University of Johannesburg Admission (UJ) Requirements for 2024

When you apply to study at the University, register as a student, or graduate from the University, you
understand that the University:

University of Johannesburg Admission Requirements for 2024

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The University of Johannesburg offers internationally respected and accepted certificates, diplomas and degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

With at least 178 undergraduate programmes to choose from, you can take your pick.
These programmes are offered in the following eight faculties:

• Art, Design and Architecture
• Business and Economics (College*)
• Education
• Engineering and the Built Environment
• Health Sciences
• Humanities
• Law
• Science

To be able to gain access to a faculty* and to a specific programme, applicants are required to have the appropriate combination of recognised National Senior Certificate (NSC) or Independent Examinations Board (IEB) subjects as well as certain levels of achievement in these subjects as set out in this prospectus.
Learners who have not written the National Senior Certificate (NSC) or Independent

Examinations Board (IEB) final examinations, but fall in the categories listed below will be referred to the faculties* for faculty-specific selection:

• ACE School of Tomorrow
• NCV, NASCA, SC(a)
• N3/N4/N5/N6 results
• Any other final school-leaving certificates not aforementioned.
• PsyCaD eva

How to determine your Admission Point Score (APS)

• An Admission Point Score (APS), explained below,  has been developed for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) and the Independent Examinations Board  (IEB) based on the Achievement Rating of each subject. The total APS is the sum of the achievement ratings of the six school subjects. Life Orientation is not counted in the calculation of the total APS

Note: Compliance with the minimum requirements does not guarantee a place, as the University has a specific number of places as approved by the Department of Higher Education and Training for new undergraduate first years.

 

Apply To UJ

Congratulations, you have almost completed 12 years of schooling and you are now entering the exciting time of your life! You future as starts here, and UJ is awaiting your application!

Provisional admission is based on the final Grade 11 results for applicants still in matric, as well as final Grade 12 results for applicants who have already completed matric. Final admission is based on the final Grade 12 results.

Only once you have applied and you have your reference/student number will you be able to investigate bursaries that may cover your studies.

APPLICATION PROCESS

ONLINE APPLICATION
Please note the following:

• No application fee will be charged for online applications.
• If you have previously applied and have a UJ student number, please call the UJ Call Centre (011 559 4555) to ensure that your cell number and email address are captured on our student database.
• This will ensure that you receive a PIN number to complete the online application process.
• An applicant must go to www.uj.ac.za/Apply and select ‘Apply’ to complete an application

PAPER APPLICATIONS
Step 1: Select your qualification study choices
1 and 2. (Ensure you meet the admission requirements as set out in this prospectus.)
Step 2: If you do not have a UJ student number, please make an application fee payment of R200 and complete the UJ academic application form.
Step 3: Submit your application to any of UJ’s four campuses. Please allow for three weeks before checking on the status of your application. If your application meets the necessary requirements and there is space in your selected programme, you will be informed on whether your application has been successful or not.

Disclaimer: In order to be considered for selection for a programme, an applicant is required to comply with the programme’s minimum admission requirements in respect of the total APS as well as subject  specific requirements (as determined per programme).