Welcome back to Commerce!
Please refer to your academic transcript to confirm your academic standing code. Please select your registration mode below based on this code.
Curriculum advice: Please consult the list of Student Advisors per department for the relevant contact details.
Commerce EDU: Please note that EDU students will not register separately. Both Mainstream and EDU students will register as specified by the department of their specialisation.
Concessions
A student may, in special circumstances, apply for a concession to deviate from the programme curriculum. In these cases, the COM01 Application for Academic Concession Form must be completed and added as an attachment when you submit your registration.
Academic standing CONT: Registration via Programme Enrolment (PE) or Blank Shopping Cart (BSC) - (Online/On-campus per department)
Registration period: Monday, 12 January to Friday, 30 January 2026, EXCEPT for the following (refer to the department for specific registration dates and times):
* Accounting (all CONT students)
* Actuarial Science and Quantitative Finance (EDU CONT students)
* Finance and Tax (CONT students with supplementary/deferred exams or summer term results pending)
Please note: Your academic standing is CONT if your transcript states that you are academically eligible to continue.
- If you have not received an email advising that you can proceed with registration by Monday, 12 January 2026, please email com.registration@uct.ac.
za with the following title/subject line on your email: “No activity guide + Student Number”. An administrator will respond when the issue has been resolved. - Before starting to register, download your Curriculum List and Student Registration Activity Guide. Follow the step-by-step guide below to download these documents.
Step-by-step Guide to Online Registration via Programme Enrolment (PE) or Blank Shopping Cart (BSC)
Purpose and Use of the Curriculum List
The Curriculum List is a guiding document to select your courses. It provides information on items to make it easier for you to search for these on the system at Step 12 of the Registration Activity Guide. The Curriculum List denotes the course code, course title, class numbers, and time/day information to enable you to build your curriculum without clashes. Most students do not need to complete the form or have it signed, as you will do it all on the system. The signature spaces have been included for cases where the department or specific programmes require the form to be used (you will be informed if you need to complete the form).
Registration for all BCom Chartered Accounting and BCom General Accounting students will take place in person on the following dates only in Room 6.14 on level 6 of the Leslie Commerce Building. In-person registration means you must see an advisor to have your registration request approved.
- Monday, 2 February 2026 to Thursday, 5 February 2026
- Monday, 9 February 2026 to Tuesday, 10 February 2026 (limited slots only)
Students should aim to complete their registration in the week of 2 February 2026; for registration on 9-10 February, slots will be limited and preference will be given to students awaiting an outcome from the Readmissions Appeals Committee. Please book a registration slot on the BCom Accounting student advice Amathuba site. Queries must be directed to accstudentadvice@uct.ac.za.
Please note that BBusSc Finance with Accounting students register with the Department of Finance and Tax, not the College of Accounting.
Closed
- Mainstream: All CONT students will register online.
- EDU CONT students: Face-to-face registration on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 from 09h00 to 16h00 in Computer Science 2A (CS2A). No bookings are required, but more refined details with be mailed to students closer to registration.
For curriculum advice, please email studentadvice.uctactsci@uct.ac.za.
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Closed
All CONT students (with no supplementary/deferred exams or summer term results pending) must proceed with online registration on PeopleSoft from 12 to 30 January 2026 as follows:
- Second-year students: via Programme Enrolment (PE),
- All other students: via Blank Shopping Cart (BSC).
CONT students with supplementary/deferred exams or summer term results pending must proceed with online registration from 1 to 3 February 2026 (i.e., only after the release of the exam results on PeopleSoft) as follows:
- Second-year students: via Programme Enrolment (PE),
- All other students: via Blank Shopping Cart (BSC).
For any curriculum-related queries, please email ftxstudentadvice@uct.ac.za, indicating your degree in the subject line. For assistance with PeopleSoft, please contact the SSS Helpdesk (sss-helpdesk@uct.ac.za or 021 650 5227).
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Please visit the Information Systems Amathuba site for more information.
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Important - before registering: Students must download and complete the Management Studies Curriculum Planning Sheet and email it to a Student Advisor (see list below) for approval and sign off before registering. Then the signed Management Studies Curriculum Planning Sheet and curriculum list must be uploaded with the registration service request
Academic Plan: CB011BUS06
All surnames: Daniel Munene
Academic Plans: CB001BUS06 and CB023BUS06
Third year surnames A-M: Alison Meadows
Third year surnames N-Z: Jacques Rousseau
First and second year surnames A-J: Marlin Hoffman
First and second year surnames K-R: Nqobile Bundwini
First and second year surnames S-Z: Siphiwe Dlamini
Curriculum Lists: BCom in Management Studies
Please note: The Curriculum Lists will be added when available.
- Management Studies [CB001BUS06] Mainstream
- Management Studies [CB023BUS06] EDU Augmented
- Management Studies [CB011BUS06] EDU Extended
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Closed
All CONT students will register online.
Closed
Academic standing other than CONT: On-Campus Registration and Face-to-Face Academic Advising
Registration period: Monday, 2 February to Friday, 13 February 2026.
Please refer to the departments listed below for specific registration dates and times.
Please refer to the departments listed below for specific registration dates and times.
If your academic standing is one of the codes in the table below, you must prepare to come to campus for academic advice.
Registration for all BCom Chartered Accounting and BCom General Accounting students will take place in person on the following dates only in Room 6.14 on level 6 of the Leslie Commerce Building. In-person registration means you must see an advisor to have your registration request approved.
- Monday, 2 February 2026 to Thursday, 5 February 2026
- Monday, 9 February 2026 to Tuesday, 10 February 2026 (limited slots only)
Students should aim to complete their registration in the week of 2 February 2026; for registration on 9-10 February, slots will be limited and preference will be given to students awaiting an outcome from the Readmissions Appeals Committee. Please book a registration slot on the BCom Accounting student advice Amathuba site. Queries must be directed to accstudentadvice@uct.ac.za.
Please note that BBusSc Finance with Accounting students register with the Department of Finance and Tax, not the College of Accounting.
Closed
All EDU and all non-CONT academic standings: Face-to-face registration on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, from 09h00 to 16h00 in Computer Science 2A (CS2A). No bookings are required, but more refined details with be mailed to students closer to registration.
For curriculum advice, please email studentadvice.uctactsci@uct.ac.za.
Closed
Details will be added when available.
For curriculum advice, please email aslam.safla@uct.ac.za to arrange a meeting.
Closed
In-person registration will take place from 10 to 11 February 2026 from 08h30 to 14h00. Students will be required to sign up on the Economics Amathuba site.
Dates by programme for in-person registration are as follows:
- Economics and Finance: 10 to 11 February 2026
- BBusSc Economics, and Economics and Statistics: 10 to 11 February 2026
- Economics with Law: 10 to 11 February 2026
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE): 10 February 2026
Closed
Students coded FECR/FECT/FECC must see an advisor in person for academic advice and registration on the following dates in Leslie Social Sciences on Level 4. No bookings are required.
- Surnames A – L: 4 February 2026 from 09h00 to 14h00
- Surnames M – N: 5 February 2026 from 09h00 to 14h00
- Surnames O – Z: 6 February 2026 from 09h00 to 14h00
Students coded FECP in December must wait for the outcome of the FEC in January, following the supplementary/ deferred/ entrance exams. Once your progression code is updated (to CONT or other than CONT), please follow the guidelines above for instructions on how to proceed with registration.
Returning RACC/RACF students: In-person academic advice and registration on 11 February 2026 from 09h00 – 14h00 in Leslie Social Sciences on Level 4. No bookings are required.
Closed
All non-CONT academic standings: Face-to-face registration on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, from 10h00 to 14h00 in Room 4.33 on level 4 of the Leslie Commerce Building. No bookings are required.
For curriculum advice, please email carren.duffy@uct.ac.za to arrange a meeting.
Closed
Go to Information Systems on level 3 of the Leslie Commerce Building. You will be directed from Reception. No bookings are required.
In-person registration means you must see an advisor to have your registration request approved.
FECR/FECC/FECF/FECT:
Face-to-face academic advice and registration from 9 to 13 February 2026: 09h00 to 15h00 (all programmes).
RACC/RACF:
Face-to-face academic advice and registration on 11 to 13 February 2026 from 09h00 to 15h00 (all programmes).
Please visit the Information Systems Amathuba site for more information.
Closed
All students coded FECC/FECR/FECF or RACC/RACF/RACT must receive academic advice in the Commerce Alumni Labs 1 - 3 on campus in the week of 10 February 2026.
- 10 February 2026 09h00 – 13h00 All non-finalists with surnames beginning with A-M
- 11 February 2026 09h00 – 13h00 All non-finalists with surnames beginning with N-Z
- 12 February 2026 09h00 – 13h00 All finalists
| Academic Plan | Academic Level | Academic Standing | Surname | Student Advisor |
| CB001/CB023BUS06 | Any level | All RACF/RACC/RACT at any level | All | Alison Meadows |
| CB001/CB023BUS06 | 3rd year | All except RACF/RACC/RACT | All | Jacques Rousseau |
| CB001/CB023BUS06 | 1st and 2nd year | All except RACF/RACC/RACT | A-J | Marlin Hoffman |
| CB001/CB023BUS06 | 1st and 2nd year | All except RACF/RACC/RACT | K-R | Nqobile Bundwini |
| CB001/CB023BUS06 | 1st and 2nd year | All except RACF/RACC/RACT | S-Z | Siphiwe Dlamini |
| CB011BUS06 | All years | All | All | Daniel Munene |
Curriculum Lists: BCom in Management Studies
Please note: The Curriculum Lists will be added when available.
- Management Studies [CB001BUS06] Mainstream
- Management Studies [CB023BUS06] EDU Augmented
- Management Studies [CB011BUS06] EDU Extended
Closed
All non-CONT academic standings: Face-to-face registration on Thursday, 12 February 2026, from 09h00 to 14h00 in Lecture Theatre 4A on level 4 of the Leslie Commerce Building. No bookings are required.
If you cannot make the above times, there is an additional window on Tuesday, 10 and Wednesday, 11 February (at the same venue) from 09h00 to 12h00.
Please contact a Marketing Student Advisor for curriculum advice.
Closed
Details will be added when available.
For curriculum advice, please email dominique.katshunga@uct.ac.za to arrange a meeting.
Closed
| Code | Status | Description |
| FECC | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (FEC) to continue |
| FECF | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (FEC) to change programme within Faculty |
| FECR | At risk – concession to continue | Progression requirements not met but allowed to continue |
| FECT | At risk – concession to continue | Progression requirements not met, required to change programme in the Faculty |
| RACB | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (RAC) to continue after Semester 1 probation |
| RACC | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (RAC) to continue in same Faculty and Programme |
| RACF | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (RAC) to change programme within Faculty |
| RACL | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (RAC) to return after leave of absence |
| RACO | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (RAC) to return after prescribed break |
| RACT | At risk – concession to continue | Concession (RAC) to transfer from another Faculty |
| RLOA | Pending | Return from leave of absence |