Diploma in Accounting Course at TUT

Diploma in Accounting Course at TUT:

Campus where offered: Ga-Rankuwa, Mbombela and Polokwane Campuses. 

Admission requirement(s) and Selection criteria: 

APPLICANTS WHO OBTAINED A NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE IN OR AFTER 2008: 

Admission requirement(s): A National Senior Certificate with a bachelor’s degree, or a diploma endorsement or an equivalent qualification, with an achievement level of at least 4 for English (home language or first additional language), 3 for Accounting or 3 for Mathematics or Technical Mathematics or 5 for Mathematical Literacy. 

Selection criteria: To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 22 or at least 24 (with Mathematical Literacy). Life Orientation is excluded for APS calculation. 

FOR APPLICANTS WITH A NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (VOCATIONAL) AT NQF LEVEL 4: 

Admission requirement(s): A National Certificate (Vocational) at NQF Level 4 with a bachelor’s degree or a diploma endorsement, with at least 50% for English (home language or first additional language) and 40% for Mathematics or 60% for Mathematical Literacy, 40% for Life Orientation (excluded for APS calculation), and 50% for any other three compulsory vocational subjects. 

Selection criteria: To be considered for this qualification, applicants must have an Admission Point Score (APS) of at least 22 or at least 24 (with Mathematical Literacy). Life Orientation is excluded for APS calculation. 

• APPLICANTS WITH A N DIPLOMA AS PUBLISHED IN NATED 191: N4/N5/N6 (NQF LEVEL 5): 

Admission requirement(s): A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with at least 50% (APS score of 4) for English, and a National N Diploma (Nated 191: N4/ N5/N6) at NQF Level 5, issued by the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi), with at least 40% (APS of 3) for Financial Accounting at NQF level 5 averaged from the combination of N4 Financial Accounting and N5 Financial Accounting and N6 Financial Accounting at NQF Level 5. 

Applicants will be exempted from certain NQF Level 5 modules on the grounds of N4/N5/N6 modules passed. 

• APPLICANTS WITH QUALIFICATIONS ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATION SUB-FRAMEWORK (HEQSF) OFFERED BY UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNOLOGY: 

A Higher Certificate in Accounting, or any other equivalent recognised certificate at NQF Level 5. Applicants will be exempted from equivalent modules on condition that 50% per module is achieved. 

Assessment procedures: No further assessment will be done. Please take note that all completed applications received within the published due dates will be ranked. After consideration of the Departmental Student Enrolment Plan, only the top ranking applicants will be selected. Once a programme is full, a waiting list will be in place to provide an opportunity for applicants to fill places of those who did not register on time. Applicants will be informed of their status per official letter from the Office of the Registrar, alternatively, they can check their application status on the TUT website, www.tut.ac.za. 

Intake for the qualification: January only. 

Minimum duration: Three years. 

Presentation: Day classes. 

Closing date for application: 30 September. 

Possible careers: Financial accountant, auditor, asset manager, administrative services manager.