UJ APS: How to Calculate UJ Admission Point Score for 2024/2025

This is an article that contains a guide to calculating your UJ APS (Admission Point Score) for the 2025 academic year. We have adopted the selection criteria of various courses for the coming admission year. 

Among the many requirements needed for admission into the University of Johannesburg (UJ), the admission point score is the most necessary. For those of us who might be asking what admission point scores mean. It is simply an accumulation of grade points needed for admission into the University. The UJ APS for various courses is determined by using a constant calculation formula which will be stated in this article.  Every year, the management of the University of Johannesburg (UJ) publishes a standard Admission Point Score for all courses which can be used as a constant in determining the selection of prospective students into undergraduate programmes. Bear in mind that the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ) APS is only used as a selection criteria for undergraduate admission and not for postgraduate studies.  Kindly check below for the steps on how to calculate the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Admission Point Score for the 2024 academic year. 

HOW TO CALCULATE THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ) ADMISSION POINT SCORE 

The formula used in calculating the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (UJ) admission point score is a summation of all your six (6) best high school subjects (excluding Life Orientation), the total percentage you get is your admission point. Kindly check below for an illustration and example of the APS.  In order to determine the Admission Point System (APS) the following principles need to be taken into consideration:

• Applicants with the following results, WAEC, Diplome or Exam D’Etat, Certificado de Habilitscoes Literarias, Ensino Medio and Baccalaureat should be linked with the Ordinary Level (O) Grades on
• Applicants with the following results, HIGCSE, NSSC (HL), AS Level, IB (SL) and KCSE should be linked to the South African NSC (N) Grades on
• Applicants who have set for either A Level or IB (HL) should be linked to the (A) Grades on

ABBREVIATIONS

• NSC National Senior Certificate (completed Grade 12 in and after 2008) SC HG  Senior Certificate Higher Grade (completed Grade 12 before 2008) SC SG  Senior Certificate Standard Grade (completed Grade 12 before 2008)
• IEB Independent Examination Board
• HIGCSE  Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education IGCSE  International General Certificate of Secondary Education
• NSSC(HL) Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (Higher Level)
• NSSC(OL)  Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (Ordinary Level – Cambridge) AS  Advanced Subsidiary Level (Cambridge)
• A Level Advanced Level (Cambridge)
• IB(HL)  International Baccalaureate Schools (Higher Levels) IB(SL) International Baccalaureate Schools (Standard Levels) WAEC  West African Examination Council
• KCSE  Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Diplome/Exam D’Etat   Diplome d’Etat or d’Etudes Secondaire du Cycle
• CHL/EM   Certificado de Habilitacoes Literarias (Mozambique) / Ensino Medio (Angola) Baccalaureate  Gabonese School Leaving

Points are awarded for the six symbols on your Grade 11 or Grade 12 report. See example below.

School Subject	Marks	APS
First language (language of teaching and learning)	65%	5
Additional recognised language	71%	6
Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy	61%	5
Accounting	68%	5
History	81%	7
Geography	86%	7
Total		35

* Life Orientation is not counted in the calculation of the APS. Since you have gotten the formula for calculating the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Admission Point Score, I will recommend you use an APS Calculator to get the best result. 

Disclaimer: In order to be considered for selection for a program, the candidate is required to comply with the program’s minimum admission criteria in respect of the total APS as well as subject-specific requirements (as determined per program).

You can also check out the University of Johannesburg, UJ admission/minimum entry requirements to get the specific requirement of the desired course and steps to apply.

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