University Of  The Western Cape Faculty Of Law Admission or Entry Requirement

University Of  The Western Cape Faculty Of Law Admission or Entry Requirement

Admissions Requirements

General Criteria for Admission to the University for 2024
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.

THE POINT SYSTEM
For admission to degree and diploma programmes UWC makes use a weighted system for calculating points, they are as follows:
 
NCS Level                                                                                            UWC POINTS

Level Percentage Points for English* Points for Maths or Maths Lit. Points for Life Orientation Points for each other subject
8 90-100% 15 15 3 8
7 80-89% 13 13 3 7
6 70-79% 11 11 2 6
5 60-69% 9 9 2 5
4 50-59% 7 7 2 4
3 40-49% 5 5 1 3
2 30-39% 3 3 1 2
1 20-29% 1 1 1 1
Less than 20% 0 0 0 0

*English here refers to either English home language or English first additional language, not second additional language, which would rather fall under „other subjects‟

Minimum NSC Subject Requirements for 2024 – Faculty of Law
Programme Course Code English (Home or 1stAdditional Language) Another Language (Home or 1stAdditional Language) Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy Life Sciences Point Score
BLaws 7161 4(50-59%) 3(40-49%) 4(50-59%) N/A 37
Higher Certificate in Forensic Examination 7115 Matriculation Certificate or National Senior Certificate (NSC) plus three years working experience(RPL Applicable) 27