South African Theological Seminary Admission Requirements

The South African Theological Seminary (SATS) Admission Requirements 2021/2022 is out… All SATS Prospective Students who wish to study in any faculty that SATS offers are expected to check the Minimum Entry Requirements for courses.

The Management of the South African Theological Seminary (SATS) has stated that all Applicants are to take notes of these Admission Requirements before Applying for Admission.

If you are a South African Theological Seminary (SATS) Aspirant and want to know the complete Admission Requirements for 2021, Congratulations because this post will solve your issue and also show you available SATS admission courses and Requirements for 2021.

South African Theological Seminary (SATS) Admission Requirements

Below are the South African Theological Seminary 2021/2022 Admission Requirements. Applicants are to read carefully before they put in an application.

Before applying applicants must meet up with the South African Theological Seminary Admission Requirements that are listed below:-

Here are SATS Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to degree study, applicants need to meet the minimum requirements for eligibility:

  • Applicants holding 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 from a designated list of subjects. The designated list is as follows:

SATS Admission Requirements for all Courses.

Eligibility for admission

The admission requirements differ depending on what you want to study. The criteria for certificate courses, diplomas, and degrees are listed below:

Undergraduate Certificate Study

To confirm eligibility for admission to undergraduate certificate study, applicants must consult the Admissions Office or the faculty concerned.

Undergraduate Diploma Study

The minimum requirement for admission to undergraduate diploma study is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40-49%) or better in 4 recognized NSC 20-credit subjects.

Bachelor’s Degree Study

To be eligible for admission to degree study, applicants need to meet the minimum requirements for eligibility:

  • Applicants holding 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 from a designated list of subjects. The designated list is as follows:
    • Accounting
    • Agricultural Sciences
    • Business Studies
    • Dramatic Arts
    • Economics
    • Engineering Graphics and Design
    • Geography
    • History
    • Consumer Studies
    • Information Technology
    • Languages (one language of learning and teaching at a higher education institution and 2 other recognized language subjects)
    • Life Sciences
    • Mathematics
    • Mathematical Literacy
    • Music
    • Physical Sciences
    • Religious Studies
    • Visual Arts
  • Applicants holding a South African Senior Certificate need matriculation endorsement.
  • Applicants holding non-South African school-leaving certificates must qualify for a matriculation exemption certificate. For more information please visit the website of the Matriculation Board.

Minimum language proficiency

All applicants must have attained a certain level of proficiency in English and are required to submit evidence of this, as outlined below, as part of their application to study.

South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants

  • South African Senior Certificate undergraduate applicants to SATS 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

  • South African NSC undergraduate applicants to SATS, must have achieved a rating of 2 (Elementary Achievement, 30-40%) or better at the Home Language or First Additional Language level.

Applicants holding non-South African school-leaving certificates

  • Please see SATS’s language requirements.

For further information on the IELTS and TOEFL exams, please contact the SATS English Language Centre.

Calculating Admissions Points Score (APS)

The percentages achieved in National Senior Certificate examinations (preliminary and final examinations) will be allocated an admission score equal to that percentage.

The sum of 6 subjects, excluding Life Orientation, but including English and any required subject(s) for the relevant program, is considered when deciding on admission. For example, for a given program where Maths and Physical Sciences are required, we will take scores for English, Maths, Physical Sciences and the next best 3 subjects other than Life Orientation to compute the NSC score towards the APS.

Results below 40% for any subject do not attract a score.