Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Science Agriculture in Plant and Soil Sciences in South Africa

Institutions Offering Bachelor of Science Agriculture in Plant and Soil Sciences

•  University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch  
  1. Crop Production Systems with:
  -Agronomy, Agricultural Economics and Animal Science.
  
  -If you follow this programme successfully you will able to register as an agricultural scientist with The South African Council
  for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP). You will, however, not be able to register as an animal scientist.
  
  Specific Admission Requirements:
  • An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation),
  or other school qualification;
  • English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  • Mathematics – 5 (60%); and
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).
  
  
  2. Crop Production Systems with:
  -Agronomy, Horticultural Science or Grapevine Sciences in combination with Entomology, Genetics, Plant Pathology or Agricultural Economics.
  
  Specific Admission Requirements:
  • An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation),
  or other school qualification;
  • English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  • Mathematics – 5 (60%); and
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).
  
  
  3. Crop Protection and Breeding with:
  -Plant Pathology and Entomology or Genetics.
  
  Specific Admission Requirements:
  • An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation),
  or other school qualification;
  • English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  • Mathematics – 5 (60%); and
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).
  
  
  4. Soil and Water Management with:
  -Soil Science and one of Agronomy, Horticultural Science, Chemistry or Grapevine Sciences
  
  Specific Admission Requirements:
  -Without Chemistry as major subject:
  • An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation),
  or other school qualification;
  • English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  • Mathematics – 5 (60%); and
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).
  
  -With Chemistry as major subject:
  • An average performance level of 60% in the NSC or the IEB’s school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation),
  or other school qualification;
  • English or Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) – 4 (50%);
  • Mathematics – 6 (70%); and
  • Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) – 4 (50%).
  
  
•  University of Pretoria, Pretoria  
  Course Duration: 4 years
  
  Mode of Study: Full time

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