Walter Sisulu University Faculty of Health Sciences Fees Structure

FEES

Application fee

Any student who for the first time applies to be accepted as a student at Walter Sisulu University has to pay an official application fee.
Application fees are payable on a sliding scale according to the date of application as follows:
Application fees are not admission fees and therefore non-refundable and must be paid whether the student’s application was successful or not.

Fees to be paid

All students shall pay the following fees and any other fees may be determined by the University.

• Registration and late registration fees (non refundable)
• SRC fees
• Copyright fee
• Sport fee

Tuition fees

Residence fees

Method of Payment of Fees
Fees can be paid cash at the bank, i.e. settle the whole amount in full on registration.
If this method is preferred, a discount of 10% of total amount due, [for the year] after taking into account bursaries and/or any financial assistance [where applicable], is offered for payment in full upon registration.

MONTH	SEMESTER COURSE	YEAR COURSE	SPONSORED/BURSARY
January	Initial payment – equal to 25% of total fees	Initial payment – equal to 30% of total fees	Presentation of letter of commitment
February	25% of the remaining debt	10% of the remaining debt
March	25% of the remaining debt	10% of the remaining debt
April	25% of the remaining debt	10% of the remaining debt	25% of fees
May	25% of the remaining debt	10% of the remaining debt	25% of fees
June	25% of the remaining debt	10% of the remaining debt	25% of fees
July	Initial payment – equal to 33% of Total fees	10% of the remaining debt	25% of fees
August	33% of the remaining debt	10% of the remaining debt
September	33% of the remaining debt
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%

NB All fees for the 1st Semester must be paid by end April and the rest MUST be settled by end September.
Please note that no student will be allowed to register without paying the minimum amount.

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