North-West University Engineering School educates and develops exceptional engineers who can and want to change the world and, secondly, by finding answers to current and future real-life challenges of our industries and communities, through our cutting-edge as well as applied research.
We value our industry, academic and community partners, who enable us to develop relevant, sustainable, multi-disciplinary solutions, as well as engineers with the ability and attitude to do the same.
North-West University Engineering Courses
Industrial Engineering
Computer and Electronic Engineering
Electromechanical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering: Minerals Processing
Mechatronics
Nuclear Engineering
North-West University Engineering Admission Requirement
Minimum matric requirements (NSS or IEB)
- Mathematics: Minimum of 70%
- Physical Science: Minimum of 70%
- Language: Minimum of 60% for Afrikaans or English (the language of tuition)
- APS Score: Minimum of 34
- Exemption: Gr. 12 exemption
Minimum admission requirements for applicants following international curricula
| Afrikaans/English | Mathematics | Physics and Chemistry | |
| NSC | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Cambridge IE | C on A level (D *additional criteria)/C on AS level | B on A level (C *additional criteria)/B on AS level | B on A level (C *additional criteria)/B on AS level |
| HIGCSE | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| IB | 5 on HL | 6 on HL (5 *additional criteria) | 6 on HL (5 *additional criteria) |
| NSSC | 3 HL | 2 HL | 2 HL |
| Abitur A | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Abitur SA | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| ACE | not accepted | not accepted | not accepted |
| NSSC | HIGCSE 3 | HIGCSE 2 | HIGCSE 2 |
| GED and SAT | GED: 170 SAT Critical Reading: 560; Writing: 500 | GED: 180 SAT Maths: 560 | GED: 180 SAT Maths: 560 |
| GED online | not accepted | not accepted | not accepted |
| Abitur | 3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
* Additional criteria: You must provide your O-level results and take the Engineering Test.
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