Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Notices

Institutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019

Chapter 7 : Students

56. Admission and registration

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(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).