Mechanical Engineering and Admission Requirements | Stellenbosch University

Mechanical Engineering, admission requirements, Stellenbosch university, faculty Engineering, department Mechanical Mechatronics
Stated on this page are all the admission requirements to study for an undergraduate degree mechanical engineering at Stellenbosch University.

The stated admission requirements include that of Extended Degree Programme (EDP), a programme design to help students who are short of qualifications to gain admission to a four (4( years Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree programme. The extended degree programme lasted a minimum duration of five (5) years. 

Mechanical Engineering at Stellenbosch University is taught at the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics.

The engineering discipline is a very important profession. It's work cut across all industries. It involve in all engineering works: designing, developing, repairing, maintaining and marketing all sorts of machines, equipments and tools, from the biggest of ships (aircraft carrier) to the smallest of wrist watch.

Listed below are all the qualifications the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch university accepted to study for a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) programme at the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.

Stellenbosch University make no mentioned of specific admission requirements for holders the National Certificate Vocational (NCV)

Admission Requirements: Holders of National School Certificate (NSC)

  • Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics 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 mark, 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 level of achievement 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 Mechanical Engineering on the condition that:


Language requirements is met 
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.

The modules listed below are required and must be passed for an applicant to be considered for an admission to the second year of the BEng (4yr) 

  • Engineering Mathematics 145;
  • Applied Mathematics B 154; and
  • and two more modules as would be specified by the department to which an admission is sought.. 

Listed below care the modules required to be passed before an applicant could be considered for an admission to year three (3) of BEng Mechanical Engineering
  
  • Engineering Mathematics 214
  • Engineering Mathematics 242
  • Applied Mathematics B 224
  • Numerical Methods 262
 
Mechanical Engineering at Stellenbosch University is accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

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