National Benchmark Tests Test Dates (*Dates are subject to change) Health Sciences as well as Humanities (Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology): no later than 14 August 2021 cience: The test must be written by 31 October 2021. (Your test results are used in addition to S your Grade 12 results to identify students who may need additional support during the course of their studies). Humanities (Social Work): no later than 31 October 2021 For a comprehensive list of test dates, registration dates and available venues, please refer to the NBT website: www.nbt.ac.za The following applicants are required to write the National Benchmark Tests (NBT) before being considered for admission:
Faculty of Health Sciences
Wits Additional Placement Test (WAPT)
All applicants, except those applying to the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) only, those who are in their final year of a degree and those who have already completed a degree, must write the NBT before being considered for admission. Please note: • Applicants who achieve in the ‘basic’ range (refer to the Benchmark Performance Levels table below), are unlikely to be considered for a place in the Health Sciences degrees. • These are standard tests for all medical schools in South Africa and you are only required to write the tests once, irrespective of the number of medical schools you have applied to. Benchmark Performance Levels Academic Literacy
Quantitative Literacy
Maths
Min
Max
Min
Max
Min
Max
Proficient
64
100
70
100
68
100
Intermediate
38
63
38
69
35
67
Basic
0
37
35
67
0
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Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) (GEMP) applicants only
To be able to calculate a composite index, all components that contribute to this must be finalised (i.e.Tertiary Aggregate). Applicants will be notified of their eligibility to write the WAPT, scheduled for September 2021, as and when documentation for applications is complete. This means that the Faculty has received an academic transcript and all other pertinent documents. If documents are not submitted by July 2021, no further consideration will be given to your application. Applicants will need to start preparing well in advance of notification. All information about the content and nature of each of the components of the test is given on the GEMP website: www.wits.ac.za/health/gemp
Faculty of Humanities Applicants to the Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology, Bachelor of Audiology and Bachelor of Social Work. Mature age applicants who wrote matric pre-2008, with no degree exemption, may qualify for exemption and will be required to write the NBT test for all Arts degrees (excluding BA Law, Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology and Bachelor of Audiology). Two Tests 1) Academic and Quantitative Literacy Test 2) Mathematics Test The test results will be used in addition to the Grade 11 results (for early decision making purposes) and the Grade 12 results (for final decision-making purposes). • Both tests (1 and 2) must be written at one session. • ONLY the first attempt results will be taken into account for selection purposes and thus it is not advisable to write the tests more than once in any year. NBT results are valid for three years. Rules • Applicants to register on www.nbt.ac.za/ to write the tests. Registration closes approximately three weeks prior to each of the test dates. You can register for the NBT even before you submit your application to the University. DO NOT wait for an official notification from the University in order to register and write the tests. You may miss the NBT deadline. • A fee is charged for the tests. The fee can only be paid once you have registered to write the test. • Results received for tests written after this date WILL NOT be taken into consideration. Applicants are encouraged to write the tests as early as possible.
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