APS 25
minimum admission score
3 years
to complete
NQF 7
qualification level
The Bachelor of Arts (English) is a bachelor's Degree offered by WSU for 2027 learners, taking 3 years to complete. This page covers the Grade 12 subjects and admission score you need to qualify, what the course involves, where you can study it, the careers it leads to, and how to apply.
Do you qualify
Grade 12 Required Subjects to study Bachelor of Arts (English) at WSU
- National Senior Certificate with at least 5 (60-69%) for English (Home Language or First Additional Language), plus at least 4 (50-59%) in one of IsiXhosa, Sesotho, Geography or History.
What you study
About Bachelor of Arts (English)
This English-focused variant of the BA lets students major in English alongside a second discipline, building strong language, literary and analytical skills. Like the general BA, it lays undergraduate groundwork for further specialisation at honours level.
After you graduate
Careers After Bachelor of Arts (English)
Course intelligence for Bachelor of Arts (English)
Data-driven planning insights for this specific course: job market outlook, NSFAS funding, and how competitive admission is likely to be.
Job market outlook
Good sign: Book or Script Editor appears on South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand, a Department of Higher Education and Training analysis of employer hiring activity. Employers have been reporting real recruitment pressure for this role, which generally works in your favour once you’ve completed Bachelor of Arts (English).
NSFAS funding
As a Bachelor's Degree at WSU, a public institution, this course generally falls within NSFAS’s undergraduate funding scope. Funding is means-tested and not automatic, so confirm your own eligibility at nsfas.org.za before relying on it.
Admission chances
Meeting the requirements at an admission score of APS 25+ doesn’t guarantee a seat here, demand for this course tends to outstrip the places available, especially closer to the closing date. Apply early rather than waiting until the deadline.
These insights are estimates generated from South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand (DHET, November 2023 draft), NSFAS’s published funding rules, and this university’s general applicant demand. They’re planning guidance, not a guarantee. Always confirm funding and admission specifics directly with WSU and NSFAS.
Step by step
How to Apply for Bachelor of Arts (English) in 2027
Apply directly through WSU's own online application system at www.wsu.ac.za; supporting documents and the application fee (where applicable) must be submitted before the closing date.
Answers
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