The requirements for undertaking the University of Cape Town (UCT) Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery.
Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences. The faculty is recognised nationally and internationally as an outstanding institution for the training of health care workers, research and clinical service.
Undergraduate application forms for admission in 2021
Key dates for FHS applicants to remember.
2021 UCT Virtual Open Day on 22 May 2021
- Please follow the link http://www.students.uct.ac.za/students/prospective/open-days
31 August 2021: Applications for Admission and Housing close for Faculty of Health Sciences programmes
- Applications close for ALL Faculty of Health Sciences applications.
- Deadline for writing the Health Sciences National Benchmark Tests (NBTs)- 28 August 2021
- Any applicants who write their NBT’s as late as the last 3 dates – 11 Sep, 18 Sep, 2 Oct – these applications will be assessed with the final NSC results in Jan/Feb 2022
31 August 2021: Deadline for Applicants to Request to Programme Choice
- You may elect to apply for a different programme until the 31st August 2021.
- You can do so by sending a request to admissions-ug@uct.ac.za or submitting a written request to the Central Admissions Office.
31 October 2021: Submission Deadline of Interim Results to Central Admissions
- For applicants finishing secondary school in 2021: all grade 12 interim results or predicted scores in the case of non-NSC applicants are due.
- For students currently studying at a tertiary institution: certified photocopied transcripts containing results for all years of study as well as 2021 interim results are due.
- No emailed documents will be accepted.
31 October 2021: Submission Deadline International Undergraduate Applicants of results
15 November 2021: Deadline for Offers to International Undergraduate Applicants requiring a Study Visa.
- Last date on which the Faculty of Health Sciences can make an offer to an international undergraduate applicant requiring a study visa.
31 December 2021: Submission Deadline of Final Transcripts and Non-NSC Results to Central Admissions
- Non-NSC school leaving final results (except CIE, ZIMSEC and NSSC): must be submitted as certified paper documents.
- For students currently studying at a tertiary institute: submission of final transcripts as certified paper documents.
- No emailed documents will be accepted.
15 January 2022: Final Results from 2021 due
- Final CIE, ZIMSEC and NSSC results from the November 2021 sessions are due.
- Results need to be submitted as certified paper documents to Central Admissions.
Undergraduate study programmes
Please consult the Faculty of Health Sciences section of the University’s Undergraduate Prospectus for 2022, which sets out the following undergraduate study programmes on offer:
Your next move
UCT offers many programmes. If you do not meet up to the requirements of this programme you can consider another programme on the list. Go to >> University of Cape Town Faculties/Programmes.
However, if you meet the requirements and wish to apply to study this course. You can simply check the application processes.
