Milpark Education Admission Requirements 2023/2024

National Diploma Entry Requirements

• Successful completion of the previous learning areas (1-8) – i.e. hold the National Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting NQF L5, or equivalent

National Certificate

• Grade 11, NQF 3 or equivalent.
• You must be at least 16 years of age.
• No prior accounting knowledge is needed.

Diploma

• Higher Certificate in a related course with the course of interest, which consists of the previous 9 subjects.

Certificate

• Grade 12, (Std10) or equivalent
• No prior accounting knowledge is needed.
• You must be at least 16 years old.

Higher Certificate

For entry into the Higher Certificate, candidates require a National Senior Certificate (NSC), as certified by Umalusi. In order to determine the curriculum for which a student may register, the Milpark Education points system is applied as follows:

If You Matriculated in 2007 or Earlier

For entry into a Higher Certificate, applicants require a Senior Certificate or equivalent AND a minimum of 13 points on the Milpark points system above.

If You Matriculated in 2008 or Later

For entry into a Higher Certificate, candidates require a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi.

Bachelor of Business Administration and Other Degree Courses

In order to determine the curriculum for which a student may register, the Milpark Education points system applies as follows:

If You Matriculated in 2007 or Earlier

For entry into the degree, candidates who matriculated in 2007 or earlier must have: 

1. A National Senior Certificate and a minimum of 24 points on the Milpark points system.
2. A symbol of E or higher for Mathematics on HG, or a symbol of D or higher for Mathematics on SG. Candidates who do not meet the Mathematics requirement, but who have achieved a rating of 4 or higher in any two of the following subjects, may be offered admission on condition that they pass Business Mathematics in the first semester of registration:

• Economics
• Business Economics
• Accounting
• Physical Science or Physics/Chemistry
• Natural Science or Biology

If You Matriculated in 2008 or Later

Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Other Master Courses

Entry Route 1

Admission to the qualification is subject to academic selection criteria. The applicant must:

• have an accredited postgraduate diploma, honors degree, a four-year Bachelor’s degree (that exits at Level 8), or equivalent.
• be at least 25 years old.
• achieve an acceptable rating in either the Milpark or NMAT assessments.
• have a minimum of three to four years of relevant work experience.
• be proficient in English. (Proof of proficiency may be required for international students.)
• be computer and Internet-literate.
• write a one-page essay motivating his/her admission onto the MBA.
• present him/herself for an interview with the Programme Manager.
• Submit a CV using the Milpark Business School template. (template available on the online admission application).

Entry Route 2

In exceptionally limited cases, admission to the qualification may also take place via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Applicants in this category must demonstrate that they have sufficient professional experience by submitting the following information on the application:

• A condensed curriculum vitae
• A biographical essay

In addition, the applicant must:

• present him/herself for a challenge exam if in the opinion of the Panel, this is necessary (on the merits of past work experience).
• be 40 years old or older.
• have 15-20 years of relevant work experience.
• be in a Senior Management or Executive position.
• achieve an acceptable rating in either the Milpark or NMAT assessments.
• write a one-page essay motivating his/her admission onto the MBA.
• present him/herself for an interview with the Programme Manager.

Note: only once all Entry Route 1 places have been finalized, can any RPL candidates be admitted onto the Qualification.

MBA at Level 9

• Prospective students who have an accredited four-year Bachelor’s degree (that exits at level 8), an Honours degree, a postgraduate diploma or equivalent with at least three years’ work experience can apply for the MBA at Level 9.

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Minimum Requirements

• An appropriate Master’s degree.

Recognition of Prior Learning (rpl)

• Milpark admits a small number of students onto its program via Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Applicants interested in applying via RPL will be considered individually by the Doctoral Research Committee.

Postgraduate Diploma

The minimum requirement is either:

• a relevant Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Investment Management, Banking, Economics, Finance, Risk, Accounting, or similar. Ideally, the candidate will have some practical exposure to the financial services sector; or
• a Bachelor of Commerce with other majors such as marketing, Human Resources, or similar, or a Bachelor’s degree (for example, B Admin or B Science, or similar). Work experience in the financial services industry at a management/ specialist level is required