UNISA Application for Online Courses 2025-2026

UNISA Application for Online Courses 2025-2026: Unisa application for online courses 2025 2026 pdf

The University of South Africa’s online courses are educational programs offered by the university that can be accessed and completed over the Internet. These courses are designed to provide the same level of education as traditional in-person classes but with the flexibility of learning from anywhere.

As an open-distance e-learning university, there is not much face-to-face contact between Unisa and our students. At Unisa, students are responsible for planning their studies and managing their time effectively. You don’t attend daily lectures. They learn from a distance and you connect to the university mostly via the internet. Unisa provides flexible access to degree programs, certificates, and professional development opportunities

If you are looking forward to applying for an online course at Unisa, this article will provide you with the important dates and deadlines, application requirements and how to apply for online courses at Unisa for the 2025/2026 academic year.

READ: What Can I Study At Unisa In 2025

Application Dates For Unisa Online Courses 2025/2026

You can apply for an online course at Unisa during the following dates;

Applications for admission to Unisa undergraduate qualifications for the 2025 academic year will be open from 21 August to 11 October 2024.
Applications for admission to Unisa honours degrees and postgraduate diplomas for the 2025 academic year will be open from 21 August to 11 October 2024.
Applications for admission to Unisa masters and doctoral qualifications for the 2025 academic year will be open from 2 September to 22 November 2024 (some exceptions apply).
Applications and registrations for short learning programmes for the 2025 academic year will open from 14 May to 19 July 2024.

How to Apply Online For Online Courses At Unisa 2025-2026

Guidelines to Apply for Online Courses at Unisa 2025-2026

Go to www.unisa.ac.za
Click on Apply
Click on Short Learning Programmes
Click on Apply for admission
Under How to Apply? Click on Apply online
Click on Short Learning Programmes
Do you have a student number? If you have a student number that starts with a 7… then
Click YES, if you have any other Unisa student number but it doesn’t start with a 7… then Click NO.
Put your details.
Select the qualification you want to apply for;
Put your details and continue.
Load your documents:
Submit your application

Documents Required To Apply For Unisa Online Courses

The following documents are required to apply for online courses at Unisa 2025;

Copy of your school qualifications (eg Senior Certificate, National Senior Certificate)
Copy of your official tertiary academic record(s) (if applicable) (internet copies will not be accepted)
Copy of your ID document (RSA students) or ID/passport (international students)
Copy of your marriage certificate (if applicable) or divorce decree (if applicable)
Sworn translations of documents if they are not in English or Afrikaans

NOTE:

Only upload the required documents as individual files and not a complete set of documents as one file. Please ensure that the documents and images you upload are clear.
Files may not be larger than 2MB (2048KB) each.
Only black and white documents may be submitted.
Only the following file types are allowed: PDF (Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format file), DOC (Word document file) or TIF (image file).

Online Courses at Unisa 2025/2026

The following courses are offered online at Unisa through the study materials;

Higher Certificates

Higher Certificate in Accounting Sciences (98201)
Higher Certificate in Animal Welfare (90098)
Higher Certificate in Archives and Records Management (98577)
Higher Certificate in Banking (98225)
Higher Certificate in Criminal Justice (90006)
Higher Certificate in Economic and Management Sciences (98237)
Higher Certificate in Education Foundation Phase and Intermediate Phase (90093 – FIP)
Higher Certificate in Education Senior Phase Maths and Science Education (90093 – SMS)
Higher Certificate in Education Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (90093 – SPF)
Higher Certificate in Law (98751)
Higher Certificate in Life and Environmental Sciences (98366)
Higher Certificate in Marketing (98229)
Higher Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics (90129)
Higher Certificate in Physical Sciences (90101)
Higher Certificate in Retailing (90014)
Higher Certificate in Social Auxiliary Work Not Applicable (90011)
Higher Certificate in Supervisory Management (90015)
Higher Certificate in Tourism Management (98226)

Advanced Certificates

Advanced Certificate in Accounting Sciences (90017)
Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Mathematics and English First Additional Language Teaching (90177)

Postgraduate Certificates

Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Agriculture and Life Sciences (90148 – AGR)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Agriculture and Management (90148 – AGM)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Agriculture and Technology (90148 – AGT)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Art (90148 – ART)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Business Studies (90148 – BUS)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Consumer Studies (90148 – CON)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Economics (90148 – ECO)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Engineering Technology (90148 – ETC)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching English (90148 – ENG)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Financial Accounting (90148 – FAC)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Geography (90148 – GEO)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching History (90148 – HIS)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Hospitality Studies (90148 – HOS)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Information Computer Studies (90148 – ICA)

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READ: UNISA Courses and Requirements 2025

Contact Unisa

Student enquiries
0800 00 1870 Contact details for student assistance and service
Ethics Hotline
0800 075 278 unisa@thehotline.co.za
Visit us
Main campus: Preller Street, Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria

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