private, yet affordable clinics. These clinics are most served by students obtaining clinic hours required prior to that of the completion of qualification. The faculty has several practical and academic workspaces available for students including a large practical workshop for the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment; Rescue Simulation Center; Laser Research Facilities and Anatomical Dissection Hall for the Faculty of Health Sciences; and several laboratories serving for faculties of Health Science, Engineering and Built Environment, and Science. Soweto Soweto (SWC), or the Soweto Campus (former RAU campus, previously former Vista University Soweto campus) The East Rand Campus (ERC) was temporarily closed halfway through 2007 pending proposed redevelopment of the campus, provisionally planned for reopening in 2009. Organisation and administration The Senate is the body responsible for academic matters at the university and is mainly made up of full professors and heads of departments. By law, the Senate is accountable to the university's Council for all the teaching, learning, research and academic functions of the institution and all other functions delegated or assigned to it by the Council. The UJ Senate currently comprises about 250 members under the chairperson-ship of Vice-Chancellor Prof Tshilidzi Marwala. The Registrar is the Secretarial of the UJ Senate. The UJ's main shareholder is the Department Of Higher Education and Training - which at the present moment is led by Minister Blade Ndzimande Academic profile Admission and registration As it is a common practice with all South African universities, South African applicants to the University of Johannesburg are required to apply in advance for admission into their preferred course by no later than the end of September. Therefore, prospective South African matriculants must apply for their preferred course of study before the completion of their matric year. As of 2013, the University of Johannesburg has adopted a "no walk-in" policy and therefore, prospective and current students are required to apply for admission and complete their registration online. International students have to comply with a specialised admission process and must apply for admission into their preferred course by no later than the end of September. Registration for undergraduates and postgraduates takes place before the commencement of the academic year. New registrations for qualifying matriculants takes place in January shortly after the matric results are released. Teaching and degrees Undergraduate teaching takes place over the duration of four terms or two semesters during the course of the