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Notes:

  • Where tuition fees are levied for a study programme as a whole, the full fee is payable in the first year of registration, even when registration takes place late in the year.
  • No interruption may occur in a postgraduate student’s registration for a research-orientated postgraduate study programme. Should a student interrupt his/her studies, such a student will, on re-registration, be liable for the full fees applicable to the degree or postgraduate diploma programme.
  • Postgraduate students failing to renew their registration annually are regarded as having had an interruption in their studies.
  • Students can apply for a “gap year” within their Faculty by obtaining the Dean of that Faculty’s approval. However, take note that the annual registration fees will still be applicable for the gap year, to ensure that no interruption is recorded.

 

Description Amount payable When to pay Notes
Application fee for 2015 R300 With submission of application for studies. • Non-refundable
Registration fee
• Payable prior to registration
• Renewal registration – payable every subsequent year before registration
R4 600
 
 
R3 000
Payable at least 5 days before registration. • See notes above this table.
• This levy is fully refundable if the student does not register.
International levy
for all non-South African citizens
R2 700 Before registration in Jan/Feb every year. • Foreign students must have a valid study permit.
• This levy is fully refundable if the student does not register.
• Click here for more details.
Tuition fees Click here for tables • Half (50%) of the student account is payable before or on 30 April.
• The full (100%) student account is payable before or on 31 July.
• Fees are payable in advance. It is however permissible to pay fees in three instalments.
• Accounts are available on the UP Portal (“Student Centre”) after registration.
• Accounts are mailed monthly, starting in March.
Discount for early payment   A discount of 2.5% is granted if the student account is paid in full by 30 April. Discount on own payments only,
UP bursaries and waivers excluded.
Click here for more details
Family rebate • Two students – 10% rebate is granted on the tuition fees for each of the students.
• Three or more students – 20% rebate is granted on the tuition fees for each of the students.
  • Only applicable on tuition fees.
• Students must apply annually.
• Application must be in writing.
Family Rebate Application Form
Description Amount payable When to pay Notes
Fees paid by bursars • Bursaries may or may not cover the full costs of study.
• Ensure that you are aware of the full value of your bursary.
External companies or other institutions that sponsor students with bursaries need to make the required payments to the students’ accounts by the same due dates as if the students were paying the accounts themselves. • Students must submit written proof from the sponsor of the bursary awarded to them prior to registration, otherwise the registration fee will be payable by the student.
• Students remain responsible for their student accounts if their bursary sponsor do not pay the account.
Credit balances Amounts in credit on your account. Depends on the source of the credit balance. • Requests for refunds must be done in writing at the Client Service Centre (CSC).
• The refunds application form is available at the CSC or    www.up.ac.za/feesfunding.
Other living costs Not included on account For example, books, food, travel, stationery, printing, internet and photocopies. Students should manage these costs themselves.
Cancellation fees
Total discontinuation of studies and discontinuation of a module.
Click here for dates that affect fees still payable. Determined by the official date on which the University was notified in writing of discontinuation. In cases where cancellation is due to the hospitalisation or death of a student, cancellation fees may be waived if sufficient proof is provided.

Posgraduate International Levies 2018

Posgraduate International Levies 2018
All amounts published are in South African Rand currency (ZAR).
This publication only refers to financial aspects of your studies.
International students have to ensure they are aware of all aspects pertaining to them to study at the University of Pretoria which can be found at www.up.ac.za/icd
 
International levy

  • The international levy for 2018 is R3130.
  • This international levy is payable annually by all non-South African citizens who have Study Visas or Visitors Visas that are endorsed to allow study, including students who are citizens of SADC countries on these visas. This amount is payable in addition to the registration fee.
  • Asylum seekers, refugees and diplomats stationed in South Africa, as well as permanent residents of South Africa only, are exempted from paying the international levy. See the table for the various fee factors.

International registration and tuition fees

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  • From 2016 international students will be required:
    • to pay a initial registration fee (which will form part of the total tuition fees due), before registration (see amounts in table below).
    •  to pay 50% of their full student account by 30 April, and the remainder by 31 July.
  • Non-South African citizens (excluding students who are citizens of SADC countries) will be charged double the tuition fee of South African students (see cost factors in the table below), AND the International levy will be charged. (Except for full research master’s or doctoral degrees, where only the local tuition fee will be required.)
  • Students who are citizens of SADC countries will pay the same tuition fee as charged for South African citizens BUT also have to pay the international levy.
  • Asylum seekers, refugees and diplomats stationed in South Africa, as well as permanent residents of South Africa only, are exempted from paying double tuition fees and are exempted from the international levy.

 
SADC countries
The SADC countries include Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
 
International payments can be made using a credit card (provided you have 3D security in place with your own bank), or by doing a SWIFT transfer from your bank in your own country.
Please use the correct university bank account for the various international transactions.

UNIVERSITY BANK ACCOUNTS APPLICATION FEE FOR STUDY TUITION FEE PAYMENT
Account holder University of Pretoria University of Pretoria
Bank ABSA ABSA
Branch Hatfield   – Branch code: 632005 Hatfield    – Branch code: 632005
Swift code ABSAZAJJCPT ABSAZAJJCPT
Account number 2140 000 038 2140 000 054
Deposit reference Initials and surname 8 digit Student number

International postgraduate students’ tuition fee factors:

Student type

Country

Int’l

Levy

2018

Postgrad

Registration

2018

Tuition fee factor

Study Visa SADC

R3130

R7 500

Local fees
non-SADC

R3130

R7 500

Double local fees for coursework studies
 

R3130

R7 500

Local fees for full research-orientated master’s or doctoral studies
Visitor Visa
For block attendance or distance education research study only.
SADC

R3130

R7 500

Local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
non–SADC

R3130

R7 500

Double local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
Work Visa
(for full-time work
40 hours per week)
Part-time studies only
SADC

n/a

R7 500

Local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
non-SADC

n/a

R7 500

Local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
Asylum seeker

All

n/a

R7 500

Local tuition fees
Diplomat

All

n/a

R7 500

Local tuition fees.  Dependents of diplomats pay local tuition fees only if they have a diplomatic visa in their own passports.
Refugee

All

n/a

R7 500

Local tuition fees
Permanent
residency status in South Africa

All

n/a

R7 500

Local tuition fees
Elective
(with Visitors Visa)

All

n/a

n/a

R2 440
(See note on Visitors Visa endorsement above)
Exchange
(with Study Visa)

All

n/a

n/a

No tuition fees billed if in collaboration agreement.  All accommodation will be billed.
Study-abroad
(with Study Visa)
SADC

R3130

R7 500

Local fees
non-SADC

R3130

R7 500

Double local fees
Postdoc
(with Visitors Visa)

All

n/a

n/a

No fees charged
(See note on Visitors Visa endorsement above)

 
Medical aid for international students
 
Please note, that DHA does NOT accept any outside medical cover anymore. Including the ones that have always been accepted: (PULA, Swazimed, Bomaid, Namibhealth etc. etc.) since last year according to International Education Association Of South Africa (IEASA).
 
All non-South African citizens, including students who are citizens from SADC countries, need to comply with the visa regulation as determined by the Immigration Act, Act 19 of 2004.
Regulation 10(1) (i) determines the following:
An applicant for a study visa is required to provide proof of medical aid cover with a medical scheme registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, Act 131 of 1998, recognised in the Republic.
https://www.medicalschemes.com/MedicalSchemes.aspx?flt=L
The University requires that the medical aid cover be valid for the full academic year for which you seek registration until 31 December.
Study Abroad and Exchange Students must secure medical cover for the duration of their stay.  A minimum of six (6) months’ cover is provided by medical companies.  This provision is for Study Abroad and Exchange students only.
Month-to-month medical aid cover will only be acceptable from dependents on submission of the confirmation letter from the main member’s medical aid service provider.
Should students rely on sponsorships, they should ensure that the sponsor is advised of this requirement at the onset of the sponsorship of the admission offer from the University.  UP does not accept sponsorship letters in lieu of payment.  Payment of the required medical aid cover fee is made directly to the medical aid service provider, prior to immigration clearance for registration.
The medical service providers stated below are medical aid companies with developed student-focused products that are registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act.  These companies offer the minimum benefits that a student may require while in South Africa.
Take note:  Although you may, with another international insurance or medical product, secure a study visa from a South African visa issuing authority, the University of Pretoria, in accordance with the Immigration Act, does not recognise such medical cover for registration purposes.
Momentum Health offers weekly consultation sessions on the Hatfield Campus, International Students Division offices, Client Service Centre.  Students can join both schemes online.
 
 

Contact details

Momentum Health (Ingwe option)
 
Tel:           +27 (0)12 673 1800
Mobile:      +27 (0)71 884 3578
Email:       [email protected]
Website:  www.ingwehealth.co.za
Premium for 2018: ZAR 4 440,00
Payable in advance
January – December

BestMed Medical Scheme (Blueprint student option)

Tel: +27 (0)12 339 9800 or 086 000 2378 or 086000BEST
Email: [email protected]
Website:  www.bestmed.co.za

Tuition fees per faculty

ALL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS

  • Fees for the next study year are normally available as from December.  Quotations will be available (before the new fees are known) with the current year’s fees.  Please see the information at the bottom of this page or the Quotation icon.
  • The Fees paid by bursaries icon has information for students studying with a bursary.
  • There is no distinction in tuition fees between part-time and full-time studies.

 
RESEARCH MASTERS and DOCTORATES
Registrations for research Masters and Doctorates will be levied an annual tuition fee, subject to a
possible annual increase and will be payable for each year of registration.
 
HONOURS and MASTERS BY COURSEWORK
Registrations for Honours and Masters by coursework degrees will be levied as per the tables per
faculty, provided that the student completes the degree in the prescribed period.
NOT COMPLETED DEGREE WITHIN PRESCRIBED PERIOD
Should a masters by research or doctoral degree not be completed in the prescribed period, the
new annual fee structure applicable at that point in time will be applicable for any subsequent years
of re-registration that are allowed.
Where a final hard copy of the thesis in the case of doctoral studies; a dissertation in the case of
Masters by Research studies and a mini-dissertation in the case of Masters by Coursework studies is
submitted to the Student Administration Office of the respective faculty by 15 February, the faculty
should liaise with the finance department to have the fees adjusted. Any student who did not submit
the final copy of the thesis/dissertation/mini-dissertation by 15 February will have to register again.
If the final hard copy of the thesis in the case of doctoral studies; a dissertation in the case of
Masters by Research studies and a mini-dissertation in the case of Masters by Coursework studies is
submitted to the Student Administration Office of the respective faculty by 31 March, a student will
have to re-register and an administration fee (determined on an annual basis) will be levied. If the
final hard copy of the thesis in the case of doctoral studies; a dissertation in the case of Masters by
Research studies and a mini-dissertation in the case of Masters by Coursework studies is not
submitted to the Student Administration Office of the respective faculty by 31 March a student will
have to re-register and tuition fees will be levied accordingly.
Should a one-year master’s degree not be completed in one year, the annual fee applicable for that
master’s degree will be charged annually from the second year onwards.
INTERRUPTION/LEAVE OF ABSENCE DURING STUDIES
No interruption may occur in a postgraduate student’s registration for a postgraduate study
programme. The student has to register every year even if they require a leave of absence for that
year. For students who are in exceptional cases granted a period of leave of absence, will be levied
only the annual initial registration fee for the year they are absent and will on their return be subject
to the new annual tuition fee structure applicable for the year at that point in time.

  • Once a student has registered his/her personal and own specific student account details, as well as information on possible rebates, can be found on the UP Student Portal (“Student Centre”).
  • If you are a first-time user of the UP Student Portal, go to http://www.up.ac.za/portal; click on “New User” and enter your student number as username. Type in your ID/passport number and click on “Proceed”.
  • Average fees for the various programmes in the faculties are set out in the tables on the following pages and are based on the average cost of the study programmes.
  • Note that the fees for some study programmes may differ from those specified in the table on the following pages.
  • Fees do not include the cost of prescribed books, stationery, research costs or other study-related expenses.
  • University fees are payable in advance, however, it is permissible to pay your fees in three instalments, viz.:
  • The initial fee or re-registration fee is payable prior to registration.
  • Half (50%) of the student’s full account is payable before or on 30 April
  • The full (100%) amount of the student’s account is payable before or on 31 July.
  • The Summary of fees and Statement of Account icons contain handy information.
  • On discontinuation of studies, all outstanding fees become due immediately.  See the Discontinuation icon for discontinuation dates and how to discontinue.
  • If a degree is completed mid-year, AND the student registers for a new degree in the same year, the FULL tuition fees are immediately payable on registration. Fees are fully payable by end of July of any study year, irrespective of when in the year the student registered for the programme.
  • Tuition fees are levied for the study programme as a whole or per individual subject course. The latter applies to coursework-based study programmes.
  • Tuition fees for subject course/modules taken in addition to the standard study programme are levied in addition to the tuition fees.
  • In the following tables “p.s.” indicates the tuition fees that are levied per individual subject/module/course. An estimate of the total fee for the study programme provided on the following pages.

Estimated tuition fees per year (SA and SADC country citizens)

  Note: The estimated average fees below are for 2018.

Faculty of Economic and ManagementSciences
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research •  MCom
•  MAdmin
•  MPhil

R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases

Coursework
 
(includes part-coursework/part research)
•  MCom
•  MAdmin
•  MPhil
•  MPhil Taxation
•  MPA
•  MPhil Internal Audit
•  MBA(at GIBS) (get info from GIBS)
R21 580 per annum*
R21 580 per annum*
R21 580 per annum*
(may cost more depending on module selection)
R40 820 per annum*
R30 000 per annum*
www.GIBS.co.za *
Subject to annual increases
HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
• BCom(Hons), BAdmin(Hons) From R26 830 to R34 560
Subject to annual increases

Faculty of Education
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research •  MEd R16 330 perr annum
Subject to annual increases
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
•  MEd (Educational Psychology)
•  MEd (Educational Leadership)
Estimated cost:  R34 060
Subject to annual increases
HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/partresearch)
•  BEd(Hons) From R28 340 to R36 020
Subject to annual increases

Faculty of Law
DOCTORATES                                      2018
All research doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research •  LLM
•  MPhil
R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
•  LLM
•  MPhil
From R31 430 to R40 000
Subject to annual increases

 

Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research •  MCons Sci
•  MSc(Agric)
•  MSc
•  MAgric
R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
•  MConsumer Science
•  MSc(Agric)
•  MSc
•  MPhil
•  MAgric
From R33 800 to R38 880
Subject to annual increases
HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
•  BSc(Hons)
•  BAgric(Hons)
•  BSc (Hons) Financial
Engineering
•  BSc (Hons) Actuarial
Sciences
From R31 430 to R47 410
 
 
 
Subject to annual increases

Faculty of Engineering, Build Environment and Information Technology                                                                    
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates

R17 500 per annum

Subject to annual increases

MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Research
School of Engineering
•  MEng, MSc (Applied Science)
 
School for the Built Environment
•  MT&RP, MArch, ML, MInt, MSc(QS)MSc (Constr Mngt),
MSc (Real Estate)
 
School of Information Technology
•  MIS, MSc (Computer Science),
MIT (Information Systems)
 
Graduate School of Technology Management
•  MTM [MEng / MSc (Tech Mngt)]
 

R16 330 per annum

Subject to annual increases

MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Coursework
 
(includes part-coursework/part research)
School for the Built Environment
•  MT&RP, MSc (Real Estate)
•  MArch (Prof), ML(Prof), MInt(Prof)
 
 
 
School of Information Technology
•  MIT(Information Technology)
 
 
Graduate School of Technology Management
•  MEM [ MEng / MSc (Engineering Management) ]
MPM [ MEng / MSc (Project Management) ]
•  MTM [ MEng / MSc (Technology Management) ]

R23 330 – R28 720 per annum

1st yr R34 900

2nd yr R11 700

3+ yr billed per annum

Subject to annual increases

R23 330 – R28 720 per annum

1st yr R69 400

2nd yr R46 600

3+ yr billed per annum

Subject to annual increases

HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Coursework
 
(includes part-coursework/part research)
School of Engineering
•  BEng(Hons),  BSc Applied Science(Hons)
 
School for the Built Environment
•  BArch(Hons), BInt(Hons), BL(Hons)
•  BSc(Hons)(QS)/(Constr Mngt)/(Real Est)
 
School of Information Technology
•  BIS(Hons),
•  BSc(Hons)(Computer Science)
 
Graduate School of Technology Management
•  BEng(Hons)
•  BSc(Hons)

From R36 400 to R61 200*

From R36 400 to R61 200*

From R36 400 to R61 200*

Subject to annual increases

Faculty of Theology
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research •  MA(Theol),  MTh
 
 
R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
 
•  MTh
•  MA(Theol),
•  MDiv
•  MPhil
 
 
Estimated cost: R34 050
 
 
From R40 800 to R44 280
Subject to annual increases
HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
 
BA Hons Theology From R29 400 to R33 480
Subject to annual increases

Faculty of Veterinary Science
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research MSc (Veterinary Science) R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
 
•  MMedVet
•  MSc (Various Options)
 
 
From R33 480 to R38 900
Subject to annual increases

 

 

Faculty of Health Sciences
DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500  per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research All Research Masters R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases
 
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Medicine
•  MMed
•  MSc
•  MMilMed
•  MPharmMed
•  MPhil
•  M Early Childhood Intervention
 
Dentistry
•  MScDent, MChD
Healthcare Sciences
•  MCur, MPhysT, MDietetics, MOccTher
 
Health Systems and Public Health
•  MSc
•  MMed (Public Health Medicine)
•  MPH (Master in Public Health)
 
R16 330 per annum*
R16 330 per annum*
R16 330 per annum*
R18 660 per annum*
R18 660 per annum*
R18 660 per annum*
 
 
R16 330 per annum*
 
R18 660 per annum*
 
R16 330 per annum*
R16 330 per annum*
R18 660 per annum*
 
*Subject to annual increases
HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research All Honours programmes Estimated cost:  R36 150
Subject to annual increases

 
 

Faculty of Humanities

DOCTORATES 2018
All Research Doctorates R17 500 per annum
Subject to annual increases
MASTER’S PROGRAMMES 2018
Research • All Research Masters R16 330 per annum
Subject to annual increases
 
 
 
 
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
Languages
•  MA
 
Social Sciences
•  M,  MSW
•  MA, MHCS, MPhil, MSocSci
 
The Arts
•  MA,  MMus
 
 
 
 
From R33 860 to R40 000
 
Subject to annual increases
HONOUR’S PROGRAMMES 2018
 
 
 
Coursework
(includes part-coursework/part research)
Languages
•  BA Hons
Social Sciences
•  BA Hons,  BHCS Hons,
BSocSci Hons
The Arts
•  BA Hons
•  BMus Hons
 

From R33 850 to R40 000
Subject to annual increases

 
Quotations:
Fees for the next study year are normally available as from December.  Quotations will be available (before the new fees are known) with the current year’s fees.  Also, see the Fees paid by bursaries icon if you are studying with a bursary.
 
Please consult the faculty yearbooks on the UP web for the course codes or academic plan code http://www.up.ac.za/yearbooks/home
• On the UP web, click My TUKS login
• Login on the UP Student Portal
• Enter the Student Centre (self service)
• Click the Student Finances tab, again Student Finances tab on the next page and you will find the quotation option
• The system will allow academic plan or module selection option for  postgraduate studies.  Only use one of the two options (Example of a course selection option:  Subject Area:  EKN, Catalog Number: 120)  Use the academic plan code for Doctorate and some Master studies.  Use the course selection option for Hons and some Master studies.
• Complete the required fields
• Use the plus (+) button to add modules or the minus (-) button to remove modules
• Click the Generate Quote button to view, save or print the quotation
Please ensure your browser allows pop-ups
 

International Students


All amounts published are in South African Rand currency (ZAR).
This information only refers only to financial aspects of your studies.
International students have to ensure they are aware of all aspects pertaining to them to study at the University of Pretoria which can be found at www.up.ac.za/isd.
International levy

  • This international levy is payable annually by all non-South African citizens as well as students who are citizens of SADC countries on these visas (SADC country list). This amount is payable in addition to the registration fee.
  • Asylum seekers, refugees, diplomats and their dependents stationed in South Africa are exempted from paying the international levy.

International registration and tuition fees

  • Non-South African citizens (excluding students who are citizens of SADC countries) will be charged double the tuition fee of South African students (see cost factors in the table below), AND the International levy will be charged. (Except for research master’s or doctoral degrees, where only the local tuition fee will be required.)
  • Students who are citizens of SADC countries will pay the same tuition fee as charged for South African citizens BUT also have to pay the international levy.
  • Asylum seekers, refugees and diplomats stationed in South Africa, as well as permanent residents of South Africa only, are exempted from paying double tuition fees and are exempted from the international levy.
  • International students will be required:
    • to pay a initial registration fee (which will form part of the total tuition fees due),  before registration (see amounts in table below).
    • to pay 50% of their full student account by 30 April, and the remainder by 31 July.

 
SADC countries
The SADC countries include Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
International payments can be made using a credit card (provided you have 3D security in place with your own bank), or by doing a SWIFT transfer from your bank in your own country.

UNIVERSITY BANK ACCOUNTS APPLICATION FEE FOR STUDY TUITION FEE PAYMENT
Account holder University of Pretoria University of Pretoria
Bank ABSA ABSA
Branch Hatfield    – Branch code: 632005 Hatfield    – Branch code: 632005
Swift code ABSAZAJJ ABSAZAJJ
Account number 2140 000 038 2140 000 054
Deposit reference Initials and surname  8 digit Student number

 
 
Medical aid cover for international students
 
Please note, that DHA does NOT accept any outside medical cover anymore. Including the ones that have always been accepted: (PULA, Swazimed, Bomaid, Namibhealth etc. etc.) since last year according to International Education Association Of South Africa (IEASA).
 
All non-South African citizens, including students who are citizens from SADC countries, need to comply with the visa regulation as determined by the Immigration Act, Act 19 of 2004.
Regulation 10(1) (i) determines the following:
An applicant for a study visa is required to provide proof of medical aid cover with a medical scheme registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act, Act 131 of 1998, recognised in the Republic.
https://www.medicalschemes.com/MedicalSchemes.aspx?flt=L
The University requires that the medical aid cover be valid for the full academic year for which you seek registration until 31 December.
Study Abroad and Exchange Students must secure medical cover for the duration of their stay.  A minimum of six (6) months’ cover is provided by medical companies.  This provision is for Study Abroad and Exchange students only.
Month-to-month medical aid cover will only be acceptable from dependents on submission of the confirmation letter from the main member’s medical aid service provider.
Should students rely on sponsorships, they should ensure that the sponsor is advised of this requirement at the onset of the sponsorship of the admission offer from the University.  UP does not accept sponsorship letters in lieu of payment.  Payment of the required medical aid cover fee is made directly to the medical aid service provider, prior to immigration clearance for registration.
The medical service providers stated below are medical aid companies with developed student-focused products that are registered in terms of the Medical Schemes Act.  These companies offer the minimum benefits that a student may require while in South Africa.
Take note:  Although you may, with another international insurance or medical product, secure a study visa from a South African visa issuing authority, the University of Pretoria, in accordance with the Immigration Act, does not recognise such medical cover for registration purposes.
Momentum Health offers weekly consultation sessions on the Hatfield Campus, International Students Division offices, Client Service Centre.  Students can join both schemes online.
 
 

Contact details

Momentum Health (Ingwe option)
 
Tel:           +27 (0)12 673 1800
Mobile:      +27 (0)71 884 3578
Email:       [email protected]
Website:  www.ingwehealth.co.za
Premium for 2018: ZAR 4 440,00
Payable in advance
January – December

BestMed Medical Scheme (Blueprint student option)

Tel: +27 (0)12 339 9800 or 086 000 2378 or 086000BEST
Email: [email protected]
Website:  www.bestmed.co.za

 
 

International undergraduate students tuition fee factors:

Student type Country International Levy  Undergrad Registration  Tuition fee factor
Study Visa SADC R3 130 R5 000 Local fees
non-SADC R3 130 R5 000 Double local fees for coursework studies
R3 130 R5 000 Local fees for full research-orientated master’s or doctoral studies
Visitor Visa
For block attendance or distance education research study only.
 
SADC R3 130 R5 000 Local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
non–SADC R3 130 R5 000 Double local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
 
Work Visa
(for full-time work
40 hours per week)
Part-time studies only
SADC n/a R5 000 Local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
non-SADC n/a R5 000 Local fees
Visa must be endorsed to allow for study
Asylum seeker All n/a R5 000 Local tuition fees
Diplomat All n/a R5 000 Local tuition fees.  Dependents of diplomats pay local tuition fees only if they have a diplomatic visa in their own passports.
Refugee All n/a R5 000 Local tuition fees
Permanent
residency status in South Africa
All n/a R5 000 Local tuition fees
Elective
(with Visitors Visa)
All n/a n/a R2 440
(See note on Visitors Visa endorsement above)
Exchange
(with Study Visa)
All n/a n/a No tuition fees billed if in collaboration agreement.  All accommodation will be billed.
Study-abroad
(with Study Visa)
SADC R3 130 R5 000 Local fees
non-SADC R3 130 R5 000 Double local fees
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