WITS

UNIVERSITY
100 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE &
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
 Wits plays a key role in shaping the skills and
expertise that drive growth and development in order
to reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment. But
the current global context, including rapid
technological changes and the Fourth Industrial
Revolution, mean that economic development is now
a much more complex process than in the past, and
therefore poses new challenges. South Africa has
both the potential and the obligation, because of its
current inequality ranking, to become a global leader
in the drive to create a more equitable world. This will
require the development of highly sophisticated
human capabilities. As a leading African research-
intensive university, Wits is well placed to contribute
to meeting this need.

Wits has a long tradition of promoting critical and

creative thinking, social justice and innovation
through interactions with its world class academics,
and sustained engagement with civil society, business
and industry, as well as extensive international
collaborations. Wits therefore has an important role
to play in providing students with opportunities to

WITS. FOR GOOD.

learn at the frontiers of knowledge, and to hone their
critical thinking faculties and moral consciousness in
order to meaningfully engage with knowledge that
can be used for the betterment of society and the
world.
WITS OFFERS AN INTERNATIONAL,
DIVERSE, SKILLED & SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS
COMMUNITY

Of all the new actuaries welcomed by the Actuarial Society of South

Africa in 2019, the most were from Wits.

The actuaries from Wits were also the most demographically diverse in
South Africa.

Wits trains the highest number of

medical specialists in South Africa.
The Home of Talented Scholars

42 175 students
57% female
Almost 50% are first in their family to attend a university

5 Faculties, 33 Schools, over 3 000 courses

1 665 academics, 6 582 employees, 2 213 joint staff
WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIPS

Wits Partners with TOP Universities in the

United Kingdom, United States & Canada
Do you recognise these logos?
Wits produced these alumni & CEOs

Robin Brozin Adrian Gore Maurice Radebe

Joanne Joseph Thuli Madonsela Thuso Mbedu

WITS OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART
TECHNOLOGY & INFRASTRUCURE

Simulation laboratories
❖ Unlimited & fast Wi-Fi
Blended learning
❖ Smart classrooms Learning via electronic or online
❖ Future libraries media as well as traditional face
to face teaching by expert
❖ Knowledge hubs lecturers
❖ Online resources
E-zones
❖ E-degrees & A student-centred adaptive
short courses learning environment, that uses
advanced eLearning tools to
deliver education that prepares
students for the 21st Century.
 YOUR ACADEMIC JOURNEY WITH WITS

1. BACHELORS DEGREE 2. HONOURS

3. MASTERS 4. DOCTORATE (PhD)

 APPLICATIONS
FACT
110 000 students applied to Wits for first year study,
& only 6 200 students were accepted this year.

Don’t delay.
Apply on time!
NSC Admissions Admission Points Score (APS)
Wits APS for
NSC Scale of Wits APS for
NSC% APS APS % English and Other Subjects
Achievement Life Orientation
Mathematics

8 90-100 8+2=10 4 8

7 80-100 7 80-89 7+2=9 3 7

6 70-79 6 70-79 6+2=8 2 6

5 60-69 5 60-69 5+2=7 1 5

4 50-59 4 50-59 4 0 4

3 40-49 3 40-49 3 0 3

2 30-39 0 30-39 0 0 0

1 0-29 0 0-29 0 0 0
CHOOSE YOUR PROGRAMME
FROM
5 FACULTIES

www.wits.ac.za
 FACULTY OF COMMERCE, LAW & MANAGEMENT

English Home Language OR Maths

PROGRAMME Years APS Mathematics
First Additional Language Literacy

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom):

• General
• Accounting
3 38+ 5 5
• Information Systems
• Politics, Philosophy and
Economics

Accounting Science 3 44+ 5 6

Economic Science 3 42+ 5 6

Bachelor of Commerce with Law 3 43+ 5 5

LLB (two-year stream) 2

LLB (three-year stream) 3

LLB (four-year stream) 4 46+ 6 4 6

 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

English Home Language OR Physical

PROGRAMME Years APS Mathematics
First Additional Language Science

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BScEng) in:

• Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering 4 42+ 5 5 5
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
• Mining Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering Science in

3 42+ 5 5 5
Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering Science in Digital Arts 3 42+ 5 5 5

Architectural Studies 3 34+ 4 4

Urban and Regional Planning 3 36+ 5 5

Construction Studies 3 36+ 5 5
Construction Studies (in the field of Property
3 36+ 5 5
Studies)

PROGRAMME
Bachelor of Health Sciences
(BHSci)
• Biomedical
• Biokinetics
• Health Systems Sciences
Clinical Medical Practice
Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery
Dental Science*
Oral Health Sciences*
Nursing
Pharmacy
Occupational Therapy**
Physiotherapy**
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
English Home Language
Maths Life Sciences AND/OR
Years Selection OR Mathematics
Literacy Physical Sciences
First Additional Language
3 All applicants are 5 5 5
required to write
the NBT by 14
August 2023
Mathematics 4 OR
3 4 4
Maths Literacy 7
www.nbt.ac.za
6 5 5 5
A job shadowing
certificate of Life Sciences AND
5 attendance is 5 5 Physical Science
required from all 5
Occupational Mathematics 4 OR
3 Therapy, 4 4
Maths Literacy 7
Physiotherapy,
4 Dentistry, and Oral 4 4 4
Health Sciences
4 applicants 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
4 5 5 5
 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
English Home Language OR Maths
PROGRAMME Years APS Mathematics
First Additional Language Literacy
Bachelor of Arts (BA) 3 36+ 5
Mathematics 3 OR
BA(Law) 3 43+ 5
Maths Literacy 4
BA in:
• Digital Arts Additional Requirements:
• Theatre and Performance Audition, Portfolio,
4 34+ 5
• Film and Television Questionnaire or Written
• Fine Arts Assignment
• Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Education (BEd): Mathematics 4
• Foundation Phase Teaching 4 37+ 5 OR
• Intermediate Phase Teaching Maths Literacy 5
Bachelor of Education (BEd):
• Senior Phase & Further Education and 4 37+ 5
Training Teaching
Speech-Language Pathology* 4 34+ 5 4 NBTs
required
Audiology* 4 34+ 5 4

Social Work* 4 34+ 5

 FACULTY OF SCIENCE

English Home Language OR

PROGRAMME Years APS Mathematics Physical Science
First Additional Language

Bachelor of Science (General) (BSc) 3 42+ 5 5

• Biological Sciences 3 43+ 5 5

*NB: Please note

that NBTs will be
required for all
Science degrees
BSc in the field of: Due Date: 31
• Geographical and Archaeological Studies
• Geospatial Sciences
3 42+ 5 5 October 2023
• Environmental Studies

• Geological Sciences
• Physical Sciences
3 42+ 5 6 5

• Astronomy and Astrophysics

• Chemistry with Chemical Engineering
3 43+ 5 6 6

• Actuarial Science 3 42+ 7 7 7

• Mathematical Science 3 42+ 7 7 7

• Computer Science
3 44+ 5 6
• Computational and Applied Mathematics

• Materials Science 3 43+ 5 6 5

www.wits.ac.za/undergraduate/apply-to-wits/
 CLOSING DATES
FOR APPLICATIONS

30 JUNE 2023 30 SEPT 2023

ALL HEALTH SCIENCES ALL OTHER PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
ARCHITECTURE RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS
AUDIOLOGY
FILM AND TELEVISION
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

www.wits.ac.za/undergraduate/apply-to-wits/
SOURCES OF FINANCING
Remember to budget for
an allowance/income for
monthly personal expenses
1. Self-funding
2. Parent,
guardian/ 3. Bank loan
when you study.
religious groups

Household with max.

annual income of R350 000

4. Crowd Funding
5. NSFAS
Households with
maximum annual income of
R350 000 to R600 000 must complete
online applications.
Apply online: www.nsfas.org.za
 Scholarships
EQUALITY SCHOLARSHIP

UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
Awards are calculated according to
the Wits Admission Points Score
SPORT SCHOLARSHIP (APS)

SCHOLARSHIPS
APS of
APS of 51+
48-50
NATIONAL OLYMPIAD WINNERS R42 000
R30 000

APS of APS of
VICE-CHANCELLOR’S Tuition fees will be paid for the ten 45-47 43-44
R15 000 R10 000
SCHOLARSHIP most outstanding matriculants
* Excludes Life Orientation.
* Max. six subjects
STUDENT LIFE
CAMPUS SAFETY
• Ratio of guards to students
• Biometrics
• CID
• CCTV Cameras
• Bus and shuttle services
• Gender equity offices
• Counselling and career development
• Campus Health
• Green route environment
• Football, rugby & cricket fields
• Hard courts (tennis, basketball & netball)
• Two 50m swimming pools
• Artificial hockey turf & futsal courts
• Wits Multi-purpose sports hall
• Wits Fitness & Wellness Centre ranging from the
hard-court sports to field sports, the martial arts and
aquatics
 CAMPUS HOUSING &
RESIDENCE LIFE (CHRL)

1 in 5 Witsies live in one of our 18 residences!

RESIDENCE
APPLICATION
CLOSING DATE:
30 SEPT 2023
Modern, secure, professionally managed
& well-maintained. Res life is often one of
the most rewarding experiences of a Wits student’s
university journey.
WITH WITS, YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT

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