University of Pretoria Admission Form 2019 | Application Guide and Requirement

Filed in School News, South Africa by on April 3, 2019

University of Pretoria Admission Form 2019 |Application Guide and Requirement.

University of Pretoria Admission Form 2019Located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa, Pretoria is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government (Cape Town is the capital Legislature and Bloemfontein the judicial capital).

University of Pretoria Admission Form

University of Pretoria Admission Form

Having a reputation for being an academic city with three universities and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) located in the eastern suburbs, Pretoria also hosts the South African Bureau of Standards making the city a hub for research. If you’re looking for a reason to study in Pretoria or you are searching for a university to study at in South Africa, then Pretoria is not such a bad idea.

Admission Forms are Out Until;

  1. 15 May for courses that start in July of the same year
  2. 15 June for Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics, Nature Conservation, Radiography and Dental Technology.
  3. 15 June for all international applicants
  4. 15 August for all other courses
  5. A non-refundable administration fee of R220for application, and certified copies of your identity document, Senior Certificate/National Senior

Certificate and all other relevant documents must accompany the completed application form. If you pay the application fee electronically or at a bank, the proof of payment must accompany the application form.

  1. Late applications will be considered if space is available.
  2. Encircle the applicable code.

Academic Calendar

  • First Semester: January – June
  • Second Semester: July – December

The academic calendar in South Africa runs differently from the Dutch academic calendar. Their first semester is our spring semester. Their second semester is our fall semester.

Admission Requirement

Before scrolling down, it is in your best interest that I’m going to list out the requirement that you need to meet before applying.

The statutory minimum requirement for degree studies is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) certified by Umalusi, with an achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) in four recognised NSC 20 credit subjects from the designated subject list, below:

  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Science
  • Business Studies (previously Business Economics)
  • Consumer Studies (previously Home Economics)
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Economics
  • Engineering Graphics and Design (previously Technical Drawing)
  • Geography
  • History
  • Information Technology
  • Languages *
  • Life Sciences (previously Biology)
  • Mathematical Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Physical Science (previously Natural Sciences)
  • Religion Studies
  • Visual Arts

IMPORTANT! Based on the languages used as medium of instruction at the University of Pretoria, it is advisable that students should offer English and/or Afrikaans as a Home Language or as a First Additional Language, together with any other language of choice.

Prospective students who do not obtain a NSC-pass that grants them access to Baccalaureus degree studies, will not be considered for our degree programmes even though their Admission Point Score does comply with the minimum requirements.

A Grade 12 certificate with university exemption is required if Grade 12 was obtained before 2008. For learners in Grade 12, provisional admission is granted based on the results obtained in the final Grade 11 year mark (promotion mark). Please note that the final Grade 12 results remain the determining factor for admission. Also note that the achievement of the minimum requirements does not necessarily guarantee admission to any programmes or fields of study.

Full or foreign conditional exemption certificate;
This prerequisite applies to non-South African citizens and to students who do not have a South African National Senior Certificate and want to enrol for undergraduate studies at UP. The certificate can only be obtained from Higher Education South Africa (HESA).

Application Guides

The University of Pretoria is a public university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university in its more than a century of academic service has delivered more than 200,000 alumni.

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  • UP applications open on 1 March of the year preceding the year of study.
  • Each prospective student must complete only one application form. On the application form the University of Pretoria offers a first and second choice in terms of what you wish to study. All applicants should fill in both a first and second choice on the application form.
  • Once your application form has been processed, you will receive a student number
    (EMPLID).
  • Receiving a student number (EMPLID) does NOT imply that you have been accepted by the University of Pretoria yet. Admission is a separate process that your application undergoes after being evaluated by the relevant faculty.
  • It is in your best interest to complete your own application form. The University of Pretoria does not make use of representatives, agents or agencies during the application process. If you choose to make use of representatives, agents or agencies, you do so at your own risk. It is of utmost importance that you provide your personal email and postal addresses to enable the University of Pretoria to communicate with you directly.
  • For the application for Distance Education admission (Faculty of Education) please visit the “Distance Education ” web page before you apply. Different rules are applicable.
  • It is important to note that should you wish to study the selection programmes BSc(Arch)(Architecture) or BSc(Int)(Interior Architecture), you must indicate them as your first choice on your application form, or you will not be considered for these programmes. It is also recommended to indicate the other selection programmes as your first choice on the application form.

Online Application

The Online Application System is intended for use by new prospective students submitting an application to UP for the first time. It is not intended for students presently registered at the University of Pretoria.

To use the Online Application System you will need the following:

  • Internet access; and
  • An email address which you can access regularly, because as soon as you submit your online application, a student number (EMPLID) will be sent to this email address as confirmation of receipt.

Paper-based Application

Prospective students may complete a hard copy application form. This can be collected at the Client Service Centre on the Hatfield Campus during office hours. Once you have completed it and attached proof of payment of R300 to it (no cash please), please mail it to:

The Client Service Centre
University of Pretoria
Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028
South Africa

You can also request that a hard copy application form be posted to you by sending an e-mail with your details to [email protected] or by calling tel:+27 (0)12 420 3111.

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  1. nyamende thanduxolo says:

    I would like you to email me the hard copy application form for distance education as I intend to study honours in education in 2018

  2. Tsepiso Sematsane says:

    I would like to have forms for application I have been trying to apply online but I can not get through

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