University of Cape Town Application Instructions The University of Cape Town (UCT) application process will be completed online directly through UCT. Included in this document are CIEE-specific UCT application instructions to complete your application. Please make sure to read through this thoroughly, as it will aid you in the successful completion of your application. You can find the UCT Online Application here: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za/
When you complete your UCT application, be prepared to supply: Preliminary Course Selection • You will be asked to provide a preliminary selection of the courses you wish to enroll in at UCT. The courses you select will be reviewed by UCT department heads and considered alongside your transcript in deciding to grant pre-approval for these courses. Students can make changes to their course selection after beginning at UCT during a short add/drop period, however the add/drop period is very short and often stressful. • It is best to enter 4 courses on the UCT application. This is the maximum number of courses you can select. Please note, even if all (4) courses are pre-approved, you must ensure that their combined total credit value does not exceed CIEE requirements. • For a link to course handbooks (catalogue) and further UCT course information, please see the UCT Course Information Guide. Please note, course codes are indicative of specific term offerings; not all courses are available to semester study abroad students. • Write down the courses you list on your application. You will not be able to access these after you submit your application. Unofficial Transcript • Be prepared to submit a clear, high quality unofficial transcript to the UCT application. • This is in addition to the official electronic (preferred) or hardcopy transcript you send to UCT. Once you have completed the UCT Application, you will receive an auto-generated email saying ‘Thank You for applying to UCT’. Please take a screenshot of this email and upload it to the ‘UCT Online Application Confirmation’ task in your CIEE My Account.
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Instructions for completing the UCT Application Click on the above link to access the UCT Online Application. Applicants will be prompted to create an account using their email address. An email will be sent to the applicant enabling them to sign in with their email address and password to begin the online application. Step 1 - Personal Details • Applicants must reply ‘yes’ to the third question: Have you ever registered at a tertiary institution (home university) other than UCT? • Applicants must reply ‘yes´ to the last question on this page: Are you applying for a Semester Study Abroad programme at UCT? • These appropriate responses will allow the application to proceed to a Semester Study Abroad Application.
4 steps will appear in this box. If you see more than four (4) steps, you are completing the wrong application and must reset your application.
This question reply must be ‘yes’. If you cannot select ‘yes’ you’ve answered the above questions incorrectly.
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Step 2 - Academic Application • • • •
Select CIEE as the Study Abroad Partner Tertiary Institution is your Home University Year (under Tertiary Institution Details) is the year you enrolled in your Home University Attach a clear, high quality scan or screenshot of your unofficial Transcript.
Review the UCT Course Information Guide before completing this section. You are able to use this section to search for offered courses using the appropriate department code (and selecting the magnifying glass icon).
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Step 3 - Contact details Step 4 - Other Contacts Once you have completed the UCT Application, you will receive an auto-generated email saying ‘Thank You for applying to UCT’ (see example of email below). Please take a screenshot of this email and upload it to the ‘UCT Online Application Confirmation’ task in your CIEE My Account. •
Note: You will likely hear back from CIEE regarding your admission decision before you receive an admission decision from UCT. An acceptance from CIEE is indicative of an eventual acceptance to the University of Cape Town Semester Study Abroad program.
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