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Admissions Requirements
General Criteria for Admission to the University
In order to study at the University of the Western Cape the applicant must have met the following criteria:
- The National Senior Certificate (NSC) required for Degree, Diploma or Higher Certificate study, as appropriate.
- To qualify for the National Senior Certificate (NSC), a learner needs seven subjects consisting of four compulsory subjects and three subjects of the learner’s choice.
- The four compulsory subjects are: two languages, one being the students Home Language and the other a first additional Language, Life Orientation and either Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy.
- The learner has to achieve a rating of at least 4 (50-59%) for four designated subjects in order to be eligible for degree study.
- In addition to the above, UWC has its own programme requirements which is specified in the tables below.
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THE POINT SYSTEM
For admission to degree and diploma programmes UWC makes use a weighted system for calculating points, they are as follows:
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NCS Level UWC POINTS
| Level | Percentage | Points for English* | Points for Maths or Maths Lit. | Points for Life Orientation | Points for each other subject |
| 8 | 90-100% | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 80-89% | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 70-79% | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 60-69% | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 50-59% | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 40-49% | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 30-39% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 20-29% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Less than 20% |
*English here refers to either English home language or English first additional language, not second additional language, which would rather fall under „other subjects‟
| Minimum NSC Subject Requirements for 2017- Faculty of Community and Health Sciences |
| Programme | Coursecode | English (Home Language) | English (1stAdditional Language) | Another Language (Home or1stAdditional Language) | Mathematics
|
Mathematics Literacy | Life Science | Physical Science | Point Score | |||
| BSc Dietetics | 8231 | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 6(70-79%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | |
| BSc(Occupational Therapy) | 8111 | 4(50 – 59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 3(40-49%) | or | 5(60-69%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | |
| BSc (Physiotherapy)* | 8211 | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 6(70-79%) | 4(50-59%) | and | 4(50-59%) | 39 |
| BSc (ComplementaryHealth Science)General Stream | 8104 | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 6(70-79%) | 4(50-59%) | and | 3(40-49%) | 30 |
| B Nursing | 8311 | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 6(70-79%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 30 | |
| B Social Work | 8411 | 4(50-59%)
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or | 5(60-69%) | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | or | 4(50-59%) | N/A | N/A | 30 | |
| BSc (Sport & Exercise Science) | 8051 | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 6(70-79%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | |
| BA (Sport Recreation & Exercise Science) | 8061 | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 3(40-49%) | or | 4(50-59%) | N/A | N/A | 30 | |
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*Partially sighted students must be able to read 24 font size.
| Minimum NSC Subject Requirements for 2017 – Faculty of Natural Sciences |
| Programme | Course code | English (Home or 1stAdditional Language) | Another Language (Home or 1stAdditional Language) | Mathematics | Physical Science | Life Science | Information Technology | Point Score | |||
| BSc (Computer Science) | 3221 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 5(60-69%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 33 | |
| BSc (Mathematical &Statistical Science) | 3227 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 5(60-69%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | 33 | |
| BSc (Physical Science) | 3233 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 5(60-69%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | N/A | 33 | |||
| BSc (Environmental & Water Science) | 3331 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | ||
| BSc (Biotechnology) | 3211 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | ||
| BSc (Biodiversity & Conservation Biology) | 3217 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | 4(50-59%) | or | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | ||
| BSc (Medical Bioscience) | 3230 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 33 | |||
| BSc (Applied Geology) | 3214 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | N/A | 33 | |||
| BSc (Chemical Science) | 3220 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | 4(50-59%) | N/A | N/A | 33 | |||
| Pharmacy | 3305 | 4(50-59%) | 3(40-49%) | 4(50-59%) | 4(50-59%) | and | 4(50-59%) | N/A | 38 | ||
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