UCT Application Required Documents

• Contact details
• An application fee
• Secondary school details
• Post-school activities
• Tertiary education details
• Housing application
• Funding application
• Parent/guardian and fee-payer details
• examination results from Grade 11 until September of grade 12
• Transferring students should submit all transcripts and academic records

READ: UCT Application Online

How To Apply To UCT

• visit the UCT website via www.uct.ac.za
• Select the “Apply to UCT” page.
• Download the online application form
• Complete the online application form with the required information
• Upload certified copies of supportive documents such as; academic transcripts, a copy of your ID or passport, and proof of payment of the application fee etc.
• Submit the completed application form along with supportive documents.

UCT Admission Requirements Undergraduates

Undergraduate Diploma Study

• a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40-49%) or better in 4 recognised NSC 20-credit subjects.

Bachelor’s Degree Study

• a South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) need to pass a minimum of 4 subjects at a rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50-59%) or better in any four 20-credit NSC subjects.
• a South African Senior Certificate needs matriculation endorsement.
• non-South African school-leaving certificates must qualify for a matriculation exemption certificate.

READ:UCT Prospectus

Minimum language proficiency

South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants

• South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants to UCT must have achieved a pass of 40% or more on the Higher Grade in English (First or Second Language) at the Senior Certificate level.
• South African NSC undergraduate applicants to UCT, must have achieved a rating of 2 (Elementary Achievement, 30-40%) or better at the Home Language or First Additional Language level.

UCT Postgraduate Admission Requirements

UCT’s English language admission requirements are

• A valid (no more than 3 years old) NBT Academic Literacy Test Plus report with an overall score of Upper Intermediate or above.
• The NBTs are offered by the Centre for Educational Testing for Access and Placement (CETAP) and can be arranged to be taken anywhere in the world. (Visit www.nbt.ac.za for details)
• A valid (no more than 2 years old) TOEFL iBT Score Report with an overall score of 88 or above, with at least 19 in Listening, 19 in Writing, 20 in Reading, and 22 in Speaking.
• A valid (no more than 2 years old) IELTS Academic Test Report Form with an overall score of band 6.5 or above, with at least 6.0 in each component.
• A valid (no more than 2 years old) PTE Academic Score Report with an overall score of 67 or above, with at least 59 in each communicative skills component.

UCT Contact Details

Postal address

Admissions Office
University of Cape Town
c/o Bremner Building Lower Campus
Rondebosch
7701
South Africa

READ: UCT Application Dates

Physical address

Admissions Office
University of Cape Town
Level 4
Masingene Building
Middle Campus
Rondebosch
Cape Town
South Africa

Applying to UCT is a forthright and simple process that can be completed entirely online at any time and anywhere. For more information visit the official website of UCT. Hope the provided information is useful, kindly leave a comment in the comment section.

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