The University of Western Cape (UWC) will soon start its online application for the 2025 academic year, so if you are a grade 12 student looking to get admission into this institution before the end of this year, you should start preparing to apply now.
The University of Western Cape is a top-flight institution in Cape Town, South Africa. The institution is committed to excellence in teaching and learning, and it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This page provides you with UWC courses, an application link, requirements, and how to track your UWC application.
Application Opening and Closing date
The admission management of UWC is expected to open its 2025 application in April 2024 and close in September 2024. This is an assumption based on the opening and closing dates of previous UWC applications. As a student who wants to apply to this school in 2024, you need to prepare for your applications beforehand, which is why this article was created.
Available Courses at UWC
UWC offers different courses under these seven (7) faculties, they are:
- Art and Humanities
- Community and Health Sciences
- Dentistry
- Economic and Management Sciences
- Education
- Law
- Natural Sciences
To see a full list of the courses that this university has to offer, visit uwc.ac.za
Required Documents
The University of Western Cape requires all applicants to submit copies of the following documents during their application:
- If you are currently in Grade 12, no document is required from you at this stage.
- Matric students should apply with their Final Grade 11 results or can wait till they get their NCS results.
- If you are a post-matric student, the following documents will be requested during your application:
- Certified copy of NSC Certificate or Senior Certificate.
- Certified copy of Identification Document.
- If applicable, proof of any studies with academic records you may have completed.
- If applicable, proof that you are currently improving your NSC results.
- An affidavit describing, in brief, your activities after your matric year.
How to Apply to the University of Western Cape
If you are ready to begin your UWC application;
- Visit uwc.ac.za to apply
- Choose between undergraduate and postgraduate application
- Fill in all the required information
- Submit the requested document
and you are done with your application for 2024, just keep tracking and awaiting the school’s response.
Tracking your UWC Application
If you want to track your application or know whether your application has been accepted by the University of Western Cape board, you will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of the application via SMS or email which will contain your application number which you must keep safely so that you will be able to communicate or make a query with the university.
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