Pay your study fees At University of South Africa (UNISA)

Once you have completed and submitted your registration form, you must pay the fees that you calculated in step 3.
All fees must be paid into the correct bank account with the correct reference number in order for the university to process your registration before the relevant closing date. For your convenience, we provide a variety of different payment methods.

Payment methods

For your convenience, we provide a variety of different payment methods. In the case of electronic transfers, please ensure that the reference field is completed correctly. No cash or cheques will be accepted at any Unisa office. Cash can, however, be paid into the university’s bank account at any Standard Bank branch.

Payment problems & cancellation dates

Dishonoured payments

If a cheque or credit card is tendered in payment of the minimum amount which must accompany a student’s application for registration, and payment of that cheque or credit card is later returned unpaid by the bank, the student’s registration will be cancelled by the university. Such registrations will not be reinstated unless the student’s full tuition fees for the year or semester are paid in the form of cash, electronic transfer or bank guaranteed cheque into the university’s bank account, or via debit card payment at any of the Unisa regional offices before the relevant closing date.
On re-registration of the cancelled modules, the student’s account will be debited with a once-off administrative levy, per dishonoured transaction.

Overdue accounts and accounts handed over for collection

No student will be allowed to re-register with the university until all outstanding debt of previous registration periods has been settled in full. Students with long overdue balances on their accounts may be handed over to a third party for collection. Any collection/legal costs that may arise from the account being handed over will be for the account of the student. Payment or arrangements thereof of overdue accounts handed over for collection should be made with the collection company concerned.

2024 cancellation dates

A student who voluntarily cancels his or her registration of a module will forfeit either a part of or the entire study fees paid as indicated below. If you wish to cancel your registration, you must do so by the following dates:

Action	Date
Last date for cancellation of semester 1 modules	15 March 2024	Regardless of when you cancel a semester 1 module, you will forfeit the minimum payment. Full payment forfeited after this date.
Last date for cancellation of semester 2 modules	15 August 2024	Regardless of when you cancel a semester 2 module, you will forfeit the minimum payment. Full payment forfeited after this date.
Year modules (second payment)	15 May 2024	If you cancel a module before this date, you will forfeit the minimum payment. Minimum and second payments forfeited after this date.
Year modules (final payment)	15 August 2024	If you cancel a module before this date, you will forfeit the minimum and second payments. Full payment forfeited after this date.