• A National Senior Certificate (NSC) validated by Umalusi with an accomplishment grade of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40-49 per cent) or better in four recognized NSC 20-credit topics is the minimum qualification for entrance to undergraduate diploma studies.
• The average National Senior Certificate score for all students at your school over five years is used to calculate the school disadvantage score.
• Poor-performing schools will receive a maximum of 10 points, while high-achieving institutions will receive a minimum of 0 points.

Admission Requirements For Unisa Online Application 2025/2026

Also, before you can submit any application, you have to make sure that you meet the statutory & college-specific admission requirements and the needed academic points score (APS) for the chosen qualifications. Please, this is the breakdown,

• A Higher certificate requires a minimum APS of 15
• A diploma requires a minimum  APS of 18
• Bachelor’s degree, a minimum APS of 21 or more (exceptions apply)

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Unisa On Line Application For 2025/2026

The process below will guide you in applying for admission to Unisa for the academic year 2025/2026:

• Visit the UNISA website at www.unisa.ac.za online on your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Explorer
• At the top menu of the page, click on the “Apply for Admission” tab
• Choose the qualification you wish to apply for.
• Carefully read the following information and see to it that you understand them
• Then, click on “View the Process”
• Please, read the information you see on the screen and click on “Proceed to ODL and Unisa”
• Read and understand the information, scroll up, and read the message under “ODeL”. If you have
• successfully completed a qualification through Unisa or distance learning, Click on “YES” to proceed to the next application process.
• Read also the information you see on your screen. If you are certain about your career and related study planning, click on “YES” to proceed to the next application process.
• Choose or find your qualifications. You can find your qualifications based on college, level, or interest field.
• Any qualification you select will give you all the programs and their admission requirements, Student fees and funding for your studies, Application for admission, Registration, and Curriculum attached to it. Read through each of them very well before proceeding to the online application process.
• Scroll up and click on step 4 which says “Apply for Admission”.
• Carefully read through the information you see and click on “CLICK HERE to apply online“. This opens the UNISA Application Tool page which reads ” Apply for Admission to study: application tool”
• Make your selection below by clicking on any of the buttons next to the qualification.
• The application page will open and will ask if you already have a student number. If you have, click on “Yes” to continue. If you don’t have one, click on “No”. You have to get a student number before you would be able to apply.
• If you have your required supporting documents, click on “Submit your documents online”
• Proceed to pay an online application fee.

Courses And Programmes Offered At Unisa 2025/2026

No matter your career path, Unisa has a course or programme for you as listed below:

Higher Certificates:

• Higher Certificate in Accounting Sciences (98201)
• Higher Certificate in Animal Welfare (90098)
• Higher Certificate in Archives and Records Management (98577)
• Higher Certificate in Banking (98225)
• Higher Certificate in Criminal Justice (90006)
• Higher Certificate in Economic and Management Sciences (98237)
• Higher Certificate in Education Foundation Phase and Intermediate Phase (90093 – FIP)
• Higher Certificate in Education Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (90093 – SPF)
• Higher Certificate in Law (98751)
• Higher Certificate in Life and Environmental Sciences (98366)
• Higher Certificate in Marketing (98229)
• Higher Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics (90129)
• Higher Certificate in Physical Sciences (90101)
• Higher Certificate in Retailing (90014)
• Higher Certificate in Social Auxiliary Work Not Applicable (90011)
• Higher Certificate in Supervisory Management (90015)
• Higher Certificate in Tourism Management (98226)

Advanced Certificates:

• Advanced Certificate in Accounting Sciences (90017)
• Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Mathematics and English First Additional Language Teaching (90177)

Read More on the qualifications Offered.

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Contact Details Of Unisa

Student enquiries:

• 0800 00 1870
Contact details for student assistance and service

Ethics Hotline:

• 0800 075 278
unisa@thehotline.co.za

Visit Unisa:

• Main campus:
Preller Street, Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria
• Sunnyside campus (applications, registrations & learning centre):
Cnr Justice Mahomed & Steve Biko Streets, Sunnyside, Pretoria.

Hope the information given above has been useful to you in applying for admission. If you have any suggestions concerning this post, kindly leave them in the comments section provided below this post, or better still, you can visit the official website of Unisa for More Details.

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