Undergraduate and postgraduate applications for the 2025 academic year are now open.
There is no application fee required to apply.
Prospective students can apply to study at the University by using our online application system by clicking on the Start Your Online Application . To apply online, students must have a valid email address and use a computer/laptop with internet connectivity.
Applicants are encouraged to download and read the Guidelines on how to apply document before beginning the application process. For postgraduate programmes, please refer to page 12 of this document.
Should applicants encounter difficulties using the online application system, they can send an email message to the Admissions Office on applications@spu.ac.za.
The University has set the minimum academic requirements for admission to Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) study programmes.
The requirements are based on the results that applicants achieve in the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.
Applicants who hold certificates from a different examination system will be considered individually for admission.
Note that if you satisfy the minimum admission requirements stated here, this does not automatically mean that you will be admitted to the study programme at SPU.
The final decision on your admission will be based on your academic performance and the availability of space in the programme.
The better your academic performance above this minimum, the better your chance of being admitted to study at SPU.
Calculating the SPU Admissions Points Score (APS)
IMPORTANT NOTE
If you satisfy the minimum requirements stated above, it does not mean that you will automatically be admitted to the study programme at SPU.
The final decision on your admission will be based on your academic performance and the availability of space in the programme.
If your academic performance is above these minimum requirements, your chance of being admitted to study at the University will be better.