BScAgric in Plant and Soil Science
This four-year programme in plant and soil sciences covers training in producing agronomic and vegetable crops, pastures, aromatic plants, deciduous fruit, citrus, cutflowers and grapevines. For each crop, knowledge of the following is integrated into a meaningful whole: agricultural economics, biochemistry, biometry, crop production, entomology, genetics, nematology, plant pathology and soil science.
Contact information
Programme overview
Duration
Four years
Campus
Stellenbosch
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Career opportunities
Career opportunities in crop production (agronomy, deciduous fruit, citrus, fynbos, viticulture and greenhouse), crop protection, genetic crop improvement, and soil and water management. Various careers in the agricultural industry or agriculture-related industries, such as consultant, entrepreneur, manager, extension officer, technician or researcher.
Occupations:
Agronomist
Researcher
Consultant
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- An NSC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Life Orientation)
English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
Mathematics 60%
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
Mathematics 60%
Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
IEB-ISC
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Active Citizenry) English OR Afrikaans Home Language or First Additional Language 50% Mathematics 60% Physical Sciences (Physics AND Chemistry) 50%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second
Language, 4 (Nam 6)
Maths 6 (Nam 8), but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths 8 (Nam 10)
Physics AND Chemistry 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, 4 on HL or on SL
Maths 4 on HL or on SL, but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Physics AND Chemistry 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, first or second language, D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths C on AS-Level, but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths B on AS-Level
Physics AND Chemistry D
on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths E on A-Level, but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths D on A-Level
Physics AND Chemistry E
on A-Level
IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory) IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 60% (excluding Active Citizenry) English OR Afrikaans Home Language or First Additional Language 50% Mathematics 60% Physical Sciences (Physics AND Chemistry) 50%
German Abitur
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second
Language, 4 (Nam 6)
Maths 6 (Nam 8), but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths 8 (Nam 10)
Physics AND Chemistry 4 (Nam 6)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
University Exemption with 60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, 4 on HL or on SL
Maths 4 on HL or on SL, but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Physics AND Chemistry 4 on HL or 5 on SL
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, first or second language, D on AS-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths C on AS-Level, but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths B on AS-Level
Physics AND Chemistry D
on AS-Level
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
University Exemption with
60% average
Afrikaans or English, First or Second Language, E on A-Level or C on GCSE/O-Level
Maths E on A-Level, but if Soil Science and Chemistry are taken as majors in this field, Maths D on A-Level
Physics AND Chemistry E
on A-Level
Programme structure
Full-time
Last updated
01 April 2026
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