2021 Call for Student Mentorship Applications (First Year Experience)

by Kegorapetse | Feb 22, 2021 | All News, Student Media

Students are invited to apply for appointment in the First Year Experience Student Mentorship Program (SMP) within the Student Support Unit of CUTL for the year 2021. The purpose of this post is to assist the Unit in delivering First Year Experience mentorship program to 2021 first year students. The aim of this program is to prepare first time entering students for university life and thus improve student experience, retention and success. The SMP will be coordinated by CUTL through the office of the Student Academic
Development and Support Unit.

The primary responsibilities for a Mentor include:
• Attend all mentorship-training sessions that are offered in the year.
• Mentor and be responsible for the first year entering students (Mentees) with whom they have been paired.
• Organise at least one mentorship session a week for 30 minutes, during which they shall assist their Mentees with life-skills and provide advise about course content throughout the academic year.
• Meet each of their Mentees individually at least once in every two months to determine his/her progress, needs and challenges.
• Fully prepare for and attend all sessions that they plan for the Mentees.
• Assist their Mentees in a manner that is pleasant, firm, educational and socially/emotionally beneficial.
• Maintain confidentiality in respect of their Mentees.
• Submit monthly schedules of your sessions and all required attendance records/registers, weekly session reports and observation forms.

Minimum Requirements
• A minimum of 60% average in the previous year (2020 academic year) of study
• Must have successfully completed 1st year of study

For more details, please follow the link below:

Download: Advert First Year Experience Student Mentorship Programme 2021 Final

Notice: First Time Entering Students/First Time 2021 Academic Year Applicants

by Kegorapetse | Feb 22, 2021 | All News, Student Media

Final Selection, Admission and Registration of 2021

We would like to start off by thanking you for choosing to study at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in 2021. As a way of keeping you informed of the developments in respect of timelines for final selection and admission decisions, and the registration activities for the 2021 academic year, kindly be informed that:

• Final selections will be made after the release of Grade 12 results on 23 February 2021.
• Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their applications through an email, phone or sms as and when decisions are made by the School Selection Committees
• Applicants can also check the status of their applications on the SMU website (using self-help portal).
• Successful applicants are expected to accept/decline their offers within three (3) days upon receipt of such an offer. Failure to accept an offer within three (3) days will result in the offer being given to another applicant because there are limited places available for all our academic programmes.
• Successful applicants will be given more information about registration and fees after they have accepted their study offers. Such information will also be made available on the University website.
• Successful applicants will, after being registered, be required to attend an online orientation programme where they will be informed of the University, its structures and important services available to students and other related matters. The details will be communicated to successful applicants by the Department of Marketing and Communication.

PLEASE NOTE

• The University receives more applications than the number of available spaces.
• Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission into the University programmes.
• There are limited places available in University residences and admission to study at SMU does not guarantee a place in either a University-owned or leased residence. The places are awarded on a first come, first served basis and the University is not obliged to provide a place in the residence.
• Late applications and/or walk-ins will NOT be allowed as the University has already received large volumes of applications for each of the programmes on offer.
• The selection of transfer applicants (within SMU and from other Universities) will take place from the 1^st of March 2021, after the release of SMU results for the 2020 academic year.
• Except by invitation from the University, applicants should not come to the campus because of challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enquiries related to selection/admission/registration should be emailed to: apply@smu.ac.za Applicants should write their names in full and use their student number in their correspondence with the University.

Telephonic enquiries related to selection/admission/registration should be directed to the following numbers:  012 521 4204/ 4319 /4644 /5057

Issued by:

Office of the Registrar
19 February 2021

Download: Notice to FTENS 2021 24 Feb

2021 Registration Arrangements Notice at SMU

by Kegorapetse | Feb 19, 2021 | All News, Student Media

1. INTRODUCTION

Preparations for the 2021 registration of returning and first time entering students have been concluded. Preparations were undertaken by a multi-disciplinary Task Team that was coordinated by Office of the Registrar. The Task Team is made up of representatives from the five Schools, ICT, IPD, Finance Department (including Financial Aid Office), Residences, Institutional Support, Marketing Department, International Office, SRC and Safety & Security Office.

2. IMPORTANT DATES

The table below shows registration dates according to different Schools and levels of study

Table 2: A summary of important registration dates:

3. REGISTRATION ARRANGEMENTS

1. Registration will be online and students can register on campus or off campus anytime during the day or at night.
2. Students are expected to use their own gadgets (laptops or smart cellular phones) to register.
3. Students can use the self-help portal (iEnabler) on the website to check if they have academic and/or financial blocks.
4. The lifting of academic and/or financial blocks (where applicable), as well as assistance with the choice of correct modules, will be done by staff members from Enrolment Management Office, Finance Department and the five Schools during office
5. International students will not be allowed to register before they are cleared by the International Office. The International Office can be contacted on 012 521 6001. Emails should be sent to: modiba@smu.ac.za
6. There will be a Call Centre to attend to enquiries and/or re-route them to the relevant Section for assistance during office hours. Students can call the following numbers for assistance: 012 521 4204/ 4319/4644/5057

4. STUDENT FEES AND CLEARANCE

1. Students who were sponsored or received funding from either NSFAS or a Provincial Government and have performed well academically, will be financially cleared and allowed to register.
2. Students who have not received NSFAS or Provincial Government funding during 2020 will be required to go through the financial clearance process at the Financial Aid
3. Self-funded students who do not have outstanding fees are required to pay an initial minimum registration fee of R4 500 before they can be allowed to register.
4. All academically deserving self-funded students who have outstanding fees are required to make arrangements with the Finance They should also complete and sign Acknowledgement of Debt Forms before they can be allowed to register.

5. STUDENT ACCOMMODATION ISSUES

1. Students who have applied for University residence and were successful will be allocated their rooms after they have been successfully registered
2. They will be required to sign all the relevant forms to be allowed into University residence.

6. STUDENT IDENTITY CARDS

1. The student identity cards of students who were registered for the 2020 academic year will remain active until the end of the registration period as some of them will still be writing 2020 supplementary and special examinations.
2. Those who have successfully completed the registration process will receive their 2021 student cards in the Sports Complex.

7. CONCLUDING REMARKS

Given the tighter timelines, and the imperative to conclude our registration season without any further delays, staff and students are encouraged to do their outmost to honour the set timelines.

DR JM MABELEBELE REGISTRAR

(sent out electronically and therefore unsigned)

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