obtain, we recommend that you pay the required fee at least eight weeks in advance of your departure. For further information, contact the: International Academic Programmes Office Tel: +27 21 650 2822 Fax: +27 21 650 5667 Email: int-iapo@uct.ac.za Deadlines for submitting applications for SSA study, to the IAPO: For First Semester (February - June): 15 October prior to year of study. For Second Semester (July November): 15 April of the year of the study.
Full-degree International Students UCT considers suitably qualified international applicants who wish to study for a full undergraduate degree programme.
SADC Students The Southern African Development Community countries are: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
office has received your certificate from the Matriculation Board. Enquiries about certificates of exemption should be addressed to the: Universities South Africa, P O Box 27392, Sunnyside, Pretoria,0132 Tel: +27 12 481 2821 Fax: +27 12 481 2843 Website: http://universitiessa.ac.za/matriculation-board Entry requirements for applicants with foreign schoolleaving examinations To be considered for admission, applicants must qualify for a matriculation exemption from the Matriculation Board, and must meet certain minimum faculty entry requirements. Applicants who have written only the O-level or equivalent examination, and who are not writing any other schoolleaving examination, are not eligible for admission to UCT. If you are writing a foreign school-leaving qualification, your application to UCT will be assessed individually. Some of the more common foreign school-leaving examinations submitted by international applicants include O and A-level examinations, HIGCSE and IGCSE examinations, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma , and the Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE).
English Language Requirements The minimum initial fee payment for academic and residence fees plus an administrative service fee must be paid prior to registration or entering student accommodation.
Non - SADC Students As an international student (non-SADC) coming to UCT, you will be charged an international levy, called the International Term Fee (per annum),the Administrative Service Fee, in addition to the individual fees for all courses taken. The International Term Fee (billed in rands), the Administrative Service Fee plus the individual course fees must be paid prior to registration.
Matriculation Exemption If you wish to study at UCT and you are writing or have written a foreign school-leaving examination, you will need to obtain a matriculation exemption certificate from the Matriculation Board. Before making you an offer, the faculty will ensure that you are eligible for matriculation exemption. Once you have been registered but before the end of your first year, you will need to apply through your faculty office to the Matriculation Board for a certificate of exemption. To apply take the prescribed form, your original school leaving certificate (the faculty will make a certified copy for the Matriculation Board) and the prescribed fee (made out to the Matriculation Board) to the Faculty Office who will submit your application to the Matriculation Board.
English is used both for teaching and for examinations at UCT. All applicants must show evidence of proficiency in English and must submit evidence of this as part of their application to study at UCT. International applicants whose home language is not English must submit, as part of their application to study, one of the following: • a stipulated score on the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs). • The NBTs are offered by the Centre Educational Testing for Admission and Placement (CETAP) and can be arranged to be taken anywhere in the world. (Visit www.nbt.ac.za for details) • a recent score (obtained within 5 years of your application for admission) of at least 570 (paperbased test) or 230 (computer-based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); or 88 on the Internet-based TOEFL test • a recent overall band score of 7.0 (with no individual element of the test scoring below 6.0) on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); a score on the Pearson PTE Academic test of 64. The tests must be taken at your own expense, before sending in your application. Please note that this is the minimum level of English proficiency you will need to be considered for admission to UCT. Some programmes have higher English language requirements.
Further Information To receive more information about the TOEFL and IELTS tests, including information on how to register and the dates when tests are held, applicants should contact:
Details of fees payable and the form are available on the Matriculation Board website at www.hesa-enrol.ac.za. The onus remains on you, as a student, to check that the faculty 79