APPLICATION CYCLE TIMELINES March
Preparation: Check programme entry requirements before applying. Ensure soft copies of required documents (e.g., grade 11 results, certified matric results, ID, etc.) are ready to upload. Verification of documents is an ongoing process. Applications open for all undergraduate (full-time and part-time) programmes - https://www.wits.ac.za/undergraduate/apply-to-wits/ Additional Requirements - Be aware of programmes requiring additional selection criteria e.g. auditions, interviews, portfolios, NBTs, job shadowing etc. https://www.wits.ac.za/undergraduate/apply-to-wits/additional-requirements/ Applicants can commence booking of NBTs and/or job shadowing before being invited to do so. International Applicants – Foreign school leaving results need to meet the relevant matriculation exemption requirements. Refer to https://mb.usaf.ac.za/. In addition to the exemption requirements, faculty-specific criteria are also considered. Decision-making is an ongoing process.
April
NBT - Bookings open - https://www.nbt.ac.za/ NB: Applicants to Health Sciences programmes are required to write the In-Person test i.e. Pencil and Paper. Wits Sports Bursary Applications Open - https://www.wits.ac.za/sport/sport-bursaries/
May
BA General Part-Time - Applications close for the July Intake – 31st May 2025 Residence Applications Open via the self-service portal - https://self-service.wits.ac.za/
June
Applications Close – 30th June 2025 All Health Sciences programmes, Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television (BAFT), Bachelor of Architecture (BAS), Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology, and Bachelor of Audiology. Part-Time Registrations for the BA General July 2025 intake.
July
BAS Portfolio Submission - https://www.wits.ac.za/soap/architecture/bas-applicationexercise/ – 31st July 2025
August
Submission of Job-Shadowing Certificate of Attendance (OT, Physio, BDS, Oral Health Sciences) – 1st August 2025 NBT Results – NBT results are received directly from the NBT Centre. Start of early feedback to Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Health Sciences applicants who wrote on or before 18th August 2025 BAFT Portfolio Submission Deadline – must be emailed to the school applications.film&tv@wits.ac.za – 31st August 2025 All WAPT invitations have been sent to qualifying applicants.