I. Conditions for studying in South Africa
1, education requirements
1) To study for a bachelor's degree, you must have a high school education or above or a secondary school, vocational high school, junior college, vocational high school or other related education.
2) Those who study for a master's degree are required to have a bachelor's degree and a degree certificate in related fields.
Those who do not have the above basic conditions can continue their studies after the application school agrees to fill in the corresponding academic requirements.
For example, preparatory courses, those who do not have a degree need to obtain a degree before continuing to study for an advanced diploma or degree;
College degree or college study can be converted into credits after school evaluation;
It takes extra time to change your major.
These are all decided by the school you apply for, and the major of each school is different.
2. Language performance requirements
As far as language requirements are concerned, there are three types of schools:
1) There is basically no requirement for entrance language scores. However, it is required to attend the language intensive class of our language training center before the specialized courses to ensure that we can adapt to the English specialized courses.
The time to learn English varies with everyone's language level, and only those who pass the exam can enter professional courses.
2) There is no requirement for entrance language scores. Moreover, there is no language training course in our school, and students are only interviewed for comprehensive quality including language ability before enrollment.
For such schools, we help students arrange English training in the city where the university they apply for is located. The training school is a professional English training school, and professionals guide the comprehensive quality interview to ensure the smooth registration. The language training fee is about $500/month (4 hours a day, 5 times a week).
3) Entrance language scores are required. TOEFL 550 or IELTS 6 or above.
Even if the language score is high, it is impossible to adapt to the study of English major courses at once.
Therefore, this kind of school has language improvement classes, and you can take English classes while studying professional courses.
It is best to register a few months before the start of school, so that you can start English classes and take professional classes at the same time to adapt to professional study as soon as possible. These courses are free for registered students.
Because it is difficult to adapt to English specialized courses immediately, you must attend intensive English classes regardless of your language level.
Therefore, it is best to arrange to go to South Africa in advance to improve your language ability directly.
3. Proof of funds
It is generally required to have a deposit certificate of more than 50,000 yuan, and the continuous deposit period has reached more than 6 months.
Second, double admission to study in South Africa
What is double admission? The so-called "double admission" means that when students apply for a university, after the evaluation of the school, they think that their performance meets the admission conditions of the school and can be admitted. Double admission is first of all language training, and professional courses can only be taken after the language meets the requirements; Double admission is mainly for students who go abroad to study in colleges or universities. These students are usually domestic high school graduates or freshmen. These students are relatively lack of practical application of English.
Not all universities in South Africa can implement "double admission". The University of Cape Town and the University of Pretoria do not have dual admission courses. Universities do not accept applications for English and professional courses. Therefore, students can only study English courses in language schools recognized by the University of Cape Town and the University of Pretoria, and then apply for professional courses in universities after meeting the requirements of the schools.
Third, the advantages of studying in South Africa
1, British education
South Africa is a traditional Commonwealth country. Its education, economy, management and law all inherited the British model, and its language environment is good. The teaching quality of its universities has always maintained a high level, especially in 23 key universities in South Africa. Their education quality and graduation standards are controlled by specialized state institutions, and their graduation certificates are recognized in most countries in the world. The most famous universities in the world are the University of Witwatersrand, Portrom University, Rand University, Cape Town University, South Africa University and Pretoria University. Their teaching level and quality are the best in the world.
2, the tuition is cheap
The annual tuition fee of South African universities is about 654.38 million RMB, and the living expenses are not very high. Tuition, registration fee, book fee, medical insurance fee, bank account opening fee, visa renewal fee, accommodation fee, meal fee, transportation fee, entertainment fee and personal expenses add up to about 30,000 yuan, which is far lower than that of Europe, America, Australia, Singapore and other countries. More suitable for working families. Of course, different schools, different majors and different personal consumption have different expenses. If you go to South Africa to study for a bachelor's degree, the fees charged by South African students and foreign students are different. Foreign students usually have to pay twice or more tuition fees. The same is true if you are studying for a master's degree or above. Therefore, it is more cost-effective to go to South Africa for postgraduate study.
Medicine and chemistry are strong points.
South African universities have international influence in medicine, nursing, chemical analysis, economic management, computers and fields related to gold, diamonds and minerals. Graduates in these fields are very popular in the world. Another advantage is that college students can adjust their majors according to their academic performance to suit their abilities and hobbies, and even change universities.
4. The visa rate is high.
South Africa has a short visa cycle and a high visa rate. Generally, the embassy can issue visas within 3 to 4 weeks after receiving the application. Anyone who meets the requirements of the school can receive an admission notice from a South African school after applying. Those who were told that they could get visas.