University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Online Application

By Legiit co.za •  Updated: 06/18/19 •  7 min read
Online Application

University of Witwatersrand (WITs) is one of the leading universities around the globe located in Johannesburg, South Africa. It ranks in the top 1.4% globally. WITs University offers over 33 different programs grouped into 5 faculties at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with over 3000 courses.
It is spread out into two main campuses, one in Braamfontein and one in Parktown, which includes 11 libraries and 17 residences. WITs offer a thriving campus life and leading research facilities. The university has blended learning, including online resources and electronic media, but only faces to face teaching by lecturers. It is known for its research breakthroughs and has been known globally for its research in Covid Vaccine and HIV prevention research, amongst many others. WITs use modern-day simulation labs to educate their students amongst many other advanced facilities. With more than 85% of WITs’ research published in accredited international journals, the university encourages cross-disciplinary research and collaboration with the best researchers and institutions across the globe.

HOW TO APPLY

  1. WITs application can only be submitted online. The procedure can be enlisted in the following steps: Once you start the application procedure. Choosing your programme/s: Choose your 3 top choices of programmes of interest in no particular order. WITs consider admission for all three programmes individually and provide the decision based on the criteria. The recommendation is that if you’re applying to a competitive faculty, you should choose at least one less restrictive option.
  2. Supporting Documents: Submit all the supporting documents that are certified in the last three months:
    • Your Matric Results. If you are upgrading your old Matric results or are in Grade 12, then you must upload your final Grade 12 results.
    • Tertiary Experienced individuals will need to upload their official academic transcript of all tertiary studies, whether they’ve been completed or not.
    • Some degrees have additional selection requirements such as portfolio and essay submissions, auditions or National Benchmark Tests.
  3. Application Fee: Pay your fee next. The non-refundable charges are as follows.
    • South African Citizens: R100
    • Non-Citizens: R700.
  4. Once you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email to your email address. This email will include your personal number, which will act as a student number for the future. At this point, you are assigned with an Admissions consultant that you can contact for any assistance.
  5. You can then access the self-service portal to stay updated for any interview setups or additional supporting documents requirements.
  6. Offer Acceptance:
    • You might receive a provisional offer if you are enrolled in the last year of your Matric System, depending on the conditional additional requirements of your programmes.
    • Firm offers are only confirmed after the final matric results are published.
    • All communications regarding placements, registrations and orientation programs are made via your service portal.
    • You may only accept one programme offer due to limited spots and time constraints.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

WITS Admission procedures are simple and streamlined. Each undergraduate and postgraduate program has its own unique entry requirement that includes compulsory subjects, APS (Admission Points Score) and other unique entry requirements and meeting the minimum program requirements is a required basic for an internationally leading university like WITS.
For undergrad programs, you need to submit your Grade 11 Matric results to be assessed for admission. Your final Matric results will be taken into account as well once released. Admission points score (APS) is based on seven best subjects, including Life Orientation. English is a standard required subject as a pre-requisite that must be taken as Home Language or 1st Additional Language. Other requirements are highlighted below, depending on the faculty.

Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management:

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment:

Faculty of Health Sciences:

Faculty of Humanities:

Faculty of Science:

International Students:
Students with non-South African qualifications must have their school qualifications evaluated by the Matriculation Board that will then issue a certificate of exemption to those who qualify.
There is a certain criterion required for international students to comply with in addition to the academic markings. All international students are required to show proof of:

Application Dates

All Undergraduates programme applications open on April 1, 2021, and the closing dates are as follows:

All Postgraduate programme applications also open on April 1, 2021, and the closing dates defer depending on each Master dissertation, Doctorate or other Postgraduate programme schools.

Registration

WITs has an orientation week before the term starts where all students are given a welcome and workshops to allow them to settle in. The self-service portal is where most of the registration procedures take place and where the students will be kept up to date and be informed on when to select their courses.

Faculties

Here is a list of all the Undergraduate programmes offered by the University of Witwatersrand grouped under their faculties:

Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management

The programmes offered through these schools include:

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

This faculty is made up of the following seven schools:

Degrees are offered in:

Faculty of Health Sciences

The Bachelor of Health Sciences offers three fields of study:

These schools offer the following undergraduate programmes:

The students received residential practical training in the top 5 hospitals in Johannesburg and Gauteng, as well as several major clinics and Donal Gordon Medical Centre for clinical researches.

Faculty of Humanities

These offer vocational programmes that consist of:

WITs offers a diverse choice of postgraduate programmes. About one-third of WITs students comprise postgraduate students ranging from Honours, Masters and PhD in either full-time or part-time enrollment depending on their particular degree and coursework load as well as research-based programmes.
Each faculty has a vast array of programme options and specialization choices that the students can check from the faculty websites or contact the faculty in person to get more details regarding their interest. WITs is renowned as a university that withholds its high standards of researching facilities and advancements, creating new boundaries and intellectual growth.