• PO Box 77000 • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• Port Elizabeth • 6031 • South Africa • www.nmmu.ac.za
• South Africa• www.nmmu.ac.za
Summerstrand North Campus
Department of Nursing Science
Tel . +27 (0)41 504 2122 / 3087
Fax. +27 (0)41 504 2616
Candice.Williams2@nmmu.ac.za
25 November 2013
Dear Student
Congratulations on your selection as a BCur extended programme student for 2014. We look
forward to meeting you. In order to facilitate your orientation and registration, a number of important
dates, events and requirements need to be brought to your attention. Please take careful note of
each.
Date
Time
Venue
Event
25 January 2014
9:00 – 10:00
Senate Hall, North
Faculty of Health Science
Campus
Welcoming Ceremony
Vice- Chancellor’s Address
10:00 – 10:30
Dean’s welcome
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00
12:00 – 13:00
27 January 2014
10:30 – 11:30
31 January – 8
February 2014
See
How2@nmmu
guide
Follow Lecture
Time table
10 February
2014
Department of
Nursing Science
Department of
Nursing Science, Jblock
Indoor Sports
Centre -Missionvale
Campus
Missionvale
Campus
See timetable
Refreshments
Departmental Meet and Greet
Tour of Clinical Laboratories and
Teaching Venues.
First year B Cur Extended Programme
registration
How 2 @ NMMU – Missionvale. Follow
the How 2 Programme guide for dates,
times, activities and venues
Lectures commence
1. Parent/Student Orientation
The parents of prospective B Cur students are invited to the official Welcoming Ceremony of the
Faculty of Health Sciences, to be held on Saturday 25th January 2014 at 09:00- 10:30 in the
Senate Hall on the North Campus.
At this event, the Vice Chancellor will address all first year students and the Dean of the Faculty of
Health Sciences will welcome first year students who are registered for programmes in the Faculty of
Health Sciences. Thereafter, refreshments will be served and the B Cur students and parents will
stay in the Senate Hall for the Departmental Meet and Greet at 11:00 -12:00. Students and their
parents will then have the opportunity to meet the staff of the Department of Nursing Science.
Attendance of this orientation session is highly recommended.
2. Registration
2.1. Requirements for registration:
The following documents are required to be submitted on the day of registration. Registration will
be on the Missionvale campus at the Indoor Sports Centre on Monday 27 January 2014 from
10:30 – 11:30.
1. Two (2) certified copies of your identity document
2. Four (4) ID-photographs with your name written clearly on the back
3. Two (2) certified copies of your matriculation results advice or matriculation certificate. Only
students who wrote Grade 12 in 2013 are allowed to present their statement of symbols.
4. Receipt of payment to the SOUTH AFRICAN NURSING COUNCIL (SANC). An amount of
R110.00 must be paid into account number EA 95 4275 at the cashier at NMMU (North,
South or Missionvale)
5. A completed medical report by a medical practitioner (please find enclosed document)
6. Receipt of Payment of registration fee. This is to be paid at the cashier’s office.
These must be handed in at registration. If the student does not have ALL of these documents or
receipts, he/she will not be registered (See attached document).
3. How 2 @ NMMU
The compulsory academic orientation programme (how2@nmmu) for B Cur first-year students will
take place on Thursday 31 January – 8 February 2014 at Missionvale Campus. Please follow the
How2 @ NMMU programme guide for activities, dates, times and venues.
The programme will include the following information:
 Difference between school and university
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Setting goals
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Study skills
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Time management
University related information – structure, procedures, dates
Career Choice
Campus tour, Library, Finances, Computer labs
You must attend this programme, as this will help familiarise you with University and student life.
Timetables and book lists will also be handed out during this session. Students will also meet their
lecturers. Please consult the First Year Orientation Guide sent to you by the Admissions Department
for more information regarding dates and times.
4. Residence/ Accommodation
Students who do not reside in Port Elizabeth may apply for residence accommodation. If you
have any queries in this regard, please phone (041) 504 3663/4263/4547. Kindly note that
every student is personally responsible for the arrangements to be made with regard to
accommodation prior to registration. Please take further note, that acceptance to the B Cur
programme does not automatically let you qualify for accommodation. It is therefore the
student’s responsibility to plan for their accommodation.
Students wishing to reside in the Nurses Homes of the Provincial Hospitals in Port Elizabeth must
negotiate with the Hospital Management as soon as possible, as places in the Nurses Homes are
extremely sought after.
4.1
Additional expensed for Recess Accommodation
Please note that during University Recess periods, B Cur students are expected to perform their
Clinical practical hours in various Healthcare Institutions. Please ensure to find out the necessary
information regarding costs at the residence you choose to stay at, as this can have additional
expense implications.
5. Financial Assistance: 2014
Students must secure their own finances for their studies. Students can contact NSFAS (National
Student Financial Aid Scheme – 041 504 3182/1242/2514 as an alternative, or any bank for a
student loan.
6. Purchasing of Textbooks
Details regarding textbooks will be provided by Dr H. Willemse and Mrs S. Jardien-Baboo at the
Welcoming ceremony on Saturday 25 January 2014. Please do not purchase any textbooks
prior to the Orientation Programme. The estimated cost for textbooks for the first year is
R3500, 00 although there is a possibility that some second-hand books may be available.
7. Pregnancy
Due to the nature of the clinical practice requirements of the B Cur degree programme, the firstyear female student must provide proof (medical certificate) that she is not pregnant prior to the
commencement of the four-year degree programme. This is to safeguard the mother and unborn
child from any harm, as well as safeguarding the university from any litigation proceedings in the
event of any complications arising due to pregnancy. Students who are already pregnant at the
commencement of their training may not continue with the programme. This includes students
who are within the six (6) week period after delivery; unless a registered medical practitioner
certifies that the student is fit to commence training.
8. Monies Payable
Registration fees:
 These must be paid on, or before the day of registration
 All students are required to pay this amount in full prior to registration.
 Registration fees must be paid at the Cashier, NMMU, Missionvale Campus,
R5700.00
before arriving at the Indoor Sports Centre in Missionvale to register
TOTAL:
R5700.00
 If you will be staying in the University Residence, you must pay this deposit at the
R4 200.00
Residence Fees:
Cashier on or before the day of registration
TOTAL:
Compulsory registration with professional bodies:
South African Nursing Council (SANC)
This total amount (R110.00) must be paid in at the cashier with the enclosed
slip and proof of payment must be brought to registration.
R4 200.00
R 110.00
 The monies can be paid in cash or a cheque.
 If paying by cheque, it should be made out to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan
University.
TOTAL:
R110.00
9. Transport
Students must attend lectures at the NMMU Missionvale Campus. A return shuttle service is
provided from South Campus to Missionvale for students residing at university residences.
10. Cancellation of course
In the event of you deciding not to continue with the B Cur programme for 2014, you are
requested to IMMEDIATELY notify the Department of Nursing Science telephonically on (041)
504 2122 as well as in writing.
Your first year lecturer is Mrs S. Jardien- Baboo and her contact details are as follows:
Administration Building (502):
Missionvale Campus
0118
E- mail address:
Tel:
Fax number:
Cell number:
Sihaam.Jardien-baboo@nmmu.ac.za
041 – 504 1511/2961
041 – 504 2616
084 463 0564
We hope that you will enjoy being a B Cur student at the NMMU and wish you great success with
your studies.
Kind regards
PROF RM VAN ROOYEN
Director of School of Clinical Care Science
B CUR – REGISTRATION
PLEASE BRING ALL DOCUMENTS WITH YOU ON THE DAY OF REGISTRATION
1.
Ensure that you have the needed documents, photographs and receipts.
2.
Please make a file with the original documents and bring it with on the day of
registration.
Student number: ………………… Student Name: ………………………………….
B CUR EXTENDED 1
(MARK WITH X)
Document (s)/ Receipt
Yes
No

1
2x Certified copies of ID document
2
5
Four (4) ID-photographs (with name on back of
photograph)
Two (2) certified copies of your matriculation certificate
or matriculation results advice
South African Nursing Council (SANC) – copy of receipt
to be supplied – pay into account EA 95 4275
A completed medical report by a medical practitioner
6
Receipt of payment of registration fee
3
4
Receipt no if
 applicable
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED BY: ……………………………………………..
SIGNATURE:
..……………………………………………
DATE:
……………………………………………..
PLEASE ATTACH THE ABOVE COPIES TO THIS DOCUMENT