Who should apply?

Anyone interested in starting a new short-term learning program must fill out an admissions application. This includes people who are applying to Unisa for the first time, Unisa students who are switching to a new qualification, and people who have previously applied for admission but were denied.

Documents needed for Applying

All applicants starting a new qualification must upload all the required documents, which generally consist of the following:

• Copy of your school qualifications (eg Senior Certificate)
• Copy of your official tertiary academic record(s) (if applicable) (internet copies will not be accepted)
• Copy of your ID document (RSA students) or ID/passport (international students)
• Copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable) or divorce decree (if applicable)
• Sworn translations of documents if they are not in English or Afrikaans

When uploading your documents kindly note that,

• Files are not larger than 2MB (2048KB) each.
• Only black and white documents may be submitted.
• Only the following file types are allowed: PDF (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format file), DOC (Word document file), or TIF (image file)

How to apply?

• You can apply online only for selected Short Learning Programmes, click here to download guidelines on how to apply

Application fee

No application fee is applicable when applying for Short Learning Programm

Unisa Short Courses

Applicants can click here for the University of South Africa Short Courses

Further information to consider

• Please contact us via e-mail: ucl@unisa.ac.za