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North-West University

43 programmes captured from NWU’s own official sources, across 7 faculties.

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How NWU scores you

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NWU APS

NWU adds your six best subjects, excluding Life Orientation, on an 8-point scale (90-100% = 8, 80-89% = 7 ... 0-29% = 1).

This score means nothing at another university – it can’t be compared with any other university’s.

Checked against: NWU APS calculator (opens the official page)

Dates

For the 2027 intake. 2028 dates aren’t published yet.

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Who to contact at NWU

NWU Call Centre

Checked on an official page

A general call-centre address rather than a dedicated admissions office.

Source: studies.nwu.ac.za (opens the official page) · checked 1 October 2026

WhatsApp

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NWU also lists an SMS line: 31750.

Source: studies.nwu.ac.za (opens the official page) · checked 1 October 2026

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Programmes

43 programmes in 7 faculties. Pick a faculty to see what you can study there.

Natural & Agricultural Sciences 18

BSc (Natural Sciences streams, e.g. Biochemistry & Chemistry)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Shown for the Biochemistry & Chemistry stream: Mathematics level 4 (or Technical Mathematics 5) and Physical Sciences 4, APS 26. The physical-science streams (Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Computer Science combinations) need Mathematics level 5 and Physical Sciences 4 at the same APS 26 - see the individual rows. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Agricultural Sciences)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Four-year degree at Mahikeng (Agricultural Economics, Animal Health, Animal Science, Agronomy & Horticulture) and Potchefstroom (Agronomy & Agricultural Economics, Agronomy & Soil Science): English 4, Mathematics 4 (or Technical Mathematics 5), and Physical Sciences 4 (Mahikeng streams also accept Life Sciences 4), APS 26. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Mathematical Sciences)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Streams include Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics & Mathematics across NWU’s campuses: Mathematics level 5 and Physical Sciences level 4, APS 26. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Financial Mathematics)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 6 (70% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Actuarial Science)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 6 (70% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Quantitative Risk Management)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 6 (70% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Business Analytics)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 6 (70% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark campuses. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Information Technology)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Contact at Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark, or by distance (Potchefstroom). Replaces the phased-out BSc IT noted in nwu-pass-2: this 2026 yearbook lists it as a current programme. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Computer Science and Mathematics / Statistics / Physics / Electronics)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Several Computer Science combinations, at Potchefstroom, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark; Computer Science with Economics or Mathematics with Economics needs only Mathematics level 5. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Physics and Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Chemistry)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom and Mahikeng campuses. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc (Chemistry and Physics / Mathematics / Applied Mathematics)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom and Mahikeng campuses. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc in Biological Sciences (Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Physiology, Biochemistry)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Mostly Potchefstroom; Botany and Biochemistry also at Mahikeng. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc in Environmental Sciences (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Geology, Geography combinations)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Mostly Potchefstroom; some combinations also at Mahikeng. Chemistry and Geography needs Mathematics level 5. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc in Environmental Sciences: Geology streams (Chemistry & Geology, Geology & Geography, Geology & Botany)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom campus. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BSc in Urban and Regional Planning

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 28 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Selection test – A selection test applies; applications close 30 June, late applications are considered on merit.

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Potchefstroom campus. NQF level 8. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Diploma in Animal Health

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 22 points out of 48

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

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Mahikeng campus only. Technical Mathematics at level 4 is also listed in the table. For students who miss the BSc Agriculture entry points. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Diploma in Animal Science

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 22 points out of 48

  • English: level 3 (40% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Mathematical Literacy: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 3 (40% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 3 (40% or more) OR Agricultural Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Mahikeng campus only. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Diploma in Plant Science (Crop Production)

Natural & Agricultural Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 22 points out of 48

  • English: level 3 (40% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more) OR Technical Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Mathematical Literacy: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 3 (40% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 3 (40% or more) OR Agricultural Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook (admission-requirements tables). Mahikeng campus only. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Engineering 8

BEng (all disciplines)

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Duration (4 years minimum) and all three subject figures confirmed exactly against the user-supplied Faculty of Engineering 2026 Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes. Also see https://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/applications

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Chemical Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CG K04 (new from 2026). The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CN K02 (new from 2026). The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Computer and Electronic Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CH K02 (new from 2026). The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Mechatronic Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CR K02 (new from 2026). The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Mechanical Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CJ K01. The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CL K02 (new from 2026). The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BEng in Industrial Engineering

Engineering · 4 years

NWU APS 34 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: 70%
  • Physical Sciences: 70%
  • Language of tuition – Your language of tuition at 60%.

Read 2026-10-04 from the NWU 2026 Faculty of Engineering yearbook (programme list and admission requirements): Mathematics 70%, Physical Sciences 70% and the language of instruction (English or Afrikaans, Home or First Additional) at 60%. Applications close 31 July of the previous year. Programme code 7CK K01. The 34 points are the same minimum shown for NWU’s other BEng programmes. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (engineering.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Health Sciences 7
Selection programme

Bachelor of Nursing Science

Health Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 25 points out of 48

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

Applications close 31 July due to high application volumes - earlier than NWU’s general closing date. Job shadowing (40 hours) is recommended but not compulsory. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Health Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 4 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)

A “fast-track” stream exists at APS 40+ with Mathematics and Physical Sciences each at 75%+. Selection also uses a weighted score (40% Mathematics, 40% Physical Sciences, 20% APS) rather than the APS alone. Applications close 31 July. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

Bachelor of Social Work

Health Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 28 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 4 if it is your First Additional Language

Applications close 30 June. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Sport Coaching and Human Movement Sciences)

Health Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 24 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-read 2026-10-04 from the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Health Sciences yearbook: APS 24, level 4 (50-59%) for the language of tuition, 3 years, Potchefstroom, selected by academic paper selection and best average mark. This corrects the earlier row, which showed APS 26 and a Life Sciences level 4 requirement taken from a department web page - the yearbook states neither. Selection ranks applicants and only a limited number are admitted, so meeting the minimum APS does not guarantee a place. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

Bachelor of Health Sciences in Biokinetics

Health Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more) OR Mathematical Literacy: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Medical fitness – Students must be medically fit for the physical component of the course before starting.

Raw-read 2026-10-04 from the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Health Sciences yearbook. Potchefstroom. Level 4 for the language of tuition. Applications close 31 July. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics

Health Sciences · 4 years

NWU APS 30 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)

Raw-read 2026-10-04 from the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Health Sciences yearbook. Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark. Level 4 for the language of tuition. Selected by academic paper selection and best average mark. Applications close 30 June. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Physiology and Biochemistry)

Health Sciences · 3 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-read 2026-10-04 from the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty of Health Sciences yearbook. Potchefstroom. Level 4 for the language of tuition; Life Sciences recommended. The Physiology and Psychology stream needs only Mathematics level 3 with Physical Sciences level 4. Selected by academic paper selection and best average mark. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (health-sciences.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Economic & Management Sciences 4

BCom (Chartered Accountancy)

Economic & Management Sciences

NWU APS 32 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Language – Home Language or First Additional Language (English or Afrikaans, the language of tuition) at level 4.

An Extended programme (lower entry, 5 years) is also published at APS 28 with Mathematics level 3. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (commerce.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BCom (Management Sciences: Business Management)

Economic & Management Sciences

NWU APS 24 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 4 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more)

Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (commerce.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BCom (Economic Sciences: Agricultural Economics & Risk Management)

Economic & Management Sciences

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

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

Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (commerce.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BCom (Management Sciences: Marketing and Tourism Management)

Economic & Management Sciences

NWU APS 24 points out of 48

  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more) OR Mathematical Literacy: level 6 (70% or more)
  • Language – Afrikaans or English at level 4 (50%).

CORRECTED 2026-10-03: this is a BCom, not a BSc as previously shown, and the Mathematical Literacy alternative (level 6, 70%) to Mathematics (level 3, 40%) was missing. Other Tourism Management combinations (with Botany & Zoology, or Geography & Botany) are published at APS 26 with Mathematics and Physical Sciences each at level 4. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (commerce.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Humanities 3

BA (Humanities)

Humanities · 3 years

NWU APS 24 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 5 if it is your First Additional Language

NWU’s language requirement is actually about your language of tuition (Afrikaans, English, Setswana, Sesotho and others are each offered as a medium) rather than English specifically - we show the English-medium version (Home Language level 4 or First Additional Language level 5) as the representative figure. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (humanities.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BA (Communication)

Humanities · 3 years

NWU APS 24 points out of 48

  • English: level 5 (60% or more)

Specialisation streams in year 3 include Advanced Corporate Communication, Development Communication, and Journalism & Media Studies. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (humanities.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Selection programme

BA in Graphic Design

Humanities · 4 years

NWU APS 24 points out of 48

  • English: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Portfolio and interview – A screening phase - a photo portfolio of graphics or artwork, an academic record, and an interview.

New row, from the user-supplied Faculty of Humanities 2026 Yearbook.

Source: View the official page (humanities.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Law 2

LLB

Law · 4 years

NWU APS 30 points out of 48

  • English: level 5 if it is your Home Language, level 5 if it is your First Additional Language

Duration (4 years minimum, 6 maximum) confirmed - previously not stated. An Extended LLB (5 years, lower language and Mathematics/Mathematical Literacy requirements) is also published at APS 28. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

BCom (Law)

Law · 3 years

NWU APS 30 points out of 48

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

Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (law.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

Education 1

BEd Foundation Phase (Early Childhood Care and Education)

Education · 4 years

NWU APS 26 points out of 48

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 4 if it is your First Additional Language

RESOLVED: the user-supplied Faculty of Education 2026 Yearbook (BEd) itself lists Early Childhood Care and Education as a current, active programme at this exact APS and duration - the earlier [conflict] flag (over a different, older yearbook PDF describing a phase-out) does not apply to this current document. Raw-confirmed against the user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbook. NWU adds your six best subjects (excluding Life Orientation) on an 8-point scale, for a total out of 48 - read from NWU’s own APS calculator. The requirement shown is what NWU publishes.

Source: View the official page (studies.nwu.ac.za) (opens the official page)

What we couldn’t verify at NWU

We publish our gaps instead of hiding them.

partially verified

15 new programmes across Law, Education, Humanities, Health Sciences, Economic & Management Sciences and Natural & Agricultural Sciences (17 total with the 2 from the earlier pass)

RESOLVED the nwu-remainder gap above, to the same web-search-synthesis confidence tier used for every NWU row: every figure was found via web search surfacing NWU’s own faculty/department pages, not a raw fetch of the full page (this environment’s network egress still blocks direct fetches to university domains), so every new row is flagged [partially-verified][unverified]. One real conflict found and shown rather than hidden: a 2026 NWU Faculty of Education yearbook PDF says its listed BEd programmes are being phased out with last intake in 2022, while NWU’s current 2027 undergraduate studies page separately lists BEd Foundation Phase (now also called "Early Childhood Care and Education") at APS 26 - we show the current page’s figures but flag the conflict for re-confirmation. NWU’s BSc in Information Technology was deliberately left out even though its admission requirements (APS 26, Mathematics level 4) were found, because the same source states there will be no 2027 intake - it is being phased out. Several durations are left null where NWU’s own pages did not state them (BCom Chartered Accountancy, LLB, BCom Business Management, BCom Agricultural Economics, BSc Tourism). LLB’s Extended programme (5 years, APS 28) and Chartered Accountancy’s Extended programme (5 years, APS 28) are noted but not added as separate rows - their own full subject requirements were not independently confirmed.

partially verified

11 of 17 existing programmes raw-confirmed, 1 corrected, 1 new row added - from 6 user-supplied NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbooks

RESOLVED most of nwu-pass-2’s [unverified] tier: the user supplied 8 NWU 2026 Faculty Yearbooks (Humanities, Theology, Education, Economic & Management Sciences, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, and Natural & Agricultural Sciences), of which 6 were read this pass (Natural & Agricultural Sciences was not, for time reasons - see below). Every figure checked matched exactly except one real correction: the row published as "BSc (Tourism)" is actually a BCom (Marketing and Tourism Management), and was missing its Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70%) alternative to Mathematics level 3 (40%) - both fixed, row renamed to nwu-bcom-tourism. The BEd Foundation Phase/Early Childhood Care and Education [conflict] flag from nwu-pass-2 is resolved: the current 2026 Faculty of Education Yearbook itself lists ECCE as a live, active programme at the same APS/duration already shown, so the "phasing out" document that conflict was built on does not apply to this current yearbook. BEng gained its first confirmed duration (4 years minimum). Added one new row with an existing career fit: BA in Graphic Design (artist), a portfolio/interview-selected programme found in the Humanities yearbook. Not re-checked this pass, still [unverified]: BSc Agricultural Sciences, BSc Mathematical Sciences (both in the unread Natural & Agricultural Sciences yearbook) and the Human Movement Sciences/Sport Coaching row (its own admission table was not located within the Health Sciences yearbook in the time available, though Nursing, Pharmacy and Social Work from the same document were all raw-confirmed).

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