Important 2025 Registration Information for First Entering Students

Registration and Admission

As we have commenced registration for first-year students for the 2025 academic year, please note that all registration and selection processes are undertaken online. A status will be allocated to applicants, and they will be able to view it online.

Registration for 2025, which is currently underway, is conducted online only. Please do not visit the University to verify your status or submit final results, as these are captured automatically from the Department of Basic Education.

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Admission Categories 

  1. ADMITTED (A) signifies that:
  • You have been accepted to study for the degree you applied for.
  • Register: log in to our online platform to formally register for the qualification as soon as possible, as space is limited.
  • If you do not accept the offer made to you, kindly inform us as soon as possible.
  1. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST (WL) means that:
  • A final decision will be made as soon as possible regarding whether you will be fully admitted or not. These decisions involving the identification of space can often only be made during the registration period.
  • We will send you an SMS to inform you if you have been fully admitted or not.
  • Available study spaces (if any) may be filled by ranking prospective students who have not already been admitted in accordance with their academic performance, with reference to all academic programmes in which they participated at UL and elsewhere.
  1. NO SPACE (NS) means that:
  • You qualify for the programme you applied for, but there is no space, as the number of available seats has already been filled.
  1. CONDITIONALLY ADMITTED PENDING TEST OUTCOME (BP) means that:
  • A few programmes have additional admission criteria apart from the APS score, as explained in the Undergraduate Prospectus.
  • You qualify conditionally for the programme pending the outcome of the additional admission evaluation.
  1. UNSUCCESSFUL/ REGRET (R) means that:
  • We regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful, as you do not meet the minimum admission requirements/selection criteria. 

For Enquiries:

Tel: +27 (0)15 268 3332

Email: enrolment@ul.ac.za