Application approval and registration

• Your application will be evaluated by Unisa based on the academic admission requirements for your chosen qualification, your undergraduate final grade, and the number of spaces available for the qualification for which you have applied.
• Applications must go through a rigorous selection and approval procedure that might take up to three months.
• Applicants may not be automatically approved to study through Unisa in 2024, based on the application and selection process stated above.
• Applications must go through a rigorous selection and approval procedure that might take up to three months.

Application outcomes

Unisa will inform you that your application for the 2024 academic year was successful and the qualification for which you have been accepted. You must accept or decline Unisa’s offer within the prescribed period of time. To accept or decline Unisa’s offer, go to www.unisa.ac.za/accept the offer Please remember to register for the 2024 academic year.	Unisa will inform you that your application was unsuccessful. Please read the letter from Unisa carefully to check whether any alternative options are provided. You may also visit www.unisa.ac.za/studyoptionsHONS to explore other study options. Incorrect/incomplete applications will be rejected.

Please note:

• Applicants whose admission to a qualification or to both qualifications of choice has been rejected may appeal the outcome of their application, either on the basis that they believe the decision was an error on the part of the university or that further supporting documents may result in a different outcome to their application for admission. Please note that not uploading required supporting documents during the application process is not grounds for an appeal. Contact the College of Graduate Studies Postgraduate Administration Division (Hons@unisa.ac.za; PGD@unisa.ac.za) for more information.
• If you were previously registered with Unisa, Unisa will send the outcome of your application to your myLife e-mail account. Please check this e-mail account regularly for information. If you have forgotten your myUnisa / myLife password, please go to myUnisa (https://my.unisa.ac.za) to update your password. If you are a first-time Unisa applicant and do not have a myLife e-mail address, Unisa will communicate with you via the e-mail address and cellphone number provided during the application period. Click here for Unisa’s rules for students.

Remember to register

If your application for admission is successful, you must register for the 2024 academic year. Should you not register for the 2024 academic year, you will be required to re-apply for the 2024 academic year. Application of Admission Check