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The University of Central Lancashire welcomes students from South Africa, and have a small number of South Africans currently studying with us at our UK campuses.

Entry Requirements

Please note the requirements below are indicative only

Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement) with minimum grades CCCCC or

National Senior Certificate with minimum grades 55555 or (50 – 59%)

Independent Examinations  Board (IEB) from private schools with grades C.

Our entry requirements will vary depending on the individual course and the year of entry and the below are indicative only. Any reference to typical entry qualification or grades stated on the website are provided as a guide only. There is no guarantee that applicants who have, or are predicted to achieve, grades equivalent to or exceeding typical entry qualifications or grade will be made an offer by the University of Central Lancashire.

Minimum English Language Requirements

Standard English language entry requirements - IELTS 6.0 or Grade 5 in the NSC or Grade C in the Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement) taken within the last 10 years or equivalent.

If your academic and/or English language qualifications are not sufficient to allow for direct entry to one of our undergraduate or postgraduate taught programmes, you may wish to consider one of our Undergraduate or Master Foundation Programmes, offered at the University of Central Lancashire by ONCampus. Successful completion of this programme can guarantee entry to a wide range of programmes with us.

Please see our further information and guidance on our English Language requirements.

Awards

  • We’ve been awarded the maximum 5 QS Stars (Excellent) for internationalisation. We’re proud to be a truly international university, with a thriving staff and student community of 38,000+ people from over 100 countries. We encourage all our students to become ‘global citizens’ and our courses open doors to worldwide career opportunities. We offer a welcoming destination to all our international students, providing them with the support they need to succeed in their studies. Our 5 QS Stars also reflects the opportunities we provide to enable students to experience other cultures; the success of our overseas campus in Cyprus; and our 120+ international partnerships with universities based in China, Malaysia, the Far East and beyond.

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How to apply

We welcome applications from all international students. For information and forms for undergraduate and postgraduate applications, please visit our how to apply section for international students.

Contact us

For more information on studying at the University of Central Lancashire, please contact:

Angeline Ward, Regional Manager
Email: amward1@uclan.ac.uk

Leah Nanjala Lusweti, International Officer East and Southern Africa
Email: LLusweti@uclan.ac.uk
Telephone: +254 740 230 645

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