Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management: Focal Area in Financial Management at Stellenbosch University

Entry requirements

Applicants are considered for one of four focal areas of the BComHons (Business Management) if they: hold a BCom, BA or BAgricAdmin degree (NQF level 7) from Stellenbosch University or a similar commerce-related bachelor's degree approved by Senate; obtained at least 60% for Mathematics in the National Senior Certificate or passed a university-accredited mathematics module approved by the Department of Business Management; achieved an average of at least 60% for all prescribed third-year modules of the respective focal area (or equivalent from another university); have passed a research methodology module of at least 12 credits (not required for the Financial Analysis specialisation); and earned at least 50% in one of the approved statistics modules (e.g. Statistics and Data Science 188, Statistical Methods 176, Introduction to Statistics 186, or Probability Theory and Statistics 114/144 with Theory of Interest 152) or an approved equivalent. Admitted students must attend a compulsory orientation programme the week before the academic year. Selection is competitive and based on academic merit, staff capacity and transformation objectives.