University in South Africa
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
University profile
Boston City Campus is a private higher education institution established in 1991, with its head office at 247 Louis Botha Avenue, Orchards, Johannesburg. It is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (registration certificate 2003/HE07/002), and is registered to deliver higher education programmes in the distance mode, so teaching is online with support through 50 Support Centres across all nine provinces.
Programmes run from higher certificates to a Master of Business Administration. The range includes degrees (Education in Foundation Phase Teaching, LLB, Accounting, Social Science and BCom degrees in Human Resource Management, Law, Management Marketing, Strategic Communication and Supply Chain Management), diplomas (business, events, financial accounting, financial planning, HR, marketing, network systems, office administration, systems development), higher certificates, postgraduate diplomas in Accounting and Management, a PGCE, an Advanced Diploma in Adaptive Leadership and a BCom Honours in Human Resource Management, plus short learning programmes. Fields of study include accounting and financial services, advertising and communication, business and marketing, education, hospitality and tourism, ICT, law and human resources, lifestyle and digital music, and social science, health and sports.
Students learn through pre-recorded lectures, online assessments and an online educator, with a personal Student Advisor at a Support Centre. Exams are written online using an invigilator app, from home or at a Support Centre. Support Centres provide IT access, e-libraries and exam venues. Prescribed textbooks and the TEXTBOOKS+ digital reading platform are included in tuition. Boston does not offer accommodation.
Quality assurance: higher education qualifications are accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee of the Council on Higher Education and registered on the NQF through SAQA. Boston is institutionally accredited as an Independent Higher Education Institution by the British Accreditation Council, and four programmes (BCom Management Marketing, BCom Human Resource Management, Bachelor of Accounting and the Postgraduate Diploma in Management) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), USA. The Bachelor of Accounting is SAICA-accredited, and several qualifications are recognised by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. It is an approved Pearson VUE test centre and affiliated with the Golden Key honour society.
International students may study fully online from abroad, taking responsibility for courier and proctored exam costs, or obtain documents from Boston to apply for a study visa to study in South Africa. Graduates receive free Graduate Support Services (CV, interview and job-search coaching) for one year after graduation.
Boston awards bursaries to new and registered students who need help to start, continue or complete a Boston qualification. Applicants must be at least 17 (under-18s need written parental or guardian consent). Applications are made at the Support Centre where the student wants to register, in two windows: 1 to 30 November for Semester A of the following year and 1 to 31 May for Semester B; late applications are not accepted. Submit a letter of motivation, an ID copy (certification not needed) and the latest school or tertiary results; there is no standard form. The Bursary Committee decides and gives no reasons. Bursaries exclude external examination fees, accommodation, transport and stationery, are not transferable, cannot be redeemed for cash, and only one may be used per semester. Details: Boston bursaries.
Boston subsidises up to a third of tuition fees for all Higher Certificates. See Higher Certificates Subsidy.
The Trust offers 20 bursaries covering tuition for Black South African women aged 18 to 29 whose application for an IT Diploma at Boston has been accepted; recipients are chosen on academic results and financial need. Apply only through bostonedutrust.co.za (details).
Graduates of listed degrees and diplomas who are not employed during their final year can register with Graduate Support Services within 30 days of graduation. If no job offer follows within 12 months, Boston offers a place in a Postgraduate Diploma (for degree graduates) or Advanced Diploma (for diploma graduates) with a bursary covering tuition, subject to conditions (account settled in full, qualification completed in minimum time). See Graduate+.
Plans over 4, 8, 10 or 12 months; Capitec education credit of up to R500,000 over 84 months for permanently employed applicants or sponsors. See Paying for your studies. The bursary programme is part of Boston's Corporate Social Investment, with partners including Afrika Tikkun, Aspire Youth, the Caster Semenya Foundation and Good Governance Africa.
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View scholarships for Boston City Campus (Pty) Ltd →Boston does not use an admission points (APS) system. Entry rests on the type of school-leaving endorsement. Minimum age is 17, preferably with Grade 10 completed. Applicants over 45 may register for any programme, including a bachelor's degree.
National Senior Certificate (NSC), or National Certificate (Vocational), with English passed and endorsement for Higher Certificate study; or Senior Certificate (pre-2009) with English. A post-school qualification such as an NQF Level 4 FET certificate (minimum 120 credits) may also be considered.
NSC or NC(V) with English passed and endorsement for bachelor's degree study; or pre-2009 Senior Certificate with English. A Higher Certificate (NQF 5, minimum 120 credits) or a Diploma (NQF 6, minimum 240 or 360 credits, subject to Matriculation Board endorsement) may give admission or advanced placement under the 50% credit-transfer rule. LLB: a bachelor's degree (NQF 7, minimum 360 credits) is also accepted.
Postgraduate Diploma in Management: a bachelor's degree (NQF 7, 360 credits), an Advanced Diploma (NQF 7, 120 credits) or an equivalent foreign qualification; alternatives include a B Tech, a four-year NQF 8 bachelor's, or an Honours degree or postgraduate diploma. MBA: a Bachelor Honours or Postgraduate Diploma (NQF 8), at least three years' supervisory, managerial, technical or professional experience, a CV with two contactable references, a motivation letter and an interview if requested. MBA study takes 24, 30 or 36 months.
Some courses are open without matric, and short courses can provide access to higher qualifications through RPL.
Boston issues non-South African applicants the documents needed to apply to Home Affairs, a consulate or embassy for a study visa. Applicants studying fully online from abroad need no study visa. Boston does not cover SAQA equivalence evaluations or translations, Matriculation Board exemption applications, or courier and proctor costs for international students studying from abroad.
Apply online (always free of charge) and upload documents as PDFs, or email documents to a Support Centre. Outcomes are sent by SMS and email, usually within 24 hours of a complete application. There are two higher education intakes a year, January-February and June-July, and applications may be made at any time for the next cycle. Short learning programmes can be started at any time. Registration is online or at a Support Centre. Payment plans run over 4, 8, 10 or 12 months; NSFAS does not fund tuition at private institutions.
Teaching is online; Boston operates 50 Support Centres offering student advice, IT access, e-libraries and exam venues. Head office: 247 Louis Botha Avenue, Orchards, Johannesburg. Certification and academic record verification and non-South African student administration are handled from Stellenbosch (Techno Park, 19A Electron Avenue; 021 815 4800).
Contact details for each centre are on the official contact page.
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