AFDA – Admission Requirements
Who Qualifies to Apply to Study at AFDA? (Per the school’s website)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & RPL (Recognised Prior Learning)
HIGHER CERTIFICATE
ENTRY INTO FIRST YEAR
National Senior Certificate (South African Grade 12 / Matric) with entry into a Diploma or Higher Certificate
Should you not have the above, you may be able to qualify to complete and pass the AFDA Entrance Exam – scroll down to ENTRANCE EXAM to read more or contact your nearest AFDA campus to find out more.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Please scroll down to INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS for more options.
UNDERGRADUATE BACHELORS DEGREE (BA/ BCOM)
ENTRY INTO FIRST YEAR
-National Senior Certificate (South African Grade 12 / Matric) with entry into a Bachelor’s degree
-You may enter an AFDA degree if you have successfully completed the AFDA Higher Certificate course
-The National Skills Certificate / National Certificate (Vocational) (NCV) on NQF level 4 with 3 fundamental subjects (incl English) above 60% and 4 vocational subjects above 70%
-A technical N5 certificate with 4 subjects passed on N5 level incl Maths and English
-The ACE School of Tomorrow (Accelerated Christian Education) on an achievement level similar to matric exemption
-If you don’t have matric exemption but have passed the first year of an accredited programme on NQF 6 or 7 (first year of a diploma or degree)
-Should you not have any of the above, you may be able to qualify to complete and pass the AFDA Entrance Exam – scroll down to ENTRANCE EXAM to read more or contact your nearest AFDA campus to find out more
-If you do not have matric exemption, but are 23 years or older, you can apply for exemption to study a degree at AFDA with HESA. Alternatively you can do the Entrance Exam – scroll down to ENTRANCE EXAM to read more
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Please scroll down to INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS for more options.
ENTRY INTO SECOND YEAR
POSTGRADUATE HONOURS DEGREE (BA HONS) or POSTGRADUATE MASTER OF FINE ART (MFA)
ENTRY INTO HONOURS or MFA
ENTRANCE EXAM
ENTRY INTO FIRST YEAR OF THE UNDERGRADUATE BACHELORS DEGREE
If you are South African and have passed matric, but did not get matric with entry into a Bachelors degree (to get into an Undergrad degree) or matric with entry into a Diploma or Higher Certificate (to get into Higher Certificiate), or are an international student that does not have a matric equivalent you can take the AFDA Entrance Exam. This is recognised by SAQA and the final results are approved at the discretion of the AFDA Senate. Please note: the exam can be completed on an AFDA campus or online.
The AFDA entrance exam/ assessment has been designed to offer prospective students who may not be in possession of a the right qualification to enter into their chosen course, the potential and opportunity to be conditionally accepted into their preferred AFDA course. It is facilitated by external psychometric consulting company called NOME. Important points to note with the:
-The assessment is a registered psychometric assessment that has been normed for South African standards.
Candidates must be in possession of a school leaving transcript/ certificate.
-The exam assesses your current and potential learning capability for degree program readiness and you will not need to study for this exam.
-This exam is booked and completed online on a computer, and is followed by an interview with an AFDA staff member.
-The exam results, interview feedback and your supporting documentation are all reviewed in order to generate a report detailing the results and NOME’s recommendation.
-Contact your chosen AFDA campus in order to find out how to set up a time to do the entrance exam.
-The exam fee is charged in South African Rand (ZAR) and payable by electronic transfer directly to NOME Consulting (not AFDA).
-The fee is subject to an annual increase.
-Submit supporting documentation and motivational letters to strengthen your application for entrance into our degree program to the relevant career advisor.
For example:
-Motivational letter
-Any certificates received for outstanding achievements – certified copies
-CV of achievements
-Reference letter e.g. from work, community work, or leadership positions you have fulfilled.
Please contact your nearest campus for more information. The exam itself can take about 1 hour followed by the interview, which would be approximately 15 minutes. The report is presented to the AFDA Senate, for final approval. In the event of you not being successful in our Entrance Exam, you may contact AFDA for feedback on your overall assessment results and consider alternative options. Most candidates who might not get the required results and recommendation for the degree, can likely qualify for entry into AFDA’s Higher Certificate courses. While AFDA and NOME try to process exam applications and reports as quickly as possible, the notification of the result to the applicant can take up to 10 working days.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
A Certified copy of SAQA Certificate of Evaluation of the applicant’s International qualifications is required for acceptance into AFDA programmes. This certificate is obtained from the South African Qualifications Authority – SAQA (www.saqa.org.za). The NQF Act, 67 of 2008, gives SAQA the mandate to, “with respect to International qualifications, provide an evaluation and advisory service consistent with this Act”.
SAQA fulfils this mandate through the Directorate of International Qualifications Evaluations and Advisory Services (DFQEAS). The work of DFQEAS helps to clarify the meaning of International qualifications for local use and links those qualifications to NQF levels so that the holders of
International qualifications can take up work and study opportunities in South Africa.
Further information on how to apply for the certification of evaluation can be found on the website: https://www.saqa.org.za/show.php?id=5741
Feel free to contact Ms Nadia Chalkley ([email protected]) / Tel: +27 21 448 7600 for more information or advice on foreign credentials evaluation.
The following link provides useful information for country specific requirements: https://he-enrol.ac.za/foreign-qualifications
International applicants may be required to do the AFDA Entrance Exam in order to be assessed for entry into AFDA’s programmes – refer to the procedure noted above under ENTRANCE EXAM. International Candidates please contact: Nareen Rebello ([email protected]) Tel: +27 21 448 7600
NOTE: AFDA website has more and updated information.
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