NSC Requirements:
English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 4
Mathematics Level 4 OR Maths Literacy Level 7
Life Sciences AND/OR Physical Science Level 4
The Faculty of Health Sciences uses a composite index score to guide applicant selection. This includes:
1) Your matric academic results for five subjects: English, Mathematics OR Maths Literacy, Physical Science/Life Sciences and the best two other subjects. We consider the percentage achieved, not the symbol.
2) National Benchmark Test (NBT) scores.
Each of the two components carries a 50% weighting.
All applicants must write the NBT. Applicants applying to the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) only, as well as applicants who are in their final year of study towards a Bachelor’s degree, or who have already completed a Bachelor’s degree, are not required to write the NBT.
All applicants to the Bachelor of Dental Science and the Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences must spend time observing specific procedures as performed by a Dentist/ Dental Therapist/Oral Hygienist to gain insight into the profession. Applicants must complete a certificate of attendance (minimum 16 hours). Only observation hours completed between 1 July 2021 and 31 July 2022 will be accepted. Please download the form from: www.wits.ac.za/undergraduate/apply-to-wits/ under Additional Forms.
Applicants who fail to submit a certificate will not be considered for admission.