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REGISTRATION financial requirements for the academic year 2024

For the 2024 academic year, the first payment of tuition fees (initial fee) needed at registration for
undergraduate students will be R10 000 and for post-graduate students R12 500.

International students (Citizens from countries other than South Africa):

Students/Applicants who are admitted for undergraduate studies, who are not citizens from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will be required to pay R40 000 as a first payment before registration is possible.

Students/Applicants who are admitted for postgraduate studies, who are not citizens from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will be required to pay 50% of the total 2024 fee before registration is possible.

Please note that the above is not applicable to:

1. Students from SADC countries.

2. Postdoctoral students

3. Students registering with the following VISA status: Asylum seeker, diplomatic, refugee, permanent resident or work permit.

Students who are funded by an external sponsor or NSFAS are exempt for paying the first payment.

Account payment dates:

Accounts are payable by the following dates: Half (50%) of the account is payable by 30 April and the full account (100%) by 31 July even if a statement of account is not received by mail.

Shortly after registration, the accounts will be available in the UP Portal.

The 2,5% discount date is 30 April. Discount: https://www.up.ac.za/student-fees/article/2735945/25-discount

NSFAS students: https://www.up.ac.za/article/2749200/fees-and-funding

Students studying with a bursary: https://www.up.ac.za/student-fees/article/2735990/fees-paid-by-bursars

Undergraduate fee structure: https://www.up.ac.za/student-fees/article/2735910/undergraduate-tuitionfees-per-faculty

Postgraduate fee structure: https://www.up.ac.za/student-fees/article/2735935/postgraduate-tuition-fees-per-faculty

Payment arrangements: https://www.up.ac.za/student-fees/article/2735955/payment-arrangements

The fees below are for 2023 year of study unless otherwise indicated.

Summary of fees 2016 archive

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Summary of fees 2021 archive

Summary of fees 2022 archive

Levy			Amount (R)
Tuition Fees	First instalment (payable prior to registration)
	Undergraduate students	Initial payment – Registration fee only	7 500
	Postgraduate students	Initial payment – Registration fee only	10 000

	Acceptance levy: An early payment of the initial fee needed at registration for some undergraduate students to reserve a study place. Normally payable within 30 days after acceptance. This is not an additional amount, but forms part of the cost of study for the year. Your faculty will communicate the need for this payment.		7 500
	Cancellation levy – to be paid if study place in cancelled within 30 days after date of notification of the granting of a place		1 575
	Late cancellation levy - undergraduate students - to be paid if study place in cancelled later than 30 days after date of notification of the granting of a place or is not taken up		3 750
Residence fees	First/initial payment (payable prior to registration)		5 700
	Acceptance levy – to be paid in order to reserve a place in a residence (Payable by all students. In the case of students registering for the first time, the levy is payable together with the initial fee.)		5 700
	Cancellation levy – to be paid if place in residence is cancelled within 30 days after date of notification of the granting of a place		1 575
	Late cancellation levy - to be paid place if residence is cancelled later than 30 days after date of notification of the granting of a place or is not taken up		2 850
	Minimum accommodation levy to be paid if place in residence is taken up, but vacated before 1 March.		2 850
Application and admission	Application for admission (applicable to all applications for admission to the University)		300
Recognition of subjects	Recognition of subject courses passed / completed at other institution (per quarter of duration of course)
	Quarter module		150
	Semester course		300
	Year course		600
Examination	Post / graduate students (in order to complete the evaluation thesis / dissertation)		1 575
	Special examinations		490
	Remark of examination papers (i.e., verifying results)		490
	Off-campus examinations (RSA, SADC and other African countries)		As per Service Provider’s rates
	Off-campus examinations (international countries)		As per Service Provider’s rates
Changes in and cancellations of studies	Cancellation of studies within ‘wash period’ - as per the adjustment calendar- (undergraduate and postgraduate)		1 575
	Cancellation of studies after the start of the academic year (all undergraduate selection courses)		3 750
	Cancellation of studies later than the set date –as per the adjustment calendar- after the start of a quarter for each of completed or partially completed quarter		Full tariff
	Late addition of a semester or year subject course (i.e., after March) – if applicable		490
	Late addition of a second semester subject course (i.e., after 31 July) - if applicable		490
	Late change of undergraduate course of study (after March, but before 31 May) - if applicable		490
	Late change of undergraduate or postgraduate course of study (after 31 May) - if applicable		1 575
Certificates	Translation and/or issuing of duplicate degree and diploma certificate (First one is free)		250
	Issuing of duplicate certificates of registration for a registered student (first one is free)		50
	Issuing of statements of account and duplicate certificates of registration for previous year (first one is free)		250
Bank charges			225
Elective students			3 150
International levy			4 040

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