What Field Can I Study With My APS – What Can I Study (2024)

Finding out what fields you can study with your APS could help you narrow down your options of what to apply to. It could also help you set a goal for what you would like your APS to be if you have not yet written Matric.

To know where you can study, you need to know which universities offer what courses. To help with this, we have compiled a list of APS requirements by faculty for a few South African universities.

• UJ (University of Johannesburg)
• TUT (Tshwane University of Technology)
• UNISA (University of South Africa)
• Wits (University of the Witwatersrand)
• NWU (North-West University)
• UWC (University of the Western Cape)
• UCT (University of Cape Town)
• US/Stellies (University of Stellenbosch)

Listed below is each faculty within the University of Johannesburg, followed by the APS requirement range for each faculty.

• Business and Economics
• Art, Design And Architecture
• Education
• Engineering & the Built Environment
• Health Sciences
• Humanities
• Law
• Science

The minimum APS requirements range from 21 to 34, and all courses in the Faculty of Science require Maths.

To find out the minimum APS requirements for each specific course, you can look at the UJ Prospectus for more detailed information.

The faculties of the Tshwane University of Technology and their minimum APS requirements are as follows:

• Arts & Design
• Economics & Finance
• Engineering and the Built Environment
• Humanities
• Information and Communication Technology
• Management Sciences
• Science

The lowest minimum APS is 18, and the highest minimum is 24 with Maths or 25 with Maths Literacy.

To find out the minimum APS requirements for each specific course, you can look at the TUT Course Information page for more detailed information.

• Accounting Sciences
• Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• Economic and Management Sciences
• Education
• Human Sciences
• Law
• Science, Engineering and Technology
• Graduate School of Business Leadership

The APS requirements for UNISA were unavailable at the time of writing. To find out more about the admission requirements, you can contact the university.

Below is a list of the faculties at the University of Witwatersrand, and their APS requirement ranges.

• Commerce, Law, and Management
• Engineering and the Built Environment
• Health Sciences
• Humanities
• Science

The Faculty of Health Sciences does not list a specific APS requirement, but specific subject requirements instead. The subjects with requirements are English as Home Language or First Additional Language, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Maths.

Not all courses accept Maths Literacy. Those that do accept Maths Literacy require a minimum of 80% for that subject. For the other three subjects, the lowest minimum is 50%, and the highest minimum is 60%. Some courses require you to have both Life Sciences and Physical Sciences.

The Faculty of Science has the lowest minimum APS of 42, and the highest minimum of 43. All courses in this faculty require Maths.

To find out the minimum APS requirements for each specific course, you can look at the Wits Undergraduate Admission Requirements page for more detailed information.

• Economic and Management Sciences
• Education
• Engineering
• Health Sciences
• Humanities
• Law
• Natural and Agricultural Sciences
• Theology

The APS minimum range for the Faculty of Theology is from 24 to 26.

For more detailed information and to find the specific APS requirements for each course, you can visit the NWU Fields of Study page.

• Arts and Humanities
• Community and Health Sciences
• Dentistry
• Economic and Management Sciences
• Education
• Law
• Natural Sciences

All faculties at the University of the Western Cape require English as Home Language or First Additional Language, with a minimum of 50%. It also requires another language as Home Language or First Additional Language with a minimum of 40%. The following minimum APS requirements for each faculty include these language requirements.

The faculties at the University of Cape Town are as follows:

• Higher Education Development
• Commerce
• Engineering & the Built Environment
• Health Sciences
• Humanities
• Law
• Science

The APS requirements for UCT were unavailable at the time of writing. To find out more about the admission requirements, you can contact the university.

• Agricultural Sciences
• Arts and Social Sciences
• Economic and Management Sciences
• Education
• Engineering
• Law
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Military Science
• Science
• Theology

The University of Stellenbosch lists only specific subject requirements for each course, no APS scores.

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• The lowest minimum National Senior Certificate (NSC) aggregate of 50% and the highest minimum NSC aggregate of 80% (all excluding Life Orientation)
• English – As your Home Language, the minimum requirement is 50%. As your First Additional Language, the lowest minimum requirement is 50%, and the highest minimum requirement is 75%
• Maths with the lowest minimum requirement of 50% and the highest minimum requirement of 80%
• Physical Sciences, with the lowest minimum of 45% and the highest minimum of 60%. One course will allow Life Sciences in place of Physical Sciences, also with a minimum of 50%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• An NSC aggregate of at least 63% (excluding Life Orientation)

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• The lowest minimum NSC aggregate of 50% and the highest minimum NSC aggregate of 80% (all excluding Life Orientation)
• English – As your Home Language, the lowest minimum requirement is 50% and the highest minimum requirement is 70%. As your First Additional Language, the lowest minimum requirement is 50%, and the highest minimum requirement is 80%
• Maths with the lowest minimum requirement of 50% and the highest minimum requirement of 80%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• An NSC aggregate of 50%
• Maths with 40% or Maths Literacy with 50%

AND

Learners who were taught in English:

• English Home Language 60%
• Afrikaans OR isiXhosa (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%

OR

Learners who were taught in Afrikaans:

• Afrikaans Home Language 60%
• English OR isiXhosa (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%

OR

Learners who were taught in isiXhosa:

• IsiXhosa Home Language 60%
• English OR Afrikaans (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• An NSC aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 70%
• Physical Sciences 60%
• English Home Language 50%, with no Afrikaans requirement

OR English First Additional Language 60%, with no Afrikaans requirement

OR English First Additional Language 50% with Afrikaans Home Language 50%

OR English First Additional Language 50% with Afrikaans Second Additional Language 60%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• The lowest NSC aggregate of 70% or the highest NSC aggregate of 80% (all excluding Life Orientation)
• English or Afrikaans Home Language 60%

OR Afrikaans or English First Additional Language 70%

• Maths with 50%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• The lowest minimum NSC aggregate of 50% and the highest minimum NSC aggregate of 70% (all excluding Life Orientation)

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with at least 50% in each of four school subjects
• English OR Afrikaans 50%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• The lowest minimum NSC aggregate of 55% and the highest minimum NSC aggregate of 80% (all excluding Life Orientation)
• Maths with the lowest minimum requirement of 50% and the highest minimum requirement of 80%

All courses in this faculty require the following:

• The lowest minimum NSC aggregate of 60% (excluding Life Orientation)

For more detailed information, you can look at the US Admission Requirements page.

UJ (University of Johannesburg) – An APS of 28 Points

TUT (Tshwane University of Technology) – An APS of 27 Points

Wits (University of the Witwatersrand) – An APS of 21 with 50% for English, 50% for Maths, and 50% for Physical Sciences or Life Sciences

NWU (North-West University) – An APS of 25 Points

UWC (University of the Western Cape) – An APS of 30 Points

US (University of Stellenbosch) :

• A minimum NSC aggregate of 50% (excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 40% or Mathematical Literacy 70%
• Life Sciences 50%

UJ (University of Johannesburg) – An APS of 30 Points

TUT (Tshwane University of Technology) – This university does not offer this course.

Wits (University of the Witwatersrand) – An APS of 34 Points

NWU (North-West University) – An APS of 28 Points

UWC (University of the Western Cape) – An APS of 30 Points

US (University of Stellenbosch):

• Home Language 50%
• First Additional Language 50%

UJ (University of Johannesburg) – An APS of 26 Points

TUT (Tshwane University of Technology) – This university does not offer this course.

Wits (University of the Witwatersrand) – This university does not offer this course.

NWU (North-West University) – An APS of 22 Points (This is for their BA in Behavioural Sciences Course)

UWC (University of the Western Cape) – An APS of 35 Points

US (University of Stellenbosch) :

• This university does not offer this course.

• There is a wide range of different APS requirements for each qualification depending on which university you are applying to
• Always check with the university you are applying to for any specific requirements for the course you want to study