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GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS The requirements below are only a guideline. Final selection is based on availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable. Doctorate: The candidate must have a Masters level degree. Senior Doctorate: The candidate is required to apply directly to the relevant Faculty. An ad hoc committee of the Faculty board will ascertain whether a prima facie case exists for admission of the candidate.
Masters: The candidate must have an appropriate qualification taken over a minimum of four years of study. Honours: The candidate must be a graduate with an appropriate qualification. Postgraduate diploma or certificate: The candidate must be a graduate with an appropriate qualification.
WITS VACCINATION POLICY Wits has adopted a Mandatory Vaccination Policy (MVax Policy) which states that all members of the University community will be required to vaccinate against Covid-19 in order to access the University’s premises, aside from those who have been granted Reasonable Accommodation (RA). Members of the Wits community will have until 1 March 2022 to get vaccinated in order to enter all Wits precincts. Wits residence students will be required to be vaccinated before applying for and entering Wits residences.
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