How to Apply to University of South Africa UNISA 2025-2026
UNISA Application and Acceptance Process
When should I apply?
Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible in the application cycle. You can find UNISA’s online application form here.
South Africans learners wishing to apply online will need a working email address and an ID number. Foreign learners wishing to apply will need to have their passport number.
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Application Fees:
Applicants are required to pay an application fee of R100.00. This fee in non-refundable, even if applicants chose to not study through UNISA.
NOTE: UNISA does not accept cash at its offices. Applicants must deposit cash into the university’s bank account.
Payment information for students living in South Africa
- Pay online using your credit card: http://applications.unisa.ac.za
- Pay via bank deposit. Further details will be communicated once a student number has been allocated to you.
Payment information for international students
- International students must pay fees via SWIFT payment:
- Beneficiary: Unisa student deposits;
- Standard Bank;
- Account number: 011554622;
- Branch code: 010645;
- SWIFT code: SBZAZAJJ
- Please e-mail proof of SWIFT payment to susdepid@unisa.ac.za.
Submitting of Results and Documents:
School learners must ensure that all examination results from Grade 11 until September of Grade 12 are submitted. Failure to do such may result in delays within the student’s application process. You might find that you applied early in Grade 12 and thus only sent in your final Grade 11 results. If this is true, as the year progresses and you receive more results keep sending them through to UNISA, that way they will have all your results by the time finals come around.
Transferring students should too ensure that all transcripts and academic records are submitted as early as possible as well as that a final transcript of current studies being undertaken reaches the Admissions Office as soon as possible after receipt.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact UNISA.
I am sure…
- that I meet the statutory and college admission requirements for my qualification(s) of choice.
- that I meet the minimum academic points score (APS) for my qualification(s) of choice.
- that I have a valid e-mail address and cellphone number, and I accept that Unisa will communicate with me during the application process using this e-mail address and cellphone number. Please ensure that you provide only one e-mail address and one cellphone number during the application process.
* If you do not have an e-mail address, you may create a free e-mail address via Gmail before you start the application process.
** Remember to save your e-mail address and password.
** It is very important that you check your e-mails regularly for communication from Unisa about your application.
I have the following documents scanned & uploaded to an electronic device:
All applicants starting a new qualification must upload all the required documents, which generally consists of the following:
- Copy of your school qualifications (eg Senior Certificate, National Senior Certificate)
- Copy of your official tertiary academic record(s) (if applicable) (internet copies will not be accepted)
- Copy of your ID document (RSA students) or ID / passport (international students)
- Copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable) or divorce decree (if applicable)
- Sworn translations of documents if they are not in English or Afrikaans
* We urge all Unisa students who previously applied prior to the current academic year to upload all the required documents. Failure to do so may result in a delay in processing your application.
** Some qualifications may require additional documents. Unisa reserves the right to request original documents and / to verify the correctness of submitted documents at any time. Submitting fraudulent documents is an offence in terms of the Student Disciplinary Code.
I am sure that my documents are scanned according to the rules
Follow the instructions carefully when completing the online application process. Only upload the required documents as individual files and not a complete set of documents as one file. Please ensure that the documents and images you upload are clear.
- Files may not be larger than 2MB (2048KB) each.
- Only black and white documents may be submitted.
- Only the following file types are allowed: PDF (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format file), DOC (Word document file) or TIF (image file)
Dates to remember:
There will be only one application period per academic year for both semesters.
Application Closing Date: To be announced, applications open in August.
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