i. Conditions of an Acknowledgement of Debt (AoD)

AoD arrangements are aimed at assisting students with payment plans in order for them to settle their previous year(s) outstanding fees. Outstanding fees must be settled or acceptable arrangements made before a student will be allowed to register for the academic year. Although the university will make a provision for alternative arrangements for the payment of outstanding fees, extreme care will be exercised to avoid increasing institutional debt where the prospect of academic success and debt recovery seems remote.

Application Process: Upon receipt of the completed AoD application form and its supporting documents, the university will evaluate and approve the arrangement entered into by the student based on individual student profile and payment history of their student account.

On approval of the AoD, a Financial Officer will advise the student on the amount required and the monthly repayments for student debt.

After making payment of the amount required, the student will send the proof of payment to the Financial Officer. The Financial Officer will enable the student to register.

Required Supporting Documents: 

• 3 months bank statement of the person responsible for paying the outstanding fees
• ID copy of the person responsible for paying the outstanding fees 
• Latest salary slip of the person responsible for paying the outstanding fees 

Debit Order Authority and Mandate: Please contact a Financial Officer in your campus to email you the debit order authority and mandate form.

This is for the person responsible for paying the outstanding fees to authorize the university to issue an instruction to his/her banker for collection against his/her account in order to settle the debt and honour the AoD arrangement or payment plan.

Important to note that: 

• There are no arrangements for the initial minimum payment of R1 500 that is required on registration. 
• There are no arrangements for first time entering students (first year students)
• The university will not enter into an AoD arrangement with international students. 
• Only students who have paid a portion of their debt as agreed with the Financial Officer and completed the AoD arrangement will be allowed to register in the academic year.
• The remaining debt has to be settled in equal payments over 6 to 10 months of the academic year.  

Please refer to the forms for the full terms and conditions.

 - Form: Acknowledgement of Debt and Undertaking.pdf 
 - Contact Details
- Form: Debit Order Mandate.pdf