*Factors Contributing to the Academic Challenges Faced by South African Physiotherapy… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.107491*

student mentoring. Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Biokinetics share communal matriculation subject prerequisites and professional subject content, but their university admission prerequisite scores differ. Consistent matriculation prerequisite admission scores are thus needed, given the overall similarity between the programmes. The authors recommend that the mean admission prerequisite score of the various HEIs be standardised across the board, allowing the aforementioned disciplines to satisfy both the need for HEI equity and maintaining educational quality. Furthermore, scholars interested in studying in these fields need to enhance their Mathematics and Physical Science marks as these serve as cornerstones of the aforementioned disciplines. The strategic use of predictive psychometric testing to identify the risk profile of prospective students is imperative for the provision of effective academic support programmes. Moreover, the need to prescribe and employ indigenous languages that students are familiar with is worth considering in an attempt to improve the overall quality of education.
