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Application and registration
If you wish to come to UWC straight from high school in your home country, you need to make certain that your high school diploma or certificate is accepted as the equivalent of the new South African National Senior Certificate (for degree studies) issued to students from 2008, or the Senior Certificate with Matriculation Exemption issued to students up until 2007. Visit the website of the Matriculation Board at www.hesa-enrol.ac.za for further particulars, or fax the board on +27 12 481 2922.
If you are already a university student in good standing in your home country, you may also wish to consult the Matriculation Board if you intend obtaining a UWC qualification. It is likely that you will have no difficulty obtaining matriculation status.
If you wish to spend a semester or a year at UWC as part of your course of studies elsewhere, you should discuss your plans with the UWC departments concerned so that you can make best use of your time with us.
If you wish to take a postgraduate qualification at UWC, you should submit a certified copy of your degree certificate(s) in English to the Registrar so that your qualification(s) can be evaluated. In most cases there are no difficulties.
APPLICATION
Learners are encouraged to apply on-line to speed up the application process by visiting https://www.uwc.ac.za/Students/Admin/Pages/Online-Applications.aspx
Online Applications open on the 22nd April 2016 and close on the 30th September 2016 except for BDent and BOH programmes in the Faculty of Dentistry which close on the 31st August 2016.
TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF YOUR APPLICATION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
POST-MATRIC LEARNERS
If you have written the NSC examination already, you need to submit the following:
- Certified copy of your NSC certificate or Senior Certificate
- Certified copy of your identification document
- Proof of any studies with academic records, if applicable, you may have completed
- If applicable, proof that you are currently improving your NSC results
- In an affidavit a brief description of activities post-matric/NSC
If the required documents are not submitted by Friday 30 September 2016 your application will not be considered.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
If you are applying from another institution of higher learning you need to submit certified copies of the following:
- NSC certificate or Senior Certificate
- Identification document
- Certificate of good conduct from your institution
- Official Academic Transcript
- Module content / Yearbook descriptor from your institution for all modules completed
- Degree certificate (if applicable)
If the required documents are not submitted by Friday 30 September 2016 your application will not be considered.
STUDENTS APPLYING FOR READMISSION TO UWC
If you have studied at UWC previously and have taken a break in study, you need to provide a letter of motivation to be considered for readmission to your respective faculty.
If the required documents are not submitted by Friday 30 September 2016 your application will not be considered.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
- You need to submit your final school results to Universities South Africa (USAf) for an evaluation.
- Application for Exemption is to be done with Universities South Africa (USAf) formerly Higher Education south Africa (HESA) using the following link: http://mbit-application.hesa.org.za/assessment(Grant Please Create a link).
- We unfortunately will not be able to respond to your application until you submit a confirmation letter issued by USAf stating that you qualify to study at a South African University.
- Certified copy of your passport
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For further enquiries contact our UWC Contact Centre on +27 21 959 3900/01 or admissions@uwc.ac.za
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