Unisa offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and diploma programs through distance learning, which means that students can study from anywhere in the world. The university has a large number of students, with over 300,000 currently enrolled. Unisa is also known for its flexible study options, allowing students to study at their own pace and in their own time.
Here Following Current And Future Arrangements Exist In Unisa
- Providing special education students with separate venues, such as computer labs
- Own laptop for writing at home
- Software-based magnifiers or enlarged prints (A3 size)
- Time to spare
- Computer-based exam completion
- To save answers, use a blank USB flash drive (this flash drive will be couriered to the Examination Administration Department).
- Audio version of the question paper
- Braille question papers
Reasonable accommodations are determined on a case-by-case basis. It is your responsibility to discuss your needs with the University if you are seeking reasonable accommodations.
- A medical certificate from a Medical Practitioner, registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), including a Psychiatrist, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist or from a recognized non-governmental organisation catering for that particular disability, must be submitted in support of all applications for Special Examination Arrangements. Students with a permanent or temporary disability will be eligible for these accommodations. When applying for the first time, students with a permanent disability will only need to submit the above mentioned certificate.
For the duration of the student’s term of study with the University, the University will make the same arrangements. The deadline for requesting reasonable accommodations for the first semester was 31 March 2023. In the second semester, reasonable accommodations must be requested by 31 August 2023.
