1. Bachelor Degrees

Step 1
Please obtain course information and an application form from the University website. Or you can request the International Office to send you an application form and relevant information via post - please send an e-mail with your postal address to tshepangm@uj.ac.za

Information on the various courses can also be viewed on the general University website.

Step 2
Please send the completed application form together with an application fee of R280-00 to the University. In addition you need to include certified copies of your relevant documentation:

If you are applying for an undergraduate degree please send the completed application form to the University together with the following documents:

•  Deposit slip of application fee;
•  A certified copy of your final school leaving results;
•  Certified copy of the exemption confirmation (whether foreign conditional or full exemption) from the South
   African Matriculation Board (HESA);
•  A certified copy of your passport front page; and
•  The IELTS results (see the Section on English Language proficiency).
  

Send the completed application form, required documents and application fee to:

Applications
University of Johannesburg
Kingsway Campus
PO Box 524
Auckland Park
Johannesburg
SOUTH AFRICA
2006

Step 3
The Faculty will process your application and inform you in writing what your admission status is and whether any documentation is still outstanding. You will also receive a reference number from the University. Please use this number in all future correspondence with the University.

Step 4
Once the relevant Faculty is satisfied that you meet all the admission requirements you will receive an admission letter from that Faculty. With this letter you may now apply for a study permit for the University of Johannesburg at the closest South African Embassy or Mission in your country or at a local Home Affairs Office in South Africa.

Step 5
Once you have obtained your study permit for University of Johannesburg and have obtained medical cover (for more information see the section How to Apply, Legal Requirements), you need to arrange accommodation in South Africa (for more information, please see the section About Us, Accommodation)

2. Payment of application fee
You may transfer your payment to the University account from a bank in your country that deals with foreign transactions. The details are as follows:

University of Johannesburg
Bank name: ABSA
Account number: 3240141018
Branch code: 632005
Reference: Your initials and surname, AND the word "Application"

If you are requested for a SWIFT CODE, you may provide the following information:
ABSA ZAJJ

Please include the deposit slip with your application form. It is important that you make a copy of this deposit slip for your own records.

Please note: The University does not accept any postal orders!

3. Language of Instruction
Instruction is offered to students in either Afrikaans or English (Afrikaans lectures are only offered at the Kingsway campus).  For more information on english proficiency you can read

4. Undergraduate Studies
In order to study for a South African degree you need the equivalent of a South African senior certificate/high school certificate with matriculation exemption or foreign conditional exemption. Therefore your school-leaving certificate needs to be evaluated by the South African Matriculation Board, that forms part of Higher Education South Africa (HESA). You are required to contact the Board yourself and to submit a certified copy of your school-leaving certificate by mail or by fax. You might be charged a fee.

At the University the various faculties have different M-score requirements for entry and admission requirements. It is important that when you apply to the University you include a copy of your academic records (which must be certified) together with the exemption confirmation letter from HESA.
Please use the following address to contact HESA:

Address contact details:
Postal Address
South African Matriculation Board (HESA)
P O Box 3854
PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA, 0001
Tel. no. +27 12 481-2847/8
Fax no. +27 12 481-2922

Physical Address
Ground Floor, Building 3
Unisa Sunnyside North Campus
C/o Rissik & Mears Str,
Sunnyside, Pretoria

Email: exemption@hesa-enrol.ac.za
Website: www.hesa-enrol.ac.za

4.1 Important information regarding admission
• Candidates who have written the 'O' level or equivalent examination and who are not writing any other school-leaving examination are not eligible for admission to the University.
• If you are in possession of 'O' and 'A' Level qualifications from countries that conduct these examinations themselves and are not administered by British examining bodies, you must produce documentary evidence that you would qualify for admission to a British university.
• If you will be writing 'A' Levels and require a study permit but will receive your results only at the beginning of the following year, you will unfortunately not be considered for admission. You will not obtain your study permit in time for registration, so you should apply for admission for the following year.

4.2 Credits for subjects previously completed at another university
If you have completed a few subjects at another university that could count towards a degree at the University of Johannesburg, you must forward your original academic record as well as the course outline to the relevant faculty with a request for credits.

5. Postgraduate Studies
Application for postgraduate studies at the University of Johannesburg must be addressed to the relevant academic department or faculty. Please include the following documentation.

• If a degree or diploma has been conferred on you by another University, a certified copy of the certificate obtained, an academic transcript, a certificate of conduct AND an evaluation from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) (if applicable) must be attached.
• A curriculum vitae and a short research proposal (outline of intended research area) of no more than one A4 page.
• A motivation stating why you want to study at the University of Johannesburg
• A copy of the English proficiency test – IELTS (for more information, please see the section How to Apply, English Language Proficiency).

You are requested to submit documentary evidence of your qualifications to SAQA. It is the responsibility of the applicant to contact SAQA directly. Contact them at the following address:

Address contact details:
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
Centre for the Evaluation of Educational Qualifications (CEEQ)
Postnet Suite 248
Private Bag X06
Waterkloof, PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA, 0145
Tel. no. +27 12 431-5107/5064/5056/5013
Fax no. +27 12 482-5146

Email: ncoetzee@saqa.co.za or dmhlongo@saqa.co.za
Website: www.saqa.org.za, NQF Gateway, Evaluation of foreign qualifications

6. Registration
Important: Apart from having your full fees you are required by South African law to be in possession of a valid study permit specifically for the University of Johannesburg. In addition you also need to have medical cover which is regsitered with the Board of Medical Schemes, South Africa while studying in the country. Without it you may NOT register. No exceptions may be made.

7. Closing date for applications
The closing date for international applications for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies is 31 August of the year prior to the academic year in which a student would want to study. Please make sure of this date with the relevant faculty as it could be an even earlier date. No late applications will be considered.