Diploma in Accounting Sciences at University of South Africa

Programme overview

The purpose of this qualification is to enable qualifying students to: Assist with the management of a small business and display entrepreneurial skills. Perform accounting and accounting reporting duties. Perform management accounting duties. (NQF level 6, 360 credits, qualification code 98200.)

Faculty: College of Accounting Sciences | Duration: Maximum time to complete: 8 years | Study mode: distance | Location: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 18. Minimum APS 18. A National Senior Certificate (NSC) (Diploma endorsement) with at least 50% in the language of teaching and learning and at least 40% in Mathematics or 50% in Mathematical Literacy, or a Senior Certificate (SC) with at least a D symbol on HG or a C symbol on SG in the language of teaching and learning and with at least an E symbol on HG in Mathematics, or a Higher Certificate in Accounting Sciences or an appropriate Higher Certificate in Economic and Management Sciences, or an Advanced Certificate in Accounting Sciences. Applicants, who do not comply with the above requirements, should consider applying for a lower level qualification for which they meet the statutory and additional requirements. Applicants who would like to apply for admission through recognition of prior learning (RPL) must be at least 23 years old; have completed at least Grade 10; and have at least three years' relevant work experience in the study field in which they would like to apply for admission to a qualification. For more information on RPL criteria visit: http://www.unisa.ac.za/rpl

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Offers are made for a specific registration period, for example semester 1; applicants must register for the semester for which they were granted admission or re-apply in the next application period.

The non-refundable online application fee is R160. International applicants with foreign qualifications may apply without a SAQA evaluation certificate but must submit it by 15 December 2027 if accepted for 2027.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default/Apply-for-admission

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