{"id":2120,"date":"2021-04-11T16:10:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T16:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/open-day\/?post_type=exhibitions&#038;p=2120"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:45:20","slug":"biodiversity-and-ecology","status":"publish","type":"exhibitions","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/open-day\/af\/exhibitions\/biodiversity-and-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversiteit en Ekologie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; 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Lewenswetenskappe is nie verpligtend nie, maar dit wel aanbeveel word.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What are the entrance requirements?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Bo alles moet jy 'n gemiddelde prestasiepunt van minstens 65% h\u00ea. Hierdie gemiddeld word bereken s\u00f3nder Lewensori\u00ebntering. (Vir al jou ander vakke moet jou gemiddeld minstens 65% wees).  Hierbenewens is daar ook spesifieke vereistes vir spesifieke vakke. As ons byvoorbeeld na Wiskunde kyk, moet jy 'n minimum van 60% h\u00ea. Jy moet 'n minimum van 50% vir Fisiese Wetenskappe h\u00ea, sowel as vir een van jou tale, en 'n minimum van 50% vir een ander toelatingsvak. 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'n Aantal van ons studente gaan ook oorsee nadat hulle hulle studies by ons voltooi het om daar te gaan werk.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;What salary can I expect to earn?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Wel, dit hang werklik af van waar jy eindig. 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