Wits, as an English-medium university requires that its students are proficient in English before they register. An applicant, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, must have attained a certain level of proficiency in English, namely, one of the following:
- A pass in an examination equivalent to English at the Higher Grade (First or Second Language) at the South African matriculation level (or, for certain immigrants only, English at the Standard Grade [First Language] plus an A-level pass in the immigrant s home language);
- A pass in English Language at the GCSE/GCE/IGSCE Ordinary level (or equivalent examination);
- A pass in the TOEFL test (the Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a score of at least 600. Information, including application forms and dates when tests are held, may be obtained from United States Information Service (USIS) at the United States Embassy or Consulate in your country, or at USIS in Johannesburg:
3rd Floor, Building 1066
35 Pritchard Street
Johannesburg 2001
Tel: 27 11 838 2231
Fax: 27 11 838 3920
Undergraduate programme (degree) applicants writing a TOEFL test must ensure that the test score is received by the University no later than the end of October prior to the year of admission.
- A pass in the IELTS test (International English Language Testing System) with a score of at least 7.0. Information, including application forms and dates when tests are held, may be obtained from the British Council at the British Embassy or Consulate in your country, or at the British Council in Johannesburg:
British Council
275 Jan Smuts Avenue
Dunkeld Corner, Dunkeld West
Johannesburg
Tel: 011 560 9300
Fax: 011 560 9301
Email: ssa.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Please take note that the University would prefer the candidate to undertake the IELTS test
The Wits Language School also offers English training to students who wish to improve their language skills. The WLS is now part of the Faculty of Humanities and is closely linked to the School of Literature and Languages Studies, which offers academic programmes. WLS offers non-academic courses for adult learners. It offers public classes, corporate training and private tuition. WLS takes pride in its excellent services, high quality training programmes that have sound research and academic framework and the quality of its training personnel.
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Courses are designed for foreign and second language speakers and consist of six levels from pre- beginners to advanced level. An assessment test determines at which level students? would start the course.
Contact details for WLS:
Wits Language School
P.O. Box 3, Br mfontein, 2005
Tel: 27 11 717-4207/8
Fax: 27 11 717-4219
E-mail: wls.languages@wits.ac.za
Website: http://www.witslanguageschool.com/
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