myUnisa Login: Step-by-step guide

How to login to myUnisa.ac.za (Step-by-step guide)

After you have been registered to study at University of South Africa (UNISA), you’ll get MyUnisa (my.unisa.ac.za).

MyUnisa is an official UNISA student portal which you will to access your Academic Record, Assignments, Edit Registration or Register, Exam Results, Financial Details, Parcel Tracking, Exam Timetable, Study Fees Quotation and more..

Some students are having a hard time finding out how to set-up MyUnisa account, but it’s actually just as simple. Here’s how:

Step 1: Visit the myUnisa website at my.unisa.ac.za.

Step 2: Click on the “Claim Unisa login” link on the top left menu.

Step 3: A new page will load, prompting you to enter your student number. Add your student number and click “Continue”.

Step 4: Enter your surname, your full name, your date of birth and, finally, your South African ID number for South African citizens, or your passport number for foreign students, on the page that loads and then click “Continue”. Remember to enter either an ID number or a passport number, not both.

Step 5: Read through the page that loads and check all the boxes to acknowledge that you’ve read all of the information provided. Then click the “Acknowledge” button to redirect to the final page in the process.

Step 6: The final page will display your myLife e-mail address and your initial Unisa password which is for both the myLife and myUnisa systems. Your initial Unisa password will also be sent to the cellphone number displayed on the page for safekeeping.

Remember, the password provided is your initial myUnisa password. You can change it at any time on myUnisa.

Please note: If you are a re-registering student, you will not need to follow this process if your myLife and myUnisa passwords are still active.