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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.

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.

Marks in. Future out.

One profile, every programme and pathway, and the funding you actually qualify for — free for matric students, forever.