Economic and Management Sciences 2027

Admission requirements

Please note that the below admission requirements are subject to change pending selection and possible faculty-specific requirements.

Study information is subject to change and summarises the general fields of study. This information was compiled for introduction and orientation purposes and the North-West University accepts no liability for inaccuracies that may occur in this guide. The official yearbook of the University must in all cases be consulted during the process of compiling a programme for a specific field of study.

Please note that, owing to specific capacity constraints, the University reserves the right to select candidates for admission to certain fields of study. This means that prospective students who comply with the minimum requirements will not automatically be admitted to the courses in question. Because of the capacity limitations and the high demand from students for admission to particular fields of study, students will be selected on the basis of their Grade 12 results for admission to these fields.

Economic and Management Sciences

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Degree

Field

Subjects / Requirements

APS

Campus

Bachelor of Commerce

 in Accounting
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Vanderbijlpark
in Chartered Accountancy (CA)
  • Mathematics level 5 (60% or more) if student took Grade 12 Accounting; OR Mathematics 65% or more if student did not take Grade 12 Accounting.
  • Language of study on campus of application level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

32

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

in Chartered Accountancy (CA)

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

28

Mahikeng

Vanderbijlpark
in Forensic Accountancy
  • Mathematics level 5 (60% or more) if student took Grade 12 Accounting; OR Mathematics 65% or more if student did not take Grade 12 Accounting.
  • A language of study level 5 (60-69%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 36 Potchefstroom
in Management Accountancy
  • Mathematics level 5 (60-69%)
  • Language of study on campus of application level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 30

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark
in Financial Accountancy
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%)
  • Language of study on campus of application level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

28

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

in Financial Accountancy

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) or Mathematical Literacy level 7 (80-89%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

24

Mahikeng

Vanderbijlpark
in Operations Research
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng
in Statistics
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng

in Statistics

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy Level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

20

Mahikeng
Bachelor of Commerce in Business Operations with Logistics Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 24

Mahikeng

Vanderbiljpark

with Logistics Management

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy Level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years
 20

Mahikeng

Vanderbiljpark

with Transport Economics
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng

Vanderbiljpark

with Transport Economics

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

20

Mahikeng

Vanderbiljpark

Bachelor of Commerce in Economic Sciences

with Agricultural Economics and Risk Management
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%) 
  • Afrikaans level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

26

Potchefstroom

with Econometrics
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

26

Mahikeng

with  Econometrics

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy Level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

20

Mahikeng

with International Trade
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

26

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

with International Trade

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR  Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

24

Vanderbijlpark

with Informatics
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%)
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

26

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Economic Sciences
 		 with Information Systems
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 26 Mahikeng

with Information Systems

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years
 20 Mahikeng

with Risk Management
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%)
  • PC – Afrikaans level 4 (50-59%)
  • VC – Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

26

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

with Risk Management

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%) 
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

24

Vanderbijlpark
Bachelor of Administration
 

in Human Resource Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy Level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 23 Mahikeng

in Human Resource Management

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 4 years
 21 Mahikeng
in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 23 Mahikeng

in Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 4 years
 21 Mahikeng

Bachelor of Arts

in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and Labour Relations Management
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 5 (60-69%)
  •  Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

26

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Human Resource Management
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%) 
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 30

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark
in Industrial and Organisational Psychology with Labour Relations Management
  • Mathematics level 4 (50-59%) 
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 30

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Management Sciences

with Business Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • MC – English level 4 (50-59%)
  • PC and VC – Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%) DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

with Business Management

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%) 
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

20

Mahikeng

Vanderbijlpark

with Communication Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%)
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

with Marketing Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) 
  • MC – English level 4 (50-59%)
  • PC and VC – Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Vanderbijlpark

with Marketing Management

Extended Programme
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 4 (50-59%)
  • English level 3 (40-49%)
  • DURATION: 4 years

20

Mahikeng

Vanderbijlpark
with Safety Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%) 
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 24 Vanderbijlpark
with Sport Business Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%) 
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years
 24 Vanderbijlpark
with Marketing and Tourism Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%) 
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Mahikeng

Potchefstroom

Bachelor of Arts

with Tourism Management
  • English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

22

Mahikeng

Bachelor of Commerce in Management Sciences

with Tourism Management
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%)
  • Afrikaans level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Potchefstroom

with Tourism and Recreation Skills
  • Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) OR Mathematical Literacy level 6 (70-79%) 
  • Afrikaans or English level 4 (50-59%)
  • DURATION: 3 years

24

Potchefstroom

HEQSF alignment

All universities in South Africa were obligated by law to take part in a National Project driven by the regulatory bodies (Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), to align all qualifications with the Higher Education Qualification Sub Framework (HEQSF). The NWU is thus currently in an ongoing process of aligning our qualification and programme offering with the requirements of the HEQSF.
Prospective students must take notice of the fact that NWU qualification names, programme names as well as the composition of curricula may change due to the HEQSF Project, prior to registration for the 2027 academic year. Successful candidates are advised to contact the relevant faculty to ensure that they register for the correct qualification, programme and / or curriculum.