Civil Engineering and Admission Requirements Stellenbosch University

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Civil Engineers build the infrastructures of our society. They do it in a way to make our environment beautiful, conducive and safe.

Civil Engineering as a profession is taught at Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, awarding Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree to students on successful completion of the programme.

Listed below are some of the qualifications accepted by the Dept not Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University to study for it undergraduate degree programme.


Admission Requirements: Holders of National School Certificate (NSC)

  • Department of Civi Engineering accept  result with an average of 70% in the six best matric subjects excluding Life Orientation and Mathematics Literacy 
  • Mathematics: 70% or in NSC before 2007 with Mathematics HG not less than B
  • Physical Science: 60% or in NSC before 2007 with Physical Science HG not less than C
  • One of National School Certificate (NSC)  Language grades as stated below: 
    • English Home Language: 50% (with no Afrikaans requirement) or
    • English First Additional Language: 60% (with no Afrikaans requirement) or
    • English First Additional Language: 50%, together with Afrikaans Home Language: 50% or
    • English First Additional Language: 50%, together with Afrikaans Second Additional
    • Language: 60%.

Admission Requirements to Extended Degree Programme (EDP) Engineering

Same as above but level of achievement for Mathematics is 60%
While for Physical Science is 50%

Admission Requirements: Holder of First Degree

Holders of National Diploma (ND); Higher National Diploma (HND) or Bachelor of Technology (BTech) can apply to be admitted to 2nd or 3rd year of the four (4) years Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Civil Engineering on the condition that:

  • Language requirements is met as above
  • Pass assessments in the certain numbers and relevant modules as indicated below. 
  • The assessments must be completed within two consecutive examination period and 
  • An applicant must be selected.

Modules that must passed
  • Engineering Mathematics 214
  • Applied Mathematics B 224
  • Applied Mathematics B 242
  • Applied Mathematics B 252
And two other modules as would be dictated by the Department of Civil Engineering.

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