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    University bridging/enabling programmes

    University bridging/extended programmes

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    Various Universities and Universities of Technology offer courses or programmes to assist students who do not meet their requirements fully. This is usually determined via a Benchmark test.
    These options have various names, depending on the university or the faculty: Extended, Access, Engage, Augmented, Foundation programmes etc.

    NOTE: Does not apply when you do NOT have required subjects like Maths or Science. You would have to add them to your NSC. If your marks do not meet requirements you need to rewrite (up to 2 subjects). 

    EXTENDED

    This option is the most common where usually an extra year is added to a degree – eg a 3 year degree takes 4 years.  You will be required to write a benchmarking test.

    TRADITIONAL UNIVERSITIES

     PUBLIC universities in South Africa are divided into three types:

    • TRADITIONAL universities, which offer theoretically-oriented university degrees;
    • UNIVERSITIES OF TECHNOLOGY (see below), which offer vocational oriented diplomas and degrees
    • COMPREHENSIVE universities (see below), which offer a combination of both types of qualifications.

    We recommend that you download the Prospectus or Student Guide for the university if you are able to. It will give you all the information you require to fulfill all the requirements at a particular institution.

    UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN (UCT): www.uct.ac.za

    Click here for a link to the 2019 prospectus which contains information about ASPECT and EXTENDED programmes

    UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE: www.ufh.ac.za
    Ask about AUGMENTED, EXTENDED, BRIDGING OR FOUNDATION programmes when applying.

    UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE: http://www.ufs.ac.za/
    UFS offers various EXTENDED programmes – Click here to find the faculty of your choice.

    UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL; www.ukzn.ac.za/
    AUGMENTED AND EXTENDED Programmes available. Enquire when applying.

    UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO: www.ul.ac.za
    Enquire about various EXTENDED programmes when applying. Click here for the 2019 prospectus

    NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY : http://www.nwu.ac.za/
    There is no information available about EXTENDED but enquire when applying if you do not meet the requirements.

    UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA: www.up.ac.za
    They offer various EXTENDED programmes and the ENGAGE programme in Engineering. Please click here for the 2019 Prospectus

    RHODES UNIVERSITY: www.ru.ac.za
    Enquire about their EXTENDED programmes when you apply.

    SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
    (MEDICAL COURSES) No EXTENDED options.
    Click here for the 2019 prospectus

    UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH: www.maties.com
    Enquire about EXTENDED programmes when you apply.

    UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
    Click here for the 2019 prospectus
    Enquire about EXTENDED programmes when you apply.

    UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND: www.wits.ac.za|
    WITS does not appear to offer any EXTENDED programmes.
    Click here for the 2019 prospectus

    SOL PLAATJIES UNIVERSITY: www.spu.ac.za
    (Formerly University of the Northern Cape)
    SPU do not offer EXTENDED programmes. Click here for the 2019 prospectus

     

    COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITIES

    Public COMPREHENSIVE universities offer a combination of higher certificate, diploma and degree types of qualifications.

    NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (NMMU): www.mandela.ac.za
    Enquire about their EXTENDED programmes when you apply. Click here for the 2019 prospectus

    UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND: www.unizulu.ac.za/
    UZ offers AUGMENTED and EXTENDED programmes. Enquire when applying.
    Click here for the 2019 prospectus

    WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY : www.wsu.ac.za
    Enquire about EXTENDED programmes when you apply.

    UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ): www.uj/ac.za
    Click here for the 2019 prospectus which lists all EXTENDED programmes.

    UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA: www.ump.ac.za
    Enquire when applying.

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