BANS/BNSc
Selection requirements: (Only a limited number of applicants can be admitted to the degree programme. Students are selected on merit by a Selection Committee and notified by the Office of the Registrar
Admission requirements:
Applicants must be in possession of a Matriculation/Matriculation Exemption Certificate, produce proof of registration with the SA Nursing Council as a General Nurse and should have practiced as a registered nurse for at least one (1) year. The total score should comprise a sum of the rating of all subjects passed in the Matriculation examination e.g.
NB: The following will also be taken into consideration:
- a completed nursing college diploma course +1
- a completed post basic registration clinical or non-clinical course at a Technikon or college of nursing +1
- completed degree program degree subject/s/course/s:
1 subject +1
2 different subjects +2
2 subjects of the same course +2
Completed degree program +3
Foreign students will be admitted on the proviso that they meet the Admission and selection requirements of the university, and are prepared to pay the full tuition and residence fee at the rate provided for foreign students in the Fees Brochure. Foreign students must be registered with the SANC and meet all their requirements for further study in RSA. Their academic certificates and their Senior Certificates should have been evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) before admission.
The Bachelor of Advanced Nursing Science (BANS/BNSc) program is a degree program offered over a minimum period of three years full time or part-time. (NB. Students who have a university diploma in nursing administration or education will be credited accordingly).
The course is a post-registration degree program presented in modules with clinical and non-clinical pathways in line with the South African Council’s R212. Non-clinical pathways include Nursing Education, and Nursing Management. Clinical pathways will include Community Health Nursing Science, Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science, Medical and Surgical Nursing Science, Child Nursing, Occupational Health Nursing Science, Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Science : NOTE: All pathway subjects will be registerable with the SA Nursing Council for additional qualification
Necessary practical work is done during university vacation and if necessary, over weekends
A student may apply for exemption for modules/subjects that have been completed and passed at University of Limpopo or at any other university provided that: the original transcript (or a certified copy) of the modules/subjects passed is produced the period of passing such modules/subjects does not exceed five