Undergraduate program information
Admission requirements
PLEASE NOTE: No NBTs needed for Food Science programmes
Faculty requirements for BSc Food Science:
- An average of at least 5 (60%) in the NSC, IEB or relevant final school examination, excluding Life Orientation
- Afrikaans or English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 4 (50%)
- Mathematics 5 (60%)
- Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 4 (50%)
Please note: All programmes are selection programmes and applications will be considered according to the rules and procedures as set out on the Selection Guidelines and Admission Policy for undergraduate programmes for the Faculty of AgriSciences. Read more at: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/maties/Documents/AgriSciences.pdf
An outline of the degree structure for the four year BSc Food Science degree:
First Year
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Computer Skills
Mathematics
Introduction to Food Science
Second Year
Biochemistry
Biometry
Chemistry
Microbiology
Food Processing and Preservation
Third Year
Food Biochemistry
Food Chemistry
Microbiology
Meat Science, Nutrition, Food Safety, Cereal Science & Sensory Science
Fourth Year
Product Development
Food Chemistry & Analysis
Food Process Engineering
Food Packaging
For complete information on degree structure, subject choices and application
procedures, please refer to University of Stellenbosch
yearbook AgriSciences Yearbook 2025 for the Faculty of AgriSciences.
Applications:
- Opens around 1 April, closes 31 July annually
- Apply with your Grade 11 end of the year results (if in Grade 12)
- Apply with your Grade 12 end of the year results (if already matriculated)
- Apply at www.maties.com
- Can apply for 3 programmes (either in 3 different faculties or 3 programmes in the same faculty)
- Applicants will be considered for all 3 programmes and can get conditional offers for all 3 programmes
- Applicants need to choose one programme they wish to study and accept the conditional offer
- They do not have to wait to get all 3 offers to accept one, they can accept one and if at a later stage they get another, they can decline the first one they got and accept the 2nd offer
- Students need to meet the requirements again based on their final Grade 12 results and will then get a final offer they need to accept
- Please note that students receive an Application ID (App ID) and only later a student number
Tel: +27 (0)21 808 3578 Fax: +27 (0)21 808 3510 corner of Hammandshand and Helshoogte Roads, Stellenbosch voedselw@sun.ac.za
