On this page, you will find all Walter Sisulu University (WSU) undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered for the year 2024.
WSU has positioned itself as a gateway institution which focuses on improving access to higher education. As a developmental, comprehensive university WSU offers students a wealth of academic choices, articulation and mobility across the qualification spectrum ranging from certificates to diplomas, degrees and postgraduate studies.
Strategically located within the Eastern Cape Province, WSU has a footprint of about 1,000 square kilometers across the urban and rural areas of the region. This provides the University with the platform to engage with the drivers of development so that an appropriate programme and research mix can be formulated to meet the needs of the region, province and the country.
Types of Courses Offered at Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) has Short-Courses, Higher Certificate Courses, Diploma Courses, Degree Courses, Honours Courses, Masters Courses, as well as Doctorate (Ph.D.) Courses and Distance Learning Courses.
Entry Requirements for Courses at Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
- Higher Certificate. The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council. Institutional and programme needs may require additional combinations or recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement.
- Diploma. The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council, coupled with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40% – 49%) or better in four (4) recognised 20-credit subjects. Institution and programme needs may require additional combinations of recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement.
- Bachelor’s Degree The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, the Quality Assurance Council, coupled with an achievement rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50% – 59%) or better in four (4) recognised 20-credit subjects. Institution and programme needs may require additional combinations of recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement.
List of Diploma and Degree Courses for 2023 – 2024 at Walter Sisulu University (WSU)
Find a list of courses offered at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), both undergraduate and postgraduate courses from the prospectus:
Undergraduate Courses Prospectus:
To be able to register, candidates must comply with the minimum requirements for degree studies, as well as with the minimum requirements for the relevant programme. The calculation of an Admission Point Score (APS) is based on a candidate’s achievement in SIX recognised NSC 20-credit subjects by using the NSC seven-point rating scale.