The General Academic Regulations of the University of Pretoria (UP) form part of the Institutional Rules of the University and are approved by Senate. The General Academic Regulations provide the academic guidelines for undergraduate and postgraduate students, give clarity on various matters concerning academic matters and general student conduct, and are applicable to all faculties.

The General Student Rules cover the processes and procedures relevant to student life in general, including conduct, disciplinary matters, information on important policies, information on residences, access to campuses, security, traffic and parking regulations, etc.

The General Academic Regulations and General Student Rules were amended and approved in 2020 and 2021.

It is compulsory for all undergraduate and postgraduate students to acquaint themselves with these regulations and rules. It is of particular importance for students to be fully conversant with, amongst others, those regulations, and rules that have a bearing on:

• Registration and student status, especially with reference to:
  • the closing dates for amendments to or cancellation of modules;
  • renewal of registration;
  • exclusion, dismissal, deregistration of modules;
  • recognition of modules passed at the University and at other higher education institutions; and
  • year, semester, and quarter marks and repeating of modules
• Assessment, with specific reference to the final examinations, supplementary examinations, special examinations, and the Chancellor’s examination.
• Compliance with qualification requirements and privileges, and qualifications with distinction
• Leave of absence
• Readmission after interruption of studies
• Updating of student information
• Academic misconduct
• Medical certificates

Upon registration (online), links to the General Academic Regulations and General Student Rules will be made available. On confirming their registration for the new academic year, each student (undergraduate and postgraduate) must commit to these regulations and rules of the University, and by signing (completing) the registration form, students affirm that they are familiar with and will obey these regulations and rules.

The abovementioned documents will be available for the relevant academic year on the following platforms:

• Yearbook website at: https://www.up.ac.za/yearbooks/home
• UP POLICIES page (Student Administration section) of the UP web (under ‘About UP’): https://www.up.ac.za/article/2754069/up-policies-and-other-important-documents
• STUDENT POLICIES page on the student intranet: https://www1.up.ac.za/webcenter/portal/StudentIntranetTemp/topic?contentID=UPPR210105