University of Free State (UFS) Online Registration 2025/2026

It is important to note that the online registration process excludes students in the Faculty of Health Sciences and the South Campus and sub-region students (Access). Students in the Faculty of Health Sciences will receive communication from the faculty.

The South Campus Access office will send students a pre-populated DV4 form to complete and sign. Please note that you must have accepted the offer to study before you can receive this form. Visit the South Campus website for the South Campus registration steps.

For more information about the online registration process, view the registration toolkit documents available on this page.

Important dates:

Registration and Orientation

11 January – 5 February 2025/2026: Registration and orientation for senior undergraduate and honours students in the Faculty of Health Sciences (according to the different programmes)

18 January 2025/2026: Online registration for postgraduate and diploma students in the Faculty of Health Sciences

1 March 2025/2026: Registration and orientation of first-year students in the Faculty of Health Sciences

8-26 February 2025/2026: Online registration and orientation: Senior and postgraduate students (all other faculties)
1-13 March 2025/2026: Online registration and orientation: First-year students (all other faculties)

First Term

11 January 2025/2026: Start of the first term for senior undergraduate students from the Faculty of Health Sciences, according to the schedule of different programmes.

1 March 2025/2026: Start of the first term for first-year undergraduate students from the Faculty of Health Sciences

1 March 2025/2026: Start of first term for senior students
15 March 2025/2026: Start of first term for first-year students (all other faculties)

Due to the national lockdown regulations and the capacity of the university’s infrastructure to adhere to physical distancing protocols, the institution is following a minimalistic approach by limiting the number of students who will be returning to the campuses.During the first semester, the university will continue with an online/blended learning and teaching approach for first-year and senior undergraduate students. This means that some classes will be online, some in contact or face-to-face mode, and others a combination of contact and online.

In general, ALL students in the faculties of Health Sciences and Natural and Agricultural Sciences will return to the campuses (including first-year students), with the understanding that travelling across provincial borders will continue. In some other faculties, only students in identified modules will return to the campuses. Students are encouraged to plan accordingly in terms of accommodation.

If you are required to return to the campuses during the semester, you will be contacted by the faculty and provided with a campus access permit. You will be expected to undergo a screening process every time you enter the campuses. Information on the screening process will be provided upon receipt of your campus access permit.

Only students in possession of a valid campus access permit will be allowed to enter the campuses.

If you have NOT been contacted to return, you will be supported through remote multimodal teaching, learning, academic advising, and assessment until you are informed by your faculty that you can return to campus.

We look forward to welcoming you to Kovsies in 2025/2026!