South African Theological Seminary Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

Bachelor of Theology
To register for this programme, prospective students require one of the following:

National Senior Certificate as certified by Umalusi, with an achievement rating of 4 (50% – 59%) or better in four recognised NSC 20-credit courses from the designated list in the Minimum Admission Requirements for Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree Programmes requiring a National Senior Certificate, Government Gazette, Vol. 482, No. 27961, 18 August 2005. Applicants with different qualifications may only be admitted if they are judged equivalent by the designated equivalence-setting bodies. Alternatively a Higher Certificate or Advanced Certificate in a cognate field will satisfy the minimum requirement.
A tertiary qualification at an accredited institution registered by the Department of Education.
A tertiary qualification at a foreign institution accredited by a recognised accrediting body or by the institution’s national government.

Certified/notarized proof of one of the above requirements should accompany the application form, together with a certified/notarized copy of the student’s Identification Document or valid Passport.
All those who meet these criteria and whose English is of a sufficient standard, are accepted into the programme.

Higher Certificates
To register for any Higher Certificate programme, prospective students require one of the following:

National Senior Certificate as certified by Umalusi. Applicants with different qualifications may only be admitted if they are judged equivalent by the designated equivalence-setting bodies.
A tertiary qualification at an accredited institution registered by the Department of Education.
A tertiary qualification at a foreign institution accredited by a recognised accrediting body or by the institution’s national government.