​APPLICATION PROCESS DURING 2023 FOR STUDIES IN 2024: BDatSci

(for students who are not registered for a degree in 2023 and who are in grade 12 in 2023)

Online application for undergraduate studies at Stellenbosch University opens on 4 April 2023 and closes on 31 July 2023.

The process is as follows:

All prospective BDatSci students should apply via the University's portal for undergraduate study in 2024. You only need to apply for BDatSci under the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (EMS). You do not need to select any focal area yet using this option. If you certain of Computer Science or Applied Mathematics or Statistical Physics as focal areas, see below where to apply for any of these specific three focal areas.

Next year, in 2024, after your grade 12 results are known, you will have an opportunity to select the focal area of your choice after attending the compulsory information session about focal areas.

However, if you are already certain about any one of the 3 of the 8 focal areas, namely that of Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or Statisticsal Physics, you can apply under Faculty of Science portal and select one of the 3 focal areas. However, we have seen students are not really certain and we recommend to apply for BDatSci "General" under Faculty of Economic and Managment Sciences.

So if you are uncertain about focal areas, go to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences portal for applications and select BDatSci as degree. This will be the bottom option under all BCom degrees of the drop-down box. This means that if you wish to register for the focal area Geoinformatics under Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or focal area Statistical Genetics in the Faculty of AgriSciences or even for the 3 focal areas under Faculty of Science, you apply just for BDatSci in the Faculty of EMS. After grade 12 results are known in 2024, you can still change to any focal area of your choice.

Your second and third choices can be any of the other degrees in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences or any other faculty. Rather select other BCom or BSc degree programmes if you do not meet the minimum grade 11 requirements. You can always change back to BDatSci in 2024 after grade 12 results are known and you have met the minimum requirements. In fact, if you meet the minimum requirements for BDatSci after grade 12, you can change your actual study degree to BDatSci regardless if you have already been accepted to another degree.

After the application process has closed, students who meet the minimum admission requirements (based on their grade 11 marks), will receive a letter to indicate that they have been provisionally accepted for the BDatSci degree, provided their grade 12 results meet the minimum admission requirements. You need to accept the offer before a certain due date, if not, your offer will be withdrawn.

Acceptance letters should be received by end of August, if not, please enquire only after 31 August 2023 from the Registrar of SU.

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