VUT Admission / Entry Requirements for Applied and Computer Sciences
Your admission to Vaal University of Technology (VUT) for Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences is dependent on you meeting the specific admission requirements / APS for your chosen qualification. If you don’t meet these requirements, you may want to consider alternative qualifications or possibly, if you qualify, an extended programme (refer to the college admission requirements), enabling you to register for limited modules in your first year.
Here are the VUT General Admission Requirements for Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences:
Dip: Analytical Chemistry
| Subjects | ||||
| NSC Endorsement | Eligibility for Diploma or BTech Degree | |||
| Compulsory Subjects | Note | |||
| English | 4 | 3 = 40-49% | ||
| Mathematics | 4 | 4 = 50-59% | ||
| Physical Science | 4 | 5 = 60-69% | ||
| Life Orientation | Max 3 | 6 = 70-79% | ||
| Any other 3 subjects |
11 | 7 = 80-89% | ||
| 8 = 90-99% | ||||
| Total: | 26 | |||
Dip: Biomedical Technology
| Subjects | ||
| NSC Endorsement | Eligibility for Diploma or BTech Degree | |
| Compulsory Subjects | Note | |
| English | 4 | 3 = 40-49% |
| Mathematics | 4 | 4 = 50-59% |
| Physical Science | 4 | 5 = 60-69% |
| Life Science | 4 | 6 = 70-79% |
| Life Orientation | Max 3 | 7 = 80-89% |
| Any other 2 subjects | 7 | 8 = 90-99% |
| Total: | 26 |
Dip: Biotechnology
| Subjects | ||
| NSC Endorsement | Eligibility for Diploma | |
| Compulsory Subjects | Note | |
| English | 4 | 3 = 40-49% |
| Mathematics | 4 | 4 = 50-59% |
| Physical Science | 4 | 5 = 60-69% |
| Life Science | 4 | 6 = 70-79% |
| Life Orientation | Max 3 | 7 = 80-89% |
| Any other 3 subjects | 7 | 8 = 90-99% |
| Total: | 26 |
Dip: Non-destructive testing
| Subjects | ||
| NSC Endorsement | Eligibility for Diploma | |
| Compulsory Subjects | Note | |
| English | 4 | 3 = 40-49% |
| Mathematics | 4 | 4 = 50-59% |
| Physical Science | 4 | 5 = 60-69% |
| Life Orientation | Max 3 | 6 = 70-79% |
| Any other 3 subjects | 12 | 7 = 80-89% |
| 8 = 90-99% | ||
| Total: | 27 |
Dip: Information Technolog
| Subjects | |
| NSC Endorsement | Eligibility for Diploma or BTech Degree |
| Compulsory Subjects | |
| English | 4 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Information Technology | 4 |
| Any other 1 subject | 4 |
| Life Orientation | Max 3 |
| If Mathematics & Information Technology 2 subjects | 7 |
| Total: | 26 |
Foundation IT Entry Requirements
| Subjects (Life Skills included) | NDip | |
| Compulsory Subjects | Note | |
| English | 3 | 3 = 40-49% |
| Mathematics or | 3 or | 4 = 50-59% |
| Mathematical Literacy | 5 | 5 = 60-69% |
| Life Orientation | Max 3 | 6 = 70-79% |
| Any other 4 subjects | 14 | 8 = 90-99% |
| Total: | 23 (with mathematics) | |
| 25 (with mathematical literacy) |
Bachelor of Nursing
| Subjects | |
| NSC Endorsement | Eligibility for Diploma or BTech Degree |
| Compulsory Subjects | |
| English | 4 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Physical Science | 4 |
| Life Science | 4 |
| Life Orientation | Max 3 |
| Any other 2 subjects | 7 |
| Total: | 26 |
Note: Scholars who do not qualify for the National Diploma Programmes may apply for the pre diploma bridging programmes.
Tel: (016) 950 9589. For details on the pre diploma bridging progammes see VUT website.
Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences
Tel: (016) 950 9249 Fax: (016) 950 9793
e-mail: devilliersh@vut.ac.za
Tel: (016) 950 9648/9321/7592 Fax: (016) 950 9794
e-mail: madeleine@vut.ac.za
e-mail: ntsanem@vut.ac.za