Undergraduate degree: BSc Chemistry (02133173) More in the Faculty brochure
Duration of study: 3 years
Admission Requirements
- The following persons will be considered for admission: a candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required Grade 12 certificate with university endorsement, a candidate who is a graduate from another tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution, and a candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.
- Life Orientation is excluded in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).
- Grade 11 results are used for the conditional admission of prospective students. Final admission is based on the Grade 12 results.
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Minimum requirements (2021) |
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Achievement level |
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Afrikaans or English |
Mathematics |
Physical Sciences |
APS |
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NSC/IEB |
AS-Level |
NSC/IEB |
AS-Level |
NSC/IEB |
AS-Level |
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5 |
C |
5 |
C |
5 |
C |
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Curriculum: Year 1
Minimum Credits: 140
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Fundamental |
CREDITS |
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AIM 111* |
Academic information management 111 |
4.00 |
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AIM 121* |
Academic information management 121 |
4.00 |
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LST 110 |
Language and study skills 110 |
6.00 |
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UPO 102 |
Academic orientation 102 |
0.00 |
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AIM 102* |
Academic information management 102 |
6.00 |
| *Students who do not qualify for AIM 102 must register for AIM 111 and AIM 121 | ||
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CORE |
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CMY 117 |
General chemistry 117 |
16.00 |
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CMY 127 |
General chemistry 127 |
16.00 |
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WTW 114 |
Calculus 114 |
16.00 |
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WTW 124 |
Mathematics 124 |
16.00 |
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PHY 114 |
First course in physics 114 |
16.00 |
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PHY 124 |
First course in physics 124 |
16.00 |
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ELECTIVES |
32.00 |
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Curriculum: Year 2
Minimum Credits: 144
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CORE |
CREDITS |
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CMY 282 |
Physical chemistry 282 |
12.00 |
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CMY 283 |
Analytical chemistry 283 |
12.00 |
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CMY 284 |
Organic chemistry 284 |
12.00 |
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CMY 285 |
Inorganic chemistry 285 |
12.00 |
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ELECTIVES |
96.00 |
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Curriculum: Year 3
Minimum Credits: 144
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CORE |
CREDITS |
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CMY 382 |
Physical chemistry 382 |
18.00 |
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CMY 383 |
Analytical chemistry 383 |
18.00 |
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CMY 384 |
Organic chemistry 384 |
18.00 |
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CMY 385 |
Inorganic chemistry 385 |
18.00 |
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ELECTIVES |
72.00 |
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Electives can be chosen from modules in the following departments: Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, Geology, Biochemistry, Zoology and Entomology, Physics, Plant Science, Computer Science, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
For more information on each module go to the Yearbook on the University website, go to the Faculty page, then Undergraduate and look for Chemistry and click on the module name listed on the curriculum pages.