{"id":750,"date":"2024-06-06T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/?page_id=750"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:23:41","slug":"how-to-apply-for-unisa-b-tech-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/how-to-apply-for-unisa-b-tech-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Still Apply for a Unisa B Tech?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No. Unisa stopped taking new B Tech students after 2019, when engineering B Tech degrees and National Diplomas were phased out under the new higher education qualifications framework. Students already registered had until 2021 to finish. The advanced diploma replaced the B Tech as the step after a diploma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What replaced the B Tech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Old qualification<\/th><th>Now<\/th><th>Level<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>National Diploma<\/td><td>Diploma (for example Diploma in Civil Engineering, 90137)<\/td><td>NQF 6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B Tech<\/td><td>Advanced Diploma<\/td><td>NQF 7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>After a B Tech<\/td><td>Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours<\/td><td>NQF 8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Unisa engineering advanced diplomas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chemical Engineering (90128)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrical Power Engineering (90126)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrical Telecommunications Engineering (90127)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering (90142)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial Engineering (90134)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mechanical Engineering (90133)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mining Engineering (90131)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get into an advanced diploma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A relevant 360-credit diploma or National Diploma, or an Advanced Certificate in Engineering Practice, with an average of at least 60%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recognition of prior learning is possible from age 27 with five years&#8217; relevant experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply in Unisa&#8217;s normal application window. For 2027, undergraduate applications run from 17 August to 9 October 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you hold an old B Tech, you may qualify for a Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours. Check the admission rules for your field on Unisa&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/what-are-the-unisa-engineering-courses\/\">Unisa engineering courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790800000750\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does Unisa still offer the B Tech?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. New enrolments ended after 2019. The advanced diploma replaced it.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790800000751\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What do I need for a Unisa advanced diploma in engineering?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>A relevant diploma or National Diploma with an average of at least 60%.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. Unisa stopped taking new B Tech students after 2019, when engineering B Tech degrees and National Diplomas were phased [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_ba_keyfacts":"","_ba_provider_contact":"","_ba_provider_name":"","_ba_provider_type":"","_ba_provider_cat":"","_ba_writer":"pieter-van-der-merwe","_ba_reviewer":"naledi-khumalo","iawp_total_views":184,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-750","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/750\/revisions\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/unisa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}