University of the Witwatersrand Admission Requirements

University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) admission requirements for the admission of undergraduate and postgraduate students have been released.

The management of the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) has released the undergraduate and postgraduate admission requirements. The admission entry requirements cover for both South African and International students who wish to study at the University of the Witwatersrand.

University of the Witwatersrand Admission Requirements

Which school-leaving qualification category do you fall into?

• The National Senior Certificate (NSC)
• Foreign School-Leaving Qualification
• The National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV)

National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV) Guidelines

Subject to institutional admission requirements, the minimum admission requirement to a Bachelor’s degree programme is a National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4 issued by Council for General and Further Education and Training. The minimum legislative requirements for admission to a Bachelors degree include the achievement of:

• Three (3) fundamental subjects between 60 – 69% (3) (including English as the language of learning and teaching at Wits)
• Three (3) vocational subjects from the designated list between 70 – 79% (4).

The University of the Witwatersrand’s institutional requirements are:

An applicant who holds an NCV may be invited to write a test, provided that he/she has met the following compulsory institutional requirements as well as the Faculty and degree-specific requirements. An applicant must have:

• Taken English as either Language of Learning and Teaching or as the First Additional language
• Taken Mathematics as a Fundamental Component
• Achieved 70 – 79% (4) for all seven subjects – in fundamental and vocational categories.

Admission Point Score

Faculty specific requirements

Admission Point Score (APS)

Are you an applicant who is currently writing or completed the NSC matric? If you are, then please read the information below regarding admission requirements.

NB: This is a guideline only. Meeting the requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

Wits tabulate the points score for all subjects on the following basis:

• That English must be taken either as Home Language or as 1st Additional Language.
• Mathematics is compulsory for all numerate programmes in Engineering and the Built Environment, Commerce, Law and Management, and Science.
• Maths Literacy is accepted for some degrees (see Admission Requirements (NSC)).
• Wits do not distinguish between designated vs non-designated subjects when calculating the admission point score (APS)
• The APS calculation is based on the best seven subjects including Life Orientation