SAIBCS Admission Requirements For 2024 Intake

Entry Requirements: It is recommended that you take Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Life Sciences, but this is not compulsory at all institutions. You will need a National Senior Certificate (NSC) or equivalent qualification at exit level 4, with:

• English (50-59%)
• First additional or home language (50-59%)
• Life Sciences (50-59%)
• Maths Literacy (50-59%)
• Life Orientation (50-59%)

What does the course look like?

The BCur usually prepares students to work in four specific fields:

• general nursing (working in hospitals and medical practices)
• community nursing
• psychiatric nursing
• midwifery (caring for mothers and babies)

There will be a practical component to your course. You will gain the practical skills necessary to do the types of tasks as a nurse. In the theoretical portion, you will study pharmacology, medical, biological, and natural sciences, as well as psychology and social sciences, in order to gain the information necessary to succeed as a healthcare professional. You will also discover the philosophy of what it means to be a nurse.

These courses are often offered by universities of technology like DUT, TUT, VUT, and CPUT. This course is only three years long and also consists of practical and theoretical work. After you have completed this qualification you are able to work as a registered staff nurse or enrolled nurse.

Entry Requirements

You will need a National Senior Certificate (NSC) or equivalent qualification at exit level 3 or 4, depending on the institution, to qualify to study this course. However, it is not as important that you have taken mathematics and/or physical sciences as it is for the BCur. You will also need:

• English (50-59%)
• First additional or home language (50-59%)
• Four other subjects (50-59%)
• Life Orientation (50-59%)

What does the course look like?

You will study material that you would study for the BCur degree throughout this semester. Because the course is shorter, you will not go as deeply into the work. You’ll learn how to provide nursing care, apply that knowledge in nursing practice, recognize and treat minor illnesses, and provide care for reproductive health.

This is a one-year qualification that is aimed to equip you with the skills that you will need to provide basic nursing care to individuals while working under the supervision of a nurse who holds a national diploma or degree. After completing your higher certificate you will be able to register as an enrolled nursing auxiliary.

What does the course look like?

This course will teach you how to apply your knowledge of the theory, the practice of basic nursing, and how to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate basic nursing care for individuals and groups.

This course is designed to strengthen and deepen your knowledge of nursing and midwifery. During this course, you will specialize as a nurse or midwife (or accoucheur). This course is also only one year long and can only be completed after you have received a diploma or degree in nursing. Unlike the other courses, this course is mostly theoretical. This qualification will also be helpful if you wish to pursue a career in nursing management. This is the postgraduate course for an individual who has a diploma in nursing, will have to complete in order to work as a nursing sister in South African Hospitals.

Entry Requirements

In order to enroll in a course like this you have to have completed:

• Bachelor in Nursing Sciences (or equivalent) or a degree and comprehensive diploma

• Diplomas in nursing and midwifery

• Advanced diploma in midwifery, staff nurse, and advanced diploma

You also have to have some experience to apply to this course – excluding your community service year. You have to have two years of experience as a Professional Nurse and/or Midwife (including at least one year in the field of specialty within the last five years).

What does the course look like?

This course is designed to teach you how to work like a nurse who is clinically focused, well-informed, competent, and innovative. At the end of this course, you will have specialized as a nurse or midwife/accoucheur and you will be able to give well-informed scientific care to your patients.