BSc Microbiology is a three-year undergraduate course that comprises the study of microorganisms, this includes various organisms like a unicellular, cluster of microscopic animals, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. This discipline is a key component of the various research in biochemistry and pathology.
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 | Physical Science | APS | |||
| NSC/IEB | AS Level | NSC/IEB | AS Level | NSC/IEB | AS Level | |
| 5 | C | 5 | C | 5 | C | 30 |
* 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 (Microbiology), may be considered for admission to the BSc – Extended programme for the Biological and Agricultural Sciences. The BSc Extended programme takes place over a period of four years instead of the normal three years.
| BSc Extended Programme for the Biological and Agricultural Sciences Minimum requirements | ||||||
| Achievement level | ||||||
| English Home Language or English First Additional Language | Mathematics | Physical Science | APS | |||
| NSC/IEB | AS Level | NSC/IEB | AS Level | NSC/IEB | AS Level | |
| 4 | D | 4 | D | 4 | D | 24 |