Undergraduate qualifications

Application approval, accept offer and register

Unisa will assess your application, which includes the points score system. You may be offered a space for semester 1 of the 2020 academic year based on the following: if you meet the academic admission requirements for your qualification of choice, your minimum academic points score (APS) and the number of places available for the qualification for which you have applied.

Based on Unisa's application and selection process outlined above, applicants may not automatically be accepted to study through Unisa in 2020.

Application outcomes

  • Applicants who do not qualify for admission will get feedback as soon as their applications are processed. 
  • Applicants who qualify for admission will only receive final feedback as to whether or not Unisa will offer them a space for semester 1 of the 2020 academic year once all applications have been processed and spaces allocated for semester 2.
  • If you receive an offer from Unisa for semester 2 of the 2019 academic year, please accept or decline the offer within the prescribed timeframe. Registration for semester 1 will open on 3 January 2020.

Your application was successful. Your application was unsuccessful.

Unisa will inform you that your application for admission was successful and indicate for which qualification you have been accepted. Unisa will offer you a space for the period for which you have applied. 

Unisa will inform you that your application was unsuccessful. Visit www.unisa.ac.za/studyoptions to explore other study options.

Incorrect / incomplete applications will be rejected.

If you were not offered a space at Unisa, you can contact the Central Applications Clearing House (CACH) at DHET. Click here for more information.


Remember to register

If your application for admission is successful and you accept Unisa's offer, you must register for the period for which you have been granted admission. Should you not register for the relevant semester of study, you will need to re-apply for admission during the next application period.