Undergraduate applications for 2024 will close on 30 September 2023. Selected Postgraduate programmes will close earlier. Please see the website for details.
An applicant under the age of 18 must have the consent form (click here for consent form) signed by either of his/her parents. If a student has no parents (e.g. they are deceased) or the parents are divorced, a legal guardian is normally officially appointed.
In such cases, the legal guardian must sign the consent form. If an applicant does not have a parent or a legal guardian, a responsible adult family member (next-of-kin) or other responsible adult who is prepared to make the declaration and the undertaking must sign with the applicant.
Note: Applicants who are under the age of 18 at the time of application and fail to submit a signed consent form may not be considered for selection purposes.
Signed consent form to be uploaded via https://studentdocumentupload.uwc.ac.za/ link to document upload (can be completed in your language of choice) by no later than 30 September 2023.
Please note
- Applicants who have applied for study at UWC and who then wish to apply for UWC RESIDENCE must apply online click here to apply for UWC Residence
- Upload all outstanding documents click here to submit documents
- To apply for NSFAS and financial aid click here
The number of applicants usually far exceeds the number of spaces available in various programmes. As a result, offers are based on merit and availability of space, not all applicants who meet the minimum admission requirements for their programme/s of choice, can be made an offer to study. Make sure you have applied to more than one institution and type of tertiary education institution.
What is meant by undergraduate?
An undergraduate is an applicant/student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.
Applicants who are currently in Grade 12, improving their results for Grade 12 written in previous years (post-matrics), transferring applicants and any applicant that has not completed a first degree must apply as an UNDERGRADUATE APPLICANT.
STEP 1
CHOOSE A PROGRAMME – Browse our academic programmes (click here) to see what programmes we offer, or visit our faculty pages on our website – type in what you would like to study and download the programme information.
STEP 2
CHECK ENTRY REQUIREMENTS – Entry requirements are the minimum academic standards that the University requires in order to consider you for entry into one of our degree programmes. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee you a place to study.
Competition for most of our degrees is high and demand for places generally exceeds the number of places available. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.
CLICK HERE FOR GENERAL ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
When applying, the application system will also indicate if you meet the minimum requirements for a programme or not based on the results you have entered. If you do not meet the minimum requirements for a programme and are still awaiting final results you may continue to select the programme. A decision will only be made on your final results. Please note that meeting the minimum is also not a guarantee of selection or entry into a programme.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Changed your mind about your choice of study?
- Do not submit a new application
- Check with the Contact Centre (+27 21 959 3900/01 or admissions@uwc.ac.za) if you may change your programme choice
- Should your contact details change please contact the UWC Contact Centre (+27 21 959 3900/01 or admissions@uwc.ac.za) and update your details.
If you are applying for the first time, click here
If you are returning to complete or correct your application, click here
Please note that your application will not be complete until you have entered
“ACCEPT” after the Terms and Conditions section.
If you want to check your application status, click here
If you are responding to an offer to study, click here