National Diploma: Entrepreneurship (Extended Curriculum Programme With Foundation Provision) at Tshwane University of Technology

Diploma in Entrepreneurship is a 1-year undergraduate program in business management. The program is highly suitable for those who are aspiring to run and manage a business as well as start-up their own business later. The candidates already pursuing a Diploma in Entrepreneurship, certainly have a wide scope in the future.

How to apply for admission

To apply for admission, please visit www.tut.ac.za.

A valid e-mail address is required before an electronic application can be submitted.

An e-mail address can be obtained from any one of the free e-mail providers, such as www.hotmail.com or

www.yahoo.com, or www.gmail.com. A non-refundable fee of R240 for application can be deposited beforehand at:
ABSA BANK

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 04 000 000 3

• In the Reference column, please fill in your identity number.

NB. Do not use this account number for any further payments.

Reference number

When the application has been processed, the applicant will be allocated a unique reference number (his/her student number) for identification purposes.

Admission status

• To check your status, please visit www.tut.ac.za,
• Click on MENU,
• Click on STUDY AT TUT,
• Click on I WANT TO STUDY,
• Click on Check your admission status,
• Enter your id number,
• Click on submit.
A new screen will open with your reference number.

Your status will be displayed and you can view and print a copy of the letter available.

Admission requirement(s) and selection criteria:

Applicant with a National Certificate (Vocational):

A Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification.

Recommended subject(s):

Commercial subjects.

Selection criteria:

Selection is based on a departmental selection and a TUT potential assessment.

Symbol values: A = 10, B = 8, C = 6, D = 4, E = 2, F = 1.

The following formula will be used in the selection process:

Group 1 subjects: Accounting, Business Economics, Economics, English, Mathematics and Physical Science (weight: HG = 10, SG = 6, LG = 3).

Group 2 subjects: All other subjects (weight: HG = 3, SG = 2, LG = 1).

Multiply the value with the weight and add to get the total. A maximum of six subjects will
be taken into consideration.

Preference will be given to accredited post-matric qualifications with an average of 65%
per subject.

The cut-off point is 150.

The Head of the Department reserves the right to lower or raise the cut-off point and to accept prospective students after a personal interview.

Competency in English is crucial.

• For Applicants who obtained a National Senior Certificate

Admission requirement(s):

A National Senior Certificate with a bachelor’s degree or a diploma endorsement, or an equivalent qualification with an achievement level of at least 3 for English (home language or first additional language) and 3 for Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy.

Recommended subject(s):

Commercial subjects.

Selection criteria:

To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 22.

A score of 18 is required for the National Diploma (Extended Curriculum).

Applicants with a final APS of 22 and more will be admitted to the program.

Applicants with a score of 20 to 21 will be admitted to the National Diploma (Extended Curriculum).

Applicants with a score of 18 to 19 will be required to do the TUT potential assessment.

. For Applicants with National Certificate(Vocational):

Admission requirement(s):

A National Certificate (Vocational) with at least 50% for English (home language or first additional language) and 50% for Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy, 50% for Life Orientation (excluded for APS calculation), 60% for any other three compulsory vocational subjects and 50% for the fourth subject.

The certificate must be in any of the following fields: management, marketing, hospitality, tourism, office administration, information technology, computer science, finance, economics, or accounting.

Selection criteria:

To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 27.

Minimum duration:

Three years.