BSc Computer Science, abbreviated as BSc CS, is a 3-year undergraduate program that deals with the subjects and topics related to computer science, computer application, and its services.
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 when calculating the APS.
Grade 11 results are used in the conditional admission of prospective students.
A valid qualification with admission to degree studies is required.
Minimum subject and achievement requirements, as set out below, are required.
Should a candidate obtain an APS of 26 to 29, consideration for admission will be based on the results of the NBT, provided the quotas regarding student numbers have not been reached.
Tuition will be presented in English only.
Minimum requirements
Achievement level
English Home Language or English First Additional Language
Mathematics APS
NSC/IEB AS Level NSC/IEB AS Level 5 C 5 C 30 (26 – 29 admission based on the NBT)
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.
Additional requirements
Please note that additional admission requirements may result from certain electives.
Candidates who do not comply with these requirements are advised to register for BSc IT, depending on whether they comply with the admission requirements of the program.
Promotion to next study year
General
a. A student must pass all the modules of the first year of study, before he or she is permitted to register for any module of the third year of study. Module prerequisites remain applicable.
Exceptions to this rule will be considered by the relevant head of the department and the Dean.
b. A student must pass all the modules of the second year of study before he or she is permitted to register for any module of the fourth year of study (in the case of a four-year degree). Module prerequisites remain applicable.
Exceptions to this rule will be considered by the relevant head of the department and the Dean.
c. A new first-year student, who has failed in all the prescribed modules of the program at the end of the first semester, will not be permitted to proceed to the second semester in the School of Information Technology.
d. A student who has not passed at least 70% of the credits of the current year of study after the November examinations will not be re-admitted to the School of Information Technology.
e. Students who fail a module for a second time, forfeit the privilege of registering for any modules of an advanced year of study.
f. Students whose academic progress is not acceptable can be suspended from further studies.
Duration: 3 years
What jobs can you get with a BSc in Computer Science?
APPLICATION ANALYST.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER.
WEB DESIGNER.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE.
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER.
ONLINE TUTORING.