The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Admission Requirements 2024… All UKZN Prospective Students who wish to study in any faculty that UKZN offers are expected to check the Minimum Entry Requirements for courses.
UKZN Admission Requirements, UKZN Courses, and Requirements, UKZN Application Requirements
The Management of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has stated that all Applicants are to take notes of these Admission Requirements before Applying for Admission.
Check UKZN Admission Requirements Before Applying
All applicants starting a new qualification must upload all the required documents, which generally consists of the following:
- Copy of your school qualifications (eg Senior Certificate)
- Copy of your official tertiary academic record(s) (if applicable) (internet copies will not be accepted)
- Copy of your ID document (RSA students) or ID / passport (international students)
- Copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable) or divorce decree (if applicable)
- Sworn translations of documents if they are not in English or Afrikaans
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) Admission Requirements 2024
Below are the University of KwaZulu-Natal 2024 Admission Requirements. Applicants are to read carefully before they put in an application.
Before applying applicants must meet up with the University of KwaZulu-Natal Admission Requirements listed below.
Here is UKZN Admission Requirements 2024
| Undergraduate programmes |
| 1. National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate |
1.1 Applicants to undergraduate degree programmes must be in possession of a National Senior Certificate for Degree Studies (NSC-Deg) or a Senior Certificate with endorsement.
1.2 Applicants to undergraduate diploma programmes must be in possession of a National Senior Certificate for Diploma studies (NSC-Dip) or Senior Certificate.
| 2. Medium of Instruction |
The medium of instruction at UKZN is English, and UKZN requires a pass in English (Home Language or First Additional Language (FAL)) at Level 4 (50% or above) but note that the College of Law requires a pass in English Home language at Level 5 or English as FAL on Level 6. For admission to Diplomas or Alternative Access programmes a lower performance in English may be acceptable. In the Senior Certificate a pass for English at First or Second Language HG E is required.
| 3. Life Orientation |
UKZN degree programmes require a pass in Life orientation at Level 4. Access Programmes may consider a pass at Level 3.
| 4. Minimum Composite Academic Performance Score |
(NSC-Deg and Senior Certificate)
Each programme has determined a minimum composite Academic Performance Score required for admission to the programme. This is however the minimum score required for consideration and learners just meeting this minimum cannot be assured of admission. Applicants to programmes are ranked according to APS and selection is done from the top down until the number of places available in the specific programme is filled. Competition for places is high and it is unlikely that applicants not meeting the APS for a specific programme will be considered.
| 5. Subject requirements and Levels of Performance |
In addition subject requirements and minimum Levels of performance in specific subjects are set for admission to UKZN programmes. Applicants who did not include the correct subjects in their NSC-Deg or who did not obtain the required level of performance in specific subjects required for admission to a programme, will not be considered.
The Central Applications Office (CAO) programme codes have been provided in the tabulations to assist with your application. The code consists of 6 letters. The first two letters, KN – is the abbreviation of University of KwaZulu-Natal. The third letter indicates the UKZN campus at which the programme is offered: E = Edgewood, H = Howard College, M = Medical School, P = Pietermaritzburg and W = Westville. The last three letters indicate the specific programme. Pay special attention to the campuses at which programmes are offered.
Humanities
|
Programme name |
Prog code
|
Entry requirements |
Points |
Duration |
| B Ed | KN-E-EDG
|
NSC-Deg with Engl & LO 4 & two subjects 3 | 28/48 | 4yrs |
| B A (General Studies) | KN-H-BA2
KN-P-BA2 |
28/48 | 3yrs | ||
| B A Cognitive Science | KN-H-AAC | 28/48 | 3yrs | ||
| B A Cultural & Heritage Tourism |
KN-H-ABT |
28/48 | 3yrs | ||
| B A Drama & Performance Studies |
KN-P-ABD |
28/48 |
3yrs |
||
| B A International Studies | KN-P-ABI | 28/48 | 3yrs | ||
| B A Music | KN-H-BAM | 28/48 | 3yrs | ||
| B A Music & Drama Performance |
KN-H-BAP |
28/48 |
3yrs |
||
| B A Philosophy, Politics & Law |
KN-P-ABP |
NSC-Deg with Engl & LO 4 & one of: Bus Stud, Cons Stud, Drama Arts, Econ, Geog, Hist, Info Tech, Life Sci, |
30/32 |
3yrs |
|
| Maths Lit, Music, Religion Studies, | |||||
| B A Visual Art | KN-P-AAV | Vis Arts, any Lang HL/FAL 5 or | 26/32 | 3yrs | |
| B Soc Sc (General Studies) | KN-H-SO2
KN-P-SO2 |
Matric Exemption |
26/32 |
3yrs |
|
| B Soc Sc Geography & Environmental Management | KN-H-SGE
KN-P-SGE
|
26/32 |
3yrs |
||
| B Soc Sc Government, Business & Ethics |
KN-P-SOG |
26/32 |
3yrs |
||
| B Soc Sc Housing | KN-H-SOR | 26/32 | 3yrs | ||
| B Soc Sc International Studies |
KN-P-SOF |
28/48 |
3yrs |
||
| B Soc Sc Management & Communication Studies |
KN-H-SMC |
28/48 |
3 yrs |
||
| B Soc Sc Philosophy, Politics & Law |
KN-P-SOL |
NSC-Deg with Eng & LO 4 & one of: Bus Stud, Cons Stud, Dram Arts, |
28/48 |
3 yrs |
|
| B Soc Sc Psychology | KN-H-SOS
|
Econ, Geog, Hist, Info Tech, Life Sci, Maths Lit, Music, Religion Stud, Vis |
30/48 |
3 yrs |
|
| Arts, any lang HL/FAL 5 or Matric | |||||
| B Community & Development Studies |
KN-H-BDS |
Exemption |
28/48 |
3 yrs |
|
| B Architectural Studies |
KN-H-BAR
|
NSC-Deg with Maths 5 & Engl & LO 4 & one of: Bus Stud, Cons Stud, Dram Arts, Econ, Geog, Hist, Info Tech, Life Sci, Music, Religion Stud, Vis Arts, any lang HL/FAL 5 or Matric Exemption.
Applicants will be required to submit a portfolio of creative work, write an essay and complete a questionnaire.
|
30/48
|
3 yrs |
|
| B Music |
KN-H-BM1 |
NSC-Deg with Engl & LO 4 & one of: Bus Stud, Cons Stud, Dram Arts, Econ, Geog, Hist, Info Tech, Life Sci, Maths Lit, Music, Religion Stud, Vis
Arts, any lang HL/FAL 5 AND audition or Matric Exemption AND audition |
26/32 |
4 yrs |
|
| B Social Work | KN-H-BSX | NSC-Deg with Engl & LO 4 & one | 24/30 | 4 yrs | |
| B Theology |
KN-P-BTH
|
Of: Bus Stud, Cons Stud, Dram Arts, Econ, Geog, Hist, Info Tech, Life Sci, Maths Lit, Music, Religion Stud, Vis Arts, any lang HL/FAL 5 or Matric Exemption |
24/30 |
3 yrs |
|
| Dip Jazz & Popular Music |
KN-H-DMJ |
|
|
3 yrs |
|
| Dip Music Perf. Classical or African Music & Dance or Opera
or Choral Studies |
KN-H-DMP
|
NSC-Dip with Engl & three subjects 3 AND audition or Senior Cert AND audition |
3 yrs
|
||
| Humanities Extended Curriculum Programme | KN-P-BA4
KN-H-BA4 |
NSC-Deg with Engl & LO 4 or Matric Exemption. Applicants will be required to pass an ACCESS TEST.
|
20/24 | 4 yrs | |
