Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting at Nelson Mandela University

Entry requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Unless otherwise approved by the Head of Department in terms of the guidelines approved by the Faculty Management Committee, and subject to General Rule G3.1, the prerequisites for entry into the Accounting Honours modules are as follows: Admission following completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy (PGDA): if PGDA completed in one academic year, a pass in each of the four modules in the PGDA; or if PGDA completed in two academic years, a mark of at least 55% in each of the four modules in the PGDA; provided that: the PGDA is completed in the academic year immediately preceding the year of registration for the Honours programme. Admission following completion of the BCom Accounting for Chartered Accountants or BCom Rationum: Accounting 4 (R400): A pass (including a pass on link) in Accounting 3 (R301) or General Accounting 301 (RG301) and a mark of at least 55% for Accounting 3 (R302); Taxation 4 (RIT400): A pass (including a pass on link) in Taxation 3 (RT301) or General Taxation 3 (RGT301) and a mark of at least 55% for Taxation 3 (RT302); Auditing 4 (RO400): A pass (including a pass on link) in Auditing 3 (RO301) or General Auditing 3 (RGO301) and a mark of at least 55% for Auditing 3 (RO302); Management Accounting 4 (RK400): A mark of at least 55% for both Management Accounting 3 (RK301) and (RK302); provided that: all these credits were obtained in the two academic years preceding the year of registration for the Honours programme; and unless these credits were obtained in the academic year preceding the year of registration for the Honours programme, a weighted average mark of 60% must be achieved for the following modules: Accounting 3 (R302); Taxation 3 (RT302); Auditing 3 (RO302); and Management Accounting 3 (RK301) and (RK302).