Unisa Application and Personal Information Standards for Personal Information

The official portal for university applications and information is accessed via the web address: www.unisa.ac.za.
A fundamental requirement for the completion of the application to study at Unisa is that all fields provided in the form are compulsory and must be filled out by the applicant.

Applicants who have previously interacted with or enrolled at the University of South Africa may already possess a student number.
In instances where a student number has already been assigned, applicants are instructed to retrieve it rather than requesting a new one.
The specific web resource for finding a lost or forgotten student number is: https://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/myunisa/default/Forgotten-Student-Number.

Surname / Last Name: This field is used to record the family name of the applicant. In the documented instance, the name is recorded as Tshabalala.
First name(s) / Forename(s): This section contains the full legal given names of the applicant. The instance provided lists Siyabonga Blessing.
Title: This field denotes the formal prefix for the applicant. The selected title in the example is MR.
Maiden Name: This field is designated for applicants to add their maiden name if it is applicable to their personal history.

Initials Field: The initials are recorded separately from the full first names. In the provided example, the initials are SB.
Initials Formatting Rule: The surname is not required within the initials field.
First Name to Initials Conversion: There is a specific convention for first names that can also function as initials. If a first name can be utilized as initials, those initials must be written out accordingly (e.g., the letter M as an initial).