MBChB
The aim of the MBChB is to produce graduated doctors who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to optimally utilise the opportunities available during the two-year internship to function autonomously in the primary health care sector after that, and who have acquired the ability and insight to develop further personally and professionally.
The training of medical doctors
The six-year training is followed by two years of internship and thereafter a year of community service. Hereafter you will be eligible for registration as an Independent Medical Practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
A wide range of employment opportunities exists, for instance in private practice, in hospitals or other medical institutions, in various government or non-governmental organisations, in research, in academic medicine or in the private sector with, for example, insurance companies or the pharmaceutical industry.
Postgraduate studies for a career in research or for specialisation in any clinical discipline are further attractive options. For our postgraduate offering, see here.
For further information on the curriculum, see our Calendar.
Contact information
Programme overview
More information
Career opportunities
Minimum admission requirements – NSC/ IEB
- Mathematics 60%
- Physical Sciences 50%
- Life Sciences 50%
Minimum admission requirements – International curricula
- IEB-ISC (NBTs compulsory)
- IEB-ISC aggregate of at least 75% (excluding Active Citizenry)
- Mathematics 60%
- Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 50%
- Life Sciences 50%
- Preference will be given to South African citizens, applicants with proof of permanent residency status or those with proof of refugee or asylum seeker status in South Africa, when applicants are considered for selection.
German Abitur
- Preference will be given to South African citizens, applicants with proof of permanent residency status or those with proof of refugee or asylum seeker status in South Africa, when applicants are considered for selection.
- University Exemption with 75% average
- Maths 6 (Nam 8), Chemistry and Biology 5 (Nam 7)
- Physics recommended but not required, 5 (Nam 7)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma)
- Preference will be given to South African citizens, applicants with proof of permanent residency status or those with proof of refugee or asylum seeker status in South Africa, when applicants are considered for selection.
- University Exemption with 75% average
- Maths, Chemistry and Biology 4 on HL or 5 on SL
- Physics a 4 on HL or 5 on SL, recommended but not required
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel AS-level , IGCSE/O-level
- Preference will be given to South African citizens, applicants with proof of permanent residency status or those with proof of refugee or asylum seeker status in South Africa, when applicants are considered for selection.
- University Exemption with 75% average
- Maths, Chemistry and Biology C on AS-Level
- Physics a C on AS-level, recommended but not required
Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel A-level , IGCSE/O-level
- Preference will be given to South African citizens, applicants with proof of permanent residency status or those with proof of refugee or asylum seeker status in South Africa, when applicants are considered for selection.
- University Exemption with 75% average
- Maths, Chemistry and Biology E on A-Level
- Physics a E on A-level recommended but not required
Selection requirements
GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF MBChB STUDENTS 2026 for 2027-intake:
https://files.su.ac.za/public/undergraduate-maties/documents/2026-04/mb…
Programme structure
Full-time
