Welcome to the Commerce Faculty at UCT!

First-Year Campus Reception: All students from 31 January to 2 February 2026

All students must collect their student cards and laptop (only if you opted in to receive a UCT laptop) at the First-Year Campus Reception, which will be held from 31 January to 2 February at the UCT Sports Centre.

Step 1: Attend Orientation

When you accept your final offer, you will receive an email confirming that you were added to the Commerce Amathuba Orientation site (Amathuba is UCT’s digital learning platform). Download the Commerce Orientation Programme.

Please note: Orientation is designed to help students make informed decisions about their curriculum choices. Registration takes place AFTER participating in Orientation. No first-year student can register unassisted.

Commerce Orientation dates:

  • 28 January to 30 January 2026: Orientation for students who are from Cape Town.
    (Venue: New Lecture Theatre on Upper Campus)
  • 4 February to 6 February 2026: Orientation for all students who are new to Cape Town.
    (Venues: New Lecture Theatre on Upper Campus and Lecture Theatre LS2A in the Leslie Social Sciences Building)

Step 2: Choose your degree on PeopleSoft

As a new first-year student, you choose your degree during Orientation. Download the Choosing Your Degree: First-year Students Guide.

  • Please note that specific disciplines; Actuarial Science, Quantitative Finance, Computer Science, and Statistics and Data Science, have higher entrance requirements. Before choosing one of these degrees, you must ensure you meet the admission requirements. It will delay your registration if you choose a degree you are not eligible for.

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Step 3: Registration

ALL first-year students must attend Orientation in order to register.

All mainstream students register on the last day of Orientation:

  • Friday, 30 January 2026: Students who are from Cape Town. If you are interested in joining the Commerce EDU, please attend the EDU Information Session on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, at 16h00 in LS2A in the Leslie Social Sciences Building.
  • Friday, 6 February 2026: Students who are new to Cape Town. If you are interested in joining the Commerce EDU, please attend the EDU Information Session on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, at 16h00 in the New Lecture Theatre.

You will register on campus, assisted by Orientation Leaders. Further information will be communicated during Orientation. You cannot register at another time, as an Orientation Leader must approve your curriculum before you submit it.

All first-year mainstream students will register via Programme Enrolment (PE). Download the Undergraduate Student Registration Activity Guide.

Process to apply to change from Mainstream to Commerce EDU after registration.

After registration, if you would like to change from Mainstream to EDU, please email shanaaz.solomons@uct.ac.za by 12h00 on Wednesday, 18 February 2026. Please include your student number and the programme you would like to change to.

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All EDU students register on the last day of Orientation:

  • Friday, 30 January 2026: Students who are from Cape Town.
  • Friday, 6 February 2026: Students who are new to Cape Town.

You will register on campus, assisted by EDU Induction Leaders. You cannot register at another time, as an Induction Leader must approve your curriculum before you submit it.

All first-year EDU students will register via Programme Enrolment (PE). Download the Undergraduate Student Registration Activity Guide. 

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