BSc Applied Mathematics at University of Pretoria

The Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics is a four-year program that provides students with a strong foundation in different mathematical techniques and their application in data analysis, optimization, and modeling.

Admission requirements

The following persons will be considered for admission: a candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required Grade 12 certificate with university endorsement, a candidate who is a graduate from another tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution, and a candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.

Life Orientation is excluded in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).

Grade 11 results are used for the conditional admission of prospective students. Final admission is based on the Grade 12 results.

Minimum requirements

Achievement level

English Home Language or

English First Additional

Language

Mathematics APS

NSC/IEB AS Level NSC/IEB AS Level
5 C 6 B 32

Cambridge A-level candidates who obtained at least a D in the required subjects will be considered for admission.

International Baccalaureate (IB) HL candidates who obtained at least a 4 in the required subjects, will be considered for admission.

Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements for BSc (Applied Mathematics), may be considered for admission to the BSc – Extended program for the Mathematical Sciences.

The BSc – Extended program takes place over a period of four years instead of the normal three years.

BSc – Extended program for the Mathematical Sciences

Minimum requirements

Achievement level
English Home Language or
English First Additional
Language
Mathematics APS
NSC/IEB AS Level NSC/IEB AS Level
4 D 5 C 26

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