How to apply to UMP
Every application is made online through UMP’s iEnabler portal — there is no paper application route.
Application fees
FREE
South African applicants
R400
SADC applicants
R550
International applicants outside SADC. Use your ID or student number as the payment reference in all cases.
The iEnabler application process
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1. Start your application
Go to the UMP online application portal and begin.
2. Capture & save
Enter your biographical information and click “save” to continue.
3. Create your PIN
Set a 5-digit PIN (e.g. 24689) and click “Change Pin”. Note down the student number shown.
4. Accept the rules
Accept the POPI Act notice and the View Application Rules, then click “student application”.
5. Complete your profile
Capture biographical, address, contact and next-of-kin information, and any disability information.
6. School results & history
Capture your school-leaving (matric) subjects, and any previous tertiary studies.
7. Upload documents
Certified ID, NSC/matric results, and any other required supporting documents.
8. Choose programmes
Click “Add new academic applications” and select up to two qualification choices.
9. Residence (optional)
Click “Add New Residence Application” if you want to apply for a place in student housing.
10. Confirm & submit
Check your progress reaches 100% before submitting.
What you need to qualify
NSC & equivalent entry
All Diplomas and Degrees require a National Senior Certificate (NSC) or IEB school-leaving certificate certified by Umalusi, a pre-2008 Grade 12 certificate with university exemption, or a National Certificate (Vocational) Level 4. Preliminary admission uses your final Grade 11 results; final admission uses your final Grade 12 results.
Postgraduate entry
Advanced Diplomas, Postgraduate Diplomas, Honours, Master’s and Doctoral programmes are not APS-based — entry is based on your prior qualification (typically the equivalent Diploma, Bachelor’s, Honours or Master’s degree), often with a minimum average in the relevant major modules.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) & credit transfer
Applicants without the standard entry qualification may apply for admission under UMP’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy, or for Credit Accumulation and Transfer (CAT) if credits were earned at another institution — indicate this on your application and submit an official transcript.