University Of The Western Cape – School Of Pharmacy-entry requirement
Admissions Requirements
General Criteria for Admission to the University for 2017
In order to study at the University of the Western Cape the applicant must have met the following criteria:
- The National Senior Certificate (NSC) required for Degree, Diploma or Higher Certificate study, as appropriate.
- To qualify for the National Senior Certificate (NSC), a learner needs seven subjects consisting of four compulsory subjects and three subjects of the learner’s choice.
- The four compulsory subjects are: two languages, one being the students Home Language and the other a first additional Language, Life Orientation and either Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy.
- The learner has to achieve a rating of at least 4 (50-59%) for four designated subjects in order to be eligible for degree study.
- In addition to the above, UWC has its own programme requirements which is specified in the tables below.
| Programme | Course Code | English (Home or 1st Additional Language) |
Another Language (Home or 1st Additional Language |
Mathematics | Physical Science |
| Life Sciences | Information Technology |
Point Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc (Environmental & Water Science) | 3331 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
4 or
(50-59%)
|
|
4
(50-59%)
|
N/A | 33 |
|
BSc (Biotechnology)
|
3211 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
4 or
(50-59%)
|
|
4
(50-59%)
|
N/A | 33 |
| BSc (Biodiversity & Conservation Biology) | 3217 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
4 or
(50-59%)
|
|
4
(50-59%)
|
N/A | 33 |
|
BSc (Medical Bioscience)
|
3230 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
N/A
|
| 4 (50-59%) |
N/A |
33 |
| BSc ( Mathematical & Statistical Science) |
3227 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
5
(60-69%)
|
4 or
(50-59%)
|
| 4 or
(50-59%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
33 |
|
BSc (Computer Science)
|
3221 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
5
(60-69%)
|
4 or
(50-59%)
|
|
4 or
(50-59%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
33 |
|
BSc (Applied Geology)
|
3214 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
33 |
|
BSc (Chemical Science)
|
3220 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
33 |
|
BSc (Physical Science)
|
3233 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
5
(60-69%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
33 |
|
B Pharmacy
|
3305 |
4
(50-59%)
|
3
(40-49%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
4
(50-59%)
|
and |
4
(50-59%)
|
N/A
|
38 |