Stenden University South Africa Minimum Admission Requirements
Stenden University South Africa Minimum Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Commerce: Hospitality Management
South African applicant’s minimum admission requirements
- Senior certificate (Grade 12) with at least a D pass in English and at least 2 years relevant industry experience;
- Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with at least a D pass in English and one successful tertiary academic year in a related field. The programme must be registered with SAQA bearing at least 120 credits on NQF level 5
Mature Applicants
In exceptional cases, mature applicants who do not satisfy the requirements detailed above may be admitted if there is evidence that they possess the intellectual and technical abilities to complete the programme successfully.
For this purpose, a mature applicant shall be defined as one turning age 23 or more in the academic year of study. A National Senior Certificate is a requirement.
Recognition of Prior Learning
The process of RPL is separated from the process of application;
- RPL is governed by criteria set by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC);
- RPL is subject to proof that can be recognised and documented; and
- Prior learning can only be recognised by the Exam Committee and each case is treated individually.
English
Non-South African English
Applicants that have not completed schooling in South Africa need to comply with one of the following conditions:
An academic IELTS test with a Band score of 6.0 and no sub scores under 5; visit the IELTS website for more information.
A TOEFL-test of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based). The TOEFL is only accepted when the IELTS test is not offered in the applicants’ country of residence.
Applicants who are native speakers of English or who have successfully undertaken secondary or post-secondary courses (for a minimum of two years) where English was the language of instruction are not required to submit an IELTS or TOEFL test score.
Bachelor of Business Administration: Disaster Relief Management
South African Applicants
Other certificates / other situations
- Senior certificate (Grade 12) with at least a D pass in English and at least 2 years relevant industry experience;
- Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with at least a D pass in English and one successful tertiary academic year in a related field. The programme must be registered with SAQA bearing at least 12 credits on NQF level 5.
Mature Applicants
For this purpose, a mature applicant shall be defined as one turning 23 in the year of registration or more in the year of registration. A National Senior Certificate is a requirement.
Recognition of Prior Learning
- The process of RPL is separated from the process of application;
- RPL is governed by criteria set by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC);
- RPL is subject to proof that can be recognised and documented; and
- Prior learning can only be recognised by the Exam Committee and each case is treated individually.
English
Since English is the language of instruction, further criteria for this language apply. These are distinguished for South African applicants and non-South African applicants.
Non-South African English
Applicants that have not completed undergraduate education in South Africa need to comply with one of the following conditions:
- An academic IELTS test with a Band score of 6.0 and no sub scores under 5; visit the IELTS website for more information.
- A TOEFL-test of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based). The TOEFL is only accepted when the IELTS test is not offered in the applicants’ country of residence.
- Applicants who are native speakers of English or who have successfully undertaken secondary or post-secondary courses (for a minimum of two years) where English was the language of instruction are not required to submit an IELTS or TOEFL test score.