Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees, which are awarded in the U.K. and other countries (such as New Zealand and South Africa) after 5 years of what is analogous to a combined undergraduate-graduate course of study.
Admission requirements
The following persons will be considered for admission: a candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required Grade 12 certificate with university endorsement; a candidate who is a graduate from another tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution; and a candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.
Life Orientation is excluded in the calculation of the APS.
Grade 11 final examination results, the NBT results, as well as a Value-added Questionnaire, will be used for the provisional admission of prospective students.
Admission to Health Sciences programmes is subject to a selection process.
The applications of international candidates who come from countries that have medical schools will not be considered for placement in the MBChB programme except where intergovernmental agreements are in place.
For selection purposes, the sum of the results in six subjects, including English, Mathematics and Physical Science is calculated.
Candidates, please note that your APS may not drop with more than two points in your final school examination results in order to maintain your provisional admission PLEASE NOTE that compliance with the minimum admission requirements does not necessarily guarantee admission to any programme in this Faculty.
Selection queries may be directed to healthapplications@up.ac.za.
Minimum requirements
Achievement level
APS
English Mathematics Physical Science
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
5 3 C C 5 3 C C 5 3 C C 35
Additional requirements
The Faculty can accommodate 300 first-year MBChB students.
Applicants for MBChB I are evaluated according to different categories, with the minimum admission requirements set according to the categories in question.
In terms of the selection procedure, candidates must pass English, Mathematics and Physical Science with at least a 5 rating code (60%-69%), and achieve an APS of at least 35, in order to be considered for selection and/or admission.
It is not possible for candidates to complete the first year of study for this study programme at another South African university.
A candidate who has passed a full academic year at another university, with at least four first-year subjects, will be considered for selection, but only for admission to MBChB I.
Admission of foreign candidates is limited.
Preference will be given to students from SADC countries.
Candidates will be notified per SMS and in writing of the outcome of the selection.
School leaving candidates with no previous tertiary exposure who have not been admitted to MBChB I, may register for the first year of study in the BSc degree programme in Biological or Medical Sciences at the University of Pretoria, provided that they qualify for admission.
If they pass the prescribed first-semester modules, they may apply before 31 May of their first year of study, to be considered for admission to MBChB I as from the second semester
Candidates who have not been admitted to the first year of study for the MBChB degree programme may apply for admission to any other degree programme at this University, provided that they comply with the entrance requirements for the degree programme in question; and may, on the grounds of that achievement, reapply for selection (changing to MBChB I).
Duration: 3 years
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