{"id":5941,"date":"2020-09-29T08:40:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T08:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegeguide.co.za\/?p=5941"},"modified":"2020-09-29T08:40:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T08:40:42","slug":"wits-university-online-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/wits-university-online-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Wits University Online Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/images\/steps-to-apply.png\" alt=\"Infographic showing steps to apply for undergraduate study\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To apply online, go to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/applications\/\">www.wits.ac.za\/applications\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You may apply for a maximum of three programmes&nbsp;(order of choice does not matter).<\/li><li>If you apply for two programmes within one Faculty, you are advised to apply for one programme in a less restricted faculty (e.g. Humanities, Commerce or Science).<\/li><li>Try to keep your options open, especially when applying for programmes in Faculties such as Health Sciences or Engineering.<\/li><li>Do not enter the duration of the programme. You are applying to go into 1st year of study.<\/li><li>A&nbsp;<strong>non-refundable<\/strong>&nbsp;application fee of R100 for South African citizens, and R700 for&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;citizens, is required.<\/li><li>For assistance call the Wits Student Call Centre on +27 (0) 11 717 1888.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;Closing dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>30 June 202<\/strong>2\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Faculty of Health Sciences (all programmes); Bachelor of Architecture; Bachelor of Audiology, Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology; BA Film and TV<strong>30 September 2026<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0All other University programmes; Residence applications.<\/p><div id=\"forms-2978377845\" class=\"forms-atf forms-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Forms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Does your&nbsp;degree programme have additional selection procedures?&nbsp;<\/strong>Some degrees have additional selection requirements&nbsp;such as&nbsp;portfolio&nbsp;and essay&nbsp;submissions, auditions or National Benchmark Tests. Please click on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/undergraduate\/apply-to-wits\/#d.en.1209683\">Additional Forms<\/a>&nbsp;below to see&nbsp;if this applies to you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay Application Fee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Non-refundable application fee of R100 for South African citizens<\/li><li>Non-refundable application fee for foreign citizens of R700<\/li><li>Payments to be made before closing dates&nbsp;<\/li><li>Use your Person Number or T Number as reference<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>How to pay<br><\/strong>Deposit exact amount into the University\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Application Fee<\/strong>&nbsp;account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Standard Bank, Account name: Wits University &#8211; Application Fees. Current Account Number: 200 346 385, Branch code: Braamfontein 004 805. CI Number 074A. (International payment swift code: SBZAZAJJ).&nbsp;Use&nbsp;your person\/student number as a reference.<\/li><li>Pay by cash or credit card at the Wits Fees Office, Ground Floor, Solomon Mahlangu House (Senate House), Braamfontein Campus East, Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.&nbsp;Use&nbsp;your person\/student number as a reference.<\/li><li>EFT &#8211; Use&nbsp;your Person\/Student number as the reference.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/undergraduate\/apply-to-wits\/#accordion-1209532\">STEP 2 \u2013 Acknowledgement of Application<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You will receive an email from the University acknowledging receipt of&nbsp;your application.<\/li><li>The acknowledgment&nbsp;letter will contain a&nbsp;<strong>person number (which will&nbsp;become your student number<\/strong>), and a reference person for you to contact for any queries you may have.<\/li><li>All records of correspondence from the University will be available on the&nbsp;<strong>student self-service portal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/self-service.wits.ac.za\/\">https:\/\/self-service.wits.ac.za<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><em>Check the status of your application and to do items on the student&nbsp;self-service portal regularly<\/em>.<\/li><li>Keep your contact details up-to-date on self-service.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view all&nbsp;<strong>correspondence<\/strong>&nbsp;generated on the&nbsp;<strong>Self Service Portal<\/strong>, go to the Main Menu&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Self Service&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Wits Student Self Service&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;Communication History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check your&nbsp;<strong>Application Status<\/strong>&nbsp;on the<strong>&nbsp;Self Service&nbsp;<\/strong>go to the Main Menu &gt; Self Service &gt; Student Centre &gt; Admissions &gt; View Academic Application Status<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make an amendment to your study choices, please complete the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/Undergraduate%20Amendment%20Form.pdf\">Undergraduate Amendment Form<\/a>\u00a0and email it to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:applications.senc@wits.ac.za\">applications.senc@wits.ac.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/undergraduate\/apply-to-wits\/#accordion-1209531\">STEP 3 \u2013 Upload Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you did not upload supporting documents at the time of application, you can still do so via the&nbsp;student self-service portal&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/self-service.wits.ac.za\/\">https:\/\/self-service.wits.ac.za<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li>Log in with your person number and the first six digits of your ID.<\/li><li><strong>Current Matriculants<\/strong>: Upload your final Grade 11 results.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Already Matriculated<\/strong>: Upload certified copies of all your matric certificates\/foreign school leaving certificates.<\/li><li><strong>Other&nbsp;Tertiary Institutions<\/strong>: Upload a certified copy of official academic records for&nbsp;<strong>ALL<\/strong>&nbsp;tertiary registrations, inclusive of statement\/certificate of good conduct, stamped by the institution\u2019s registrar. (Note that interim, self-service generated results will be considered for initial assessment purposes for GEMP applicants ONLY).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Self%20Service%20Upload%20Guide%20Covid-19%20Lockdown.pdf\">Self-Service Guide<\/a>&nbsp;here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively, watch the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/video.mp4\">video<\/a>&nbsp;here.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/undergraduate\/apply-to-wits\/#accordion-1209534\">STEP 4 \u2013 Acceptance of Offer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/undergraduate\/apply-to-wits\/#tab-1209683\">Additional forms and selection procedures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/undergraduate\/apply-to-wits\/#tab-1209688\">Documentation Checklist<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Humanities<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20in%20Dramatic%20Art.pdf\">Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Art<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; audition requirements<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20in%20Film%20and%20Television.pdf\">Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; porfolio requirements<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20in%20Fine%20Arts.pdf\">Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; audition\/interview requirements<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Bachelor%20of%20Music.pdf\">Bachelor of Music<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; audition requirements and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/Sample%20Theory%20Test.pdf\">Sample Theory Test<\/a>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/Wits%20Music%20Audition%20FAQs.pdf\">Wits Music Audition FAQs<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/Music%20Prospectus%20.pdf\">Music Prospectus<\/a>&nbsp;for more information)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Bachelor%20of%20Arts%20in%20Digital%20Arts.pdf\">Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; workshop requirements&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B Audiology, B Speech-Language Pathology, and B Social Work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NBT will not form part of Wits University\u2019s 2026 admission criteria\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Senior Executive Team, June 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engineering and the Built Environment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/2026-documents\/BAS-Admissions-Exercises-updated.pdf\">Bachelor of Architectural Studies<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; application exercises<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wits.ac.za\/media\/wits-university\/study\/undergraduate\/documents\/Bachelor%20of%20Engineering%20Science%20in%20Digital%20Arts.pdf\">Bachelor of Engineering Science in Digital Arts<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; workshop requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Sciences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic some temporary adjustments have been made to the 2026 admission criteria for Health Sciences programmes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The following requirements have been waived:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>National Benchmark Test (NBT) for all Health Sciences applicants<\/em><\/li><li><em>Certificates of Attendance for applicants to Dentistry, Oral Hygiene, Occupational Therapy, and Physiotherapy&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>These requirements will be reinstated in 2026 for the 2026 student intake. 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