Unisa Registration Fees

If you have received an offer to study at Unisa, then you will need to accept the offer and register in order to be enrolled in your chosen programme. You must check with your admission officer for the requirements. Unisa registration will close soon to prepare for the new academic year.

The University of South Africa (Unisa) is the largest Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) institution in Africa offering many certificates, degrees and diplomas at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels.

The University has released the registration dates for all of its programmes. This is what you need to know before registering.

Unisa welcomes new students to our institution and we encourage them to apply online. Once they have submitted their application, we contact them by mail with details of the offer of placement. Applicants have to accept this offer and register within the prescribed period in order to secure their spot at Unisa.

Unisa registration for each degree has a different closing date so it is important to take note of the deadlines.

Undergraduate students

The higher certificates, advanced certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, BTech & degrees, including the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) may have the following deadlines: 

• Semester 1 and 2 modules: 3 February 2023
• Year modules: 20 March 2023
• Semester 2 modules registered in semester 2: 14 July 2023

Honours students

• Semester 1 and 2 modules: 3 February 2023
• Year modules: 31 March 2023
• Semester 2 modules registered in semester 2: 14 July 2023

Postgraduate students

• Semester 1 and 2 modules: 3 February 2023
• Year modules: 31 March 2023
• Semester 2 modules registered in semester 2: 14 July 2023

Master’s and Doctoral students

• Master’s and Doctoral qualifications: 31 March 2023
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Business Leadership (MBL)  qualifications (second-semester modules only): 3 February 2023
• Master of Accounting Sciences (98656) AUE, FAC, GOV, INT, MAC & TAX options: 3 February 2023

myLife is an email address which can be activated anytime during registration at Unisa. Students are responsible for activating the myLife email account as soon as their registration is finalised.

The university will send all communications to this myLife email account. 

Registration for all degrees takes place online via the Unisa website and students must pay their registration fee in order for their registration to be finalized.