• UWC online applications for 2025 are open from 02 April 2024 until 30 September 2024.
• Applications for the Bachelor of Dentistry and Oral Health, as well as postgraduate degrees in the School of Government, close on 31 August 2024.
• Applications for BA Honours in Sport Recreation and Exercise Science, BA Honours in Biokinetics, and BSc Honours in Biokinetics close on 31 July 2024.

PLEASE NOTE:

The Department of Sport, Recreation, and Exercise Science has a departmental selection process for postgraduate applications.

Applications for the Department of Psychology close as follows:

• MPsych: 10 May 2024
• MResearch, Masters by Thesis, PhD: 31 August 2024
• Honours: 30 September 2024

• Applicants must have a valid email address to apply online. All communication from the University regarding your application will be sent via email. Should you not have a valid email address you can create an email account using Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or any other email provider you may prefer.
• If you are a person with a disability, please ensure that you have completed that section fully in the online form to allow us to make contact with you regarding your support needs. Should you have any queries related to disability support at the University contact the Office for Students with Disabilities at oswd@uwc.ac.za or +27 21 959 4170.
• Please also note that there is no separate application form for accommodation, if you responded YES to the question for University accommodation, you have applied. Residence placement is limited and not all applicants can be accommodated. Selection will only be done from those applicants who are made offers of study by the University based on placement criteria and availability of space (not all applicants who have been made an offer to study can be accommodated). For any residence inquiries, you can contact +27 21 959 2569 or resservices1@uwc.ac.za.

READ: SU Admission Requirements

University of Western Cape UWC Online Application Process 2025-2026

An undergraduate is an applicant/student at a university or college who is studying for his or her first degree.

Applicants who are currently in Grade 12, improving their results for Grade 12 written in previous years (post-matrics), transferring applicants and any applicant that has not completed the first degree must apply to an undergraduate program. Follow the steps below to apply:

STEP 1:

CHOOSE A PROGRAMME:

• Browse our academic programs (click here) to see what programs we offer, or visit our faculty pages on our website – type in what you would like to study and download the program information.

STEP 2:

CHECK ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

• Entry requirements are the minimum academic standards that the University requires to consider you for entry into one of our degree programs.
• Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee you a place to study. Competition for most of our degrees is high and demand for places generally exceeds the number of places available.
• Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results, and other entry requirements where applicable.

When applying, the application system will also indicate if you meet the minimum requirements for a program or not based on the results you have entered. If you do not meet the minimum requirements for a program and are still awaiting final results you may continue to select the program. A decision will only be made on your final results. Please note that meeting the minimum is also not a guarantee of selection or entry into a program.