South African Theological Seminary Online Application Form 2024-2025
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South African Theological Seminary Admission Form for 2024-2025 for the Academic year is Out. Please apply for this admission intake before the South African Theological Seminary Application Closing Date.
Before you proceed to application, Click on the links Below for information:
Each semester existing students are required to register for classes for the particular semester. The registration is held in the respective college office of students’ Affairs.
To register for classes, students should collect three copies of registration slips from the respective departmental heads complete the required information and get them signed by the head of the department/school and submit one copy of the slip to the respective college office of students’ Affairs and one copy to the University office of the registrar.
kindly follow the links provided below respectively. Don’t forget that the South African Theological Seminary official website is https://www.sats.edu.za/
NOTE: This page is updated when any South African Theological Seminary Admission Undergraduate Admission Form or Intake is opened for application, so you are advised to Bookmark and visit this page regularly to ascertain if your program application form or intake of choice is out for the 2021 academic year. The Admission Letters would be given at the end of the Application exercise to show that You have been offered admission into this University.
Kindly click here to apply online.
How to Enrol as a Student at SATS
Our website has a user-friendly application facility, where you can apply, upload and submit your supporting documents.
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Application Form
Complete the online application form at apply.sats.edu.za.
Upload all the required documents.
Application Fee
Confirmation
Receive a confirmation email that your application has been received.
Pay the application fee.
Welcome Letter
Once payment is confirmed, and the DHET Form is signed and returned, you will receive a welcome letter confirming your student status on MySats, with your login details and starting instructions.
Invoice
Receive an emailed invoice for:
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the Enrolment Fee
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the cost of your
first course.
Acceptance Letter
Receive an email with:
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an acceptance letter,
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a DHET Form to sign and return.
The pricing for the various SATS programmes may be found on the SATS website: www. sats.edu.za/pricing. You may buy anywhere between two and four courses per term. If you buy two or more courses at any time on the same invoice, discounts may apply. Consult the cost calculator to estimate the cost and duration of your studies, based on the number of courses you complete each year: www.sats.edu.za/pricing/cost- calculator. When you study the prices, please bear the following in mind:
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Total cost. Our prices constitute the total cost of the programme. Textbooks for most of the courses are made available to our students online at no extra cost, and there are no travel or accommodation costs, as all our courses are taught online. For most tertiary programmes, the costs of travel, accommodation, and textbooks far surpass the cost of tuition.
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Pay per course. You only need to pay for the courses or phases that you are taking, which means that the total cost of your studies is spread over the duration of your study programme.
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No refunds. If for some reason you elect to cancel your enrolment in a course or withdraw from your study programme, no refunds will be given.
What are credits? How are credits calculated?
One credit equates to approximately 10 hours time taken on a task. At the undergraduate level, all courses are 12 credits, requiring approximately 120 hours of work; this includes research, writing of the assignment(s), and the examination. Since the courses at SATS run over 11–12 weeks, an average student should study 10–11 hours per week in each course. If you are familiar with the American system of counting credits, 1 US credit is equal to approximately 4 South African credits.
Do I need to buy textbooks?
As most prescribed readings are freely available from our digital library, SATS courses do not generally require the purchase of textbooks. Please visit the SATS website (www.sats.edu.za) to see whether you are required to purchase any textbooks for your program.
Can I take courses for non-degree purposes?
Yes! If you wish to take selected courses for self-enrichment without committing to a full certificate or degree program, you are welcome to enrol for them. When you finish, you can request a transcript reflecting the courses passed for non-degree purposes.
Similarly, if you are registered for a programme and wish to take extra courses, in addition to the ones required for your degree, you are welcome to do so. For instance, you might be an MTh student who wishes to take Biblical Hebrew for extra credit. In such cases, the extra courses reflect on your academic record even though they are not required for your degree.
When can I enrol?
You can enrol at SATS at any time of the year. You will commence your studies in the next available term.
In what languages does SATS teach?
The official language of the Seminary is English. All courses are taught in English and all the instructional documentation of the Seminary is written in English. However, students who are not first-language English speakers are graded in a fair and equitable manner.
Does SATS make special provisions for students with disabilities?
SATS tries to accommodate students with disabilities or special needs as much as is practical. Since we teach online, students need not travel to the campus. When medical needs necessitate, we grant students with disabilities extra time and we may allow them to submit oral assignments and examination answers instead of typed ones. Visually impaired students are encouraged to use ‘text-to-speech’ and ‘speech- to-text’ technologies.
Will my denomination recognise my degree from SATS?
There are several denominations currently enrolling students at SATS for their theological studies. You will need to contact the head of your denomination in order to find out if the SATS degree meets their denominational requirements. SATS does not ordain ministers.
Will my degree from SATS be recognised overseas?
South African degrees are well respected overseas and, since SATS has the highest level of accreditation in South Africa, most foreign institutions will admit our graduates to further studies (see Accreditation and Registration). However, each institution is sovereign with respect to which applicants it admits, so no institution local or international is obliged to admit a SATS graduate (or, for that matter, a graduate from any other institution).
Does SATS offer bursaries?
We have a small bursary fund for those who cannot afford to study. Bursaries are allocated in the form of a discount and are typically given to existing students who find themselves unable to afford the full SATS fees. To apply, you need to send a letter of motivation to bursaries@sats.edu.za.
How can I log a complaint or a grievance?
Should you have reason to query the way in which the assessment of your assignments or examinations has been conducted, or if you wish to lay a complaint against a staff member, or if you have a grievance about any other matter related to your studies, you should follow the procedures laid out in the Student Handbook.
Do SATS’ facilities comply with health-and-safety regulations?
Yes, we have a detailed policy with accompanying procedures to ensure that our campus is safe and secure. Since students do not work on campus, this mostly affects staff.
Do I need to sign a registration contract with SATS?
The Application Form functions as our registration contract. When you sign the Application Form, you agree to abide by the policies of the Seminary. The Department of Higher Education and Training requires you to sign its ‘Confirmation of Programme’ form when you register.
The high point of a student’s many years of study is the graduation ceremony, and even though SATS is a distance learning institution, we still host an annual graduation ceremony. Each year we carefully select a speaker to speak on a topic that will inspire our graduands to effectively effectively apply their learning in service to the church.
We encourage family members to join our graduands for the ceremony, as this is a day of great celebration; they have spent many years sacrificing their time in completing their studies and this is the occasion to recognise their achievement.
We also encourage our students to continue their relationship with SATS after they have graduated, either as assessors, mentors or volunteers.
Upon completion of their studies, students can opt to receive their certificates via post. However, a physical graduation ceremony is typically hosted annually, in Johannesburg. You will be informed by the Registrar that you have completed your programme and invited to attend the annual graduation ceremony. The 2021 graduation will be held online.