The University of the West Indies offers Bachelors' degrees, B. A., B. Ed., B. Sc., LL. B. which involve three years of full-time study from 'A' Level entry. Entrants to the Preliminary Year programme offered by the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences follow a four-year degree programme and may transfer to other Faculties.

Undergraduate degrees are offered in the Honours classifications of First Class, Upper and Lower Second Class, in addition to a Pass degree. Degree programmes make provision for specialist as well as more general options but the title Specialist Degree is used in Pure and Applied Sciences only.

Certificates are awarded for work at the undergraduate level not covering the degree programme. The term Diploma is usually reserved for the one-year postgraduate programme, but is occasionally used for one to which non-graduates are admitted, based on experience in the field.

Higher degrees, such as the M. A./M. Sc./M. Ed./LLM are normally based on one or two years of full-time study and involve coursework and a Research paper or Thesis, while the M.Phil is normally a two year research degree. The Ph.D. is normally a three-year research degree.