Regent Business School (Pty) Ltd: Courses, Fees & Admissions

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About Regent Business School (Pty) Ltd

REGENT Business School (RBS) is a private higher education institution headquartered in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, offering business, management, commerce, law and public administration qualifications from higher certificate to doctoral level. Founded in 1998, it delivers its programmes mainly through distance and technology-supported learning, with English as the language of instruction, assessment and administration. It is a member of the Honoris United Universities network.

The school has no single residential campus. Students are supported through learning centres in Durban, Johannesburg (Auckland Park), Pretoria (Hillcrest), Cape Town (Woodstock), East London (Vincent) and Gqeberha (Baywest Mall), with further centres in Mbabane (Eswatini) and Windhoek and Ongwediva (Namibia). Branch libraries operate in Durban and Johannesburg, and students can obtain a letter of registration to use libraries near their home. Study is built around independent learning supported by scheduled workshops, enrichment sessions, recorded lectures, tutorials and the myregent student portal.

Programmes sit in schools including the School of Law and Administration and the School of Finance and Accounting, and cover Accounting, Human Resource Management, Supply Chain Management, Retail Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Project Management, Healthcare Services Management, Islamic Finance, Digital Business and Business Intelligence. The qualification range includes:

Higher Certificates in fields such as Accounting, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Project Management and Supply Chain Management
Diplomas in Financial Management and Public Relations Management, and Advanced Diplomas in Management and Financial Management
Bachelor of Commerce degrees (General, Accounting, Human Resource Management, Supply Chain Management, Retail Management, Law), Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration and the LLB
Bachelor of Commerce Honours and a range of Postgraduate Diplomas
Master of Business Administration (general and Healthcare Management) and the Doctor of Business Administration

Student support includes a Student Information Desk that logs and tracks queries, one-to-one academic consultations by appointment, study groups, counselling and pastoral care for at-risk students, a Centre for Teaching and Learning with short concept videos, and an employability and careers office. The institution runs the iLeadLAB and a maker-space style innovation environment, a corporate and workforce solutions unit and the LearnHUB short courses.

RBS is registered as a private higher education institution with the Department of Higher Education and Training (certificate 2000/HE07/012). Its programmes are accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee of the Council on Higher Education and recorded on the National Qualifications Framework by SAQA. It also holds recognition from the Namibia Qualifications Authority and the Mauritius Higher Education Commission, FSCA recognition for the Advanced Diploma in Management, SAICA recognition for the BCom in Accounting, and is an institutional partner of SAPICS for supply chain programmes.

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Bursaries and discounts

REGENT Business School's Student Financial Aid Policy includes a Bursary and Discount Policy as part of its community and social outreach commitment and its mission of creating access to higher education for previously disadvantaged persons. Management may issue bursaries or discounts. Students wishing to apply for a bursary contact the Student Support division.

How to apply

Applications are made online through the RBS application portal. Applicants register on the portal, log in, complete the online application and upload their documents. There is no application fee; a registration fee is payable on acceptance to secure a place. Complete applications receive feedback within 7-10 working days.

Documents required

Certified copy of ID
Certified copy of matric certificate
Certified copies of all academic qualifications and statement of results
CV, where required (certain postgraduate programmes)
Education history and exemption details where applicable

Copies must be certified by a commissioner of oaths, for example at a police station or Post Office.

Undergraduate entry

Higher Certificate (NQF 5): National Senior Certificate (NSC) or National Certificate (Vocational) with the subject combinations and achievement levels set out in the Minister's minimum admission requirements.
Diploma (NQF 6): NSC with the same minimum requirements, or a Higher Certificate or Advanced Certificate in a cognate field.
Bachelor's degree (NQF 7): NSC or NC(V) with bachelor's-level subject combinations and achievement, or a cognate Higher Certificate, Advanced Certificate or Diploma.
Advanced Diploma (NQF 7): an appropriate Diploma or bachelor's degree.

Postgraduate entry

Bachelor Honours and Postgraduate Diplomas (NQF 8): an appropriate bachelor's degree or Advanced Diploma.
MBA (NQF 9): an appropriate Honours degree, Postgraduate Diploma, 480-credit professional bachelor's degree or equivalent NQF 8 qualification; applicants must be 25 or older with at least three years of work experience.
Doctor of Business Administration (NQF 10): an appropriate master's degree; applicants must be at least 30 years old.

Mature age and Recognition of Prior Learning

Applicants aged 23 or over with a matric certificate without degree endorsement qualify for Mature Age Exemption to Higher Certificate, Diploma and bachelor's programmes.
RPL entry to an Advanced Diploma requires a minimum age of 23; to Postgraduate Diplomas and BCom Honours, a minimum age of 25 and appropriate management experience; to the MBA, a minimum age of 27, management experience and an interview.
RPL candidates are assessed on their CV and portfolio of evidence, recommendations from a senior manager and, where appropriate, an interview. A maximum of 10% of a cohort may be admitted through RPL.

Selection principle

RBS applies an "access with success" approach: applicants must meet the minimum admission requirements, and the selection committee considers evidence of personal, professional and educational experience that indicates the ability to meet the demands of the programme.

Durban (head office and learning centre), 35 Samora Machel Street, Durban Central, 4001: administration, learning centre and branch library (Mon-Fri 08h00-16h30, Sat 08h00-13h00).
Johannesburg, 13 Frost Avenue, Auckland Park, 2092: learning centre and branch library.
Pretoria, Hillcrest Office Park, 177 Dyer Road, Hillcrest, 0083: learning centre.
Cape Town, The Boulevard Office Park, Block A, Podium Level, 40 Searle Street, Woodstock, 7925: learning centre.
East London, 6-8 Donald Road, Vincent, 5217: learning centre.
Gqeberha, Baywest Mall, 100 Baywest Boulevard, Hunters Retreat: learning centre.
Mbabane, Eswatini, Mbhilibhi House, Plot 170, Mbhilibhi Street: learning centre.
Windhoek, Namibia, Unit 8, Moth Centre, Centaurus Road: learning centre; an Ongwediva centre (Coolmaster Complex) is temporarily closed.

Centres provide internet access, library access and student advisory services. Library subscriptions include EbscoHost Business Source Premier, Emerald Insight and Sabinet SAePublications. Counselling is available to registered students and learning content is delivered through the myregent and RegentOnline portals.

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