Forms
Please read all of the available documentation when submitting an application, to ensure that your application will be complete, with all of the required information and documentation to support your application.
Please see the ‘Directions for Postgraduate Applicants’ document for closing dates for various postgraduate applications. They are also listed on the online applications site.
You may apply online. In order to apply online you will need a working email address and your South African identity number, or, if you are an international applicant, your passport number.
Undergraduate applications opened on 2 April and will close on 31 July 2024. We will not consider applications received after this date. All postgraduate applicants must apply online.
Undergraduate application information
- 2025 Undergraduate prospectus
- 2025 Directions for undergraduate applicants
- 2025 Undergraduate Application Form
- 2025 Bachelor of Architectural Studies Portfolio Form
- 2025 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Portfolio Form
- First-time applications for financial aid are handled centrally via NSFAS. For further information on the application process, please see undergraduate student funding.
Postgraduate application information
All postgraduate applicants must apply online.
- 2025 Directions for Postgraduate Applicants
- 2024 Directions for Postgraduate Applicants for applicants intending to enrol in 2024.
- Postgraduate Studies at UCT – the essential guide for all prospective postgraduate students
- Apply for postgraduate degree funding.