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UP BMus Extended Programme

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UP BMus Extended Programme
  • Undergraduate Qualification: BMus Extended programme
  • Programme Code: 01132004
  • Closing Dates: SA – 30/09/2024| Non-SA 31/08/2024
  • Duration of Study: 5 years, full-time.
  • Total credits: 560
  • NQF level: 08

UP BMus Extended Selection Process

Prospective Students Will Be Required to Write an Assessment. 

The Department selects candidates based on a practical singing or instrument performance of 15 minutes, as well as a theoretical test.

Audition Required.

  • Video of a practical performance (50%): A performance on the candidate’s principal instrument. The performance should last about 10 minutes, and the programme must contain three works from different style periods (standard: at least Grade V, Unisa/Royal Schools/Trinity practical music examinations);
  • Online theory test (50%): A written test that will assess the candidate’s knowledge of elementary theoretical principles (standard: at least Grade III, Unisa/ Royal Schools/Trinity theory examinations.

UP Admission Status – Track Your Status Online 2024.

UP BMus Extended Admission Requirements

Important information for all prospective students for 2024

  • The admission requirements apply to students who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications.
  • Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to:
    • Brochure: Undergraduate Programme Information 2024: Qualifications other than the NSC and IEB, available at click here.
  • Citizens from countries other than South Africa (applicants who are not South African citizens) should also refer to:
  • School of Tomorrow (SOT), Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) and General Education Development Test (GED): The University of Pretoria no longer accepts qualifications awarded by these institutions.
  • National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV) Level 4: The University of Pretoria may consider NCV candidates, provided they meet the exemption for bachelor’s status criteria and the programme requirements.

Transferring students

A transferring student is a student who, at the time of application for a degree programme at the University of Pretoria (UP) –

  • is a registered student at another tertiary institution, or was previously registered at another tertiary institution and did not complete the programme enrolled for at that institution, and is not currently enrolled at a tertiary institution, or has completed studies at another tertiary institution, but is not currently enrolled at a tertiary institution, or has started with tertiary studies at UP, then moved to another tertiary institution and wants to be readmitted at UP.

A transferring student will be considered for admission based on

  • an NSC or equivalent qualification with exemption to bachelor’s or diploma studies (whichever is applicable); and meeting the minimum faculty-specific subject requirements at NSC or tertiary level; or have completed a higher certificate at a tertiary institution with faculty-specific subjects/modules passed (equal to or more than 50%), as well as complying with faculty rules on admission;
  • previous academic performance (must have passed all modules registered for up to the closing date of application ) or as per faculty regulation/promotion requirements;
  • a certificate of good conduct.

NOTE: Students who have been dismissed at the previous institution due to poor academic performance, will not be considered for admission to UP.

Returning students

A returning student is a student who, at the time of application for a degree programme –

  • is a registered student at UP, and wants to transfer to another degree at UP, or was previously registered at UP and did not complete the programme enrolled for, and did not enrol at another tertiary institution in the meantime (including students who applied for leave of absence), or has completed studies at UP, but is not currently enrolled or was not enrolled at another tertiary institution after graduation.

A returning student will be considered for admission based on

  • an NSC or equivalent qualification with exemption to bachelor’s or diploma studies (whichever is applicable); and meeting the minimum faculty-specific subject requirements at NSC or tertiary level; or previous academic performance (should have a cumulative weighted average of at least 50% for the programme enrolled for);
  • having applied for and was granted leave of absence.

PLEASE NOTE:

Students who have been excluded/dismissed from a faculty due to poor academic performance may be considered for admission to another programme at UP.

The Admissions Committee may consider such students if they were not dismissed more than twice. Only ONE transfer between UP faculties will be allowed, and a maximum of two (2) transfers within a faculty.

Important faculty-specific information on undergraduate programmes for 2024

  • The closing date is an administrative admission guideline for non-selection programmes. Once a non-selection programme is full and has reached the institutional targets, then that programme will be closed for further admissions, irrespective of the closing date. However, if the institutional targets have not been met by the closing date, then that programme will remain open for admissions until the institutional targets are met.
  • Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.
  • Faculty Yearbooks: click here.
  • All modules (excluding foreign language modules) will only be presented in English, as English is the language of tuition, communication and correspondence.

You will be considered for conditional admission if space allows, and if you:

  • are a Grade 11 applicant (with an APS of 26 or more excluding Life Orientation), please submit your final Grade 11 examination results, and have a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with university endorsement or an equivalent qualification; OR
  • are transferring from other recognised institutions to the University of Pretoria; OR
  • are a graduate or have graduate status from another recognised tertiary institution; OR
  • are a graduate of another Faculty at the University of Pretoria; AND
  • comply with the minimum subject requirements and achievement levels, as well as the APS requirements of specific programmes.

If you are an applicant from a country other than South Africa, please apply for conditional admission based on your final results equivalent to Grade 11. Final admission is based on the qualification equivalent to the NSC.

You will be considered for final admission to degree studies if space allows, and if you:

  • have a National Senior Certificate (NSC) or equivalent qualification with admission to bachelor’s degree studies, and comply with the minimum subject requirements as well as the APS requirements of your chosen programme; OR
  • are a student transferring from another recognised tertiary institution and comply with the programme requirements; OR
  • have graduate status from another recognised tertiary institution or are a graduate of another Faculty at the University of Pretoria.

If you are a citizen from a country other than South Africa or are a student with other qualifications equivalent to the NSC (including school qualifications from other countries, eg Spain, New Zealand, etc), you must obtain a Complete Exemption Certificate or a Foreign Conditional Exemption Certificate based on your international (‘foreign’) qualifications. Certificates can only be obtained from Universities South Africa (USAf) at click here. In addition, these candidates must meet the relevant programme admission requirements.

University of Pretoria website: click here

Minimum requirements
Achievement level
English Home Language or English First Additional Language APS

(Grade 11)

APS

(NSC/IEB completed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

26 26 Music:

4 (50-59%)

or

Grade V Practical and

Grade III Theory (UNISA/Royal Schools/Trinity)

or

a comparable standard

and

practical audition and theoretical test passed with 50%

 

 

To retain admission, candidates must obtain an APS of at least 26 in the NSC.

UP Admission Requirements 2024

UP Initial Registration Fee

In order to facilitate registration, you are requested to make all initial payments (internet transfers or direct payment into the University’s bank account) at least FIVE days before registration to allow for processing time.

If you are a bursary holder, you are required to email a confirmation letter from your sponsor/bursar at least FIVE days prior to registration.

PLEASE NOTE – Email the letter to externalbursaries@up.ac.za, if this is not done, you will have to pay the initial fee before registration.

NSFAS-funded students need not pay the initial registration fee or submit any proof. As soon as your funding is confirmed by the authorities, the financial hold will be lifted and you will be able to register.

Citizens from Countries Other than South Africa (Students Who Are Not South African Citizens)

All students who are not South African citizens are required to email us their proof of medical aid and study permit before registration. Please email the documents to isd@up.ac.za.

UP Online Registration

UP registration for the 2024 academic year is fully online.

The online registration is available on the UP Student Portal from 3 January 2024.

The registration call centre will provide support from 3 January to 28 February 2024, Mondays to Fridays 08:00 to 16:00.

  • Visit https://www.up.ac.za/online-registration for registration information.
  • See Also – UP Registration 2024.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

The registration call centre is reachable via email, Online chat via Mothusi in the UP Student Portal as well as telephonically through;

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