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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Access Certificate: Arts: Social Science

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
15069	Access Certificate: Arts: Social Science
ORIGINATOR
University of Natal
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
National Certificate	Field 02 - Culture and Arts		Cultural Studies
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	128	Level 4	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L4	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 2663/05	2006-07-01	2009-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-06-30		2013-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The purpose is to provide students who have the potential to succeed, but who, at the point of entry into University, have Matriculation symbols which are below the normal acceptance level, or who have no matriculation certificate with and alternative access route which will provide them with the necessary foundation for their chosen field(s) of study.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Since this is an access programme, there is no assumption of prior learning beyond the ability to develop the potential to succeed in higher education studies.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

On exiting, students will be able to:
1. Participate in tutorial discussions;
2. Understand what is required in written assignments,
3. Write paragraphs in English to an acceptable grammatical level;
4. Combine insights from history, environmental geography and economics to understand something of his/her context as a person living in South Africa;
5. Demonstrate a basic understanding of maps, graphs, ratios, proportions and other numeric and visual concepts;
6. Use computers, word-processing and simple spreadsheets.

On obtaining the qualification students will be able to enter higher education degree programmes, offered through the medium of English, in Arts and Social Science and to succeed in their studies.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The assessment criteria applied are derived directly form the outcomes, assessed through a combination of assignments, portfolios and examinations.

Integrated assessment appropriately incorportate to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

Candidates will demonstrate their ability and proficiency in each of the learning outcomes. These are assessed in an integrated manner by assignments, tutorials, oral presentations and examinations.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Modules offered in this programme can be taken by students in other access programmes in this and other higher-education institutions.

MODERATION OPTIONS

All assessments are second-examined by suitable qualified external examiners.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

At present, assessors are not registered, but all academic staff members teaching on the programme are considered to be qualified to do so by virtue of their appointment to the academic posts concerned.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006.

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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