Unizulu flooded with student applications
Late applications for study won't be considered
THE University of Zululand (Unizulu) has been flooded with 68 228 student applications for this academic year, but can only accommodate less than a tenth of this number.
Unizulu’s Director of Communications and Marketing, Normah Zondo, said the university can take in no more than 6 500 new students.
‘We simply don’t have enough resources to accommodate students beyond this number,’ Zondo said.
Although the university is expecting a large turnout when registration starts on 19 January, Zondo said they were fully prepared to deal with the traffic.
She urged prospective students to finalise all required documentation before reporting for registration to avoid disappointment.
Applicants who received a SMS from the Central Applications Office (CAO) indicating that they have a firm offer, but who have not received a letter of confirmation from the university, will be allowed in to collect the required documents before the end of Friday.
Students who received conditional offers or are waiting for a final decision, must wait for CAO confirmation once the selection process has been finalised by the university.
Only students who received a firm offer letter or SMS confirming the offer from the university should report to campus during the week of 19-23 January to register.
Lectures will start on 9 February.
Students who did not apply on time or late applicants will not be considered.
According to Zondo, student debt is a priority issue.Students who owe fees to the university will be given an opportunity to register only after they have signed ‘payment plans’ with the institution.
Students must ensure that initial payments of R 3 500 (non- residential) and R 5 000 (residential) are deposited at least four working days before registration.
TAKE NOTE:
With many matriculants being turned away from universities, the Department of Higher Education and Training has urged students who do not get accepted, to consider further education and training (FET) colleges.
Department spokesperson Khaye Nkwanyana said these colleges offer courses which will make students attractive to the job market.
Unsuccessful matrics in the final exam are urged not to throw in the towel, as there are other options available.
• Register for the national senior certificate supplementary examinations in February. Applications for these exams must be submitted by no later than 21 January.
• If you did not qualify for a supplementary examination, you can re-do your matric at one of the accredited institutions.
• Candidates may also apply for re-marking or re-checking of scripts, and have until 21 January to apply.
