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Get practical: How to select your qualification

You have now identified the qualifications linked to your career interests and future planning. The next step is to choose the qualifications) for which you want to apply. This will enable Unisa to evaluate your application and advise you of the outcome

Unisa's undergraduate qualifications are offered at different NQF levels. You can apply for admission to three qualifications, so you may want to apply for a lower-level qualification in addition to your qualification of choice. If you want to apply for admission to a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, for example, you may also want to apply for a higher certificate in the College of Economic and Management Sciences to ensure that you meet all the relevant admission requirements. As you progress with your application, you will get a better understanding of the qualification(s) for which you qualify for admission.

If you have completed a higher certificate and want to apply for admission to a diploma or degree, please click here for the list of related qualifications. Please note that completion of a lower-level qualification, such as a higher certificate, is not a guarantee that you will be admitted to the higher-level qualification (eg diploma or bachelor's degree), as spaces are limited.

Click here for more information about Unisa's general admission requirements (including equivalency tables for applicants who wrote matric before 2009 and applicants with foreign qualifications).

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  • Higher Certificate in Accounting Sciences (98201)
  • Higher Certificate in Animal Welfare (90098)
  • Higher Certificate in Archives and Records Management (98577)
  • Higher Certificate in Banking (98225)
  • Higher Certificate in Criminal Justice (90006)
  • Higher Certificate in Economic and Management Sciences (98237)
  • Higher Certificate in Education Foundation Phase and Intermediate Phase (90093 - FIP)
  • Higher Certificate in Education Senior Phase Maths and Science Education (90093 - SMS)
  • Higher Certificate in Education Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (90093 - SPF)
  • Higher Certificate in Law (98751)
  • Higher Certificate in Life and Environmental Sciences (98366)
  • Higher Certificate in Marketing (98229)
  • Higher Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics (90129)
  • Higher Certificate in Physical Sciences (90101)
  • Higher Certificate in Retailing (90014)
  • Higher Certificate in Social Auxiliary Work (90011)
  • Higher Certificate in Supervisory Management (90015)
  • Higher Certificate in Tourism Management (98226)

  • Advanced Certificate in Accounting Sciences (90017)
  • Advanced Certificate in Intermediate Phase Mathematics and English First Additional Language Teaching (90177)

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Agriculture and Life Sciences (90148 - AGR)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Agriculture and Management (90148 - AGM)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Agriculture and Technology (90148 - AGT)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Art (90148 - ART)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Business Studies (90148 - BUS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Consumer Studies (90148 - CON)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Economics (90148 - ECO)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Engineering Technology (90148 - ETC)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching English (90148 - ENG)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching English and Life Orientation (90148 - ENL)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching English and Social Sciences (90148 - ENS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Financial Accounting (90148 - FAC)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Geography (90148 - GEO)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Geography and History (90148 - GEH)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Geography and Languages (90148 - GEL)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Geography and Life Orientation (90148 - GLO)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Geography and Management (90148 - GEM)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching History (90148 - HIS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching History and Languages (90148 - HIL)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Hospitality Studies (90148 - HOS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Information Computer Studies (90148 - ICA)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Information Computer Technology (90148 - ICT)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Languages (90148 - LAN)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Languages and Life Orientation (90148 - LAH)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Languages and Social Sciences (90148 - LAS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Life Sciences (90148 - BIO)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Life Sciences and Mathematics (90148 - BIM)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Mathematical Literacy (90148 - MTL)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Mathematics (90148 - MAT)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Mathematics and Natural Sciences (90148 - MAS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Music (90148 - MUS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Physical Sciences (90148 - PHS)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Physical Sciences and Mathematics (90148 - PSM)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Religious Studies (90148 - REL)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Sport Science (90148 - SPT)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching Tourism (90148 - TRM)

  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences Certificate in The Theory of Accounting (Revised Curriculum 2020) (98230 - CT1)
  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences Financial Accounting (98230 - FAC)
  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences Internal Auditing (98230 - AUI)
  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences Management Accounting (Revised Curriculum 2020) (98230 - MA1)
  • Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences Taxation (98230 - TAX)
  • Advanced Diploma in Adult and Community Education and Training (90190)
  • Advanced Diploma in Agricultural Management (98027) Open
  • Advanced Diploma in Animal Health (90112) Open
  • Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering (90128)
  • Advanced Diploma in Education in Intermediate Phase Mathematics Teaching (90113)
  • Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering in Power Engineering (90126)
  • Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering in Telecommunications (90127)
  • Advanced Diploma in Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering (90142)
  • Advanced Diploma in Explosives Management (90124)
  • Advanced Diploma in Industrial Engineering (90134)
  • Advanced Diploma in Information Resource Management (90007)
  • Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (90133)
  • Advanced Diploma in Mining Engineering (90131)
  • Advanced Diploma in Nature Conservation (98028) Open
  • Advanced Diploma in Ornamental and Landscape Horticulture (90094) Open
  • Advanced Diploma in Safety Management (90181)
  • Advanced Diploma in Security Management (98235)
  • Advanced Diploma in Teaching and Learning Support (90184)
  • Advanced Diploma in Tourism Management (90118)