English Home Language or First Additional Language Level 5
Mathematics Level 5
Life Sciences AND/OR Physical Sciences Level 5
The Faculty of Health Sciences uses a Composite Index (CI) score to guide applicant selection. This includes:
- Your matric academic results for five subjects:
English, Mathematics, best of Physical Sciences/Life
Sciences and the best two other subjects. We consider
the percentage achieved, not the symbol. The average
of the five subjects carries a 60% weighting. - National Benchmark Test (NBT) scores. The average of
the NBT scores carries a 40% weighting.
All applicants must write the NBT. Applicants applying to the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) or the Graduate Entry Physiotherapy Programme (GEPP), as well as applicants who are in their final year of study towards a Bachelor’s degree, or who have already completed a Bachelor’s degree, are not required to write the NBT.
Admission into MBBCh:
There are two entry points into the MBBCh:
- the first year, for applicants currently in Grade 12, and
- third year, for applicants who have completed a
relevant degree (GEMP).
No application to the second year will be considered.
Applicants who are currently studying or who have studied
at a tertiary institution are advised to complete their studies
and then apply for admission to the GEMP.
Do you already have a degree?
The GEMP offers an entry point into the third year of the
MBBCh degree at Wits for suitably qualified graduates who
want to become doctors. Years three to six of the MBBCh
programme cover integrated multidisciplinary and clinical
courses. As each year of study is compulsory, no student
may be admitted into the programme after the third year.
For more information, visit: www.wits.ac.za/health/gemp/