Institutional Policy Documents

• Academic Timetable and Venues Procedure
• UFS Admissions Policy
• UFS Blended Learning and Teaching Policy
• Anti-Discrimination, Promotion of Equality, and Social Justice Policy and Procedures (June 2018)
  
• Alignment of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy and short learning
• Assessment Policy on Coursework Learning Programmes
• Increasing diversity in UFS Bloemfontein Campus residences: A new policy and role for residences
  
• Code of Conduct for members for Institutional Representative Council (ISRC) ( August 2021)
• Community Service Policy (September 2006)
• Compliance Policy
• HIV and AIDS Policy
• ICT Services policies
• Institutional Improvement plan (October 2008)
  
• Language policy
  • English - UFS Language Policy
  • Sesotho - UFS Language Policy
  • Afrikaans - UFS Language Policy
  • isiZulu - UFS Language Policy
• Policy of the University of the Free State on a Smoke-and-Vape-Free Workplace
• Policy on Master's and Doctoral Studies
  
• Off-Campus Accommodation
• Policy on the Preventing and Dealing with Plagiarism Publication
• Policy on Short Learning Programme (SLP) Provisioning at the UFS
• Policy on Naming and Renaming of Assets
• Policy of the University of the Free State on Student Mental Health (Approved Nov 2019)
  
• Quality Assurance Policy
• Rules and Regulations for the use of ICT Services-Managed Computer Labs by students at the University of the Free State
• UFS Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• UFS Research Integrity and Ethics Policy
• Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence Policy (June 2018)
  
• The Constitution of the Institutional Student Representative Council of the University of the Free State
  • Annexure A - Standing CSRC Committees (Council Approved_15-06-2018)
  • Annexure B - Election Procedures (Council Approved_15-06-2018)
  • Annexure C - Student Parliament (Council Approved_15-06-2018)
  • Annexure D - Academic Student Councils (Council Approved_15-06-2018)
  • Annexure E - Ex-Officio Student Councils (Council Approved_15-06-2018)
• Universal Access and Disability Support for students with disabilities (August 2021)
  
• UFS Protest Management Policy
  

Institutional statute: University of the Free State

• Amendment: Institutional Statute,10 March 2023
  

Regulations

• The constitution of the student court (Bloemfontein Campus)
• UFS Disciplinary Code and Procedure “The Code”
  - Government Gazette, 27 August 2010 
  

Strategies 

• UFS Learning and Teaching Strategy
• Student Affairs Key Strategic Area (KSA) Strategy

Admission requirements and General Regulations

• 2025 General Academic Rules and Regulations
  
• 2024 General Academic Rules and Regulations
• 2023 General Academic Rules and Regulations
  
• 2022 General Academic Rules and Regulations
• 2021 General Rules for Undergraduate Qualifications, Postgraduate Diplomas, Bachelor Honours Degrees, Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Higher Doctorates, Honorary Degrees, and the Convocation
• 2020 General Rules for Undergraduate Qualifications, Postgraduate Diplomas, Bachelor Honours Degrees, Master's Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Higher Doctorates, Honorary Degrees, and the Convocation
  

• 2011 Admission requirements for study at the University of the Free State (General Regulations A2, A3 And A4) - Admission / Formula point: Conversion Table

Laws

• Higher Education Act 101 of 1997

Manuals - Information Act

• Promotion of Access to Information Act PAIA Manual (English)
• Promotion of Access to Information Act PAIA Manual (Sesotho)
• Promotion of Access to Information Act PAIA Manual (Afrikaans)

Manuals - Research

• UFS Research Strategy 2015-2022

Procedures

• UFS Investigation Procedure
• UFS Parking Procedure
  

Guidelines

• External Reviews Guidelines