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Rhodes University

41 programmes captured from Rhodes’s own official sources, across 6 faculties.

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Rhodes points

Rhodes takes the percentage of each of your six subjects, divides each by 10, and adds them up. Life Orientation is not scored, but you must get at least 50% in it.

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

What we couldn’t confirm
  • Rhodes says "your 6 subjects" without saying which six if you take more; we use your six best.

Checked against: Rhodes Undergraduate Prospectus (opens the official page)

Dates

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

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Who to contact at Rhodes

Registrar’s Division (Student Bureau)

Checked on an official page

From the back page of the Rhodes undergraduate prospectus. Online applications go through Rhodes’s ROSS portal (ross.ru.ac.za; from the research pack).

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

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Programmes

41 programmes in 6 faculties. Pick a faculty to see what you can study there.

Science 17

BSc

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 39-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc Information Systems

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 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)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 40-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 40. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 39-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. This is Rhodes’ general Faculty of Science admission requirement, not a Chemistry-specific published figure - you are admitted to the BSc and choose your major once you arrive. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Geology)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 39-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. This is Rhodes’ general Faculty of Science admission requirement, not a Geology-specific published figure - you are admitted to the BSc and choose your major once you arrive. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Environmental Science)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 39-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Confirmed Environmental Science is a 4-semester major Rhodes also allows under BEcon, BJourn and BA, not only BSc - this row shows the BSc pathway. This is Rhodes’ general Faculty of Science requirement, not an Environmental-Science-specific figure. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Physics)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 39-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. This is Rhodes’ general Faculty of Science admission requirement, not a Physics-specific published figure - you are admitted to the BSc and choose your major once you arrive. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Statistics)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 39-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. This is Rhodes’ general Faculty of Science admission requirement, not a Statistics-specific published figure - you are admitted to the BSc and choose your major once you arrive. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Computer Science / Computational Sciences)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer; Computer Science is one of the BSc fields. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Mathematics, Applied and Pure)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. The prospectus lists Mathematics (Applied and Pure) among the subjects offered; Mathematics at level 4 is the minimum shown for the BSc. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Biochemistry and Microbiology)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Zoology & Entomology, Ichthyology & Fisheries Science, Botany)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Human Kinetics and Ergonomics)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Botany)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BSc: Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Zoology)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BSc: Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Entomology)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BSc: Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Ichthyology and Fisheries Science)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BSc: Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BSc (Geography)

Science · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 5 (60% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BSc: Rhodes points of 39-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Humanities 14

BA / BSS

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 34-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 34. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA / BFA Fine Art (Fine Art Practice major)

Humanities · 4 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Portfolio – An entrance portfolio of recent artwork is required to take Fine Art Practice as a major.
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 34-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 34. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (Journalism & Media Studies)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 34-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 34. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. This is the BA pathway into Journalism & Media Studies (same admission as the general BA - Rhodes has no separate JMS cut-off). The standalone fourth-year Bachelor of Journalism (BJourn) is a postgraduate-level add-on open only to continuing Rhodes BA JMS graduates, not school-leavers, so it is not shown as its own entry point. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Bachelor of Music (BMus)

Humanities · 4 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Audition / portfolio – Some Humanities programmes also require a portfolio or audition during the application process.
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Raw-read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (page 15): same bands as the BA - Rhodes points of 34-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 34. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA / BSS Extended Studies

Humanities · 4 years

Rhodes points 34 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 34-37 are shown against the extended version in the prospectus table, at the Dean’s discretion; the first-year curriculum is spread over an extra year. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (Psychology)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (Drama)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA / BSS (Political and International Studies)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA / BSS (Sociology)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA / BSS (Anthropology)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (English)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (English Language and Linguistics)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (History)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BA (Philosophy)

Humanities · 3 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: 60% if it is your Home Language, 65% if it is your First Additional Language
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BA/BSS: Rhodes points of 34-44 are at the Dean’s discretion and 45+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Commerce 7

BCom

Commerce · 3 years

Rhodes points 40 points

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

Rhodes points of 34-39 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 40 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 40 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 34. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BBusSc

Commerce

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 4 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 6 (70% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 38-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 38. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Rhodes does not state the duration for BBusSc in this document. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Bachelor of Economics (BEcon)

Commerce · 3 years

Rhodes points 40 points

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

Raw-confirmed 2026-10-04 against the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (pages 13-19): points bands, English and subject levels match. Rhodes points of 34-39 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 40 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 40 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 34. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. The prospectus gives the BEco 34-39 (Dean’s discretion) and 40+ (provisional offer) - an earlier version of this row had 38-44 / 45, which belongs to the Bachelor of Business Science. At 34-37 points Rhodes considers you for the Commerce Faculty’s 4-year Extended Studies programme (Mathematics 50%) instead. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BCom Extended Studies

Commerce · 4 years

Rhodes points 34 points

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

Read 2026-10-04 from the faculty table in the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026). Rhodes points of 34-37 qualify for the four-year Extended Studies route, which is for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and is decided at the Dean’s discretion; the NBT results are used in that decision. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BCom (Accounting)

Commerce · 3 years

Rhodes points 40 points

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

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BCom: Rhodes points of 34-39 are at the Dean’s discretion and 40+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BCom (Management)

Commerce · 3 years

Rhodes points 40 points

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

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BCom: Rhodes points of 34-39 are at the Dean’s discretion and 40+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

BCom (Information Systems)

Commerce · 3 years

Rhodes points 40 points

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

Read 2026-10-04 from the Rhodes 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus (18 March 2026): this is a major offered inside the degree named, so entry is the degree’s own. BCom: Rhodes points of 34-39 are at the Dean’s discretion and 40+ gets a provisional offer. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Pharmacy 1

BPharm

Pharmacy · 4 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • Mathematics: level 6 (70% or more)
  • Life Sciences: level 6 (70% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 6 (70% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 40-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 40. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. At 40-44 points the subject levels required drop to level 5. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Law 1

LLB

Law · 4 years

Rhodes points 45 points

  • English: level 5 if it is your Home Language, level 6 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more) OR Mathematical Literacy: level 5 (60% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 40-44 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 45 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 45 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 40. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

Education 1

BEd Foundation Phase

Education · 4 years

Rhodes points 44 points

  • English: level 4 if it is your Home Language, level 4 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 3 (40% or more) OR Mathematical Literacy: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Life Orientation: level 4 (50% or more)

Rhodes points of 39-43 are considered at the Dean’s discretion; 44 or more receives a provisional offer. We show 44 as the qualifying number so that "you qualify" means exactly that - but you are still worth an application from 39. Rhodes has no Engineering and no MBChB. The NBT is recommended, not required. Life Orientation is not scored, but you need at least 50% in it.

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

What we couldn’t verify at Rhodes

We publish our gaps instead of hiding them.

partially verified

8 more programmes: BA/BFA Fine Art, Bachelor of Economics, BA (Journalism & Media Studies), and BSc Chemistry/Geology/Environmental Science/Physics/Statistics

Unlike ru-bpharm/ru-llb/ru-bcom/etc. above (raw-read from the 2027 RU_READY prospectus PDF), every row in this pass came from a web search surfacing Rhodes’ own admission-gateway, department and faculty pages - a lower confidence tier, so each is flagged [partially-verified] rather than given the prospectus rows’ implicit confidence; re-read against the prospectus PDF when possible. Confirmed structurally interesting finding: Rhodes admits students to a faculty/degree (BSc, BA, BCom, etc.) first and lets them choose a major afterwards, so most Science majors (Chemistry, Geology, Environmental Science, Physics, Statistics, also Ichthyology and Human Kinetics & Ergonomics, not added as their own rows) have no major-specific published APS or subject figure of their own - the five BSc-major rows added here intentionally share the general Faculty of Science figure, which is stated plainly in each one’s notes. Confirmed Rhodes has no undergraduate entry point for the Bachelor of Journalism (BJourn) itself - it is a 4th-year, postgraduate-level qualification open only to continuing Rhodes BA (Journalism & Media Studies) graduates, so we show the BA pathway instead and say so. Also confirmed (not added as a row, since there is nothing to show beyond what BEd Foundation Phase above already covers): Rhodes offers no undergraduate BEd for Intermediate or Senior Phase, only a postgraduate PGCE.

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