Faculty of Education
Continuing Professional Teacher Development
Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements
  1. The minimum entry requirements do not necessarily guarantee admission to any qualifications offered by the university. Admission depends on space availability and the student's overall performance.
  2. Please refer to section 14 of this prospectus for the entry requirements for students who possess a Senior Certificate (SC) or a National Certificate (Vocational) NC(V), N4, N5 and N6 Certificate/National N Diploma.
  3. A Higher or Advanced Certificate in a cognate field may be considered as an entry route into a diploma
  4. A 360-credit diploma in a cognate field may be considered as an entry route into a bachelor’s degree
  5. Recognition of prior learning (RPL) may be considered an alternate qualification entry
  6. Applications from students with international school leaving results are considered in terms of:
  7. Higher Education South Africa (HESA) guideline document, " A guide to application for exemption certificates", and, where required, a submission of an international qualification to SAQA for benchmarking in terms of HEQC.
  8. Applicants who do not fully meet the minimum requirements for a specific qualification may be granted entry into the qualification under special circumstances, subject to Senate endorsement/approval

APS table

 

NSC Levels

Percentage

APS

Status of achievement

7

90 - 100%

7

Outstanding achievement

7

80 - 90%

7

Outstanding achievement

6

70 - 79%

6

Meritorious achievement

5

60 - 69%

5

Substantial achievement

4

50 - 59%

4

Moderate achievement

3

40 - 49%

3

Adequate achievement

2

30 - 39%

2

Elementary achievement

1

0  - 29%

1

Not achieved - Fail