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Entrance Requirements

OVERSEAS ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS

If you are interested in any of our undergraduate programmes, please write to us and request the relevant application forms, which must be returned by January 10 of the year you wish to enter. You can also access information by visiting our website at www.sta.uwi.edu

We are happy to consider a wide range of qualifications for entry. Here’s a list of the overseas qualifications, which are eligible for normal Matriculation for admission to our degree programmes.

  • Holders of the Ontario Secondary School Honours Graduation Diploma (OSSHGD) awarded after Grade 13. or the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) awarded since June 1986, with an overall Grade of at least 60% or holders of equivalent Canadian qualifications;
  • Holders of the French or the 1nternational Baccalaureate;
  • The German Abitur

If you hold other foreign qualifications and are unsure whether your particular qualifications are suitable, please do not hesitate to seek advice from our Student Affairs (Admissions) Section to confirm the acceptability of such qualifications before submitting your application form. If your qualifications are accepted, the originals or certified copies of certificates must accompany your application forms. If you submit certified copies you must show the original certificates at the time of registration. You must request also that your school/college transcripts be forwarded directly to the Student Affairs (Admissions) Section. You should also note that complete academic records are required, showing actual grades in courses/subjects, and an overall GPA. If transcripts and relevant documents are in a language other than English, notarised translations are required. Course descriptions are essential, particularly if you are applying for any exemptions.

You should note that if you are attending a University at present and wish to read UWI courses for credit towards your degree, you must obtain permission from your own University, and your University will be required to send us an official copy of your transcript.