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• If you would like to apply for admission to a full-time undergraduate programme, you must apply using the

2023-2024 Undergraduate Application Form

• If you would like to apply directly to UKZN for admission as a short-term full-time student you may also use this application form.
• Refugee applicants must be in possession of a valid Section 41 permit/Refugee identity document which grants them permission to study. Application procedures and application fees for local students are applicable. Apply via CAO at www.cao.ac.za

• Download a 2023-2024 Undergraduate Application Form OR

• Write to enquiries@ukzn.ac.za to request application material.

• Download a 2023-2024 Postgraduate Prospectus

• List your programme choices on page three of the application form. Please write the name of the programme in full.
• Indicate if you would like to be considered for accommodation in one of the UKZN residences.  On-campus accommodation is limited and you may be required to find off-campus accommodation.
• Regretfully financial assistance from the university is not available to International applicants.

• UKZN requires an  application fee to be paid to the University of KwaZulu-Natal as follows:
Applicants from SADC countries and other countries in Africa: R470

Other international applicants: $146

The academic year at the UKZN is structured as follows:
Semester 1: February – June
Semester 2: August – December

All programmes close on 30 April.

• For admission to semester 1 (February): Closing date 30 September
• For admission to semester 2  (August):  Closing date 30 April No late applications will be accepted from international applicants.
Note that Medical School will not consider applications from International students. A limited number of international students are admitted to Medical School in line with governmental agreements with their countries.

• Please attach certified copies of your school leaving certificate and passport.
• Attach a letter from the South African Matriculation Board stating that you meet
the requirements for degree studies in South Africa.
• Documentation must be translated if not in English.
• Proof of payment of the application fee.  If a cheque or money order is enclosed it
must be made payable to the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Application for admission to Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, Honours, Masters and PhD programmes must be made on the 2023-2023 Postgraduate Application Form

•Download a 2023-2024 Postgraduate Application Form OR

• Write to enquiries@ukzn.ac.za to request application material.

• List your programme choices on page one of the application form.  Please write the name of the programme in full and indicate the relevant campus.
• Indicate if you would like to be considered for accommodation in one of the UKZN residences.  Limited accommodation is available for postgraduate students.
• Your student number must be quoted in all correspondence/enquiries to the UKZN

• UKZN requires an application to be paid as follows:

• Applicants from SADC countries and other countries in Africa: R470

• Other international applicants: $146

• If you are a current student and you have been registered in the previous academic year you will not be required to pay an application fee.  If you have been out of the system for two semesters or more you are required to pay the standard application fee.
• Current students wanting to apply for postgraduate certificates, Postgraduate diplomas and Honours programs must apply on the internal Application form for admission to graduate studies. Download an Application for Admission to Graduate Study for currently registered students.
• Current students wanting to apply for admission to Masters’s and PhD studies must complete the UKZN Postgraduate Application Form
• Current students will not be required to pay an application fee.

Exchange applicants: International students who study for a semester at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and pay fees to their home institution according to the terms and conditions governed by an exchange agreement.

Study Abroad applicants: Fee-paying international students pursuing one or more modules for credit (non-degree)
purposes for one or two semesters.

International School applicants: International students who study for credit (non-degree) purposes for a five-week period during June/July.
Short-term applicants: International students/visitors who participate in short-term (non-degree) academic activities for various periods of time.

Download a Short-Term Application Form.

• Please consult the 2023-2023 Postgraduate Prospectus and your College for information on closing dates. Closing dates may vary.

• Please attach certified copies of documentation requested to the application form.
• Proof of payment of the application fee.  If a cheque or money order is enclosed it
must be made payable to the University of KwaZulu-Natal.