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Simplifying your registration journey

13 December 2024 | Story Edzani Nephalela | Photo Supplied

Student Registration 2025 — We welcome you to the University of the Free State! The 2025 academic year is fast approaching, and we can’t wait to see new and returning students on campus. Remember: Online registration opens on 7 January 2025; early registration is key to securing your place!

The University of the Free State (UFS) is excited to welcome new and returning students for the 2025 academic year. To ensure a smooth transition into university life, it is essential for all prospective and current students to familiarise themselves with the registration process.

To avoid delays, all students are advised to complete their registration as early as possible, as some programmes may have specific deadlines that differ from the general dates mentioned.

Registration methods

The UFS strongly encourages all students to use the online registration platform for a quick and easy process. This method is available for both new and returning students; please visit the official registration website for steps to register online.

However, a face-to-face, on-campus option is available to students who need additional support. Click on your relevant faculty below to learn more about the dates and on-campus venues.

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Key dates to keep in mind

	First semester	Second Semester
Online Registration	7 January - 7 February 2025	21 - 25 July 2025
Curriculum advice and registration for first-year students	27 January - 7 February 2025	21 - 25 July 2025
Curriculum advice and registration for senior students	20 January – 7 February 2025	21 - 25 July 2025
Curriculum advice and registration for Postgraduate students	20 January – 7 February 2025 Honours and PGDip (unless communicated otherwise by your faculty)	21 - 25 July 2025 Honours and PGDip (unless communicated otherwise by your faculty)
Classes start on	10 February 2025	21 July 2025
The last date to add or change module	14 February 2025	25 July 2025
The last date to cancel modules with full credit	31 March 2025	15 August 2025
Returning master’s and doctoral students can register during the official registration period.	20 January – 31 March 2025 for the first semester or a year programme, NOT during the month they initially registered	21 - 25 July 2025

Do you need further assistance? We’ve got you covered!

Should you require further guidance or have enquiries regarding the registration process, multiple avenues for support are available:

Institutional Call Centre: Call +27 51 401 9111 or WhatsApp +27 87 240 6370
Email support: Reach out to studentadmin@ufs.ac.za

The UFS experience is about more than just academic achievement; it’s about becoming part of something larger than yourself.

From exciting student activities to cutting-edge research, you’ll be surrounded by opportunities that challenge, support, and inspire you to take bold steps in your personal and professional growth. Welcome to a place where you don’t just learn – you thrive, evolve, and make lasting connections that will shape your future.

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UFS council appoints new representatives

2006-06-14

From the left are Dr Vicky le Roux and Mr Jan Grobler, both are former members of the Executive Committee of the Council, Judge Faan Hancke, chairperson of the Council, and Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS.
Photo: Stephen Collett

UFS council appoints new representatives

Three new representatives were elected on the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Council during its second seating for 2006. This includes representatives from the religious community, alumni, donors and the Minister of Education.

Ms Cheryl Gillwald, former Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, has been appointed by the Minister of Education as ministerial representative in the place of Prof Shirley Walters and will serve for the rest of Prof Walters’ term.

Father Patrick Towe, Roman Catholic priest from Bloemfontein, was appointed as representative of the religious community. Father Towe is member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and chairperson of the UFS Campus Ministries.

Adv Mauritz Randlehoff, joint deputy chairperson of the national Kovsie-Alumni Association and deputy chairperson of the Kovsie-Alumni Trust, was elected as one of the three representatives out of UFS alumni on the Council. Judge Faan Hancke was re-elected as representative of the alumni for a second term.

Mr Klippies Steenkamp as representative of the UFS donors has also been re-elected. He was, among others, chairperson of the Kovsie-Alumni Association and founding member of the Kovsie-Alumni Trust’s council of trustees.

The university also bid farewell to two members of Council, Dr Vicky le Roux and Mr Jan Grobler. Both were members of the Executive Committee of the Council. Mr Grobler represented the UFS Council in the Institutional Forum and Dr le Roux was a representative of the Council in the Institutional Forum and the Senate. Together they have serve thirty nine years on the Council.

Media release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Media Representative
Tel: (051) 401-2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl.stg@mail.uovs.ac.za
13 June 2006

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