STUDYING AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
STUDYING ATSTELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITYADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATEINTERNATIONAL CURRICULA 2021
1.WELCOME TOSTELLENBOSCHWe are excited that you are interested inapplying to Stellenbosch University, and we hope towelcome you as a Matie student in the near future.This booklet will guide you through the applicationprocess with useful information about StellenboschUniversity, admission and other requirements.Stellenbosch University is ready to assist you, as anInternational or a South African citizen undergraduateapplicant completing an international curricula.General Admission office will assist South Africanswho follow the international curriculum withapplication and enrolment. The International Officewill assist the International citizens with the following; Assistance with application and enrolment Immigration and health insurance requirements Accommodation information Matriculation exemption application Welcoming and orientationPlease note: International citizens are not eligible toapply for the MBChB programme (at Undergraduatelevel); Only South African citizens or internationalapplicants with Permanent Resident status will beeligible to apply for this particular course.Good luckwith your application for full-degree studiesat Stellenbosch University!1
ACCOMMODATION2.GETTINGSTARTEDVISASAll international students without South Africancitizenship will need a valid study visa. Your studyvisa application should be submitted in your countryof origin before you travel to South Africa.HEALTH INSURANCEThe South African Department of Home Affairsrequires proof of medical cover registered with theSouth African Council for Medical Schemes in termsof the Medical Schemes Act, 1998, and paid annuallyfor the duration of your studies. You will need thisproof to be able to apply for your study visa andregister at Stellenbosch University.Please note that Stellenbosch University is notaffiliated to any particular health insurance provider.Therefore, any health insurance will be accepted, aslong as it is registered in South Africa. For information on health insurance providers, please visit www.sun.ac.za/international. We ask that you deal directlywith the provider of your choice, and stronglyencourage you to read the contents of your healthinsurance carefully.NATIONAL BENCHMARK TESTSSome faculties at SU use the NBTs for selection andplacement. Please visit www.maties.com for moreinformation on who needs to write the NBTs andhow faculties will be using the results.Also please read Stellenbosch University’s admissionspolicy at www.maties.com.2More information on private accredited accommodation is available onwww.maties.com accommodation private accommodation.WELCOMING AND ORIENTATIONAll full-degree first-year students participate in the official Welcoming Programmehosted by the Division of Student Affairs at the start of the academic year.At the start of each semester, Stellenbosch University International also organisesa special orientation programme for all new international students. You will needto register for this programme. Topics covered during orientation include thefollowing: A general introduction to Stellenbosch and South Africa Safety and security issues on campus Cultural adjustment Introduction to services on campus: Campus Health Services, Campus Security,Centre for Student Counselling and Development Sports facilities, societies and performing arts Academic expectations South African politics and economics Registration Visas and other documentsTours of campus; Stellenbosch town and Cape Town normally form part of theorientation events.TRANSFER SERVICEStellenbosch University International provides a transfer service to the StellenboschUniversity campus from either Cape Town International Airport, Cape TownStation or certain bus terminals.Our pick-up locations are:Cape Town International AirportPaarl bus stationBellville bus stationImportant: The transfer service is available to all new international students, but onlyon first arrival. Please remember to book the service with Stellenbosch UniversityInternational at www.sun.ac.za/international.3
CONTACT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITYINTERNATIONALStellenbosch University International (SU International) is a supportservice division in the responsibility area of the Deputy ViceChancellor: Strategy and Internationalisation. SU Internationalprovides services catering to the specific needs of internationalstudents, academics and visitors. It offers a range of services fromlogistical to academic and social, and is the central administrativehub for all international activity on campus.STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL OFFICEUndergraduate International enrolmentsCarmelita TalmarkesE-mail: ctalmarkes@sun.ac.zaAccommodationGeorgina HumphriesE-mail: interhouse@sun.ac.zaFinanceCarmien SnymanE-mail: cns@sun.ac.zaImmigration and Health InsuranceGrant LeukesE-mail: immigration@sun.ac.zaTHE GENERAL ADMISSION OFFICEOfficers servicing South African citizens with National Senior School (NSC)Arts & Social Sciences; Law and Theology:Mr A. NaudeEmail: andren@sun.ac.zaAgriScience and Economic and Management Sciences:Ms M. DavidsEmail: mdav@sun.ac.zaEducation, Medicine and Allied Science:Ms N. DaveyEmail: ndavey@sun.ac.zaEngineering and Science:Ms S. JambaEmail: sindym@sun.ac.zaResponsible for Client queries:Client Services3.MATRICULATIONEXEMPTIONMatriculation exemption is a legal requirementfor first-degree study at a South Africanuniversity. If you have completed an internationalcurriculum or foreign schooling system, you willneed to make sure that you meet the requirements for matriculation exemption set byUniversities South Africa (USAf).Please check that you meet the requirements foryour chosen degree programme, and that youhave attained the indicated grades in the subjectslisted in this booklet, on the indicated levels.Applications for matriculation exemption open30 September of every academic year and close30 November of every academic year.International citizens should visit Ms Talmarkes atthe International Office, in the Wilcocks building,ground floor.SA citizens should visit Ms Grove-Le Guillou atthe Admission Office in Admin A, Main Building,ground floor.Please consult this booklet in conjunctionwith the USAf ycountry/Tel: 27 21 808 9111;E-mail: info@sun.ac.zaResponsible for South African citizens completing International Curricula:Ms C. Grove-Le Guillou4E-mail: chantalg@sun.ac.za5
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The following conversion table will guide you in applying for admission to Stellenbosch University:4.1. G rading table: International conversion to South Africa8% awarded byStellenboschUniversitySA NSCNAMIBIA GERMANSCHOOL1007 (80–100%)957 (80–100%)15907 (80–100%)14857 (80–100%)13807 (80–100%)12756 (70–79%)11706 (70–79%)10657 (80–100%)9605 (60–69%)8557 (80–100%)7504 (50–59%)6453 (40–49%)HIGCSE/NSSCHLIGCSE/GCE/NSSCOL – Grade 12% awarded by SUThe percentage in this column is awarded for the symbol or number grade presented by the different systems in the shaded areasSA NSCSouth African National Senior CertificateHIGCSE/NSSC HLHigher International General Certificate of Secondary Education /Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate Higher LevelIGCSE/GCSE/NSSCOL/O-Level Gr-12International General Certificate of Secondary Education / GeneralCertficate of Secondary Education / Namibian Senior SecondaryCertificate Ordinary Level Grade 12IGCSE/GCSE/NSSCOL/O-Level Gr-11International General Certificate of Secondary Education / GeneralCertficate of Secondary Education / Namibian Senior SecondaryCertificate Ordinary Level Grade 11AS-LevelAdvanced Subsidiary LevelA-LevelAdvanced LevelIB HLInternational Baccalaureate Higher LevelIB SLInternational Baccalaureate Standard LevelGERMAN SCHOOLAbiturIGCSE/GCE/NSSCOL – Grade 11AS-levelA-levelIB HLIB C834EDCDE (30%)1 (0–29%)F/G76212 (30–39%)10TO9352419
4.2 Requirements for students qualified in the USA systemAMERICAN GRADING SYSTEMGRADING SYSTEMIf you are applying from the USA, you will need the following:Letter Grade%CoreIBSL 1 & 2TOK 11Honours/IBHLAP/IBHL 2A 97-1004.34.64.64.8A 93-96404.34.34.5A- 90-923.74.04.04.2B 87-893.33.66.33.8B 83-863.03.33.33.5B- 80-822.73.03.03.2C 77-792.32.62.62.8 Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)C 73-762.02.32.32.5 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)C- 70-721.72.02.02.2 Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Accrediting Commission for Senior Collegesand Universities (WASC-ACSCU)D 67-691.31.61.61.8D 63-661.01.31.31.5D- 60-620.71.01.01.2F0-590.00.00.00.0A High School Graduation Diploma, as well as a certificate of eligibility for admission to study at anyUSA university with a valid senior college accreditation issued by any of the following accreditationbodies: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) New England Association of Schools and Colleges – Commission on Institutions ofHigher Education (NEASC-CIHE) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools – Higher Learning Commission(NCA-HLC)ORA High School Graduation Diploma with at least two subjects passed at grades 3, 4 or 5 for theAdvanced Placement (AP) examinations of the American College Board.ORA SAT I score of 1 600, with a subminimum of 550 for Critical Reading and 500 for MathematicsA SAT II score of 1 050 for English and either Physics or Chemistry, with a subminimum of 500 foreither the English or one of the Physics, Chemistry, Biology or World History scores obtained atone or more sittings.NEW SAT scores as of 2017:Evidence-based Reading and Writing 610 Mathematics 530Total score 1 130ACT mean of 22, with a 22 subminimum in English and 21 in Mathematics4.3 M atriculation exemption and admission requirements for students qualifiedin the Namibian system4.3.1 Matriculation exemptionThe matriculation requirements for candidates who completed school in Namibia are as follows:Pass marks (1–3) in four different approved NSSC Higher Level subjects, and a pass mark (A–C)in one Ordinary Level subject selected from groups I and II, and two from groups III, IV and V interms of paragraph 15 of the South African Matriculation Board’s regulations:Group I:An approved first languageGroup II:An approved second languageGroup III: An approved third or foreign language that is not offered under group I or II,Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physical Science or PhysicsGroup IV: Art and Design, Biology (if not offered under group II), Chemistry(if not offered under group III), Economics, Geography, History,Mathematics (if not offered under group III), Music, Physical Science(if not offered under group III) or Physics (if not offered under group III).Group V: Accounting, Business Studies, Computer Studies, or Design and TechnologyHigher Level subjects from Group V must be accompanied by a pass inMathematics on at least Ordinary Level.1011
If you are unsure whether you qualify for matriculation exemption, please contact the SouthAfrican Matriculation Board directly. Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to consider acandidate who cannot provide proof of matriculation exemption.Please noteTo apply for an exemption certificate all results may be: emailed to USAf at applications@usaf.ac.za delivered to their offices at Block E, Hadefields Office Park, 1267 Pretorius Street,Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083.Submit online via tion/ Some universities requirestudents to write the National Benchmark Tests: Please take note of these at: www.nbt.ac.za4.3.2 Stellenbosch University programme-specific requirementsSouth Africa’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) no longer consists of subjects on different ‘levels’such as Higher Grade and Standard Grade. It now offers only one level that is comparable to theformer Higher Grade. This has the following implications for students from Namibia:Home LanguageNamibian HL 1st language, symbols 1–31st AdditionalNamibian HL 2nd language, symbols 1–32nd AdditionalNamibian HL 3rd language/Foreign Language, symbols 1–3MathematicsMathematics HL, symbols 1–3Life SciencesBiology HL, symbols 1–3CAMBRIDGE CURRICULUM lA LevelNumberof imumgraderequired52 subjects atA Level PLUS3 subjects atIGCSE/O LevelECCambridgeInternationalA Level43 subjects atA Level PLUS1 subject atIGCSE/O LevelECCambridgeInternationalAS Level54 subjects atAS Level PLUS1 subject atIGCSE/O LevelDCCambridgeAICE5CambridgeHIGCSE55 subjects at ASLevel (full credit)D4 subjects atHIGCSE PLUS1 subject atIGCSE/O Level3Please do not downgrade to Ordinary Level in subjects that are required for admission.NB: English must be HL on either 1st languageor 2nd language level.CNSSC54 subjects atHigher NSSCPLUS 1 subjectat NSSCOrdinary Level3C12Subject group requirementsStudents must choose ONEsubject from each of Groups I, II andIII at either A Level or IGCSE/OLevel. The fourth and fifth subjectsfor either A Level or IGCSE/O Levelmay be taken from any of the groups.Students must choose ONEsubject from each of Groups I, IIand III at either A Level or IGCSE/OLevel. The fourth subject for eitherA Level or IGCSE/O Level may betaken from any of the groups.NotesMore thanone subjectcan be chosenfrom a groupproviding thatthe minimumrequirementshave been met.Students must choose ONE subjectfrom Group I or II and another TWOsubjects from two of Groups III, IVand V. English First Language must beoffered and passed at an appropriatelevel.N.B. Two languages must be offeredto qualify for complete exemption.Students must achieve passes in:– English Language– at least one subject from Group II– at least one of the following:Biology, Mathematics, Physics,Chemistry, 3rd LanguageThe fourth and fifth subjects may betaken from any of the groups.Students must choose ONE subjectfrom Groups I or II and TWO subjects from two of Groups III, IV or V.The fifth subject for either HIGCSEor IGCSE/O Level may be taken fromany of the groups. English Languagemust be passed at HIGCSE Level.N.B. Two languages must be offered toqualify for complete exemptionStudents must choose ONEsubject from Groups I or II and TWOsubjects from two of Groups III, IVand V at Higher NSSC. The fifth subject for either Higher NSSC or NSSCOrdinary Level may be taken fromany of the groups. English Languagemust be passed at Higher NSSC Levelwith a 3. N.B. Two languages mustbe offered to qualify for completeexemptionMore thanone subjectcan be chosenfrom a groupproviding thatthe minimumrequirementshave been met.Two w sittingsonly. Where asubject is notexamined inOct/Nov sessionthe following orpreceding Junesession will beregarded as thesame sitting.13
RECOGNISED SUBJECT LIST FOR THE CAMBRIDGE CURRICULUM.CompleteexemptionA LevelAS LevelPlusLGCSEBGCSESGCSENumberof imumgraderequired52 subjects at ALevel PLUS 3subject at eitherLGCSE, BGCSE,SGCSEECOR4 subjects atAS Level PLUS1 subject atLGCSE, BGCSE,SGCSEDCSubject group requirementsNotesStudents must choose ONEsubject from each of GroupsI, II and III at either A Level orLGCSE, BGCSE, SGCSE Level.N.B. Two languages must beoffered to qualify for completeexemption.More than one subjectcan be chosen from agroup providing that theminimum requirementshave been met.Two examinationsittings only. Where asubject is not examinedin Oct/Nov session thefollowing or precedingJune session will beregarded as the samesitting.The fourth and fifth subjectsfor either AS Level or LGCSE,BGCSE, SGCSE Level may betaken from any of the groups.N.B. Two languages must beoffered to qualify for completeexemptionGroup IGroup IIGroup IIIGroup IVGroup VUngrouped butrecognisedsubjectsEnglish LanguageAfrikaans3rd Language (whichis not offered as partof Group II requirement)Art and DesignAccountingLiterature in English(see note below)English Languageand LiteratureArabicBiologyBiologyBusinessApplied Informationand CommunicationTechnologyAny other recognisedFirst Language(see note)ChineseChemistryChemistryComputer StudiesDramaCzechCombined ScienceEconomicsComputingTravel and mentComputer ScienceFrenchMathematicsGeographyDesign al rmationTechnologyIsiZuluPhysicsReligious StudiesItalianPhysical grouped subjects are recognised/acceptable subjects but do not meetany grouping requirements and therefore will not be taken into account forgrouping purposes.LatinAll Group V subjects at Cambridge International AS Level are only recognisedfor grouping purposes if the candidate has passed IGCSE or O Level Mathematics with a minimum of grade C. For detailed requirements please go tohttp://mb.usaf.ac.za/exemption-requirements/For the AS Level exemption students not offering AS English First Languageor AS Language and Literature for group I must offer IGCSE English FirstLanguage for Group II.For the A Level exemption students may offer IGCSE English First Language,AS English Language, AS English Language and Literature or A Level Language14Korean15
4.6 A GUIDE TO PERCENTAGE UNIFORMS MARKSFREQUENTLY ASKEDQUESTIONSThis factsheet is a guide for schools in countrieswhere percentage uniform marks appear onstatements of results for Cambridge IGCSE,Cambridge O Level and CambridgeInternational AS & A Level.We provide the percentage uniform mark aswell as the grade for a syllabus. The percentageuniform mark is not the total mark achieved forthe syllabus. It is a point on a common scale forall syllabuses to show whether the candidate’sperformance is close to the top, middle orbottom of the grade.For example, a student who gets the minimummark necessary for a Grade A* obtains apercentage uniform mark of 90. A studentwho gets a mark halfway between the GradeD threshold and Grade C threshold achieves apercentage uniform mark of 55.We do not provide a percentage uniformmark when the candidate’s result is Ungraded,No Result, Pending or To Be Issued. The tablebelow shows the percentage uniformmark range for each grade:GradePercentageuniform ��59E40–49F (Cambridge IGCSE only)30–39G (Cambridge IGCSE only)20–29† In the case of the Cambridge International AS Levelqualification, where there is no Grade ‘a*’, the percentageuniform mark range for Grade ‘a’ is 80–100.’16A GUIDE TO A* - G AND 9-1 GRADESAre percentage uniform marks the sameas the Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) usedby UK exam boards? Our percentageuniform mark scale uses the sameapproach as UMS. However the UMS isnot always shown as marks out of 100,whereas our percentage uniform marksare always out of 100.Cambridge IGCSE is graded A* - G, CambridgeO level is graded A* - E. Both grade sets arewell established, widely used systems thatuniversities, parents and schools know to trust.In August 2017, some GCSE results in Englandwill be reported on a different, 9-1 gradingscale. On this scale, 9 is the top grade.Do percentage uniform marks appearon Cambridge certificates? No. They arepublished on the statement of results tosupplement the grade issued at syllabuslevel.UK GCSEs and Cambridge IGCSEs have beenreported on an A* - G grading scale for almost30 years and offer a good level of differentiation between students’ performance. Thegrading scale is understood and accepted byuniversities and employers around the world.SAMPLE STATEMENT OF RESULTSThe percentage uniform mark is stated atsyllabus level only. It is not the same as theactual total mark that the candidate achieveson the syllabus. This is be
OL/O-Level Gr-12 International General Certificate of Secondary Education / General . Certificate Ordinary Level Grade 12 IGCSE/GCSE/NSSC OL/O-Level Gr-11 International General Certificate of Secondary Education / General . with a subminimum of 550 for Critical Reading and 500 for Mathematics
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