Curriculum Control Information and Guidelines

 

What is Curriculum Control and Registration and how do I do it?

Curriculum control refers to the process by which Faculty Administrators and/or subject advisors assist students in choosing the modules that they must register for.

Registration refers to the online form where students select these modules and submit the form to be formally registered as a NWU student. These modules are the subjects that you must take for the year.

Follow these steps to a successful online registration process!

  • Payable fees here 
    Make sure your minimum fees have been paid or that you have made the necessary arrangements with the finance department.
  • First year students from the Faculty of Health Sciences are encouraged to register online from 19 January to 8 February 2026.
  • Understand the registration process here
  • All registrations, curriculum control and student requests will be able to be done by students themselves online. 
  • Check your application status here (this will indicate what course you have been accepted to study and for which you must register).
  • Check your course details here (this will indicate what modules you must register for).
  • Proceed to online registration here 
    The online registration form will ask you to tick off what modules you want to register for. Tick all the modules listed in your course details. Make sure you register the whole year’s modules and not just one semester.
  • Need assistance, contact us here
  • Class timetables here 

 

If you want to add/drop modules


If you made a mistake while registering online by either registering for modules that you must not be registered for, or not registering modules that you must be registered for, you can add/drop these modules via the SIS Portal.

You will have to be a registered student to make use of this service.
Students may also add additional modules to their curriculum if they want to. In order to do this, you must first register and then apply to add a module via the SIS Portal.

 

If you want to change your course

    First register for your approved course.
    Visit your Faculty Administrator and request a change of course.

Bursary and loan students


Bursary students

The written proof should set out what the bursary fees should be utilised for, as well as the date when payment thereof will be made.

 

Studies financed by loans

If a student’s studies are financed by way of a loan, written proof thereof must be submitted through the NWU Student Portal by navigating to My Documents before or during registration.

Students:

  • Must pay the University the minimum first payment from their loan within 14 calendar days of registration. Failure to adhere to this condition will result in the immediate termination of registration, and
  • Must adhere strictly to the payment of the University’s required monthly installments to settle the account by 31 July, the same as all other students.

If you have any questions, please contact us via the Student Portal Help Desk. Select the Student Finance category, and then the Debt Collection sub-category.
 

Virtual Tours

  • Explore the Faculty of Health Sciences and know your way around the classroom here

Faculty of Health Sciences Yearbook

  • Yearbook 2026 here

Mathematics Induction Course

All information regarding the Mathematics Induction Course including what it is, who must take it, why certain students have to take it, its programme and the contact persons for the course are provided here
 
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