election criteria
Admission to the BSc in Water and Sanitation Science Programme is at the beginning of the year only. There is no intake in June (or second semester).
Categories of applicants considered:
Admission requirement is the National Senior Certificate with minimum total score points of 26, divided as follows in the table below:
Admission requirements
Where applicants to the programme do not meet the admission requirements as stated above, the Recognition of Prior Learning policy of the University will be used to consider the applicant for admission, or to provide the applicant with advanced standing within the programme.
Percentage range vs level code
Process of selection
Selection will be done based on the points that the students have obtained in the required subjects. A score of level 4 in two language subjects will be considered throughout i.e. if a student has obtained high percentage (a minimum of level 5) in Life Science, Mathematics and Physical Science will not be penalized for low English mark (level 4).
The order of selection will be as follows:
NB. Where students have the same total score, the ones on the higher end of the range will be considered first e.g. if two students obtained 7 (80-100%) a student with 95% will be selected before a student with 85%.
Graduates from the University of Limpopo and other University
The Matric rating will not be taken into consideration because of Degree or Diploma Certificate; however, the student must have done the four compulsory required subjects at Matric level which are Life Science, Mathematics, Physical Science and English.
Rating Scores for Graduates applicants
Transfer applicants
Foreign applicants will be subjected to the University international admission policy.
Admission to the BSc in Water and Sanitation Science Programme is at the beginning of the year only. There is no intake in June (or second semester).
Categories of applicants considered:
- New and recent matriculates
- Graduates (UL and other universities)
- Transfers applicants
- International applicants
Admission requirement is the National Senior Certificate with minimum total score points of 26, divided as follows in the table below:
Admission requirements
| Subjects | Minimum Subject Points |
| Physical sciences | 5 |
| Life sciences | 4 |
| Mathematics | 5 |
| English | 4 |
| Any two additional subjects to contribute to the minimum APS total | |
| APS Total | 26 |
Where applicants to the programme do not meet the admission requirements as stated above, the Recognition of Prior Learning policy of the University will be used to consider the applicant for admission, or to provide the applicant with advanced standing within the programme.
Percentage range vs level code
| Level code | % Range |
| 7 | 80-100 |
| 6 | 70-79 |
| 5 | 60-69 |
| 4 | 50-59 |
| 3 | 40-49 |
| 2 | 30-39 |
| 1 | 0-29 |
Process of selection
Selection will be done based on the points that the students have obtained in the required subjects. A score of level 4 in two language subjects will be considered throughout i.e. if a student has obtained high percentage (a minimum of level 5) in Life Science, Mathematics and Physical Science will not be penalized for low English mark (level 4).
The order of selection will be as follows:
- Students who have obtained level 7 in all major subjects will be selected first. Those that have obtained level 4 in English will still be considered in this category (and all other categories).
- Students who have obtained level 7 in Life Science and Mathematics and Level 6 in Physical Science and the minimum of 4 in English will be selected as the second category to fill up the spaces.
- The levels will be reduced according to Table 1 until all space have been filled
| Order of selection | Life Science | Mathematics | Physical Science | English |
| First group | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 (4) |
| Second group | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 (4) |
| Third group | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 (4) |
| Fourth group | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Fifth group | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
NB. Where students have the same total score, the ones on the higher end of the range will be considered first e.g. if two students obtained 7 (80-100%) a student with 95% will be selected before a student with 85%.
Graduates from the University of Limpopo and other University
- University of Limpopo graduates and student from other Universities will only be considered.
The Matric rating will not be taken into consideration because of Degree or Diploma Certificate; however, the student must have done the four compulsory required subjects at Matric level which are Life Science, Mathematics, Physical Science and English.
- Average performance per modules will be considered.
- The total points for all the modules will be added and divided by the number of modules that the student did to obtained an average
- A minimum average score of 12 points qualifies the applicant for consideration
- The average of the final year modules should be 60% and above
- Time taken to complete the degree will qualify the applicant for additional points:
- A three or four-year Science degree completed in minimum time = +1 point
- A health science related degree completed in minimum time = +2 points
- Honours degree achieved in minimum time = +1 point
- Master’s degree achieved in minimum time = +1 point
Rating Scores for Graduates applicants
| Average percentage obtained | Score |
| 70-74 | 16 |
| 65-69 | 12 (Qualify to be considered) |
| 60-64 | 8 |
| 55-59 | 4 |
| <54 | 0 |
Transfer applicants
- These are the students who qualified to do Water and Sanitation Science based on their Matric results and could not admitted in Water and Sanitation Science because the Quota was full.
- The applicant should be a registered student at the University of Limpopo or any other Institution of Higher Learning who wish to change the course to Water and Sanitation Science as a transfer’s student.
- The applicant is expected to fill in the Change of Qualification form which is also be found at the Secretary of the Department of Water and Sanitation.
- The form must be submitted to the Department of Water and Sanitation Secretary accompanied with the following documents:
- Copy of Matric certificate
- Copy of ID
- Motivation letter to explained why changing the qualification
- Latest results of the qualification that the applicant enrolled
- None of the subject which the applicant has done will be accredited if that applicant is been taken to study Water and Sanitation Sciences.
Foreign applicants will be subjected to the University international admission policy.