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How to become a Podiatrist

Diagnoses and treats conditions of the foot and lower limb.

Apply early

Selection programmes like this often close months before the standard application deadline, and marks alone don’t guarantee a place. See the Dates page for the exact closing dates.

What does a Podiatrist actually do?

More about this career

Examines, diagnoses and treats problems of the feet and lower limbs – including diabetic foot care, sports injuries and nail and skin conditions – usually in private practice or clinics. Registration with the HPCSA is required before you can practise.

Where this degree can take you

  • Diabetic Foot Specialist
  • Sports Podiatrist
  • Orthotist

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.

Not from an official source

Subjects that usually help

  • Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences or Life Sciences

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.

Not from an official source

Where to check this yourself

What the programmes we’ve captured actually ask for

  • Mathematics – asked for by 1 of 1 programmes
  • Physical Sciences – asked for by 1 of 1 programmes
  • Life Sciences – asked for by 1 of 1 programmes

Counted from the requirements below (an “or” alternative counts for each subject named). Each programme links to the page it came from.

Programmes that lead here

1 programme at 1 university. More are added as we verify them.

University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Health Science in Podiatry

Health Sciences · 4 years

UJ APS 28 points

  • English: level 5 if it is your Home Language, level 5 if it is your First Additional Language
  • Mathematics: level 4 (50% or more)
  • Physical Sciences: level 4 (50% or more) OR Life Sciences: level 4 (50% or more)

Read from the 2027 UJ Undergraduate Prospectus, page 67, programme code B9P01Q. Holders may register with the HPCSA as independent practitioners.

Source: View the official page (uj.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake

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