Walter Sisulu University Brochure 2027

Walter Sisulu University (WSU) publishes a 2027 Undergraduate Information Brochure and Admission Requirements, which works as its prospectus. It sets out the general admission rules, WSU's APS conversion table and every faculty's programmes. Here is what it contains and how to use it.

What is in the WSU brochure

• General admission rules: the minimum requirements for a higher certificate, diploma and bachelor's degree, international results and mature age endorsements
• WSU APS conversion table: how WSU turns your NSC percentages into points
• Example APS calculations: three worked examples, including one for a BEd Foundation Phase applicant whose Life Orientation counts
• Faculty sections: Economic and Financial Sciences; Education; Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology; Law, Humanities and Social Sciences; Management and Public Administration Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; and Natural Sciences

Programme tables

Each faculty section opens with a short description and a table of its undergraduate qualifications, with the qualification code, SAQA ID, NQF level, credits, duration and campus. Then each programme's APS and subject requirements are listed, with a short overview of the qualification and its career paths.

How WSU calculates your APS

The brochure explains that WSU adds the points for your best six subjects, excluding Life Orientation: up to two languages in Category 1, and the four other subjects with your highest marks in Category 2. The four must include any subjects your programme requires.

How to use the brochure

1. Calculate your APS with the conversion table.
2. Find your programme and check its APS, subject levels and campus.
3. Read any extra notes, such as the additional selection criteria for Medicine.
4. Look at extended curriculum versions if you fall a little short.
5. Apply online during the application period.

Campuses in the brochure

The brochure shows where each faculty is based: Economic and Financial Sciences and Medicine and Health Sciences at Mthatha, Engineering, Built Environment and IT at Buffalo City, and Education at Komani with a delivery site at Mthatha.

Applying for 2027

Applications for 2027 opened on 1 June 2026. International applications closed on 30 September 2026 and general applications on 31 October 2026. The non-refundable application fee is R100.

Students with other qualifications

Students with the old Senior Certificate, the NC(V) or international school results should refer to WSU's detailed faculty prospectus for specific entry requirements. International results are assessed under the Higher Education South Africa guidelines, with help from WSU's international office.

Postgraduate brochure

WSU publishes a separate information brochure for postgraduate and senior students.

Related pages

See the WSU admission requirements, WSU courses and how to apply to WSU.