Apply to study BA Social Work at SACAP 2023

Minimum Entrance Requirements:

This is a four-year professional programme that is registered with the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP), and as such all applicants are required to undergo a screening and selection process which includes a selection interview in addition to meeting the minimum entrance requirements.

Acceptance into this programme is limited to maximum 20 students per campus per academic year.

• A National Senior Certificate, or the National Certificate (Vocational) or equivalent with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement as follows: an achievement rating of Level 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50 – 59%) or better in six designated subjects, and English should be at an achievement rating of Level 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50 – 59%).

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• A Senior Certificate (Pre- 2008) with Endorsement, with English and Mathematics/Maths Literacy passed at Standard Grade or better, or an equivalent school-leaving certificate.

OR

• A Higher Certificate (NQF level 5), a SAQA verified equivalent qualification, Advanced Certificate, or Diploma in a cognate field.

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•  Applicants 24 years of age and older who do not meet the above requirements should provide a portfolio of evidence demonstrating formal, informal, and non-formal knowledge, training, work experience, and/or learning equivalent to an NQF level 5 qualification to support admission into the programme on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

See SACAP’s full Admissions Policy here