Applicants with outstanding Grade 11, Grade 12 June, trial or mock results may be selected on submission of certified copies of their results. Selections will be final provided selected applicants obtain a National Senior Certificate (with degree option) (NSC-Deg) and meet Faculty entrance requirements in their final examination.
Other applications will be considered after the release of the National Senior Certificate results. Applicants already in possession of a Senior Certificate may be offered early places on receipt of their applications and certified copies of their documentation.
Selection On Admission Point Score (APS)
Selection commences when final results are released and continues until all available places are allocated. Students are admitted on the basis of academic merit, which is assessed by converting NSC or Senior Certificate symbols into a point score. Scores of applicants are calculated and ranked in descending order for their choice of programme. Selection takes place from the top down until the number of applicants who may be accepted for that programme is reached. The minimum point scores for applications to KZN qualifications have been provided in the qualification entrance requirement tabulations.
Applicants below those point scores are normally not selected and should not make an application to UKZN. Please calculate your point score, using Grade 11, mid-year Grade 12 or Trial results. Meeting the minimum score does, however, not guarantee a place as the University receives more applications than it can accommodate. The University will receive the NSC results from the Central Applications Office. In addition to SMSs from the CAO, applicants who are offered places at UKZN will receive letters from the University advising them of their offers. Applicants will be required to complete Acceptance of Offer forms and pay an Acceptance of Offer fee of R500 directly to UKZN to secure their places.
For returning undergraduate students, students with a gap year, all local postgraduate applications and both undergraduate and postgraduate international applicants.
Please remember to upload the following documents (where applicable)
- Certified copy of your ID/passport.
- Certified copy of your National Senior/Matric Certificate or O/A Levels or relevant school leaving qualification/certificate.
- Proof from Universities South Africa (previously known as HESA), that you qualify for admission to degree studies at South Africa universities, if you are an international applicant. For more information, refer to the undergraduate prospectus.
- An applicant who has studied at any other tertiary institution must, in addition, present certified copies of degree certificates, full academic record, proof of financial clearance and a certificate of conduct from that institution.
- Proof of English proficiency for International applicants from non-English speaking countries.
- South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluations if the previous qualification(s) was/were obtained at foreign universities (outside South Africa).
- A research proposal/proposed title of the dissertation/thesis if you are applying for a Masters Degree or PhD.
- A valid study visa to study in SA if you are an International applicant.
- Before applying online please make sure that you have read the guidelines above.
- Please ensure that you have the USAF/SAQA documents to be uploaded in order to complete your application.
- Please ensure to use reference APPN (followed by your student number) when making application fee payment.
- Please allow the system 24 hrs to 48 hrs to clear your payment.
- South African first time undergraduate applicants applying to UKZN must apply via CAO at www.cao.ac.za
Important dates
- Medicine Closing Date: 30 June 2023
- All other Undergraduate Programmes Closing Date: 30 September 2023
- For information on Postgraduate Programmes and Closing Dates: Peruse the Postgraduate Brochure
The following PGDiplomas are open until the 30th of November 2023:
PGDip in Adult Critical Care Nursing (PD-ACN)
PGDip in Nursing Education (PGD-NE)
PGDip in Health Services Management (PD-HSM)
PGDip in Midwifery (PGD-MW)
Postgraduate programmes in the School of Built Environment and Developments Studies are open until the 30th of November 2023MCOMEC is open until the 30th of November 2023