This document sets the minimum academic requirements for admission into study programmes at Sol Plaatje University. The requirements are based on the results that applicants achieve in the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. Applicants who hold certificates from a different examination system will be considered individually for admission.
Note that if you satisfy the minimum admission requirements stated here, this does not automatically mean that you will be admitted to the study programme at SPU. The final decision on your admission will be based on your academic performance and the availability of space in the programme. The better your academic performance above this minimum, the better will be your chance of being admitted to study at SPU.
Calculating the SPU Admissions Points Score (APS)
NSC Achievement LevelNSC %SPU Points ScoreAdditional points for Mathematics and LOLT or HLPoints for Life Orientation790 – 1008+24780 – 897+23670 – 796+22560 – 695+21450 – 594+10340 – 493+10230 – 3920010 – 29100 000
Minimum Requirements for admission to study programmes at SPU1. English Language: The language of learning and teaching at SPU is English. All our academic programmes require that students will have taken NSC English either as the language of learning and teaching (LOLT) or home language (HL); or as the first additional language. Note that, in calculating the APS, the additional points apply to any of the official languages taken as the HL or LOLT.
2. Minimum requirements for the Bachelor of Education: B.Ed (Senior Phase & FET Teaching): NSC pass with Bachelor’s Degree requirement English LOLT or HL: NSC level 4; or English 1st additional language: NSC level 5 Mathematics: NSC level 4; if Biology is an elective, Life or Physical Sciences: NSC level 4; APS: 30 points
3. Minimum requirements for the Diploma: >Information & Communication Technology : (Application Development) NSC pass with Diploma requirement English LOLT or HL: NSC level 4; or English 1st language: NSC level 5 Mathematics: NSC level 3; or Mathematical Literacy: NSC level 5 APS: 25 points
4. Minimum requirements for the Diploma: Retail Business Management: NSC pass with Diploma requirement English LOLT or HL: NSC level 4; or English 1st language: NSC level 5 Mathematics: NSC level 3; or Mathematical Literacy: NSC level 5 At least one of the following at NSC level 4: Accounting, Business Studies or Economics APS: 22 points