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The University of the Free State welcomes all 2020 first-year students; keep informed on information regarding registration and the official admission process.
The University of the Free State (UFS) is excited to welcome all prospective first-year students to the Kovsie community! Please take note of the following important information regarding the official admission process to study at the university. 

ADMISSION PROCESS 2020

What can you expect from the UFS in the next few weeks? 

1. If you have received an offer during 2019, you should also have received the Financial Agreement. You have to complete, sign, and email the Financial Agreement to tuitionfees@ufs.ac.za as soon as possible. Failure to do so will delay your registration process.

2. Once we receive the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results from Universities South Africa (USAf) at the beginning of January 2020, we re-evaluate all applications, including offers made. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results, and other entry requirements where applicable. Kindly take note that due to limited space, fulfilling all the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee acceptance to study at the UFS, or entrance into any particular programme offered by the UFS.   

3. Once all 2020 admission offers have been reviewed, a confirmatory SMS will be sent to you during the course of January–February 2020 (as early as 9 January 2020 and onwards; however, no guarantee is made when, or if you will receive an SMS from the UFS) to inform you of your admission status for each programme that you applied for. A letter will also be emailed to you, which will confirm whether you have been accepted for the relevant programme (you will receive a letter for each programme you applied for). 

4. Should you receive communication constituting a final admission offer, you will be required to accept such offer within a specified time frame as set out in the correspondence constituting or communicating such final admission offer. The procedure to accept the final admission offer will be stipulated in this correspondence. Failure to accept a final admission offer within the prescribed time frame will result in automatic expiry of such offer upon expiry of the deadline. In other words, if you do not accept the final offer before the deadline, the final offer will be withdrawn.

REGISTRATION 2020

How to register
Registration dates

Registration is the process by which you formally register as a student at the UFS. 
1. Kindly take note that upon acceptance of a firm admission offer from the UFS, a registration information guide will be sent to you via email. The UFS will send out registration guides in mid-December for students who have already accepted their offers. Students who accept offers in January will receive their registration information guides within two working days.

2. Registration will take place according to a set schedule which will be detailed in the registration information guide. 

3. Adhering to the specific dates for registration is very important. Should you arrive for registration prior to the following dates, you will not be assisted with academic advice and will not be able to register during this period. Registration and academic advice for first-year students will take place: 
• 20–24 January 2020, daily between 08:00 and 15:00 for all undergraduate programmes presented on the Bloemfontein Campus. Note that no registration services will be available on weekends.
• 8-17 January 2020, daily between 08:00 and 15:00 on the Qwaqwa Campus.

Registration enquiries: If you have any queries, contact the Student Service Centre at +27 51 401 9666 or send an email quoting your student number to studentadmin@ufs.ac.za. Our friendly staff is ready to assist you.

Password enquiries:
If you have any password related queries, contact the ICT helpdesk on +27 51 401 2000 and select option two.


FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

For complete information on the first payments, accommodation fees, banking details, and payment dates, please click on the following link: www.ufs.ac.za/kovsielife/student-finance 

If you are a self-funded student, please note that a first payment is payable five (5) working days prior to registration at the UFS. Should you neglect to pay the amount, you will not be able to register. The first payment must reflect as credits on your tuition-fees account. 

Should the tuition fees be less than the first payment required, the full amount is payable;

If you are a top achiever with a final AP of 35 and higher, you will receive a merit award according to the value that corresponds with your AP score. This amount will be automatically credited to your tuition-fee account after you have registered. If the merit award does not cover the first payment payable five (5) days prior to registration, you will have to pay the shortfall.

The first payment is not applicable if you (SA students only):

• Received a provisional offer from NSFAS for 2020 and a NSFAS bursary has been allocated to you by the UFS Financial Aid Office (you must receive a confirmation SMS in this regard from the Financial Aid Office). Please note that your NSFAS funding will not be valid if you register for a course that is not funded by NSFAS. If you want to register for a course that is not funded by NSFAS, you will have to pay the first payment five (5) days prior to registration.
• Receive financial aid (bursary/loan), excluding NSFAS. Proof of the financial aid must be faxed to 051 401 3759 five working days prior to registration. It is important that you present the original proof of the bursary/loan upon registration. Failure to do so will delay your registration.
• Receive a merit award that covers the whole amount of the first payment.

HOUSING AND RESIDENCE (ACCOMMODATION)

If you have applied for a residence on campus and have accepted the residence offer, you are reminded to pay the breakage deposit to the amount of R960. It is important to note that you will be finally admitted with your final NSC results. As the UFS has limited space in our on-campus residences, please note that payment of the breakage deposit does not guarantee final placement in an on-campus residence.

First-year students can move into residences on campus on:
• 11 January 2020: South Campus
• 17 January 2020: Bloemfontein Campus
• 25 January 2020: Qwaqwa Campus

To prepare yourself for residence life, click on the link for the list of items that you must bring along; follow the link to Residence Life for an overview of junior residences housed by the university.

If you want to check your application status for an on-campus residence, you can send an email to resapplications@ufs.ac.za. Use your student number as the reference number.

If you did not apply or you did not receive an offer for a place in an on-campus residence and therefore need to source off-campus accommodation, please click here or a list of accredited off-campus accommodation close to the campus.

WELCOMING OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ON ALL THREE CAMPUSES

First-year students and parents are invited to attend the official welcoming by the Rector and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Francis Petersen, as follows:

• Bloemfontein Campus
o Date: 18 January 2020
o Time: 19:00
o Venue: Red Square in front of the Main Building

• Qwaqwa Campus
o Date: 8 February 2020
o Time: 10:00
o Venue: Geography Auditorium

• South Campus
o Date: 31 January 2020
o Time: 08:30
o Venue: Madiba Arena

First-year students and parents are also invited to the faculty welcoming by the respective deans on the Bloemfontein Campus. You will have the opportunity to meet your faculty staff and receive critical academic information.
• Date: 18 January 2020
• Time: 09:00
• Venues: In the respective faculties (Bloemfontein Campus students only). Please see the Gateway booklet for venues.

ORIENTATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ON ALL THREE CAMPUSES

• Bloemfontein Campus
o 25 January 2020–1 February 2020

• Qwaqwa Campus
o 20 January 2020–1 February 2020

• South Campus
o 27 January 2020–31 January 2020

For more information, please contact the Gateway Orientation Office or click here
T: +27 51 401 9876
E: gateway@ufs.ac.za

MORE INFORMATION


For additional information, please visit the sites below on the UFS website:
• Student Finance
• Financial Aid and Bursaries 
• Academic Merit Bursary 
• International Students Information 
• Housing and Residences 

For more information about the faculty you applied to, please click on the following site: 

For more information about the programmes, please click on the following site:

UFS Prospectus 2020
Faculty booklet: Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty booklet: Education
Faculty booklet: Health Sciences
Faculty booklet: The Humanities
Faculty booklet: Law
Faculty booklet: Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Faculty booklet: Theology and Religion

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News Archive

UFS awards degrees at autumn graduation ceremony
2009-04-28

The University of the Free State’s (UFS) autumn diploma and graduation ceremony took place this week in the Arena on the South Campus in Bloemfontein (formerly known as the Vista Campus). This arrangement has been made because of the large-scale renovations to the Callie Human Centre on the Main Campus.

Friday, 24 April 2009
Faculties of Health Sciences, Law and Theology Diploma ceremony

Law student’s achievement excels 80%
Four Law students obtained the LLB degree at this year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS) summa cum laude and were awarded the Moritz Bobbert Medal. They are from the left: Lezelle Olivier (80%), Albert Nell (91%) and Amanda du Toit (83%). LiFeng Chien were absent during the photo.




UFS awards degrees at autumn graduation ceremony
Today 331 students and five doctorates in the Faculties of Health Sciences, Law and Theology received their qualifications at this year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS). Michael Molahloe (left) and Mamokete Ntholeng both received their LL.B. degrees in the Faculty of Law.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs




This year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS) was held on the South Campus. From the group of students that received their qualification from the Faculty of Law, is from the left: Janine Jonson, Anneska van der Spoel, Andrea Coetzer, and Jo-Mari Visser.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs



Students in Nursing receive their degree
A group of students from the Faculty of Health Sciences received their B.Soc.Sc. degree at this year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS). At the occasion were, from the left: Ruth Beukes, Basetsana Panana, and Dipontsheng Tsolo.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs



UFS Faculty of Health Sciences awards degrees
Liezl Swanepoel (left) and Heide van der Merwe received their BSocSC degrees at the University of the Free State’s (UFS) autumn graduation ceremony.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs

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Thursday, 23 April 2009
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences & Chancellor’s Dinner



UFS awards unique doctorate
Dr Rodney Douglas, who had never obtained any formal undergraduate qualification, this week received a Ph.D. in Geography and Geology during the autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS). The name of his thesis is “A new perspective on the geohydrological and surface processes controlling the depositional environment at the Florisbad archaeozoological site”. He had four papers published in journals that were related to his thesis. He obtained his South African Museums Association Diploma in Biology in 1988 and his M.Sc. in Environmental Biology at the University of Natal, Durban in 1992. He was accepted as a Master's degree student at that university based on research that he had conducted on, amongst others, the diets of reptiles. He has been working at the Department of Herpetology at the National Museum, Bloemfontein since 1984, where he holds the post of Principal Museum Scientist and Head of Department.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs



Chancellor’s Dinner: UFS honours doctoral students
Last night, the University of the Free State (UFS) honoured students who had received their Ph.D. degrees at the autumn graduation ceremony this past week, at the Chancellor’s Dinner. A total of 25 doctorates were awarded during the respective ceremonies. Attending the occasion were, from the left: Dr Annemarie Kühn, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Prof. Jeanet Conradie, Department of Chemistry at the UFS and Dr Kühn’s promoter, Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Acting Rector of the UFS, Prof. Corene de Wet, Department of Comparative Education and Education Management at the UFS, and Dr Mafu Rakometsi, Chief Executive Officer of Umalusi and former head of the Free State Department of Education who received a Ph.D. in History. Prof. De Wet is Dr Rakometsi's co-promoter and the late Prof. Leo Barnard, former Head of the Department of History at the UFS, who passed away at the beginning of April 2009, was his promoter.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs



Mrs Annemarie Kilian, Mr Willem Kilian (BSc. Hons) and Prof Stephanus Kilian
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe



Mr Jaco van der Merwe, Mr Renico Pretorius and Mr Rion Terblanche (all BSc. Quantity Survying)
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe



Ms Mamakoanyane Amelia Shata (BSc. Genetics and BSc. Hons. Plant Molecular Biology) and Mrs Maente Adelinah Shata.
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe



Mr Maurice Ambrose and Mr Owen Monk (both BSc. Quantity Survying).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe



Ms Tobeka Mehlomekhulu (Lecturer: Department of Geography), Mr Neo Mokgosi (BSc. Hons. Genetics) and Ms Nwabisa Mehlomekhulu (BSc. Hons. Food Science).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe



Mr John Mdane, Mr Fana Mdane (BSc. Information Technology) and Mrs Agnes Mdane
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe



Mr Kevin Vermaak (BSc. Hons. Geohydrology) and Ms Michelle Steenkamp (BSc. Hons. Geology).
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe

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21 April 2009
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences



Prof. Magda Fourie's daughter graduates
Nadia Fourie, daughter of Prof. Magda Fourie, former Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS and now Vice-Rector: Teaching at Stellenbosch University, received the B.Com. Law degree.
Photo: Lacea Loader



724 degrees were awarded during the ceremony of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Here are, from the left: Simon Serutla, B.Com. Accounting, Lourencia Hamuaka, B.Com. Honours in Financial Economics and Investment Management, Sunet Opperman, B. Accounting, and Yolandi Greyling, B. Accounting.
Photo: Lacea Loader



Students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences graduated this week during the University of the Free State's (UFS) autumn graduation ceremony. Altogether 724 degrees were conferred. Here are, from the left: Marie-Louise Lombard, B.Com. Law, Adriaan van der Merwe, B.Com. Law and member of the Student Representative Council (Legal and Constitutional Affairs), Basanio Ncike, B.Com. Economics, and Richard Schooling, B.Com. Banking.
Photo: Lacea Loader



Center for Accounting honours top achievers
The Centre for Accounting at the University of the Free State (UFS) honoured the top ten students in the third-year B.Com. and B.Com. Hons. programmes respectively during this week's autumn graduation ceremony. Here are, from the left: Prof. Ronell Britz, Chairperson of the centre, Nils Kotze, first place in the B.Com. third-year group, and Madri Victor, first place in the B.Com. Hons. group; back: Prof. Hentie van Wyk, Programme Director: Accountant Training.
Photo: Stephen Collett



Accounting firms in Free State help with recognition of top achievers
Accounting firms in the Free State have contributed to a fund at the University of the Free State’s (UFS) Centre for Accounting to give recognition to top achievers in the third-year programme for the B.Com. and B.Com Hons. degrees respectively this week. It is evidence of the good relationship that exists between the Centre and the South African Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA), Free State. Here, from the left, are: Mr Pieter Clase, CoetzeeSmit Chartered Accountants, Mr Oswald Wentworth, KPMG, Mr Ettienne van Niekerk, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Herman Leach, Gobodo Inc. Chartered Accountants, and Mr Stefan Strydom, Havenga, Rossouw & Viljoen; front: Mr Ian Smit, Enslins Bloemfontein, Ms Thelma Crossman, Mazars, and Ms Daphline O'Brien, Ernst & Young.
Photo: Stephen Collett

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20 April 2009
Faculty of Education, Faculty of the Humanities.



CHESD awards 15 masters degrees
A group of 15 students received the Structured M.A. (Higher Education Studies) of the Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development (CHESD) at this year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS). This is the biggest group in the centre's history to be awarded master’s degrees, while four of the students received distinctions. Also of interest is that six of the 15 students already have doctoral degrees. At the occasion were, from the left: Dr Dipane Hlalele, Qwaqwa Campus, Ms Liesl Hoare, Central Univeristy of Technology, Welkom Campus (best achiever), and Dr Fanus van Tonder, Programme Director: Higher Education Studies and Research, CHESD. Ms Hoare received the Deans medal in the Faculty of the Humanities as the best master’s graduate student at the graduation ceremony. At the faculty’s prize function she also received the Kovsie-Alumni Trust award as the best M.A student in the faculty. She also received the CHESD Prize for the best achievement in the Structured M.A. (Higher Education Studies).
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs



UFS awards degrees at autumn graduation ceremony
Five hundred and eighty six degrees and nine doctorates were awarded this week during this year's autumn graduation ceremony on the South Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) to students in the Faculty of the Humanities. At the occasion were, from the left: Nicola Bekker, Madré van der Merwe and Esté Scholtz. All three the ladies received the qualification B.A. Language Practice.
Photo: Lacea Loader



This year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS) is held on the South Campus in Bloemfontein. Today a group of students from the Programme: Governance and Political Transformation in the Faculty of the Humanities received their qualification. From the left, front are: Dr Tania Coetzee, Head of the Programme: Governance and Political Transformation, and Mr Itumeleng Liba, Chief Operation Officer at CENTLEC; back: Mr Kennett Sinclair, Vice-Chairperson of COPE in the Northern Cape, Ms Nicole Joannou, Goldfields Business and Catering, and Mr Tembeni Lobe from Bloemfontein.
Photo: Lacea Loader



Some of the students who received their qualifications during this week's graduation ceremony of the Faculty of the Humanities were, from the left: Shu-Jung Chan, B.Mus. Hons., Brian Gxavu, B.Mus., and Mpolokeng Lepote, B.A. Media Studies.
Photo: Lacea Loader



UFS’s CHESD awards doctoral degree
Ms Mardi Delport (middle), Assistant Director: Media and Communications at the Central University of Technology received her Doctoral degree at this year’s autumn graduation ceremony of the University of the Free State (UFS). The title of her thesis is: “An internal communication model for the Central University of Technology, Free State as a multi-campus institution”. With her are her promoter Prof. Driekie Hay (left), Vice-Rector: Academic Planning, and her co-promoter, Prof. Annette Wilkinson (right) from the Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development (CHESD) at the UFS.
Photo: Leonie Bolleurs 

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