CUT Online application requirements 2023-2024

CUT Online application requirements 2023-2024

Central University of Technology CUT Admission requirements varies depending on the type of course that you’re applying for, the academic level, and your nationality. This is mainly because universities are allowed to set their entry requirements based on their own preferences or internal policies. They set the entry requirements for each course to ensure you have the right skills and knowledge to successfully complete the course.

Here are the CUT General Admission/Application Requirements

1. You’ll need an email address to complete the application.
2. South African applicants will need an ID number.  Foreign applicants will need their passport numbers.
3. Once you have received your student number from CUT, you will need to pay the application fee.
4. Make sure your documents are scanned according to the guidelines.
5. Your admission to CUT is dependent on you meeting the specific admission requirements for your chosen qualification.
6. If you don’t meet these requirements, you may want to consider alternative qualifications or possibly, if you qualify, an extended program, enabling you to register for limited modules in your first year.
7. Students who completed Grade 12 at the ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) School of Tomorrow may no longer be accepted at CUT.
8. Some CUT qualifications have limited spaces available. Meeting the general and / specific admission requirements for a qualification does not guarantee that you will be offered a space for the 2023 academic year.

Bachelor’s Degree

A bachelor’s pass means you can apply for a degree course at a university or university of technology and can study for a higher certificate, diploma or bachelor’s degree.

To achieve a bachelor’s pass, you must:

• Pass 6 of the 7 subjects offered;
• Of which four Subjects must be at least a 50% (level 4) achievement;
• Including Home Language 40% Compulsory Pass /excluding Life Orientation;
• 30% Pass in the Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT);
• The Department of Basic Education has revoked the list of designated subjects with effect from September 2018;
• The minimum admission requirements for a Bachelor’s degree program remain the same, namely, an NSC with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the Higher Education Institution (HEI), coupled with an achievements rating of 4 (50-59%) or better in any four (4) NSC subject except Life Orientation.CUT Admission Requirements

Diploma

A diploma pass requires 40% in four higher credit subjects, 30% in three lower credit subjects, and you may fail one subject.

With this pass, you can enroll for a bridging course at a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college or a diploma course at a university of technology.

To receive a diploma pass, a student must:

• Pass 6 of the 7 subjects offered;
• Of which 4 Subjects must be at least a 40% (level 3) achievement;
• Subjects include Home Language at 40% Compulsory Pass /excluding Life Orientation;
• 30% Pass in Language of Learning and Teaching (LOLT).

If the student opts for TVET college and would like to transfer to CUT at a later stage, the requirements for N level qualifications can be viewed.