(higher certificates, advanced certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas & degrees) for the 2024 academic year
The majority of people choose to attend school in the anticipation that their education would better position them for future employment and educational prospects. For instance, you might decide to apply for admission to a Bachelor of Accounting Sciences program as the initial step in your career path because you want to become a chartered accountant.
You will need to make ongoing job decisions throughout your life, including choosing what to study. Making a career decision is not something that happens only once. You should take some time to consider why you choose to study through Unisa and what you want to study. Choosing a degree that is not connected to a future profession and study options will have consequences, such as a loss of income and/or feeling unmotivated to study, even when switching to a different qualification is an option.
Even if you've already made a decision, the exercises below may help you confirm it or open your eyes to new possibilities. The career activities may aid in your decision-making if you are having trouble deciding.
For a list of prerequisites and to apply for admission to a diploma or degree after earning a higher certificate, please click here. Please be aware that because there are only a limited number of spots available, completing a lower-level qualification, such as a higher certificate, does not guarantee that you will be admitted to a higher-level qualification (such as a diploma or bachelor degree).
To learn more about Unisa's general entrance requirements, click here (including equivalency tables for applicants who wrote matric before 2009 and applicants with foreign qualifications).
All late applications must be submitted online except for the few non-degree programs identified. The university has set out certain criteria for the students they are allowing to apply late.
Once you have a student number from Unisa, pay the application fee.
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 September - 14 October
Contact: 080 000 1870
Email: enquire@unisa.ac.za
In the South African province of the Free State, Bloemfontein is home to the Central University of Technology, or CUT. It was founded in 1981 under the name "Technikon Free State." It was elevated to university of technology level as part of the South African government's reform of tertiary education for the new millennium.
Application Fee: Free
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 June - 30 September
Contact: 051 507 3986
Email: ssepeng@cut.ac.za
The NWU is committed to functioning as a unitary, integrated, multi-campus university that enables equity, redress and globally competitive teaching and research across all three of our campuses. Our core activities, teaching-learning and research, are intertwined with community engagement and innovation in our eight faculties, most of which serve both distance and contact students.
The NWU offers more than just an education: we offer people a place in the world. Academically, students benefit from great choice and flexibility, enabling them to fulfill their potential and start preparing for their careers.
Application Fee: Free
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 April - 30 September
Contact: 018 209 1111
Email: admissions@nwu.ac
In South Africa's Gauteng Province, Pretoria North is home to Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU). It was established in its current form on January 1, 2015. Prior to being a campus of the University of Limpopo, it was known as the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). It bears the name Sefako Makgatho after the ANC leader from South Africa. Since the university's name changed, students have referred to it informally by using the acronym of its new name ("SMU"), much like how they did before the name change when they referred to the institution by the acronym "MEDUNSA."
Application Fee: Free
Applications: CLOSED (for undergraduate programmes)
Applications: OPEN (for postgraduate programmes)
Application dates: 01 April - 30 September
Contact: (012) 521-5057 / 5059 / 5062
Opportunities for growth are produced by the University of the Free State (UFS) through innovative learning and teaching, targeted research, and significant involvement with society. Our compassionate and diverse culture, which is reflected in our location in the heart of South Africa, contributes to an amazing university experience.
Application Fee: Free
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 April - 15 January 2024
Contact: 051 401 9111
Email: info@ufs.ac.za
One of the best institutions in Africa and the biggest contact university in South Africa is the University of Pretoria (UP). In order to address the most important problems facing the globe, we conduct socially significant research. In the classroom, online, and in communities, our teaching and learning are of a very high caliber. We have programs in place to help students graduate on time and become mature, responsible citizens who are properly equipped for life after college.
Application Fee: R300 (non-refundable)
Application forms that do not include proof of payment will be rejected.
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 April - 15 January 2024
Contact: 012 420 3111
Email: ssc@up.ac.za
South Africa's Vaal University of Technology (VUT) is a university. Students from all around the nation come to attend. With around 25,000 students and 300 programs, most of which are taught in English, it is one of the biggest residential universities of technology. The campus and its amenities are ideal for education, research, leisure and sport, the arts and culture, and civic engagement.
Application Fee: R100 (non-refundable)
Application forms that do not include proof of payment will be rejected.
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 April- 30 September
Contact: 086 1861 888
Email: charmainec@vut.ac.za
In Johannesburg, South Africa, there is a public institution called the University of Johannesburg (UJ). The Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR), the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University, and the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) merged to form the University of Johannesburg on January 1, 2005. Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU. Alumni frequently refer to the university as RAU as a result of the merger with Rand Afrikaans University (RAU).
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 April - 30 September
Contact: +27 11 559 4555
Email: mylife@uj.ac.za
South African higher education organization Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; Afrikaans: Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) was created from the amalgamation of three technikons: Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West, and Technikon Pretoria.
Records indicate that Tshwane University of Technology can accommodate somewhat more than 60,000 students, making it the country's largest residential higher education school as the number of students enrolling each year rises quickly.
Application Fee: R240 (non-refundable)
Application forms that do not include proof of payment will be rejected.
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 29 July - 31 October
Contact: 086 110 2421
Email: general@tut.ac.za
In Cape Town, South Africa, there is a public research institution called the University of Cape Town (UCT). It was founded in 1829 as the South African College and received full university status in 1918, making it the oldest continuously operating university in both South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa .
UCT, which enrolls 30 000 students across its six campuses in the Capetonian suburbs of Rondebosch, Hiddingh, Observatory, Mowbray, and the Waterfront, is structured into 57 departments spread across six faculties and offers bachelor's (NQF 7) to doctoral (NQF 10) degrees only in the English language.
Application Fee: R200 (non-refundable)
Application forms that do not include proof of payment will be rejected.
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 01 April - 30 September
Contact: 021 650 9111
Email: admission@uct.ac.za
The University of Limpopo is a leading African University focused on developmental needs of its communities and epitomising academic excellence and innovativeness.......Finding Solutions for Africa
Application Fee: Free
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 29 July - 30 September
Contact: 015 268 9111
Email: enrolment@ul.ac.za
South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province is home to the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), which has five campuses there. Following the union of the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville, it was established on January 1st, 2004.
Application Fee: R175 (non-refundable)
Application forms that do not include proof of payment will be rejected.
Applications: OPEN
Application dates: 29 July - 31 October
Contact: 031 260 1111
Email: undergrad@ukzn.ac.za
It depends on the course you are taking. However, TVET programs typically last 18 to 36 months to finish.
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