Undergraduate applications for 2024 will close on 30 September 2023.
Selected Postgraduate programmes will close earlier. Please see the website for details.
PLEASE NOTE: NO APPLICATION FEE IS PAYABLE
If you are under 18 at the time of application you must submit a signed CONSENT FORM.
For all other applicants, this is not necessary.
If you do not have the consent form it will be emailed to you on completion of the application.
APPLICATIONS 2024
Applications for 2024 closed on 30 September 2023
The following programmes are still open for application until further notice
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Click here for the 2024 Application Guide.
POPIA CONSENT FORM
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.
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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.