Academic support

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The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers free support: academic advising, academic skills workshops, tutoring, Supplemental Instruction (SI), peer mentoring, a First Year Navigator, eFundi support and, for distance students, PALS (Peer Academic Learning Support).

Tutoring: attendance at tutorials is compulsory.
Supplemental Instruction is voluntary ("encouraged"). It is free, led by trained peer leaders and run for high-risk modules, not for high-risk students. SI Online exists for selected modules.
The Humanities Writing Centre helps with planning, sources and referencing but does not proofread or edit; book through the CTL support portal.

Source: NWU CTL student support · NWU CTL: Supplemental Instruction · NWU Potchefstroom 2026 R&O guide (PDF) · NWU Writing Centre · Official