students from that same office.
Students selection and admissions process

Accepted students get notification from the Students Registration Office.

Admission is done on merit, using the Swedish point system.

High scores are considered first in chronological order.

The current matrics are provisionally accepted pending their matric final results and availability of space for admission into
programs, plus NBT results.

Subjects Requirement

Same as B Sc – except for B Sc Agric (Agric Econ) Life Science at Level 3 is compulsory and not Physical Science