Wits University Admission Requirements

Wits tabulates the points score for all subjects on the following basis:

That English must be taken either as Home Language or as 1st Additional Language. Foreign students presenting with English as 2nd Additional Language will have the option of a foreign conditional exemption and / or English proficiency tests.
Maths is compulsory for all numerate programmes in Engineering and Built Environment, Commerce, Law and Management, and Science.
Maths Literacy is accepted for some degrees (see Admission Requirements (NSC)).
Wits does not distinguish between designated vs non-designated subjects when calculating the admission point score (APS)
The APS calculation is based on the best seven subjects including Life Orientation

NSC Scale of Achievement	NSC%	Wits APS	Wits APS%	Wits APS for Maths & English	Wits APS for Life Orientation	Wits APS for Other subjects
7 6 5 4 3 2 1	80-99 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 0-29	8 7 6 5 4 3	90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 0-29	8 + 2=10 7 + 2=9 6 + 2=8 5 + 2=7 4 3	4 3 2 1	8 7 6 5 4 3

Agric Sciences	Engineering Graphics and Design	Mathematics
Dramatic Art	Geography	Maths Literacy
Music	History	Consumer studies
Visual Art	Religion Studies	Information technology
Accounting	Life Sciences	Economics
Business Studies	Physical Sciences	All official languages and a number of non- official languages