Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics Tshwane University of Technology

Overview

Please take note that all completed applications received for the Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics programme at Tshwane University of Technology within the published due dates will be ranked. After consideration of the Departmental Student Enrolment Plan, only the top ranking applicants will be selected. Once a programme is full, a waiting list will be in place to provide an opportunity for applicants to fill places of those who did not register on time.

Assessment procedure(s): 

The selection process will consist of the following phases:

• Phase 1: An administrative screening process of the academic performance score (APS) of each student. This score will contribute a weight of 50% to the overall selection process
• Phase 2: If the APS is above 27, the applicant will proceed to the interview and dexterity test that will have a weight of 50% (30% for the dexterity test and 20% for the interview). 
• Phase 3: If APS is between 24 and 27 the applicant will write a TUT potential assessment with a 20% score weight. The applicant with minimum potential test score of 50% will be interviewed and will complete the dexterity test. In this case, the dexterity skills evaluation will contribute 15% to the overall score and the interview will contribute 5%.