University of Venda (Univen): Application 2023, Courses, Requirements & Dates

University of Venda (Univen): Application 2023, Admission, Courses, Requirements & Dates

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University of Venda or known as Univen was established in the year 1982 which provides quality education to the many students in South Africa. The university which located in Thohoyandou, Limpopo province offers various undergraduates and postgraduates programme under the faculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture; Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law; Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education as well as Faculty of Health Sciences.

University of Venda (Univen) Highlights

Institution TypePublic
Total Faculty4
Academic Year2023
Application Closing Date27 September 2022
Student Enrollment11 000 +

Univen Admissions / Applications 2023

  • The admissions at University of Venda (Univen) for the year 2023 are made through Online mode.
  • An applicant who wishes to apply for any course can visit the official website and can register through the portal available 

Only South African undergraduate applicants are to apply on online application wizard. To apply online, you should be having a South African Identify number, a cell phone number, email address, and credit / debit card with cvv number to pay R100 application fee online.

Univen Requirements

Degree: The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by the Council for General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi) with an achievement rating of 4 (adequate achievement, 50-59%) or better in four subjects chosen from the recognised 20-credit NSC subjects. In addition, applicants must have a minimum point score of 26. A grade 12 certificate with a bachelor or matric exemption is required if grade 12 has been achieved.

Diploma: The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 3 (moderate achievement, 40-49%) or better in four recognised NSC 20-credit subjects.

Certificate: The minimum admission requirement is a National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi.
To be considered for admission to specific programmes, applicants are required to have the appropriate combinations of recognised National Senior Certificate subjects as well as certain levels of achievement in these subjects.

How to apply

All applicants i.e., Undergraduates, Postgraduates, South African and International applicants are to apply online.

CLICK HERE TO START YOUR APPLICATION

You will also need to scan and upload a copy of I.D. document or passport, Grade 11 report or statement of grade 12 results or copy of Matric Certificate.

During the online application process, you may save and return at a later stage to resume the application process. Once you’ve finished your online application, you’ll be given a student number.

INSTRUCTION ON ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS

• All applicants are to apply online on www.univen.ac.za website.
• To apply online, you should be having a South African Identify number; Passport Number for Internationals, Ten digits Cell phone number and an email address
• During online application process, you may save and return at a later stage to complete the application.
• Applicant will be required to create a 5-digit pin
• Complete your application by pressing “Submit button”
• You will then get a student number (NB: you must keep your student number safe for future enquires with the University)
• Complete your application and upload the required documents.
• After successful submission and completion of your online application, you can log into My access page to access / view your application details.

STEPS FOR UPLOADING DOCUMENTS:

Documents must be scanned in PDF format.
Documents to be uploaded if available
       o A copy of I.D./Passport document
       o Matric certificate/Statement of Results/Grade 11/12 report
       o Transcript of academic record and certificate of conduct
       o Degree(s)/Diploma certificates
       o SAQA Evaluation Certificate (If you are an international applicant)
Going to My Access Portal
Login as a Student using student Number and Pin
       Go to Student Enquiry, then
Go to Certificate Seen
Choose the type of document you want to upload and
Click on Load/View Document and upload the document.

How To Check Your Application Status

  1. Go to the Univen website
  2. Click on ‘Apply’ 
  3. Scroll down to ‘Step 3: Check Application Status’ and click on it
  4. Click on where it says ‘Click here to check your application status’
  5. You can then call or email using the supplied information:

Be sure to include your name, surname and student number in the email and be clear that you want to check your application status.

There are a total of eight faculties or schools under University of Venda (Univen) offering courses in following areas:

Here are all the courses or programmes offered by University of Venda (Univen). Click on each department for full details of courses.

School of Agriculture

School of Education

School of Environmental Sciences

School of Health Sciences

School of Human and Social Sciences

School of Law

School of Management Sciences

School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences