BSc - Extended Programmes

The BSc – Extended programmes are designed for students who show potential to succeed but are academically not well prepared.
The programmes have lower entrance requirements and include an additional year of study that will enhance students’ basic knowledge.

These programmes are gateways to science and science-based programmes. Students admitted to the BSc – Extended programmes will attend classes at the Mamelodi Campus during their first year.

The programmes have two phases. The first phase lasts for 18 months (three semesters). During this phase, students are trained and developed academically and psychologically for further studies.

Students who complete the first phase will obtain credits equivalent to the first semester of the
first year of the BSc and BScAgric programmes and may register for the modules of the second semester of a preferred first year in BSc or BScAgric.

Transfer to the second year of these specific BSc or BScAgric programmes takes place in the third year of
registration.

Features of the BSc – Extended programmes
-  In the first phase, the academic content is delivered at a slower pace than that of the regular degree programmes.
- Extra modules and support help students cope with university life. Most of the teaching and learning take place in smaller groups.
- A variety of methods are used to deliver content to remedy possible gaps in foundational knowledge.

Subject fields in the BSc – Extended programmes
- Mathematical Sciences
- Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Physical Sciences

Students who wish to follow a career in engineering should apply for the BSc – Extended programme – Physical Sciences, and those who wish to study health sciences or veterinary science should apply for the BSc – Extended programme – Biological and Agricultural Sciences.


Contact details:

Ms Henda van Vuuren:
012 420 2726
[email protected]


UP Student Service Centre
012 420 3111
[email protected]

- Author Quenton Kritzinger

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