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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 2024 year of study unless otherwise indicated.

Levy			Amount (R)
Tuition Fees	First instalment (payable prior to registration)
	Undergraduate students	Initial payment – Registration fee only	10 000
	Postgraduate students	Initial payment – Registration fee only	12 500
	Late cancellation levy – to be paid if study place is cancelled within the wash period - as per the adjustment calendar.		1 655
Residence fees	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 included in the first instalment. Refer to Residence department for updated figures		5 700
	Late cancellation levy – to be paid if place in residence is cancelled within 30 days after date of notification of the granting of a place. Refer to Residence department for updated figures		Refer to the Residence Department
	Cancellation levy / Minimum accommodation levy - to be paid if place in a residence is cancelled later than 30 days after date of notification of the granting of a place or is not taken up. Refer to Residence department for updated figures		Refer to the Residence Department
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		160
	Semester course		320
	Year course		640
Examination	Post / graduate students (in order to complete the evaluation thesis / dissertation)		1 655
	Special examinations		515
	Remark of examination papers (i.e. verifying results)		515
	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 if study place is cancelled within the wash period - as per the adjustment calendar excluding undergraduate selection courses		1 655
	Cancellation after the start of a quarter term for each of completed or partially completed quarter term - as per the adjustment calendar		Full tariff
	Late addition of a semester or year subject course as per the adjustment calendar		515
	Late addition of a second semester subject course as per the adjustment calendar		515
	Late change of undergraduate course of study as per the adjustment calendar		515
Certificates	Translation and/or issuing of duplicate degree and diploma certificate (First one is free)		260
	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)		260
Bank charges			240
Elective students			3 310
International levy			4 250