Master's & doctoral degrees

After you register

Finalisation of your registration

If you register online, but do not pay the minimum payment during the registration process, your registration will only be finalised once the university has received your payment. Please note that Unisa must receive your minimum payment before the closing date for registrations. At a certain point, your temporary registration record will be removed; you will then have to re-apply for admission to your qualification during the next application period to continue with your studies. 

If you are a re-registering student, and are applying for a bursary, please also ensure that the necessary payment reaches the university before the closing date for registrations. If a company / sponsor is responsible for your fees, we suggest that you pay your fees yourself and then claim the necessary amount back from the company / sponsor. In this way, you will ensure that your fees are paid in time.

 

Prepare for your studies

There are four very important steps you must follow:

  1. Go to myUnisa and claim your Unisa login (if you have never before logged in to myUnisa).
  2. Login to your myLife e-mail account as soon as possible and check this account regularly. All registered Unisa students receive a free myLife e-mail account. Important information, notices and updates are sent exclusively to this account, so it's very important that you check it regularly.
  3. Access myUnisa for important study-related information. Students registered for the MBA, MBL and DBL degrees must also visit the SBL's Moodle site for study material and other important information.
  4. If you are registered for the research proposal module (coursework master’s degree) or for the research component (mini-dissertation, dissertation or thesis), you should make contact with your contact person / supervisor as soon as possible after accessing your study material on myUnisa / Moodle (in the case of GSBL students). If you do not receive a response from the contact person or your supervisor within 5 working days, please contact the Chair of Department. 

If you have any problems accessing myUnisa or your myLife e-mail address, please send an e-mail to myUnisaHelp@unisa.ac.za or myLifeHelp@unisa.ac.za. Remember to include your student number in the subject line of your e-mail and, where possible, provide full details and print screens of the error message you receive. 



Add study units (coursework modules only)

Students registered for a coursework master's degree may add additional modules during the relevant registration period. You must do this via myUnisa and pay the necessary fee to the university by the relevant closing date for registration.


Cancel study units 

Please take note of the following dates for cancelling study units:

Coursework modules:

  • 15 May 2025: If you cancel a module before this date, you will forfeit the minimum payment.
  • 15 May 2025: If you cancel a module after this date, you will forfeit the minimum payment and the second payment. (You remain liable to pay the minimum and second payments.)
  • 15 August 2025: Full payment forfeited after this date.


Change my address and / or telephone number

All requests to change your cellphone number, postal address and/or your physical/courier address must be submitted via myUnisa


Change my exam centre (coursework modules only)

All Unisa assessments are online (unless otherwise indicated by the university). Students registered for the research proposal module and/or research component (mini-dissertation, dissertation or thesis) do not write examinations. Please refer to the master's and doctoral research examination process


Apply for study unit credit exemptions

You cannot be exempted from more than 50% of the modules for the qualification for which you are registered. You must also have met the requisite admission requirements at the time of having passed the study units at your previous institution. No exemptions will be granted towards completed qualifications. No exemptions will be considered for the research proposal module, unless it is for the MA in Clinical Psychology or as recommended by the relevant academic department. 

Last modified: 2024/12/06