IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER DURING
REGISTRATION:
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER DURING REGISTRATION:
 Repeaters Only PLUS end date (e.g Repeaters Only until 2013):
 NO NEW registrations is allowed, student has until end of the
stipulated year to complete.
 Repeaters Only indicated but the year is “0”
 the qualification exists(e.g Hons in Development Studies)
 Take note of the Rules under each qualification.
 New spec code created (C11, N11, D11 ect) where curriculums changed
 Reference to “Any Four first level modules” as Pre/Co-requisites –
removed
New Qualification
 Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
Qualification with new Spec Codes:
 02070 Bachelor of Musicology
 02291 Community Development
 02291 Development Studies
 02283 Creative Writing
BA (02038)- GE1
 Student must choose 5 compulsory
fundamental modules.
PLS2601, PYC2605, EWS2601, HRV1601,
ENN103F, AFL1501
 Still two major subjects ( Ensure that the
prescribed combination is correct as per
my Modules)
 Take note of the additional major
combination not allowed in a BA. Refer to
my Registration College of Human
Science.
BA Cur 0216x
Curriculum A (HSM) decision to phase out has been
reversed. It is offered in 2011 ( Ignore Repeaters Only
Status)
 Advanced University Diploma in Visual Arts (02860)
 A student with only SENR or NSC may not register for this
qualification.
 (DFA100-W) - new code (DFA4801).
 Also not that DFA4801 may not be registered for NDP.
 Permission letter must be obtained –No permission letter
No registration.
NB:It is critical to use the spec code during
Honours Degrees
 For 2011 Departments have revised the
curriculum.
 Curriculums comprises 5 Compulsory papers
 Research Report and Research paper has been
introduced
 Check spec codes for the revised curriculums
 Students are strongly advised to pass the
content/theory papers first and register for
Research & Report papers last.
Honours Degrees phased out:
05843
TESOL (Teaching English to
speakers of other languages)
05835
Sociolinguistics
 Students have until 2014 to complete both
qualifications.
Hons PSYCHOLOGY
 Major changes: Three Streams were introduced –
check the admission requirements in the
calendar
 Psychological Counseling
 Applied Psychology for Professional Context
 Community and Health Psychology
 The curriculum is different therefore advise
students choose the correct stream.
 Admission requirements are still the same.
College of Human Sciences Education
Advanced Certificate in Education
 This is a re-skilling qualification, for teachers who
have a 3 or 4 year teachers diploma- who intends
to change their teaching specialisations.
 The intention of ACE is to give teachers to
change their current specialisations in order to
teach another subject. E.g from teaching
geography to qualify for Life Orientation
 Continues………………..
ACE – ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
 A COMPLETES 3 OR 4 YEARS TEACHING
QUALIFICATION
 Matric certificate
 Check the different specialisations for the
additional admission requirements
ACE
 FOREIGN STUDENTS
 ALL THOSE WHO HOLD FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS , WHO
INTENDS TO TEACH IN SA, MUST FIRST CHECH WITH DOE
WHETEHR THE QUALIFIACTION COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY
REQUREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED QUALIFICATION
College of Human Science –
Higher certificate in abet
 The current curriculum with 4 modules will
[phase out in 2012.
 From 2011 a new curriculum with 10 modules
will be introduced.
 There are no transitional arrangements
between these two qualifications- those who
do not complete the old curriculum by the
end of 2012, they will have to continue with
the new curriculum.
Postgraduate certificate in
Education
 AMDISSION REQUIREMNTS
 Matric
 A BACHELORS DEGREE OR National
Diploma which includes the following
 At least 2 languages on first level
 1 school subject up to 2ns level in one of the
approved school subjects.- the list of approved
school subject appears in the calendar
Postgraduate certificate in
Education

All foreign qualifications must be referred to the National Department of
Education for the purpose of Evaluation for students intending to teach in
South Africa– this is not UNISA‘s responsibility and the student must be
requested to do it themselves. SAQA evaluations are not accepted for the
purpose of registration!!!

Foreign qualifications for students wanting to teach outside the borders of
South Africa will be dealt with on an adhoc basis and a SAQA evaluation
may then be required.
PGCE
 PGCE- requirements
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Students registered DIRECTLY for PGCE modules whilst still having outstanding requirements
May register for the PGCE on condition that only ONE requirement is outstanding
Outstanding requirement must be done in FIRST YEAR of registration for PGCE
 Subject and /or Learning Area Didactics
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Students are registered for Didactics/Learning Area in subjects that has relevance to subjects
passed in completed qualification.
This cannot be over emphasised – the qualification will not be issued unless the student
complies with the specific requirements of the didactics.
Ensure that you understand the requirements for a Didactics/Learning Area – not negotiable
with the student . Should the student wish to offer a didactic other than the one he qualifies
for, the required undergraduate modules must first be offered for NDP.
PGCE
 The PGCE(EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT) 02631 (Spec. ECD)
 will phase out by 2013 – under no circumstances may any new
registrations be allowed in 2011. Repeaters ONLY.
 The PGCE (Intermediate and Senior phase) (02631)
 has a new curriculum for 2011 - please take special care of the
following:
 Students currently registered must register for the old curriculum –
please use spec code (OLD)
 New registrations must register under the same qualification code but
with spec code (NEW) – you will notice that there are now modules
from the SNR &FET included in this program. – This is going to create
unique problems in 2012 since these modules are only valid for 2011.
 PGCE (Foundation Phase) – 02631 (spec FDP) –
 Module PGC403B is replaced by ETH306W.
PGCE
 PGCE (SNR&FET) – 03980
 has both an old and new curriculum
 students who obtained credit prior to 2010 must complete the OLD 13 module
curriculum
 without either “OLD” or “NEW” in the spec code, the advisor will not have access
to the qualification structure.
 Learning Area didactic Technology module FDETE5E is replaced by
LADTECX
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
 SENIOR CERTIFICATE
 ALL TEACHONG PRACTICALS ARE DONE IN
SOUTH AFRICA
BED
BEd(ECD) – 02593

Module EDT202L has been replaced by EDA3046

Module EDT203M has been replaced by ETH302S

MAE (Mathematics Education) modules will only be offered for repeaters. Any student who wishes to offer mathematics as part of their school
subjects has to register for Maths as pre-scribed for the BEd(SFET).
BEd(INT) – 02607

Module EDT202L has been replaced by EDA3046

MAE (Mathematics Education) modules will only be offered for repeaters. Any student who wishes to offer mathematics as part of their school
subjects has to register for Maths as
pre-scribed for the BEd(SFET).
BEd(SFET) – 02615

Educational themes now only comprise 14 modules.

School subjects now comprise of 16 modules in a 2-2-1 or 3-1-1 combination.

Subject didactics and learning area didactics must be relevant to the school subjects being offered.

The practical language module LPENGPN can only be offered with one of the teaching practice modules
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Please take special notice of the prerequisite requirements for didactics in Hospitality Studies – UNISA offers it!!

Learning Area didactic Technology module FDETE5E is replaced by LADTECX
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All applications for exemption from teaching practice modules must be referred to the RPL office and not the academics. The student should
apply through the RPL office themselves.
Student advisors/Licensee
team
 You know !!!!!!!!!!!
Student advisors/Licensee
team
 Without you –
there
is
no
Licensee
section