How to check SMU Application Status

SMU application status

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, SMU, allows students to check the status of their admission application through a designated platform provided by the institution. However, students will need their ‘identity number’ (for South African students) or ‘passport number’ (for foreign/international students) to be able to log on to the portal.

SMU application fees

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University charges a compulsory, non-refundable application fee charge of 200 South African Rand. This fee is attached to each admission application made to the university. Students are allowed a maximum of two choices for each application.

SMU application requirements

Typically, individuals applying to study at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University are required to have and present the following things:

  • A working internet connection and a valid email address
  • A duly completed application form
  • The compulsory, non-refundable application fee of 200 South African Rand (proof of payment)
  • The following supporting documents to be attached to their application: certified copies of international passports (for foreign students) or identity cards (for South African students), relevant secondary school qualifications (where and when necessary), records of academic studies/transcripts from previous studies and a study permit (for foreign students). The study permit is a requisite document for registration at the university prior to the commencement of studies.

Applications to study at the university can be routed electronically or manually. In the case of the manual method, the applicant fills and submits an application form (with supporting documents duly attached) retrieved from the university’s website. It bears noting that the university’s online application method only applies majorly to applications for undergraduate degree programmes at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

SMU application status portal

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University communicates receipt of submitted applications through text and email notifications to the applicant. In terms of decisions related to admission applications, feedback may be dispatched within two to three months from the closure of applications. In any case, applicants can track and ascertain the status of their admission applications online at the university’s website. It is worth noting that the university reserves the right to revoke admission offers. However, this provision only applies to instances where applicants have been discovered to have submitted deceitful information in the course of applying to study at the university.

How much is SMU application fee

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University places an application fee charge of 200 South African Rand on admission applications for any degree programme hosted by it. This application fee charge is mandatory and non-refundable.