We are pleased to present to you the University of Zululand’s entry requirements for the 2024–2025 session.
Right now, you are thinking of enrolling for the prestigious University of Zululand and also wondering if you really have what it takes. You must have even played around the UNIZULU online application portal and even gone to the extent of attending the universityOpen day. Well, the UNIZULU entry requirements is at your finger-tips because in this article, we are going to break down all the necessary admission requirements in details so you know where you fit in and which qualification matches your grade/result.
This article you are reading contains all the necessary UNIZULU admission requirements for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students. Kindly ride along as we make your UNIZULU admission seamless and easy.
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, UNIZULU ADMISSION, AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL COURSES
ADMISSION TO DEGREE PROGRAMMES (after 2007)
The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, coupled with an achievement rating of 4 (Adequate Achievement, 50–59%) or better in four subjects chosen from the following recognised20-credit NSC subjects (which will be known as the designated subject list):
(Accounting, Agricultural Sciences, Business Studies, Dramatic Arts, Economics, Engineering Graphics and Design, Geography, History, Consumer Studies, Information Technology, Consumer Studies, Information Technology, Languages (one language of learning and teaching at a higher education institution and two other recognised language subjects), Life Sciences, Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Music, Physical Sciences, Religion Studies, and Visual Arts)ADMISSION TO DEGREE PROGRAMMES (prior 2008)
An old Senior Certificate (obtained prior 2008) with an endorsement that the holder has complied with the minimum statutory matriculation requirements for admission to a bachelor’s degree study at a University in the Republic of South AfricaMATURE AGE CERTIFICATE
Applicants who do not meet the requirements in sub-sections (a) and (b) but obtained a Senior certificate/school leaving certificate from the matriculation examination or an equivalent certificate and seek to qualify for conditional exemption may be considered for academic programmes specifying “Matric Exemption,” provided that they are 23 years old and older and meet the other requirements.FOREIGN CONDITIONAL EXEMPTION
In case of applications for “foreign” conditional exemption certificates, applicants can either apply via the University or directly to the Matriculation Board. For detailed information, please consult the HESA-enrol website at http://www.hesa-enrol.ac.za/mbADMISSION TO DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES (after 2007)
The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 30% in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution as certified by Umalusi, coupled with an achievement rating of 3 (Moderate Achievement, 40–49%) or better in four recognised NSC 20-credit subjects. In addition, applicants must have an achievement rating of 3 (40%) in Life orientation and an achievement rating of 3 (40%) in English as First Additional Language (FAL) or 4 (50%) in English as Home Language.ADMISSION TO DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES (Prior 2008)
If an applicant holds a Senior Certificate with at least 5 subjects in the higher and/or Standard Grade, they may be eligible to apply for a diploma programme.(Not applicable to students who wrote the new National Senior Certificate examination from 2008).
ADMISSION TO HIGHER CERTIFICATE
The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of level 2 (30% or higher) in the language of learning and teaching of the higher education institution and one home language as certified by the Council for General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi). In addition, applicants must have four recognised NSC 20 credit subjects. Institutional and programme needs may require appropriate combinations of recognised NSC subjects and levels of achievement. For example, an institution may determine that a Higher Certificate in Marketing requires, in addition to the NSC, a specified level of attainment in English and an associated recognised subject.
