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Entry route · Pathway 01 / 06

The route everyone thinks they have to take.

You meet the APS, subject and language requirements. Apply, get in, start in year one. The fastest route — but not always the best-fit one; the match between student and programme has to be real.

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D · 01Entry route

Direct entry

You qualify, you apply, you start in year one.

Typical APS
34–46
The strictest requirements of the six routes.
Duration
3 years
The shortest standard route to a degree.
Outcome
Degree
A full undergraduate qualification.
Funding
NSFAS + bursaries
NSFAS plus every private bursary on the platform.
Myth · 01

“Direct entry is the only legitimate route.”

All six routes are equally accredited and (bar private college) equally fundable. Direct is simply the most familiar.

Myth · 02

“If you can do Direct, you should always do Direct.”

For a borderline APS, a supported route can mean a better chance of finishing. Fit matters more than the shortest path.

Real Direct entry programmes · live indexUniversity · year one
Bachelor of Science in EngineeringUniversity of Pretoria
APS 35Fee on application→
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)University of Pretoria
APS 35Fee on application→
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc)University of Pretoria
APS 35Fee on application→
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)University of Pretoria
APS 35Fee on application→
Bachelor of Education (Senior Phase & FET Teaching)Sol Plaatje University
APS 30Fee on application→
Bachelor of CommerceUniversity of Pretoria
APS 30Fee on application→
Who this route suits

Matrics (Grade 12)

Marks in → a real APS and every door they open.

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Torn between two fields

Two futures? Keep both open and see what separates them.

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Every door, tagged. Yours included.

Calculate your APS in sixty seconds and every programme in the index is tagged with the pathway badge that matches your profile — this route among them.

Render my future — free →Back to the atlas

Marks in. Future out.

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1 112 programmes · 43 funders · 42 careers, indexed across 76 institutions.

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