Tuition Fees - 2012

Students will be required to pay the fees once registration is approved. Due to the constant fluctuations in the exchange rate, you may not be debited with the exact amount. In this case, the difference may be paid at a later stage.

It is impossible to indicate precise study costs for a particular student. However, the following will give you some indication.

All distance learning programmes offered in this website are UNISA (University of South Africa) academic programmes. Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees are awarded by UNISA and not by IACI. All fees shown in this page are UNISA exact fees in Rand currency.

Most students take only two or three courses per year. Remember that you also have to purchase prescribed books. You should therefore budget carefully to determine whether the financial burden will not be too heavy.

Most first degree programs consist of workloads between 10 modules per year, 5 per semester for BA degree, in total 30 modules. A module runs for 32 weeks. Each module will require written assignments and at least one proctored examination. A module runs for 14 -16 weeks. Each module will require written assignments and at least one proctored examination.

* Part-time students are advised to distribute their study over five years (6:6:6:6:6).
* Full-time students are advised to distribute their study over three years (10:10:10).

In other words, a complete B.A. degree will cost about US$5600 in tuition fees only. Master's Dissertation about US$1985 per year, and Doctoral Dissertation about US$2264 per year. This does not include externally purchased textbooks, which some modules will require

Please note that you do not need to provide credit card details along with your application form. You will be notified of the amount payable and methods of payment only when your application is approved. You may also use PayPal directly from our homepage website for Tuition and Application Fees payment.

Application/Administration Fees:

Student Fees for 2012

Please Note

• Since it is impossible to indicate precise study costs for a particular student, the above will give you some close indication for student fees in the 2012 year. 
• The above fees include a postal/courier levy on students in foreign countries (including North and South America). For example, R1700 (levy per course/paper/year); R850 (levy per module/semester; course paper on second/third/fourth-year level).
• The fee for a complete or conditional exemption certificate issued by the Matriculation Board (per certificate) is R380.
• The above fees include a postal levy of R4510 for Masters degrees and R4860 for Doctor's degrees, per year.
• Sending a copy of the summary of an accepted masters dissertation or doctoral thesis to ProQuest Information and Learning carry an additional amount of R300.
• IACI undertakes no responsibility or liability for student fee changes by Unisa.
• Final cost per year, per student will be mailed directly to you by Unisa (IACI does not add any charges).
• Payment can be made by PayPal (or use your any credit card and pay the university directly). All the particulars required under 'Particulars of Payment' on the registration form must be supplied. 
• A student will not forfeit the payment if he/she is not accepted to the semester/year of study.
• It is difficult to find reliable information about student aid, check out the following web sites for information about finding money for university tuition.
  USA: The Student Guide to Federal Student Aid 
  Canada: Directory of Canadian Government Aid Websites