UFS BSc Actuarial Sciences Course
About
This learning programme is specifically designed for students who eventually plan to qualify as actuaries, i.e. as fellows of a professional body. The Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) uses the curriculum of the Joint Board of the Institute/Faculty of Actuaries, UK. Certain South African universities, of which the UFS is one, has an exemption agreement with the Institute/Faculty of Actuaries to recommend students who perform at a certain standard to obtain exemptions for the Core Technical (CT) series subjects. Prospective students can be recommended for exemptions in CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT6, and CT7 after obtaining the degree, as well as for CT5 and CT8 after completing the honours degree. After a candidate has obtained the relevant degrees, such a candidate must also pass the prescribed examinations of the Joint Board of the Institute of Actuaries (London) and the Faculty of Actuaries (Edinburgh) to qualify as a fully-fledged actuary. For more information on this programme, visit www.ufs.ac.za/actuarial.
Careers/fields of study: Actuary, actuarial assistant, risk analyst, financial reporter, manager, investment manager, statistician, teacher.
Our faculty is a vibrant place that attracts both national and international students as a result of its stimulating curriculum, and to which scholars are lured because of our exciting research agenda. We are an engaged faculty, whose interactions with its community is integrated with research and teaching. The faculty provides opportunities for further study, research, and scholarly community engagement in diverse disciplines spanning the natural, agricultural, and building sciences.
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROGRAMMES PLEASE CONTACT:
Enquiries: Dr Michael von Maltitz: +27 51 401 2609
Requirements
- NSC and an AP of 34
- Language of instruction on level 4 (50%)
- Mathematics on level 7 (80%)
- NBT for Academic (AL) and Quantitative (QL) Literacy Test; and Mathematics Test (MT)
BSc Actuarial Sciences
| Programme Description | Minimum Admission Requirements | ||||||
| Programme | Academic Plan Code | AP | Language of instruction | Mathematics | Physical Sciences | Compulsory National Benchmark Test | Campus |
| BSc majoring in Actuarial Science | BC431000 | 34 | 4 (50%) | 7 (80%) | AL, QL, MT | BC | |
ADMISSION
Pay attention to the following important information:
- Higher Education South Africa (HESA) set specific admission requirements that you must meet if you want to study at any South African university. If you finished school in or after 2008, and have a National Senior Certificate (NSC), you need the following to apply for admission to a Bachelor’s Degree at any South African university:
- Four (4) of the seven (7) subjects included in your NSC subject package, must be from the designated subject list.
- Achieve a performance level of at least 4 (50%) in each of these four (4) subjects
- All admission requirements apply to first year students in 2018.
- To be admitted to the Higher Certificate in Theology, a student must have a National Senior Certificate (from 2008) and an AP of at least 20, with a minimum performance level 4 (50%) in one of the official teaching languages of the UFS.
- Admission to study at the UFS is dependent on the following:
- Your application meets all the minimum requirements for the programme
- The programme must have available space and capacity to admit students
- You have to submit valid school results with your application
- The UFS reserves to right to change the minimum requirements of each programme without notifying you.
- Applications for all non-selection programmes close on 29 September 2017.
An admission point (AP) consisting of seven levels is used. Points will be awarded for six academic modules.
No points will be awarded for achievement levels lower than 30%:
| Percentage | 7 (90-100%) | 7 (80-89%) | 6 (70-79%) | 5 (60-69%) | 4 (50-59%) | 3 (40-49%) | 2 (30-39%) |
| AP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
One point is awarded for Life Orientation (LO) from achievement level 5 (60%) or higher.
How to apply
APPLICATION TO STUDY AT THE UFS IS FREE FOR SA, SADC AND NON-SADC STUDENTS
ONLINE application: Go to www.ufs.ac.za. Follow the link ‘how to apply’ – online application. For assistance, contact +27 51 401 9538.
Remember to upload copies of:
- Your ID or passport
- Your parent’s ID or passport if you are younger than 18 years
- Your Grade 11 final results and Grade 12 June results, both with the school’s stamp
- Your academic records if you are a current student at another institution of higher learning
WRITTEN application: Go to www.ufs.ac.za. Follow the link ‘how to apply’ and download the application. Complete and sign it, and post it with all the relevant documentation to The Application Office, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300.
Remember to include copies of:
- Your ID or passport
- Your parent’s ID or passport if you are younger than 18 years
- Your Grade 11 final results and Grade 12 June results, both with the school’s stamp
- Your academic records if you are a current student at another institution of higher learning
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROGRAMMES PLEASE CONTACT:
Enquiries: Dr Michael von Maltitz: +27 51 401 2609
