Unisa Business School Payment Methods

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Unisa Business School Payment Methods

Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

SBL payment details

Fees Office

Tel: 011 652 0221 / 0226 / 0243 / 0312
Email: SBLFinance@unisa.ac.za

Student fees are broken down into the following

  • Application fee
  • Acceptance deposit
  • Tuition fees
  • Additional fees for students outside of SA and outside of Africa
  • Miscellaneous fees

Application fees formal programmes

R100 for online application (when available) and R160 for manual applications.

Notes

  • Application fees are non- refundable. Paying an application fee does not imply that your application will be successful.
  • The application fee may be paid by electronic fund transfer (EFT)/credit card or cash deposit at your nearest bank. Note that Unisa SBL is a cashless environment.
  • Bursars (sponsors) can request tax invoices or a pro-forma fees once a copy of the bursary (sponsorship) award letter has been forwarded to the Fees Office.

Tuition fees need to be settled at the following intervals

MBL 1

On registration 50% of tuition R21 585
15 May 2016 25% of tuition R10 793
15 August 2016 25 % tuition R10 792
TOTAL R43 170

There will be a once off non-refundable application levy of: R100 for online application (if available) and R160 for manual applications.

PGD

On registration 50% of tuition R22 950
15 May 2016 25% of tuition R11 475
15 August 2016 25 % tuition R11 475
TOTAL R45 900

There will be a once off non-refundable application levy of: R100 for online application (if available) and R160 for manual applications.

DBL

On registration 100% of tuition (non-refundable) R23 970
On application Administration Levy (non-refundable) R2 500
TOTAL R26 470

There will be a once off non-refundable application levy of: R100 for online application (if available) and R160 for manual applications.

MBA

Full Tuition Fees Fees for the full 2 year programme R144 945
TOTAL R144 945

There will be a once off non-refundable application levy of R100 for online application (if available) and R160 for manual applications. There will also be a non-refundable R2 500 administration levy for acceptance into this programme.

MBA 1

On registration 50% of tuition R41 377
15 May 2016 25% of tuition R20 688
15 August 2016 25 % tuition R20 690
TOTAL R82 755

MBA 2

On registration 50% of tuition R31 095
15 May 2016 25% of tuition R15 546
15 August 2016 25 % tuition R15 549
TOTAL R62 190

There will be a once off non-refundable application levy of R100 for online application (if available) and R160 for manual applications.

Acceptance / registration fees

MBL 1 R21 585
PGD R22 950
MBA 1 (2016) R41 377
MBA 2 ( ) R31 095
DBL R25 624

Notes

The acceptance fee is payable on or before registration. No registration will be processed if this registration fee is not settled. The bursar (sponsorship) letter is not sufficient for registration.

Total Tuition Fees (including the acceptance fee)

Tuition fees cover the following: classes, tutorial, library access and ordinary university examinations

MBL 1 R43 170
MBA 1 R145 438
PGD R45 900
DBL R26 470

Study material

Students should source their prescribed books from UNISA approved book sellers.

Withdrawal from programme (excluding DBL)

Subject to Section 12(2) of the Consumer Protection Act, a cancellation fee is payable as follows:

Registered students who wish to withdraw from any SBL programme or offering for any reason must do so in writing to the Programme Administrator: failure to do so will result in the student being liable for the full tuition fees of the programme.

Notes

  • Withdrawal before the programme commencement date will be refunded in full.
  • Withdrawal after the programme commencement date but before 15 May will result in a liability equal to 50% of tuition fees.
  • Withdrawal after the programme commencement date but before 15 August will result in a liability equal to 75% of tuition fees.
  • Withdrawal after the programme commencement date but after 15 August will result in a liability equal to 100% of tuition fees.

Withdrawal from programme (DBL students)

  • Subject to Section 12(2) of the Consumer Protection Act, a cancellation fee is payable as follows:
  • NB: No refunds will be processed if students withdraw from the DBL programme; the student is liable for the full cost of the programme irrespective of date of withdrawal.

Additional fees for students outside of SA and outside of Africa (foreign levies)

Please contact the Fees Office for these costs.

Miscellaneous fees

Please contact the Fees Office for these costs.

These include but are not limited to various charges such as supplementary exam fees, re-mark, re-check, mark audit and library fees could be levied during the course of the academic year. Such charges often appear late in the year, so it is the student responsibility to check for these charges to avoid financial penalties.

Financial blocks and cancelations

Unsettled accounts are subject to financial blocks or/and cancellations. Accounts that are cancelled or blocked will not have access to results on the MyUnisa platform. Unsettled fees will be handed over for collection, and the student will be liable for legal costs of recovery. This has the potential of adversely affecting the delinquent student’s credit profile.

Failure to settle fees in full

Should a student fail to settle all outstanding amounts the student risks the following financial penalties: student will be unable to access his/her statement of results, student will not be allowed to form part of the graduation, student will not be accepted into the next academic year of study, and the student runs a risk of being handed over to a third party for collection of outstanding amounts.

Payment details

Individual students only (Unisa student deposits)

Cash deposits

No cash or cheques will be accepted at the Unisa offices. Cash or cheques can, however, still be paid into the bank account of the University at any Standard bank branch in South Africa.

Beneficiary: Unisa
Bank: Standard Bank
Account number: 096R
Branch code: 010645
Reference: Your 8-digit Student Number 300077403
NB: Leave one space open between student number and allocation ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

Electronic Fund Transfers

Unisa is listed as a COMPANY beneficiary (select from your bank’s list of preapproved company beneficiaries).

Reference: Your 8-digit Student Number 3000774039
NB: Leave one space open between student number and allocation ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

Credit Card Payments

Credit cards are restricted to Visa and MasterCard. Credit card payments are accepted if you pay or register in person at UNISA SBL in Midrand.

The preferred method of payment for national or international students is via the UNISA website: https://registration.unisa.ac.za/info/payment/index.html

Reference: Your 8-digit Student Number 3000774039
NB: Leave one space open between student number and allocation ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS

Corporate clients/bulk payments

Beneficiary: Unisa
Bank: Standard Bank
Account number: Please contact +27 11 652 0313 or +27 11 652 0226 or +27 11 652 0262
Branch code: 010645
Reference: 3000774039 COMPANY NAME
NB: For bulk payments: the proof of payment, a list of students with student numbers and amounts to be allocated per student should be e-mailed to SBLfinance@unisa.ac.za. This will facilitate quick allocation of payments to the relevant students account.

Foreign students

Beneficiary: Unisa
Bank: Standard Bank
Account number: NR011554622
Branch code: 010645
SWIFT code: SBZAZAJJ
Reference: STUDENTNR 3000774039

myUnisa payments

For existing students: following payment link by logging onto your MyUnisa platform: https://my.unisa.ac.za/portal

To facilitate quick and correct allocation of payments to student accounts, please ensure that the correct referencing is used.

To facilitate preparation of sponsorship (bursar) letter and tax invoices.  Companies sponsoring students must send bursar/sponsorship letters in order to be furnished with a tax invoices. The bursar/sponsorship letter must include the following information:

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  1. A letter of sponsorship wherein the sponsor unequivocally assumes financial liability for the total or stated amount of the cost of studying. On the basis of a sponsorship letter, UNISA SBL will hold the sponsor legally responsible for the amount in the letter even if a cohort terminates his/her relationship with the sponsor. UNISA/SBL reserves the right to require a Memorandum of Agreement to obtain the condition above.
  2. Full trading name of organization.
  3. Postal address of organization.
  4. VAT Number (if exempt, please indicate)
  5. Full name and official title of account representative
  6. Cost or amount for which the organization is responsible.
  7. Full name of each student and student number (the national ID number if student number has not been issued)
  8. Fax number or email address where a copy of invoice may be sent.
  9. Bursar/Sponsorship letter should be on the companies official letter head
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