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 University of Pretoria Brief Summary

The University of Pretoria (UP) is one of Africa’s top universities and the largest contact university in South Africa that produce social impact research to find solutions for the world’s most pressing issues. The University of Pretoria has a high quality of teaching and learning in the classroom, online, and communities. Pretoria has support in place for students to graduate on time as well-rounded, responsible citizens fully prepared for the world beyond university.

Once you have made an initial inquiry and it has been established by the UP Online Call Centre that you are an eligible student, you will receive communication from the University of Pretoria. This communication will provide you with a link that will give you direct access to the University of Pretoria’s Online Study Application System. This link includes a unique token for your online study application that can only be used once. Copy and paste this link into your browser’s address line. The URL will open the landing page of the University of Pretoria’s online study application system.

You will be required to provide an email address to which the University can send communication. Please take care when providing your email address not to make typing errors. Note that there are four steps to complete and these steps must be done in sequential order so that the application is correctly started.

You will be required to capture personal and contact details, provide your previous tertiary education information, select your study choice, and upload a series of documents. You will need to have certain information ready, and have the supporting documents electronically available, without which you will not be able to complete your online application.

University of Pretoria Admission Requirements

Requirements / APS

The statutory minimum requirements for degree studies is a National Senior Certificate (NSC), with a minimum achievement level of 4 (50%–59%) in four recognized NSC 20-credit subjects from the designated subject list below:

Accounting, Agricultural Science, Business Studies, Consumer Studies, Dramatic Arts, Economics,ƒ Engineering Graphics and Design, Geography, History, Information Technology, Languages,ƒ Life Sciences, Mathematical Literacy, Mathematics, Music, Physical Science, Religion Studies, Visual Art

The NBT is compulsory for prospective students applying to the Faculties of Health Sciences and Veterinary Sciences. All other study programs are not compulsory but it is considered when looking at your application

The calculation of an Admission Point Score (APS) is based on a candidate’s achievement in any SIX recognized NSC 20-credit subjects (including subjects from the non-designated subject list, eg CAT, Tourism, Hospitality Studies and Civil, Electrical & Mechanical Technology, etc), by using the NSC seven-point rating scale.

Life Orientation is a 10-credit subject and may not be used for calculating the APS. Life Orientation is also not a faculty-specific subject requirement.

APS Table

You will only be able to submit your online application once you have:

–Completed the online study application form.

-Uploaded all the supporting documents in PDF format.

-Paid the application fee.

-Verified the application and clicked ‘APPLY’.

-If you have not clicked ‘APPLY’, your form has not been submitted.

Once your application has been successfully submitted:

-You will no longer be able to edit your application.

-You will receive your allocated student number (EMPLID) via email.

-You will receive important procedures on how to check your progress and application results on the student portal.

Before a student will be able to register, a contract needs to be concluded between the student and the University of Pretoria. Students must access the contract online on the UP Portal, Student Centre. Students are required to complete the contract online, submit, print, sign, and then upload to the Upload Supporting Documentation section in the Student Centre on the UP Portal. See Also Pretoria sa-Pretoria sa

All inquiries regarding registration must be directed to enquiries@online.up.ac.za.
Please note that you must renew your registration at the beginning of each module until you comply with all the requirements for the qualification. Should you fail to renew your registration at the beginning of a particular module, you will not be entitled to click-UP access or to guidance by your lecturers/supervisor.

We strongly recommend that you register in click-UP for the Orientation Module at least one week before the start of your first module. The Orientation Module will provide you with information necessary to make a success of your online learning journey. Your Student Success Coordinator will assist you in the onboarding process and navigating through the orientation module.

Be sure to access your click-UP homepage and work through the Orientation module before your academic module starts.

For further application instructions

To learn more about the application process, please visit: University of Pretoria Application-Instructions