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The degree is step one. After it you complete a postgraduate diploma or Honours, a three-year training contract (articles) at a registered firm, and pass SAICA’s ITC and APC board exams. SAICA itself says the full route takes about seven years from the start of university if you pass everything first time.
CAs audit financial statements, advise on tax and financial strategy, and increasingly move into general business leadership – a huge number of South African CEOs and CFOs started as CAs. After your degree you write SAICA’s board exams and complete a three-year training contract (articles) before you can call yourself a CA(SA).
This is our general description of the role and related jobs, not from an official source – it’s here to give you a fuller picture, not as a careers-counselling guarantee.
This is our general guidance about which school subjects suit this career. It is not an admission requirement and not from an official source – the real requirements are on the degrees below.
Counted from the requirements below (an “or” alternative counts for each subject named). Each degree links to the page it came from.
20 degrees at 16 universities. More are added as we verify them.
CUT APS 27
This programme’s figures came through an AI-summarized fetch of the official CUT page rather than a raw read of the page itself - re-verify against cut.ac.za before fully relying on it. No 2027 closing date is stated on CUT’s own pages.
Source: View the official page (cut.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
No points cut-off published for this one – see the note below.
A 4-year Extended Curriculum Programme route is also available. DUT did not state a single APS number on this page. Closes 30 September 2026. From DUT’s 2027 Study Opportunities prospectus. Applications go through the CAO (cao.ac.za), not directly to DUT; general closing date 30 September 2026 (fee R250 SA / R300 international).
Source: View the official page (dut.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
MUT APS 25
A 4-year Extended Curriculum Programme route exists with the same subject minimums. Source PDF labelled "2026", not yet confirmed for 2027. No official closing date found.
Source: View the official page (mut.ac.za) (opens the official page)
NMU Applicant Score (AS) 390 out of 600 (+7 bonus in some cases)
Also offered at George Campus (full-time only); 5 years part-time also available. From NMU’s own faculty "UG Guide" PDFs, most of which are dated/closing in 2024 - apparently covering the 2025 intake, not independently confirmed as current for 2027 (NMU appears to roll these forward with the same structure each year, but treat the figures as "last confirmed" rather than "2027-verified"). No 2027 closing date is stated.
Source: View the official page (business.mandela.ac.za) (opens the official page)
NMU Applicant Score (AS) 410 out of 600 (+7 bonus in some cases)
A higher-threshold stream aimed specifically at the CA(SA) route, distinct from the general Accounting BCom above. From NMU’s own faculty "UG Guide" PDFs, most of which are dated/closing in 2024 - apparently covering the 2025 intake, not independently confirmed as current for 2027 (NMU appears to roll these forward with the same structure each year, but treat the figures as "last confirmed" rather than "2027-verified"). No 2027 closing date is stated.
Source: View the official page (business.mandela.ac.za) (opens the official page)
Stellenbosch aggregate 70 %
Every Stellenbosch programme is a selection programme. The figures shown are the published minimum requirements - the actual selection threshold is usually higher.
Source: View the official page (files.su.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
TUT APS 22 points
APS 22 on the Accounting/Maths route, 24 on the Mathematical Literacy route. Closes 30 September 2026. From TUT’s 2027 First-Year Course Information and General Information PDFs. Applications opened 1 April 2026 (fee R240).
Source: View the official page (tut.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
No points cut-off published for this one – see the note below.
SAICA-accredited. UFH does not state a numeric APS minimum on this programme’s own page, only subject-level requirements. 2027 undergraduate applications: opened 1 May 2026, close 31 October 2026 (from ufh.ac.za/admission).
Source: View the official page (ufh.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
UJ APS 33 points
This figure was read from the search-engine index of the official UJ programme page rather than from the full page, and UJ’s 2027 prospectus PDF could not be fetched. Confirm it on the UJ page before you rely on it.
Source: View the official page (uj.ac.za) (opens the official page)
UKZN APS 32 points out of 48
The published APS range is 48-32. This comes from the Study@UKZN 2026 brochure, the most recent official source we could find. UKZN had not published a 2027 table when we checked, so treat these as 2026 figures pending a 2027 update. Applications go through the CAO.
Source: View the official page (studyatukzn.ukzn.ac.za) (opens the official page)
UP APS 34 points
Most UP closing dates are 30 June; Veterinary Science closes 31 May. Grade 12 applicants apply with their final Grade 11 results.
Source: View the official page (drupalwebprod-files.up.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Unisa APS 21 points
SAICA and SAIPA accredited - this is Unisa’s CA(SA)/CTA-track accounting degree, distinct from its general BCom. NSC with Bachelor’s Degree endorsement required. Maximum 8 years to complete. Confirmed current for the 2027 intake: Unisa’s own pages state its 2027 application window as 17 August - 9 October 2026.
Source: View the official page (unisa.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Wits APS 44 points
This figure comes from the Wits schools-liaison Grade 12 guide, which is headed for 2026 entry. We have not yet found a 2027 course-finder page confirming it, so treat it as the most recent official figure rather than a confirmed 2027 one.
Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Wits APS 38 points
This figure comes from the Wits schools-liaison Grade 12 guide, which is headed for 2026 entry. We have not yet found a 2027 course-finder page confirming it, so treat it as the most recent official figure rather than a confirmed 2027 one.
Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Univen APS 35
From Univen’s 2027 Undergraduate Prospectus. We could not confirm the application closing date from the pages we read (applications opened 1 May 2026) - check the current date on univen.ac.za.
Source: View the official page (univen.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Univen APS 32
A shorter, non-CA-stream accounting degree - compare with the 4-year Accounting Sciences stream above. From Univen’s 2027 Undergraduate Prospectus. We could not confirm the application closing date from the pages we read (applications opened 1 May 2026) - check the current date on univen.ac.za.
Source: View the official page (univen.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
UniZulu APS 28 points out of 48
No Mathematical Literacy alternative is offered for this stream. From UniZulu’s own 2026-labelled faculty handbooks, which contain no 2027-specific intake or closing-date information at all - do not assume a date, and treat this as the most recent official figures available rather than confirmed-current for 2027.
Source: View the official page (unizulu.ac.za) (opens the official page)
UniZulu APS 28 points out of 48
No Mathematical Literacy alternative is offered for this stream. From UniZulu’s own 2026-labelled faculty handbooks, which contain no 2027-specific intake or closing-date information at all - do not assume a date, and treat this as the most recent official figures available rather than confirmed-current for 2027.
Source: View the official page (unizulu.ac.za) (opens the official page)
VUT APS 20 points
APS 20 on the Mathematics route, 22-23 on the Mathematical Literacy route (varies by stream). From VUT’s 2027 Undergraduate Minimum Admission Requirements PDF. Academic applications close 30 September 2026 (residences 31 October 2026); fee R110.
Source: View the official page (vut.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
WSU APS 25 points out of 48
From WSU’s 2027 Undergraduate Information Brochure & Admission Requirements. We could not confirm the application closing date from the pages we read - check the current date on wsu.ac.za.
Source: View the official page (wsu.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
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