Lo mbhalo ungumhlahlandlela wokwamukelwa nokuhlela imfundo (admissions and education guide), hhayi ukubuyekeza okuzimele noma isiqinisekiso sokwamukelwa, ukuqashelwa kweziqu noma umsebenzi. Uhloselwe ikakhulukazi abafundi baseNingizimu Afrika abane-Grade 12 kanye noqeqesho olufana ne-SAMTRAC, Office Computing, TVET, short courses noma ezinye izitifiketi abafuna ukubona ukuthi bangalulungiselela kanjani kahle uhlelo lwe-Bachelor’s oluguquguqukayo.
Uma une-Grade 12 kanye nezitifiketi zokuqeqeshwa, ungazifaka kanjani kahle esicelweni?
Abafundi abaningi abadala noma abake basebenza abanaso nje isitifiketi esisodwa. Kungenzeka ube ne-Matric/Grade 12, uqeqesho lwezokuphepha emsebenzini, i-computing certificate, i-TVET qualification, short courses noma ulwazi lomsebenzi oluqoqwe eminyakeni. Uma ufaka isicelo e-University of NorthWest (UNW), kubalulekile ukuthi ungazami ukukhetha kuphela into obona sengathi “inkulu” kakhulu.
Ifomu elisemthethweni le-Apply Now lithi umfakisicelo kufanele abhale zonke izikhungo zemfundo ake waya kuzo, ngisho noma engazange aphothule. Liphinde lisho trade schools, colleges, universities, private schools, training courses kanye nolwazi lwempilo olufanele. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-Grade 12, i-SAMTRAC, i-Office Computing noma olunye uqeqesho akufanele kufihlwe ngoba lucatshangwa ukuthi “aluyona degree”. Kufanele lubhalwe ngokucacile ukuze i-Admissions Office ibone isithombe esiphelele semfundo yakho.
Prior-learning review ayisho ukuthi amakhredithi anikezwa ngokuzenzakalelayo
Ikhasi le-UNW Admissions lichaza ukuthi ukufunda kuvumela ukuguquguquka futhi lithi abafundi ababonisa prior experiential learning bangase babe nelungelo lokuncishiselwa ezinye izifundo ezidingekayo. Igama elibalulekile lapha lithi bangase. Lokhu akusona isithembiso sokuthi i-SAMTRAC, i-Office Computing noma umsebenzi wakho uzoguqulwa ube amakhredithi athile ngokuzenzakalelayo.
Indlela ephephe kakhulu ukuhambisa imininingwane yakho ngokugcwele bese ucela ukuhlolwa okubhaliwe. Cela i-Admissions Office ukuthi ichaze ukuthi iyiphi imfundo noma ulwazi olubhekiwe, ukuthi kukhona yini course reduction, nokuthi lokho kushintsha kanjani isikhathi noma izindleko zakho. Ungahleleli imali yakho ngokucabanga ukuthi uzothola exemption engakaqinisekiswa ngokubhala.
Yiziphi i-Bachelor’s ezibonakala ohlwini lwamanje olusemthethweni?
Ngaphambi kokukhokha noma iyiphi imali, qhathanisa igama le-major oyifunayo nohlu lwamanje lwezinhlelo olushicilelwe yi-UNW. Ohlwini lwe-Bachelor’s olubonakala esizeni esisemthethweni ngesikhathi lo mhlahlandlela ulungiswa, kukhona:
- Mathematics
- Media and Communication
- Philosophy
- Mining Engineering
- Russian Language and Literature
- Political Science
- Biology
- Computer Sciences
- Econometrics
Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba amagama abantu abawafuna ku-Google noma abawabhala efomini awahlali efana ncamashi namagama ezinhlelo ezishicilelwe. Isibonelo, umuntu angasesha “Information Technology”, kodwa akufanele acabange ukuthi i-Computer Sciences iyalingana ngokuphelele ne-IT ngaphandle kokuthi i-university ikuqinisekise. Ngokufanayo, uhlelo olungabonakali ohlwini lwamanje akufanele luthathwe njengolutholakalayo ngenxa yokuthi igama lalo libhalwe endaweni ye-major efomini.
Abasebenzayo noma ababuyela esikoleni ngemva kwekhefu
Ikhasi le-Admissions le-UNW lichaza imodeli yokufunda lapho umfundi engakwazi ukusebenza lapho futhi ngesikhathi esivumelana nezibopho zakhe, futhi lisho ukuthi ukufunda kungaqalwa ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Lokhu kungaba yinto ebalulekile kumuntu osebenza full-time, onomndeni, noma owaphothula i-Matric eminyakeni edlule kodwa akazange aqhubeke ngokushesha enyuvesi.
Kodwa “flexible” akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu unesikhathi esifanayo noma ukuthi yonke i-major itholakala ngendlela efanayo. Ngaphambi kokubhalisa, cela imininingwane ebhaliwe mayelana ne-delivery mode yaleyo program, izidingo ze-assessment, isikhathi esilindelekile kanye nanoma yiziphi izidingo ezengeziwe eziphathelene nomkhakha.
Izindleko ze-off-campus Bachelor’s: yini eshicilelwe manje?
Ikhasi elisemthethweni le-Tuition Fee libeka i-off-campus Bachelor’s njengezisemester eziyisithupha. Izindleko ezishicilelwe zimi kanje:
- Admission fee: US$100 (non-refundable)
- Tuition: US$750 per semester
- Examination fee: US$100 per semester
Uma kuhlanganiswa kuphela lezi zinto ezishicilelwe, uhlelo oluyisisekelo luba ngu-US$100 + (6 × US$750) + (6 × US$100) = cishe US$5,200. Lena akuyona i-quotation yomuntu ngamunye futhi ayisho ukuthi ngeke kube nezinye izindleko. Ikhasi le-university lisho ngokusobala ukuthi izimali zingashintsha ngaphandle kwesaziso, ngakho cela i-current written fee confirmation ngaphambi kokukhokha.
I-Easy Installment Program isebenza kanjani?
Ikhasi le-Tuition Fee lithi Easy Installment Program iyatholakala kubafundi asebebhalisiwe (registered students) futhi imininingwane kufanele itholwe e-Admission Office. Ngakho-ke akufanele kuthathwe njengohlelo lokukhokha olufanayo kubo bonke abafake izicelo. Uma imali iyindaba ebalulekile kuwe, cela imininingwane ethi: imali yokuqala edingekayo, isikhathi sokukhokha, izinsuku zokugcina, nokuthi yiziphi izimali ezingabuyiselwa noma ezingabuyiselwa.
Isinyathelo esihle ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo
Uma une-Grade 12 kanye ne-SAMTRAC, Office Computing noma olunye uqeqesho, lungisa uhlu olulula lwezinto ezilandelayo: igama lesikole noma umhlinzeki, igama le-qualification/course, unyaka owaqala nowaphothula ngawo, nokuthi kukhona yini certificate noma transcript. Uma kukhona imfundo ongayiqedanga, nayo yibhale. Lokhu kuhambisana nalokho okucelwa yifomu le-UNW futhi kunciphisa amathuba okuthi i-Admissions Office iphinde icele imininingwane eyisisekelo.
Ngemva kwalokho, hlola Admissions, ubheke izindleko zamanje, bese usebenzisa ifomu elisemthethweni le-Apply Now uma uhlelo olufunayo kanye nezimo zalo sekuqondakele.
Uma ungakaqiniseki nge-program fit, ungacela ukubuyekezwa kuqala
Abafundi bamazwe ahlukahlukene abangafuni ukuqala ngokukhokha bengakaqiniseki ngokuthi imfundo yabo yangaphambilini ihambisana kanjani ne-degree level noma i-major bangasebenzisa ne-global admission-review page ukuze balungise imininingwane yabo ukuze ibuyekezwe. Lokhu akuthathi indawo yesinqumo esisemthethweni se-university; kuyindlela yokuhlela imininingwane ngaphambi kokwenza isinqumo sokugcina.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuqashelwa kweziqu eNingizimu Afrika
Abafundi kufanele benze ukuhlola kwabo kokuqashelwa kweziqu ngaphambi kokubhalisa, ikakhulukazi uma degree izosetshenziselwa umsebenzi olawulwayo, professional registration, credit transfer noma ukuqhubeka nokufunda kwenye inyuvesi. Ikhasi le-UNW le-Accreditations & Memberships lisho ukuthi i-University of NorthWest isebenza ngaphandle kokugunyazwa yi-agency eyaziwa yi-U.S. Department of Education. Ngakho lo mhlahlandlela awuthi i-UNW iyi-university yase-U.S. futhi awunikezi isiqinisekiso sokuthi iziqu zizokwamukelwa ngokuzenzakalelayo yi-South African institution noma employer.
Uma ukuqashelwa kubalulekile emgomweni wakho, cela impendulo ebhaliwe enhlanganweni ozoyisebenzisa kuyo degree — isikhungo semfundo, umqashi, professional body noma elinye igunya elifanele — ngaphambi kokukhokha.
Checklist emfushane yomfakisicelo
- Bhala yonke imfundo yangaphambilini, hhayi i-Grade 12 kuphela.
- Faka i-SAMTRAC, Office Computing, TVET kanye nama-short courses afanele.
- Qhathanisa i-major oyifunayo nohlu lwamanje lwezinhlelo ze-UNW.
- Ungacabangi ukuthi prior learning = automatic credit.
- Cela i-current written tuition confirmation.
- Buza ngokwehlukile nge-Easy Installment Program uma usubhalisiwe.
- Qinisekisa ukuqashelwa kwe-degree lapho uhlela ukuyisebenzisa khona.
- Sebenzisa kuphela imininingwane ebhaliwe, yamanje, esemthethweni ngaphambi kokwenza inkokhelo.
Updated for prospective-student planning in September 2026. Program names, fees and policies can change; always re-check the official University of NorthWest pages before making a final enrollment or payment decision.