Last Chance To Apply For Unisa 2024 Admission

The University of South Africa (Unisa) is the largest Open Distance Learning university in South Africa with thousands of students around the country. Those wanting to study at Unisa next year only have today left to apply.

2024 Unisa applications opened on 1 September 2023 for undergraduate qualifications such Higher Certificate programmes, Advanced Certificate Programmes, Diploma programmes, Advanced Diploma programmes and Degree programmes. Applications for Honours Degrees And Postgraduate Diplomas also opened this time and will also be closing today.

As for Master's and Doctoral degrees, their applications opened on 14 September and will be closing on 10 November.

How To Apply

1. Head to the 'Apply for admission' page
2. Once you're here, you will see options for which qualification you want to apply to. Choose the type of qualification you're applying for. 
3. Read the information then click on 'Start the process'
4. Read the information then click on 'Proceed to ODL and Unisa'
5. Read the information and then scroll back to the top and click on the circle with a number 2 inside which says 'Are you certain about your career?'
6. Read the information about applications to Unisa and then scroll back to the top and click on the circle with a number 3 inside which says 'Choose or find your qualification?'. (If you require more information on the courses being offered and the different faculties, scroll down to where it says 'Explore qualifications by interest fields'. Once you know which faculty you want to go into and the qualification you want to pursue, to go back to select, click on the circle with a number 3 inside which says 'Choose or find your qualification?' again.)
7. You can then select your qualification by college (faculty) or level.
8. Once here, you will find the different qualifications Unisa offers in that college/faculty. If you click on the different qualifications, you will find information such as admission requirements and if you click on 'Registration and curriculum information', you will find the modules that belong to that specific qualification. 
9. You then head back to the page where it shows the different qualifications offered with the step circles on top. 
10. You have now found the qualification you want to apply for and should now click on the circle with a number 4  inside which says 'Apply for admission'
11. Read the information and then click on 'CLICK HERE to apply online'
12. In the first section, click on the bubble next to the qualification you're studying towards. 
13. If you already have a student number, click yes. If not, click no. 
14. Fill in your details and follow the prompts. 
15. Once you're done, you'll need to submit relevant documents.

How To Track Your Unisa Application Status

1. If you have student enquiries head to the 'Apply for admission: application tool' page
2. Scroll to the bottom and select the bubble next to status.
3. Fill in your details and it should then show you what the current status of your application is.
4. If you're accepted, you'll need to accept the offer here.
5. Scroll to the bottom and select the bubble next to 'Offer'
6. After accepting, you'll need to register and then you can consider yourself a student of Unisa.

Need To Contact Unisa Student Services?

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: 012 429 3111 (Option 2)

We also have information on how you can contact Unisa for student assistance.

Best of luck! - We hope all goes well with your application during this application period.

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