University of KwaZulu-Natal UKZN Online Application

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Your university of choice for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes

Online Applications 2025

Important dates

Please Note:

Application Deadline: Rolling admissions until April 2025
Programs Still Open: Social Sciences, Education, Agriculture, Public Health
How to Apply: UKZN accepts applications through its online platform. Be sure to check faculty-specific deadlines and requirements.

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Applications Closing Dates:

Medicine: 30 June
All other programmes: 30 September

Application Fees:

South African citizens: R200
International students: $146
South African citizens – late application: R400
SADC and Africa students: R470

Undergraduate application information
Postgraduate application information

Contact details:
Email: undergrad@ukzn.ac.za
Tel: (031) 260 1111

General queries:
Email:enquiries@ukzn.ac.za
Tel:(031) 260 8596

For returning undergraduate students, students with a gap year, all local postgraduate applications and both undergraduate and postgraduate international applicants.
Please remember to upload the following documents (where applicable)

Certified copy of your ID/passport.

Certified copy of your National Senior/Matric Certificate or O/A Levels or relevant school leaving qualification/certificate.

Proof from Universities South Africa (previously known as HESA), that you qualify for admission to degree studies at South Africa universities, if you are an international applicant. For more information, refer to the undergraduate prospectus.

An applicant who has studied at any other tertiary institution must, in addition, present certified copies of degree certificates, full academic record, proof of financial clearance and a certificate of conduct from that institution.

Proof of English proficiency for International applicants from non-English speaking countries.

South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluations if the previous qualification(s) was/were obtained at foreign universities (outside South Africa).

A research proposal/proposed title of the dissertation/thesis if you are applying for a Masters Degree or PhD.

Before applying online please make sure that you have read the guidelines above.

Please ensure that you have the USAF/SAQA documents to be uploaded in order to complete your application.

Please ensure to use reference APPN (followed by your student number) when making application fee payment.

Please allow the system 24 hrs to 48 hrs to clear your payment.

South African first time undergraduate applicants applying to UKZN must apply via CAO at www.cao.ac.za