Explore the list of courses/programmes offered at Northwest University, NWU, and their general entry requirements as well as Admission Point Score (APS). Discover the NWU Online Application Portal and learn how to login to apply.
To find more NWU diploma and certificate courses that you qualify for and their admission point score, refer to the 2025 Prospectus.
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About NWU Courses and Admission Point Score, APS
Northwest University, NWU offers various graduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, and short courses and distance learning programmes under different departments and Faculty.
- Life Orientation and an achievement level of 1 in a subject are not considered in the calculation of the Admission Point Score (APS).
- Six subject levels are used to determine the APS Score
- Prospective students will not be admitted to any programme without prior evaluation.
Apply as soon as possible because a programme may close at any time when it is full, even if the deadline has not yet passed. If you have already applied check your NWU application status online.
Verify specific and additional requirements per programme as indicated in the brochure. Alternatively, Download the NWU prospectus.
NSFAS
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provides financial aid to academically deserving and financially needy students who wish to study at public tertiary institutions in South Africa. Apply for NSFAS Funding Online.
List of Courses offered at NWU
Here’s the full list of courses offered at the Northwest University
Economic and Management Sciences
- Accounting Sciences
- Business & Governance (Business School)
- Economic Sciences
- Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management
- Management Sciences
- Tourism
Education
- Language Education
- Psycho-Social Education
- Professional Studies in Education
- Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
- Commerce and Social Studies in Education
Engineering
- Chemical and Minerals Engineering
- Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
Health Sciences
- Human Movement Sciences
- Kinder kinetics
- Psychosocial Health
- Pharmacy
- Physiology
- Consumer Sciences
- Nutrition
- Occupational Hygiene
- Nursing
Humanities
- Communication Studies
- Government Studies
- Languages
- Music
- Philosophy
- Social Sciences
Law
- BA (Law)
- Bcom (Law)
- LLB
- LLM Course Work
- LLD
- Bursaries for legal studies
Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- Physical and Chemical Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Geo- and Spatial Sciences
- Agricultural Sciences
- Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
- Computer Sciences and Information Systems
- Business Mathematics and Informatics
Theology
- Christian Ministry and Leadership
- Ancient Language and Text Studies
NWU Courses without Maths
Here are the Northwest University, NWU courses that do not require maths.
Diploma in Coaching Science
- APS: 18
- Requirements
- English: 4
Diploma in Music
- APS: 18
- English: 4
Bachelor of Science in Indigenous Knowledge Systems
- APS: 20
- English: 4
BA (with Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Labour Relations Management)
- APS: 22
- Afrikaans/English: 4
BA (with Tourism Management)
- APS: 22
- Afrikaans/English: 4
B.Ed: in Foundation Phase Grade R – 3
- APS: 26
- English: 4
B.Ed: in Intermediate Phase Grade 4 – 6 with Life Skills and Social Sciences
- APS: 26
- English 4
B.Ed: in Senior and Further Education and Training Grade 7 – 12 (with Economics, History, Geography, Business studies)
- APS: 26
- English: level 4
B.Ed: in senior and FET phase (with Life orientation)
- APS: 26
- English: level 4
- Life Orientation: 4
BA in Law: (with Psychology, Politics, English, Industrial Psychology, and Philosophy
- APS: 28
- English: 5
Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Languages (with Translation Studies, Classical Studies, with Ancient Near Eastern Studies)
- APS: 24
- English level 4
Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Psychology (BA)
- APS: 24
- English level 4
Bachelor of Theology (with Bible and Church Ministry, Pastoral Counselling and Psychology, Bible Languages, and Bible Translation)
- APS: 24
- English level 4
Bachelor of Theology in Christian Ministry
- APS: 24
- English level 4
NWU Courses with 20 APS and less
Bachelor of Administration in Development and Management: Extended [with Local Government Management]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Management Sciences: Extended [with Business Management]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Management Sciences: Extended [with Marketing Management]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Information systems: Extended
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Statistics: Extended
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Business Operations: Extended [with Logistics Management]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Business Operations: Extended [with Transport Economics]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Commerce in Economic Sciences: Extended [with Economics and Econometrics]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Administration: Extended [with Human Resource Management]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
Bachelor of Administration: Extended: [with Industrial and Organizational Psychology]
- APS: 20
- Maths: 3
- Maths Lit: 4
- English: 3
NWU Diploma Courses
Find the list of Northwest University Diploma courses and Admission Point Score.
Diploma in Animal Health
- APS: 19
- English: 3
- Mathematics: 3
- Life Sciences/ Physical Sciences: 3
Diploma in Animal Science
- APS: 19
- English: 3
- Mathematics: 3
- Maths Lit: 5
- Life Sciences/ Physical Sciences/agricultural sciences: 3
Diploma in Plant Science [Crop Production]
- APS: 19
- English: 3
- Mathematics: 3
- Maths Lit: 5
- Life Sciences/ Physical Sciences: 3
- Agricultural sciences: 4
