For in case you were wondering on which universities offer bridging courses in South Africa, there are a number of universities that accommodate students who want to enroll for the courses that they can’t currently qualify for. Bridging courses offer you access to extended degrees (usually 4 years instead of 3 years). Bridging courses are at times referred to as extended curriculum programmes.
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List of Universities that offer Bridging Courses
The universities in South Africa usually offer bridging or extended courses and programmes for fields such as: medicine, nursing, teaching, accounting, law, pharmacy and more:
- Central University of Technology: Free State
- Nelson Mandela Bridging Courses
- University of Pretoria Extended Programmes
- Vaal University of Technology Extended Programmes
- TUT Extended Degrees
- UKZN Extended Programmes
- University of Johannesburg Bridging Courses
- UNISA Bridging Courses