Nursing Undergraduate Programme
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor Nursing and Midwifery (BNAM)
Admissions
For practical reasons a limited number of applicants can be admitted to the degree programme. A Selection Committee therefore selects students on merit.
Selection
An applicant for the BNM programme must have:
(a) A Matriculation/Matriculation Exemption Certificate with a pass mark in two or all of the following courses: Mathematics, Physical Science and Biology preferably on the higher grade, symbol E or standard grade symbol C. OR National Senior Certificate (NSC) and meet the minimum admission requirements for a Bachelor’s Degree of 21 points calculated as follows:
Life Science / Biology. 4
Mathematics 4
Physical Science 4
NB! ANY TWO OF THE ABOVE = 8
English as language of learning NQF 4 =4
Three additional subjects 3 9
(b) Computer literacy NQF level 3
Recognition of prior learning where applicable.
REGISTRATION WITH THE SA NURSING COUNCIL
(i) Registration with SANC is compulsory for the completion of qualification.
(ii) On admission to the University, a student must register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a student nurse within the first 30 days of admission and pay the prescribed fee.
(iii) A student who interrupts studies must re-register with the SANC within thirty days of renewing his/her registration and pay the prescribed re-registration fee.
(iv) A student previously enrolled with SANC as an auxiliary nursing assistant/ enrolled nurse, must resign from being an enrolled nurse, must change his/her status with SANC to that of student nurse, within thirty days of registering for the degree.
DURATION AND CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS
(i) The duration of the BNM degree programme is four (4) years, and leads to registration with the SA Nursing Council as a Nurse (General and Midwife).
(ii) Clinical learning is a compulsory part of each year of study, and requires a minimum of 80% of practical attendance, and a total of clinical hours of 2120 hours is compulsory for the entire programme.
(iii) All clinical requirements as per SANC regulations, Regulation 174 of 8 March 2013, will apply.
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Bachelor Nursing Sciences and Arts PROGRAMME (BNSA01) (phasing out)
Admissions
For practical reasons a limited number of applicants can be admitted to the degree programme. A Selection Committee therefore selects students on merit.
Selection
An applicant for the BNSA programme must have:
(a) a National Senior Certificate endorsed for bachelor’s degree study (or equivalent school leaving certificate with full Exemption certificate issued by the South Africa matriculation Board);
(b) an APS of at least 26;
REGISTRATION WITH THE SA NURSING COUNCIL
(i) Registration with SANC is compulsory for the completion of qualification.
(ii) On admission to the University, a student must register with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a student nurse within the first 30 days of admission and pay the prescribed fee.
(iii) A student who interrupts studies must re-register with the SANC within thirty days of renewing his/her registration and pay the prescribed re-registration fee.
(iv) A student previously enrolled with SANC as an auxiliary nursing assistant/ enrolled nurse, must resign from being an enrolled nurse, must change his/her status with SANC to student nurse, within thirty days of registering for the degree.
DURATION AND CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS
(i) The duration of the BNSA degree programme is four (4) years, and leads to registration by the SA Nursing Council as a Nurse (General, Psychiatric, Community) and Midwife.
(ii) Clinical learning is a compulsory part of each year of study, and requires a minimum of 80% of practical attendance, and a total of clinical hours of 4000 hours is compulsory for the entire programme.
(iii) All clinical requirements as per SANC regulations, Regulation 425 will apply.
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