{"id":555,"date":"2024-05-31T19:45:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T19:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/?page_id=555"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:23:34","slug":"unisa-bridging-course-for-teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/unisa-bridging-course-for-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Unisa Bridging Course For Teaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unisa does not offer a course called a bridging course. If you do not meet the requirements for a BEd, the route Unisa gives is the Higher Certificate in Education, which can lead into its Foundation and Intermediate Phase BEd degrees. For other options, Unisa points applicants to Unisa’s page on other study options<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higher Certificate in Education (90093)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Level<\/td>NQF 5, 120 credits, APS 18<\/td><\/tr>
Entry<\/td>A National Senior Certificate with 40% in the language of teaching and learning, or an NC(V) Level 4 with 40%<\/td><\/tr>
Status<\/td>Unisa says it is not a professional teaching qualification: it does not qualify you to teach<\/td><\/tr>
Leads to<\/td>The foundation and intermediate phase stream can lead to the BEd Foundation Phase (90102) or Intermediate Phase (90103), but only if you passed Mathematics 1 for Teachers (MTE1501) in the certificate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BEd Foundation Phase Teaching requirements (90102)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n