Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 7 : Students56. Admission and registration |
| (1) | In order to be a student of the University, a person must have been admitted to the University and must have been registered for a module, or for a programme leading to the attainment of a qualification. |
| (2) | The Council, with the concurrence of the Senate, may: |
| (a) | determine the maximum number of students that may be registered at the University or the maximum number of students that may be registered for a particular programme at the University; and |
| (b) | prescribe, in accordance with the admissions policy of the University, selection tests or a particular standard of academic competence as admission requirements for studies or a particular programme at the University. |
| (3) | A student who is admitted to and registered at the University continues to be a student of the University for the duration of the academic programme, or until the time the student or the University terminates the registration in accordance with the rules. |
| (4) | In order to continue with studies at the University, a student must re-register annually in accordance with the rules. |
| (5) | A student whose studies have been interrupted without permission for a year or longer must apply anew for admission in order to be re-registered. |
| (6) | The Council, after consultation with the Senate, may set requirements for the readmission of a student and may refuse to allow readmission unless such requirements are met. |
| (7) | A person who has been admitted to the University, and demonstrates the intention to be associated with the University as a student by using University facilities or participating in University activities, is subject to the rules, even if the person has not yet registered as envisaged in subclause (1). |