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Using this Prospectus
This prospectus is a guide for school-leavers and others who are interested in studying for a rst quali cation at the University of Cape Town.
It introduces you to life at UCT, describing the campus and detailing the services and facilities we provide for students. Details of all undergraduate programmes offered are provided. We recommend that you also visit the websites of faculties and departments in which you may be interested.
To help you understand the contents of this prospectus, we list below some of the terms that we use in this prospectus and what we mean by these terms.
Admission Points Score (APS): This is the measure of your academic achievement based on your school-leaving results (or an acceptable equivalent). The APS either on its own or (as in some faculties) combined with your NBT scores produces a Faculty Points Score (FPS) which we use to rank applicants.
Admissions selection criteria: We use these to select whom we will accept to study at UCT. First, we decide who has met the (minimum) admission requirements. Then, we apply the admissions selection criteria for the programme concerned.
Applicant: You (A person who applies to study for a degree, diploma or certi cate). Once you register at UCT, you become a student.
Application fee: This is the fee required as part of your application. It is non-refundable, even if your application is unsuccessful.
Applicant number: An alpha-numeric number will be allocated to you to identify and track your application. It normally consists of the rst three consonants of your surname, and the rst three characters of your rst name, followed by a unique three digit number. It is important that you quote this number in any subsequent correspondence that you have with us.
Applicant status: Once you have submitted your application, you can check the progress of your application on the UCT website. You will need to use your applicant number or personal details to access information.
Early conditional offer: This is an offer of admission, made during the course of the year preceding admission, which is conditional on performance in your nal school examinations. Early conditional offers are not made to all applicants. An early conditional offer will be withdrawn if the conditions for admission are not met.
Faculty Points Score (FPS): This is the score we use to rank applicants. In two faculties it combines the APS and NBT scores. In other faculties it is the APS - see pages 7 - 9.
Faculty: A faculty is a grouping of departments that offers speci c degree and diploma programmes. There are six faculties at UCT. Students register in a faculty.
Matriculation / Matriculation Endorsement: If you obtain a NSC endorsed for bachelors degree study you do not need a matriculation certi cate or a certi cate of exemption. If your school-leaving certi cate is from another examining authority you will need to obtain a matriculation exemption certi cate.
Minimum Admission requirements: What you must have: for example, Mathematics is required for admission to some programmes. These are necessary requirements you must meet, but are not necessarily suf cient for entry.
National Senior Certi cate (NSC): Since 2008, South African school-leavers write the NSC examinations. This may be under the auspices of one of three examining authorities: The Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) or the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute (SACAI). Scores in this prospectus are calculated for NSC applicants.
Programme: Students enter a degree, diploma or certi cate programme, which is a combination of subjects that have been constructed to provide you with a particular knowledge and skills base, and leads to a quali cation.
Registration: If you are offered a study place, you must sign up before the start of the rst term. We call this registration. Registration gives you student status, commits you to a certain programme, and to pay fees for it.
School subject requirements: The subjects and ratings that you must obtain to be considered for admission for a particular degree or diploma programme. Obtaining the NSC with bachelors endorsement and meeting the minimum admission requirement does not guarantee admission to the University.
Undergraduate: A university student registered for a rst degree or an undergraduate diploma. This Prospectus is intended for you if you wish to be admitted to an undergraduate programme at UCT.
Weighted Points Score (WPS): For South African NSC applicants only, this is the faculty points score weighted by the disadvantage factor applicable to each applicant.
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