BSc Biochemistry is a 3-year undergraduate course in chemical and physio-chemical processes. It is a branch of science that deals with chemistry applied to the study of living organisms and the atoms and molecules which comprise living organisms.
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 provisional admission of prospective students.
Final admission is based on the Grade 12 results.
Minimum requirements
Achievement level
Afrikaans or English Mathematics Physical Science
APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
5 3 C C 5 3 C C 5 3 C C 30
Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements for BSc (Biochemistry), 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
Afrikaans or English Mathematics Physical Science
APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
BSc –
Extended programme for the Biological and Agricultural Sciences
4 3 D D 4 3 D D 4 3 D D 24.
Duration of study 3 years
What are the jobs after BSc biochemistry?
Research Fellow.
Analytical chemist.
Biomedical scientist.
Pharma Associate.
QA / AC Associate.
Healthcare scientist.
Clinical biochemistry.
Food Safety Analyst.