Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Higher Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics

Qualification code: 90129
NQF level: 5
Total credits: 120
SAQA ID: 111954
APS/AS: 15
Rules:
Some of the pre-requisites and/ or co-requisites outlined in this qualification may not apply as they do not form part of the curriculum.
Purpose statement:
The Higher Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics will enable learners with a NQF Level 4 Mathematics to improve their reading and writing in academic, business and Standard English language, their computational skills mathematical skills and statistical skills, with an introduction to scientific field knowledge in higher education. Upon qualifying learners will be able to register for higher qualifications within South Africa and throughout the world. Qualifying learners will be employable in appropriate statistical and mathematical environments as support staff to specialists in the field. The Higher Certificate will enable the qualifying learners to acquire knowledge of statistics as well as practical skills in data management and data exploration.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

First level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
ENG1511 - English Proficiency for University Studies
EUP1501 - Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions
MAT1501 - Fundamental Mathematics
MAT1510 - Precalculus Mathematics A
MAT1511 - Precalculus Mathematics B
QMI1500 - Elementary Quantitative Methods Co-requisite:BNU1501
STA1505 - Statistics for Beginners
STA1506 - Basic Statistical Computing
STA1507 - Introduction to Research Skills Co-requisite:STA1505, STA1506