Check out the full details of all University of Cape Town Admission Requirements provided below. These will be useful for students who wish to apply for admission into the University of Cape Town to know whether or not they do qualify.
University of Cape Town Admission Requirements
The admission requirements differ depending on what you want
to study. The criteria for certificate courses, diplomas and degrees is listed
below:
Undergraduate Certificate Study
Read the University of Cape Town Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Diploma Study as follow:
Undergraduate Diploma Study
Read the University of Cape Town Admission Requirements for Undergraduate Diploma Study as follow:
The minimum requirement for admission to undergraduate
diploma study is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi
with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40-49%) or better in 4
recognised NSC 20-credit subjects.
Bachelor's Degree Study
Here are the details of all University of Cape Town Admission Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Study.
To be eligible for admission to degree study, applicants
need to meet minimum requirements for eligibility:
- Applicants
holding a South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) need to pass a
minimum of 4 subjects at a rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50-59%) or
better from a designated list of subjects. The designated list is as
follows:
- Accounting
- Agricultural
Sciences
- Business
Studies
- Dramatic
Arts
- Economics
- Engineering
Graphics and Design
- Geography
- History
- Consumer
Studies
- Information
Technology
- Languages
(one language of learning and teaching at a higher education institution
and 2 other recognised language subjects)
- Life
Sciences
- Mathematics
- Mathematical
Literacy
- Music
- Physical
Sciences
- Religious
Studies
- Visual
Arts
- Applicants
holding a South African Senior Certificate need matriculation endorsement.
- Applicants
holding non-South African school-leaving certificates must qualify for a
matriculation exemption certificate. For more information please visit the
website of the Matriculation Board.
Minimum language proficiency
All applicants must have attained a certain level of
proficiency in English and are required to submit evidence of this, as outlined
below, as part of their application to study.
South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants
- South
African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants to UCT must have
achieved a pass of 40% or more on the Higher Grade in English (First or
Second Language) at Senior Certificate level.
South African NSC undergraduate applicants
- South
African NSC undergraduate applicants to UCT, must have achieved a rating
of 2 (Elementary Achievement, 30-40%) or better at Home Language or First
Additional Language level.
Applicants holding non-South African school-leaving
certificates
- Please
see UCT's language requirements.
For further information on the IELTS and TOEFL exams,
please contact the UCT English Language Centre.
Calculating Admissions Points Score (APS)
The percentages achieved in National Senior Certificate
examinations (preliminary and final examinations) will be allocated an
admission score equal to that percentage.
The sum of 6 subjects, excluding Life Orientation, but
including English and any required subject(s) for the relevant programme, is
considered when deciding on admission. For example, for a given programme where
Maths and Physical Sciences are required, we will take scores for English,
Maths, Physical Sciences and the next best 3 subjects other than Life
Orientation to compute the NSC score towards the APS.
Results below 40% for any subject do not attract a score.