An undergraduate university degree with two recognised school subjects or a recognised qualification with a minimum of 360 credits at NQF level 6 and that includes at least two recognised school subjects.
Students must also be able to take two methodology subjects in order to obtain the qualification.
The curriculum for the qualification is structured as follows:
- a recognised school subject at level 3 +
- a recognised school subject at level 2 (depending on subject specific requirements).
In the event of a choice between methodologies for academic subjects already obtained for a prior qualification, a student must select from these the two subjects that were obtained at the highest level. In the case of Languages, the relevant language subject must be at year level 3.
(A recognised school subject is one included in the Department of Basic Education’s official list of school subjects.) These are recognised school subjects completed in a qualification obtained:
Examples of recognised school subjects completed in initial qualification obtained:
Languages (Afrikaans, English or Setswana), Geography, History, Mathematics, Sociology and Psychology, Human Movement Sciences, Life Sciences (Physiology, Botany, Zoology), Physical Sciences (Physics, Chemistry), Business Management, Accounting, Economics, Tourism, Information Technology, Music and Art.
Faculty Specific requirements
Exceptions:
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of Mathematics must have completed Mathematics on level 2 or otherwise Mathematics on level 1 with one of the following on level 2: Statistics, Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics.
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of Life Orientation must have Psychology and one of the following subjects on degree level: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Human Movement Science, Nutrition and Labour -and Industrial studies. Psychology must be one of the disciplines. The student must already have a second school subject on degree level for the second methodology. Due to the high volume of Life Orientation applications, a cut-off point of 65% average for the highest subject contributing to the Life Orientation methodology is set.
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of Languages must have completed it on level 3.
- A student who wants to take Life Sciences as methodology need to present one of the following subjects Physiology, Zoology or Botany on level three and the other two on level 1 for admission to the ADT.
- A student who wants to take Physical Sciences as methodology need to present one of Chemistry or Physics on level two and the other one at least on level 1.
- It is compulsory for students in the Methodology of Visual Arts to have a background knowledge in music.
- It is compulsory for students in the Methodology of Music to have a background knowledge in art.
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of Business studies, needs to have a background knowledge of Accounting and Economics to be able to qualify for Economic Management Sciences.
- A student who want to take the Methodology of Accounting, needs to have a background knowledge in Business Management and Economics to be able to qualify for Economic Management Sciences.
- A student who want to take the Methodology of Economics, needs to have a background knowledge of Accounting and Business Management to be able to qualify for Economic Management Sciences.
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of Tourism, needs to have a background knowledge of Business Management, Accounting and Economics to be able to qualify for Economic Management Sciences.
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of Geography, needs to have a background knowledge of GIS and History to be able to qualify for Social Sciences.
- A student who wants to take the Methodology of History, needs to have a background knowledge of Geography to be able to qualify for Social Sciences.