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2. Acronyms and Abbreviations
LES
(Stream Les) Life and Earth
Sciences
Lit
Literature
LO
Life Orientation
M
(Stream M) Mathematical
Sciences
M Tech
Master of Technology
MBA
Master of Business Administration
Maths
Mathematics
Maths Lit
Mathematics Literacy
Matric
Matriculation
Mngnt
Management
Min
Minimum
Mis
Management Information
Systems
Mths
Months
MUT
Mangosuthu University of
Technology
N
National
NB
Please Note/Note Well
N Cert
National Certificate
N Dip
National Diploma
N H
National Higher
N N
National Nated
N1, N2, N3, National Technical
N4, N5, N6 Certificate
NC(V)
National Certificate (Vocational)
Nishe
National Information Service For
Higher Education
No.
Number
NOK
Next of Kin
Nov
November
NQF
National Qualifications Framework
NSC
National Senior Certificate
NSC Deg
National Senior Certificate
(meeting the requirements
for degree level study)
NSC Dip
National Senior Certificate
(meeting the requirements
for diploma level study)
NSC H
Cert National Senior Certificate
(meeting the requirements
for higher certificate level
study)
NSFAS
National Student Financial Aid
Scheme
‘O’ Level
Ordinary Level
Oct
October
P G
Postgraduate
Phys Sci
Physical Science
Physiol
Physiology
Pmb
Pietermaritzburg
PO
Post Office
Prof
Professional
P/T
Part-time
R
Rand (Zar)
Res
Resources
RPL
Recognition of Prior Learning
SA
South Africa/South African
SADC
Southern African Development
Community
SAQA
South African Qualifications
Authority
SATAP
Standardised Assessment Test
for Access and Placement
Sci
Science
Sep
September
SG
Standard Grade
SMS
Short Message Service
(text message)
Soc Sc
Social Science
Stud
Studies
Tech
Technology
TV
Television
TVET
Further Education and
Training Undergraduate
UKZN
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Unisa
University of South Africa
Unizulu
University of Zululand
Vis
Visual
Yr
Year
