Public
University of Cape Town (UCT)
Cape Town, Western Cape
South Africa's leading research university, ranked #1 in Africa.
Courses listed
24
Entry from FPS
380
Application fee
R 100
Province
Western Cape
Do you qualify for UCT? Calculate your APS in 60 seconds — free.
Calculate my APSUCT scores you on a Faculty Points Score (FPS), not the standard 42-point APS. Your base APS is the sum of your six best NSC subject percentages — English plus five others, excluding Life Orientation and AP subjects, and a subject below 40% scores nothing — out of 600. Faculties then adjust it: for Commerce, Engineering & the Built Environment, Humanities and Law the FPS equals the APS (out of 600); for Science your Mathematics and Physical Science percentages are doubled (out of 800); for Health Sciences your three NBT scores are added (out of 900). Each course below shows that faculty's Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Meeting the minimum never guarantees a place — offers are capped by capacity and go to the strongest applicants in each category. All applicants must write the NBTs.
Source: UCT 2026 Undergraduate Prospectus · verified Jul 2026
Courses & their entry requirements
Subject requirements shown are typical minimums — always confirm the exact requirements with UCT before applying.
Art & Design (3)
BA in Fine Art
FPS 380Portfolio-led admission — the portfolio is the leading indicator, and places are awarded on merit.
Humanities FPS equals your APS (out of 600); minimum FPS 380 with NBT AL at Intermediate. Admission is led by performance in the portfolio evaluation, not the FPS alone. Indicative 2025 tuition: R84 200.
Subject requirements
BA in Theatre & Performance
FPS 380Audition-led admission — the audition is the leading indicator, and places are awarded on merit.
Humanities FPS equals your APS (out of 600); minimum FPS 380 with NBT AL at Intermediate. Admission is led by performance in the audition, not the FPS alone. Indicative 2025 tuition: R81 600.
Subject requirements
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
FPS 450Requires a written motivation and a portfolio of creative work in addition to academic results.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold plus an Architecture Portfolio Score of 75% or above. Engineering & Built Environment FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R86 660.
Subject requirements
IT & Computer Science (2)
BCom / BBusSc — Computer Science & Data Science
FPS 435Commerce specialisations in Computer Science and in Statistics & Data Science.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Commerce FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBT AL & QL at Upper Intermediate or above. Indicative 2025 tuition: R76 430–R103 890 depending on course load.
Subject requirements
BSc majoring in Computer Science
FPS 660Computer Science (and associated majors such as Artificial Intelligence) within the Faculty of Science.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Science FPS is out of 800 — your APS with Mathematics and Physical Science doubled. Computer Science is a capacity-limited major — final selection into the major is based on first-year academic results. For the Computer Science & Business Computing combination, Information Technology may replace Physical Science where Physical Science was not taken. Indicative 2025 tuition: R83 000.
Subject requirements
Commerce & Business (2)
Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Business Science
FPS 435All Commerce specialisations except Actuarial Science, Computer Science and Data Science. Choose your specialisation once admitted to the faculty.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Commerce FPS equals your APS (out of 600). Requires NBT Academic & Quantitative Literacy at Upper Intermediate or above. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee a place. Indicative 2025 tuition: R76 430–R103 890 depending on course load.
Subject requirements
BBusSc Actuarial Science & Quantitative Finance
FPS 500The most competitive Commerce stream — Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Commerce FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBT AL & QL at Upper Intermediate or above (Proficient if offering English FAL). Indicative 2025 tuition: R103 890.
Subject requirements
Engineering & Built Environment (7)
BSc in Construction Studies
FPS 450Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R89 350.
Subject requirements
BSc in Geomatics
FPS 450Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R71 120.
Subject requirements
BSc in Property Studies
FPS 450Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R87 220.
Subject requirements
BSc in Engineering — Chemical Engineering
FPS 500Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R79 460–R89 350 depending on course load.
Subject requirements
BSc in Engineering — Civil Engineering
FPS 500Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs must be written but are not counted for admission to Engineering & the Built Environment. Indicative 2025 tuition: R79 460–R89 350 depending on course load.
Subject requirements
BSc in Engineering — Electrical, Electrical & Computer, Mechatronics
FPS 500Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R79 460–R89 350 depending on course load.
Subject requirements
BSc in Engineering — Mechanical, Mechanical & Mechatronic
FPS 500Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Engineering FPS equals your APS (out of 600). NBTs written but not counted for EBE admission. Indicative 2025 tuition: R79 460–R89 350 depending on course load.
Subject requirements
Humanities & Social Sciences (3)
BSocSc Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)
FPS 450Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Humanities FPS equals your APS (out of 600). Requires NBT AL Proficient and QL Upper Intermediate or above. Indicative 2025 tuition: R75 500.
Subject requirements
Bachelor of Arts (BA) / Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc)
FPS 450UCT's flagship general Humanities degrees, with a wide choice of majors.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Humanities FPS equals your APS (out of 600). Faculty minimum is FPS 380 with NBT Academic Literacy at Intermediate. Band A requires NBT AL at Proficient. Indicative 2025 tuition: R75 500.
Subject requirements
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
FPS 450Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Humanities FPS equals your APS (out of 600). Faculty minimum FPS 380. Applicants may be required to attend an admissions interview. Indicative 2025 tuition: R75 500.
Subject requirements
Law (1)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
FPS 500UCT's 4-year undergraduate LLB. Applications vastly exceed available places, so only the strongest applicants in each category receive offers.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Law FPS equals your APS (out of 600). Requires NBT scores of Proficient for Academic Literacy and Intermediate or above for Quantitative Literacy. Indicative 2025 tuition: R76 810.
Science (1)
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
FPS 660UCT's general science degree across majors including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics and the Environmental & Geographical Sciences.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Science FPS is out of 800 — your APS with Mathematics and Physical Science percentages doubled. Faculty minimum is FPS 550. Some majors (Biochemistry, Genetics, Human Anatomy & Physiology) have capacity limits and select on first-year results. Indicative 2025 tuition: R83 000.
Subject requirements
Medicine & Health (5)
BSc in Speech-Language Pathology
FPS 715Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Health Sciences FPS is out of 900 and adds your NBT scores. Sub-minimum APS of 340. NBT Intermediate or above for AL, QL and Mathematics. Indicative 2025 tuition: R92 570.
Subject requirements
BSc in Audiology
FPS 720Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Health Sciences FPS is out of 900 and adds your NBT scores. Sub-minimum APS of 340. NBT Intermediate or above for AL, QL and Mathematics. Indicative 2025 tuition: R91 770.
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BSc in Occupational Therapy
FPS 730Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Health Sciences FPS is out of 900 and adds your NBT scores. Sub-minimum APS of 340. NBT Intermediate or above for AL, QL and Mathematics. Indicative 2025 tuition: R81 770.
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BSc in Physiotherapy
FPS 730Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Health Sciences FPS is out of 900 and adds your NBT scores to your APS. Sub-minimum APS of 360. Requires NBT scores of Intermediate or above for AL, QL and Mathematics. Indicative 2025 tuition: R80 240.
Subject requirements
MBChB — Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
FPS 810UCT's undergraduate medical degree — one of the most competitive programmes in the country.
Band A guaranteed-admission threshold. Health Sciences FPS is out of 900 and ADDS your three NBT scores to your APS — so it can't be compared against other faculties' scores, and can't be fully calculated until you have NBT results. Sub-minimum APS of 450. Requires NBT scores of Proficient for AL, QL and Mathematics. Indicative 2025 tuition: R108 800.
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