{"id":178,"date":"2024-04-13T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T15:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:23:33","slug":"which-course-can-i-do-with-15-aps-score","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/which-course-can-i-do-with-15-aps-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Course Can I Do With 15 APS at Unisa?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With an APS of 15 you can apply for several Unisa higher certificates. Unisa counts your best six subjects on the 1 to 7 scale, leaving out Life Orientation, and most of these certificates also need at least 30% in the language of teaching and learning (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unisa.ac.za\/sites\/corporate\/default\/Apply-for-admission\/Undergraduate-qualifications\/Qualifications\/General-admission-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unisa general admission requirements<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unisa higher certificates open at APS 14 or 15<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Higher certificate<\/th><th>APS<\/th><th>Extra requirement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Accounting Sciences (98201)<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>30% in the language of teaching and learning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Banking (98225)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Economic and Management Sciences (98237)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marketing (98229)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tourism Management (98226)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Retailing (90014)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Archives and Records Management (98577)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Life and Environmental Sciences (98366)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Supervisory Management (90015)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language plus 30% Mathematics or 70% Mathematical Literacy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics and Statistics (90129) or Physical Sciences (90101)<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>30% language plus 40% Mathematics<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All are NQF 5, 120-credit qualifications. The Higher Certificates in Law and Criminal Justice need APS 17, and Education needs APS 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where a higher certificate can take you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unisa&#8217;s business and management higher certificates can lead to a related diploma or degree in the same college.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Higher Certificate in Physical Sciences can lead to Unisa&#8217;s engineering diplomas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications for 2027 run from 17 August to 9 October 2026, and places are limited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A higher certificate needs at least a higher certificate pass in matric: 40% in your home language and two other subjects, and 30% in three more, with at least 30% in the language of teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/unisa-higher-certificate-courses-and-requirements\/\">all Unisa higher certificates<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/what-can-i-study-with-16-points-at-unisa\/\">options with 16 points<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790800000178\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I study at Unisa with 15 APS?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. Several higher certificates, such as Banking, Marketing and Tourism Management, list APS 15.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790800000179\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which Unisa course has the lowest APS?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The Higher Certificate in Accounting Sciences lists APS 14.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an APS of 15 you can apply for several Unisa higher certificates. 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