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University of Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences Admission or entry Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Health Sciences \u2013 View the Wits University Revised Health Sciences Admissions Policy<\/a> <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Programme<\/strong><\/td>Minimum Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/td>Selection procedures<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
APS<\/strong><\/td>Subjects & achieved scale<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Bachelor of Health Sciences BHScBiomedical Sciences (3 years)Biokinetics) (3 years)Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MBBCh (6 years)Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy 
BSc (Physiotherapy) 
(4 years) Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) 
(4 years)<\/td>		The Faculty of Health Sciences does not calculate an APS score. Several criteria are considered for selection (e.g. Academic performance and National Benchmark Tes (NBT) scores). There are two points of entry into the MBBCh degree:1st year MBBCh for applicants currently completing Matric 3rd year MBBCh (i.e. the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) for applicants who have completed a prerequisite degree. Click here<\/a> for more info.<\/td>English HL or 1st Add Lang \u2013 5 
Mathematics \u2013 5 
Life Sciences and\/or
Physical Science \u2013 5<\/td>		If you are applying to the Faculty of Health Sciences, you will not be selected solely on your school leaving results, although they are very important. A composite index is calculated, taking into consideration 
(1) your academic results for FIVE subjects and (2) National Benchmark Test (NBT) scores. Only five subjects are used to derive a matriculation score, which is calculated according to the percentages obtained, NOT symbols. These are English, Mathematics, Physical Science\/ Life Sciences and the best two other subjects. (Dentistry requires Physical Science and<\/strong> Life Sciences and the best other subject).ALL applicants (excluding applicants who are applying to the Graduate Entry Medical Programme \u2013 GEMP only) are required to write the National Benchmark Test (NBT).GEMP applicants may be invited to the Wits Additional Placement Test (WAPT) and all applicants are advised to prepare in the event that they are invited. For more information on the WAPT please refer to: www.wits.ac.za\/health\/gemp<\/a> ALL GEMP applicants who are invited to the WAPT will be expected to complete a Biographical Questionnaire on the day of the test.ALL applicants to BSc (Occupational Therapy) or (Physiotherapy) must spend time observing and\/or assisting an Occupational Therapist\/Physiotherapist and complete a certificate of attendance<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>
Bachelor of Dental Science BDS (5 years)<\/td>English HL or 1st Add Lang \u2013 5
Mathematics \u2013 5
Life Sciences and <\/strong>
Physical Science \u2013 5<\/td><\/tr>
Bachelor of Nursing BNurs 
(4 years) Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy- BSc(OT) (4 years) <\/td>		English HL or 1st Add Lang \u2013 4
Mathematics \u2013 4
Life Sciences and\/or
Physical Science \u2013 4<\/td><\/tr>
Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) (3 years)Bachelor of Oral Health Sciences (BOHS) (3 years)<\/td>English HL or 1st Add Lang \u2013 4
Mathematics \u2013 4 or
Mathematical Literacy \u2013 7
Life Sciences and\/or
Physical Science -4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n
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    University of Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences Admission or entry Requirement Health Sciences \u2013 View the Wits University Revised Health Sciences Admissions Policy  Programme Minimum Admission Requirements Selection procedures APS Subjects & achieved scale Bachelor of Health Sciences BHScBiomedical Sciences (3 years)Biokinetics) (3 years)Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of SurgeryMBBCh (6 years)Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy BSc (Physiotherapy) (4 years) Bachelor of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-56568","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/56568\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}