1. Applications

• *** Undergraduate applications are closed for 2026. Applications for 2027 open on 1 April.***
• Go to the Application Portal App [Guide] to apply. On this app, you can also
  • Check your application status
  • Accept your conditional offer and final offer. (Both must be done within a specific time frame. If you miss the offer deadline, the offer is forfeited.)
  • Download the following:
    • Financial undertaking form
    • Your application summary
    • Conditional offer letter
    • Fee quotation
    • Final offer letter (Your student number will be on your final offer letter.)
    • Note: Download the documents listed during each step. Once you move to the next step, the documents might no longer be available. For example, after you accept the final offer, you will no longer have access to your final offer letter and fee quotation on the application app.
  • Your final status on the Application Portal App should say Registration Ready. Then you can move on to the next step: creating your NWU email.

 

Help: Application and Admission Enquiries

• Application FAQ's
• WhatsApp number: +27 (0) 60 070 2606
• NWU Call Centre: 0860 169 698 
• E-mail: studies@nwu.ac.za
• SMS number: 31750

 

As part of your application, it is also essential to look at bursaries and accommodation:

Bursaries

• Postgraduate and undergraduate bursaries
• Know your fees
• How to apply
• Bursaries in Engineering

Accomodation

• Residence application
• Residences
• Off-campus accommodation tips

2. Create your NWU email

After you have accepted your final offer from the NWU, you can set up your NWU email address [Guide]. Note that the email setup becomes available 48 hours after your final offer is accepted. If you have any trouble setting up your NWU email address, contact IT Services.

Possible error messages:

• Your ID number and email don't match
  • Make sure you typed your username and password correctly
    • Username: studentnumber@mynwu.ac.za
    • Password: identitynumber@Nwu (it must be a capital letter N)
  • From the moment you accept your final offer, it takes 48 hours before you can set up your NWU email. This is one of the error messages you might see if you try to log in before 48 hours have passed.
  • Contact IT services if the problem persists.
• Your Authenticator App is not working. 
  • Video on how to set up your Microsoft Authenticator App (MFA).
  • MFA guides
  • Contact IT services if the problem persists.

Help:

• IT Services
• Passwords

3. Pay your fees

• Payment Portal App [Guide]
• Payable fees
• Know your fees

Help:

• Student finances and financial related systems
• Financial support services

4. Registration

• Registration information
• Registration navigator

Steps

• To register, log in to the MySIS student portal [Guide].
  • The MYSIS login credentials will be forwarded to your studentnumber@mynwu.ac.za email address.
    • Your Username will be your studentnumber@mysis-nwu.ac.za email
    • The unique password will be in the email. 
  • Summary of registration steps for FIRST-YEAR students
    • If you cannot choose your modules under Registration (you might see a message like Registration on hold), please log your registration enquiry on the “Student Helpdesk” section of the Student Portal.
  • Tools: Yearbooks
  • Note: Check your registration status after 24 hours.

Information available on the Student Portal App

• Go to the Student Portal [Video] to find the following:
  • Dashboard (Your information: Campus, qualification, enrolment status, grade point average (GPA), complete profile)
  • Academics (View attendance, class schedule, curriculum progress, academic record)
  • Transfer Credits
  • My Exams (Exam hall ticket, exam schedules, grades, exam appeal)
  • My Profile (calendar, message centre, your information, POPIA)
  • My Finances (Account information, online payment, credit refund, payment plan, statement, fee quotation)
  • My Documents
  • Student Helpdesk (Submit a request [Guide], track the status of your requests)
  • Student Feedback
  • Registration (Registration, proof of registration) 
  • My Residence (Application listing, housing application)
  • My Bursaries (Applications, TRA, AOD)
  • Graduation Ceremony (Date, graduation ceremony, venue, payment, edit RSVP)

Help:

• Registration FAQ's
• Understanding the NWU registration hold
• Registration Guides
• All Student requests, including qualification changes and academic records, must be submitted via the Student Portal. None of these requests will be handled via email.
• Keep your eye on the Notice board. 

 

5. Create your Student Card

• Create your student card [Guide]
• Parking

Help:

• Protection Services

6. Orientation

• Orientation programme dates

7. TALL Test & ALDE

• Academic Literacy Levels (TALL) Placement Tests
• TALL test results (Published on the NWU website after the 12th of February 2026.)
• ALDE

8. Class Timetables

Steps [PDF Guide]

1. Go to https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/class-timetables
2. Click the timetable link under your campus.
3. Under Type, choose Groups
4. Under Resources, type your curriculum code-programme code-year-semester from the list, e.g. 7CJK01-I426P-Y1-S1. (You will find the curriculum and programme code in your yearbook.)
5. Example:
   
   

Note: 

• Be sure to check timetables regularly (every day in the first two weeks of classes) as they are subject to change. (Refresh your page, and clear your cache.
• Instructions on how to clear your webpage caches (do so regularly to ensure that you always receive the latest versions of timetables):
  • Clear your cache in Mozilla Firefox
  • Clear your cache in Google Chrome

9. First Year Navigator and eFundi

• First Year Navigator - The First Year Navigator is the tool used by CTL to extend the academic orientation of first-year students beyond the official NWU orientation period. CTL presents sessions during orientation to help students adapt to university life and become aware of educational support services.
• eFundi - eFundi is the North-West University's (NWU) online Learning Management System (LMS), essentially the virtual campus where students access course materials, submit assignments, write tests, receive announcements from lecturers, and find learning resources, acting as a central hub for teaching, learning, and collaboration.

IT Support

• Laptop Requirements
• IT Student Orientation
• IT Services and Software
• Citrix Gateway - your gateway to exclusive NWU discount deals

Discounts

• Purple Pulse - NWU Purple Pulse is a project initiated by North-West University to provide all students, faculty members, and staff with discounted deals on technology, data, laptops and everyday consumables.

Emotional Support

• Emotional Support
• Student Counselling and Development
• Health Centres

Learn more about the NWU

• NWU campuses, values and history
• Yearbooks
• Library hours and NWU calendars
• NWU Biodiversity Booklet

Library Services