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University of Pretoria Yearbook 2016
BSc Applied Mathematics (02133252)
Duration of study 3 years
Total credits 428
Admission requirements
In order to register NSC/IEB/Cambridge candidates must comply with the minimum requirements for degree
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studies as well as the minimum requirements for the relevant study programme.
Life Orientation is excluded in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).
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Grade 11 results are used for the provisional admission of prospective students. Final admission is based on
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the Grade 12 results.
Minimum requirements for 2016
Achievement level
Afrikaans or English Mathematics
APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
5 3 C C 6 2 B B 32
Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements for BSc (Actuarial and
Financial Mathematics) and who obtained an APS of 30 to 33 and a minimum of 6 for Mathematics may
be considered for admission to BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics) or another degree in
Mathematical Sciences based on the results of the NBT.
Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements of the other study
programmes may be considered for admission to BSc (Mathematics) or BSc (Mathematical Statistics) or
for the BSc (Four-year Programme) based on the results of the NBT.
Other programme-specific information
Students may enrol for AIM 111 and AIM 121 instead of AIM 101 (the same content presented over 2 semesters).
Elective credits : A minimum of 54 elective credits at 100- to 300-level can be chosen from any WTW and WST
modules. The remainder of the electives at 100- to 300-level can be chosen from any other modules in the list of
modules of this faculty.
Electives are chosen as follows:
First year – 32 credits

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Second year – 60 credits
Third year – 54 credits
A student must pass all the minimum prescribed and elective module credits as set out at the end of each year
within a programme as well as the total required credits to comply with the particular degree programme. Please
refer to the curricula of the respective programmes. At least 144 credits must be obtained at 300-/400-level, or
otherwise as indicated by curriculum. The minimum module credits needed to comply with degree requirements
is set out at the end of each study programme. Subject to the programmes as indicated a maximum of 150
credits will be recognised at 100-level. A student may, in consultation with the Head of Department and subject
to the permission by the Dean, select or replace prescribed module credits not indicated in BSc three-year study
programmes to the equivalent of a maximum of 36 module credits.