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How to become a Audiologist

Tests hearing and treats hearing loss and balance problems.

Apply early

Selection programmes like this often close months before the standard application deadline, and marks alone don’t guarantee a place. See the Dates page for the exact closing dates.

What does a Audiologist actually do?

More about this career

Tests hearing, fits hearing aids, and treats hearing and balance disorders, working in hospitals, private practice, schools for the deaf, or industry (occupational hearing testing). Often studied alongside or closely related to speech-language therapy, since both fall under the same professional board.

Where this degree can take you

  • Hearing Aid Audiologist
  • Paediatric Audiologist
  • Occupational Hearing Conservationist
  • Balance/Vestibular Specialist

This is our general description of the role and related jobs, not from an official source – it’s here to give you a fuller picture, not as a careers-counselling guarantee.

Not from an official source

Subjects that usually help

  • Mathematics
  • Life Sciences

This is our general guidance about which school subjects suit this career. It is not an admission requirement and not from an official source – the real requirements are on the degrees below.

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Where to check this yourself

What the programmes we’ve captured actually ask for

  • Mathematics – asked for by 5 of 5 programmes
  • Life Sciences – asked for by 3 of 5 programmes
  • Physical Sciences – asked for by 2 of 5 programmes
  • Mathematical Literacy – asked for by 1 of 5 programmes

Counted from the requirements below (an “or” alternative counts for each subject named). Each programme links to the page it came from.

Programmes that lead here

5 programmes at 5 universities. More are added as we verify them.

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Bachelor of Audiology

School of Health Care Sciences

SMU APS 25

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • English: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Life Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Another language – Another language (Home or First Additional) at level 4.
  • Life Orientation: level 3 (40% or more)
  • Two more subjects – Two further subjects at level 3 or better.

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against SMU’s own admission-requirements page for this school (points and subject minimums match). Closes 31 July 2026 for undergraduate programmes (applications open 1 April 2026) - notably earlier than most universities in this batch.

Source: View the official page (smu.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake

University of Cape Town

Selection programme

BSc Audiology

Health Sciences · 4 years

UCT Faculty Points Score 340 out of 600

  • Mathematics: 60% OR Mathematical Literacy: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 65% OR Life Sciences: 65%
  • English: 65% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Next 3 subjects: 60%
  • NBT – NBTs are compulsory and must be at Intermediate level or above.

The 340 shown is the APS sub-minimum (out of 600). Selection: Band A FPS 720, Band B WPS 710, Band C 550 / 565 / 610. About 37 places.

Source: View the official page (uct.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake

University of KwaZulu-Natal

From an older document

Bachelor of Audiology

Health Sciences · 4 years

UKZN APS 30 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more)
  • Life Sciences: level 3 (40% or more) OR Physical Sciences: level 3 (40% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the table in the Study@UKZN 2026 brochure (CAO code KN-W-BPA); published APS range 48-30. First to third choice only. This comes from the Study@UKZN 2026 brochure, the most recent official source we could find. UKZN had not published a 2027 table when we checked, so treat these as 2026 figures pending a 2027 update. Applications go through the CAO.

Source: View the official page (studyatukzn.ukzn.ac.za) (opens the official page)

University of Pretoria

BA Audiology

Humanities · 4 years

UP APS 32 points

  • English: level 5 if it is your Home Language, level 5 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)

Confirmed against the user-supplied Humanities 2027 Faculty Yearbook, including duration (previously null). Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology share an identical first year. Most UP closing dates are 30 June; Veterinary Science closes 31 May. Grade 12 applicants apply with their final Grade 11 results.

Source: View the official page (drupalwebprod-files.up.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake

University of the Witwatersrand

BA Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology: Audiology

Humanities · 4 years

Wits APS 34 points

  • English: level 5 if it is your Home Language, level 5 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • NBT – The NBT must be written by 17 August.

An APS of 30-33 may be wait-listed. About 30 places.

Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake

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