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About Tshwane University of Technology TUT Accounting
About TUT Accounting
The Department of Accounting combines the greatest standard of academic brilliance with preparation for the real world of work. We consistently produce students who are placed in the top ten performers in the national SAICA examinations and are the leading contributor of black accountants to the South African business landscape. We aim to be an outstanding school of choice for the education of undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering outstanding teaching grounded in appropriate research and scholarly activities.
Our mission is to research, conduct scholarly activities, facilitate learning and teach the practice of accountancy in all disciplines in order to ensure that our graduates are employable and bring the highest levels of professional standards as future leaders and lifelong learners in professional life.
Admission Requirements
Minimum general admission requirements for study at TUT
No person may be registered as a student in a programme of TUT, unless he or she has complied with the following
General admission requirements for TUT
- A pass mark in English at Senior Certificate level (minimum additional language; certain programmes may require first or home language status)
- Each course has its own specific admission requirements.
- Prospective students should note that the admission requirements of individual programmes could change from year to year.
- For some programmes, students will be required to write an admission test, which will determine whether they will be admitted to the programme, or whether it will be recommended to them that they enrol for a relevant foundation course.
- The following table indicates the levels of performance required for entry to specific levels of study:
TUT Requirements NSC – Gaps your profile
Results format for the new NSC-G and the minimum admission requirements for TUT:
| Rating code | Rating Marks | |
| 1 | Outstanding achievement | 80 – 100 |
| 2 | Meritorious achievement | 70 – 79 |
| 3 | Degree substantial achievement | 60 – 69 |
| 4 | Diploma adequate achievement | 50 – 59 |
| 5 | Foundation moderate achievement | 40 – 49 |
| 6 | Elementary achievement | 30 – 39 |
| 7 | Not achieved | 0 – 29 |
Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy?
All learners are required to take one of the two subjects for NSC-G purposes
TUT position:
- Mathematics is relevant to programmes that require a prior knowledge of mathematics; all others may only require Mathematical Literacy. (Details of what each subject entails can be determined by looking at the DoE curriculum statements, available on the DoE website).
