The Academic Advisor is there to offer guidance in relation to your academic career at UWI.  Each student is assigned an Academic Advisor from a member of faculty within their discipline.  It is expected that you meet at least once per semester.  The name of your Academic Advisor is posted on your CHOL account or you may check with the Administrative Officer in the administrative office.
 

The name of your Academic Advisor is available on your CHOL account or you may check with the Administrative Officer in the administrative office.  The list is also posted on the Notice Board in the Rex Nettleford complex.

It is recommended that you see you Academic Advisor at least once per semester.  You should especially do so at the beginning of the semester to plan your courses for the academic year.

Yes you may. If you wish to change your Academic Advisor, visit the office of the Administrative Officer in the administrative office.

It is recommended that you use the Registration Aide for your Major to track your courses.  This is available in the for download on the Student Resources page of the Faculty website.
 

A “warning” status reflects poor academic performance (i.e. the receipt of a term GPA of 1.99 or less). This should be taken seriously and the student should seek counsel from his/her academic advisor. If such poor performance is maintained by a student for the following semester, the student will be asked to withdraw from the UWI.

No sooner than one (1) year after the date of withdrawal can you reapply for admission. A student who is Required to Withdraw may request a meeting with the Dean, who can examine the case and decide whether the RTW requirement can be waived.

A student who for good reason wishes to be absent from an academic programme for a semester or an academic year must apply for formal Leave of Absence through the Dean’s Office. The leave of absence request form may be downloaded from the Faculty website.

Leave of Absence may be granted for one semester or for an academic year. Leave of Absence, however, will not be granted for more than two consecutive academic years, or in the first year of the programme. A student who wishes to deregister from all courses in the first year of their programme must request deferral until either the next semester or the next academic year.

Applications for leave of absence must be made no later than the third week of the official registration period of the relevant semester.

If you are unable to continue in your programme for at least two academic years, you should write a letter to the Dean indicating that you wish to voluntarily withdraw from the programme.  If you need to discontinue studies for up to one year, with plans of resumption following, it is recommended that you apply for leave of absence for the period.

If you missed an exam, you can retake it at the next available sitting. You would need to re-register for the course at the next offering.  If you missed an examination for medical reasons, you should visit the Student Health Clinic. 
 

If you are suffering an illness that precludes you attending class, submitting your coursework assignments on time or from taking final examinations, a medical is required from the Student Health Clinic. All registered students should register with the Clinic in order to access the services available.

A request for a review (where you go through the script with your lecturer) or remark (grade can be changed) can be made at the Examinations Section.  There is a stipulated time-frame published by the Examinations Section for requesting a review or remark.  Note that there is a cost attached to a remark.
 

A final year student can request permission from the Examinations Section, through the Dean to register for one or two courses by ‘exams only’.  Exams Only permits the student to complete the course without attending instructional sessions and without submitting coursework.  To be eligible, the student should have been previously registered, attended classes and completed all course work for the said course.   Exams Only may be granted in cases where students were unable to complete the exam on medical grounds or under exceptional circumstances.  Exams Only will not be granted for a first time course attempt.

A four-year programme indicates acceptance into part-time studies.  You may switch to full-time studies only after successfully completing 24 credits of courses at level I.

Yes, full-time students may opt to register part time i.e. 5-6 courses in the academic year.
 

All students wishing to transfer to another faculty must apply to the programme of their choice. The application form is available on the Student Affairs website and should be completed in triplicate.
 

A pass in (or exemption from) the ELPT test means that you go on to register for the required English Language Foundation courses i.e. FOUN1003, FOUN1004, FOUN1006, FOUN1008.

If you have failed the ELPT, you must register for and pass the course FOUN0100 Fundamentals of Written English BEFORE registering for any of the English Language Foundation courses. There is a fee attached to taking FOUN0100.
 

You should refer to the Faculty Handbook which outlines the course requirements for your programme.
 

To add your semester courses, you log on to the Cave Hill Online Student Information System (CHOL) at www.cavehill.uwi.edu/chol
 

FULL-TIME students register for ten (10) courses per academic year (Aug-May) i.e. 5 courses in semester I and 5 courses in semester II.  Please note that students who are in full-time employment are NOT permitted to register full-time.

PART-TIME students register for five (5) courses per academic year (Aug-May) i.e. 3 courses in semester I and 2 courses in semester II OR vice versa.   Note that part-time students who possess one ‘A’ level or CAPE pass may register for 6 courses in the academic year, i.e. 3 in semester I and 3 in semester II.  Level I of your Programme will extend over a period of four semesters or two academic years.

Please note that registration is done on a semester by semester basis. Therefore, you can only register for semester I courses in August/September and semester II courses in January/February.
 

At UWI, full-time and part-time refer to the number of courses you are registered for and not the time of day the courses are offered. In other words, full-time students can expect to attend classes anywhere between 8.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m.

Full-time status:  To enter the full-time Programme, your letter of offer to UWI should indicate acceptance into the 3-year programme (full matriculation). Note that students eligible to study full-time, have the option to register part-time and can change to a full-time registration in a subsequent semester if they so desire.

Part-time status: To enter the part-time Programme, your letter of offer should indicate acceptance into the 4-year programme (lower level matriculation). Students with lower level matriculation are not permitted to register full time until they have successfully completed 24 credits.
 

To be awarded the Bachelor’s degree, you will need to complete at least 90 credits over the length of your programme (3-4 years). Each degree programme is divided into three Levels - Level I, Level II and Level III. 

At each Level, you are required to complete at least 30 credits, a course is worth either 3 or 6 credits as indicated in the Faculty Handbook.  Courses worth 6 credits are the credit-equivalent of 2 courses.
The Programme is broken down into three parts:

1. Major Requirements
2. Faculty Requirements
3. Electives

Each course is assigned an alphanumeric code.  The first four letters of the code indicate the subject area e.g.  DANC is a dance course.   This is followed by four digits.  The first number indicates the level:  1 for level one, 2 for level two and 3 for level three. For example:
DANC1301 - Level I Dance course
FILM2801 - Level II Film course
THEA3001 - Level lll Theatre course

Yes, if you do NOT possess a CXC General level pass at grades I, II or III (Grade III from 1998) or equivalent in a foreign language, then you MUST complete ONE of the following to satisfy the Faculty’s foreign language requirement:

(1) FREN0101 Beginners' French OR
(2) SPAN0101 Beginners' Spanish OR 
(3) PORT1001 Portuguese Language 1A OR
(4) CHIN1001 Beginners’ Chinese

If you already have the foreign language qualification, you should take a level I humanities elective from within the Faculty but outside your major to obtain the three credits.
 

FCCAP students are required to do the following two foundation courses:

FOUN1201 Science, Medicine and Technology in Society
FOUN1301 Law, Governance, Economy & Society
These courses are level 1 but fit within your level II structure.
 

No.  You have the option of taking out-of-faculty electives at any level where your programme permits. Note that permission is sometimes required from the Faculty offering the course.
 

Yes. Students who are in their final year of study (that is, they will complete at the end of the second semester), with the permission of the Dean, can be allowed to add up to 6 extra credits per semester.

Yes. Co-curricular courses are offered through the Office of Students Services. Co-curricular credits are done at Levels II or III and students can be given only 3 credits of co-curricular courses counted towards their degree requirements. The grading for co-curricular credits is pass or fail.
 

The Department responsible for the course as well as the Faculty Office processes over-rides for prerequisite errors, course clashes, and full classes.  If a student wishes to exceed the maximum credit hours, they should contact the Faculty Office.
 

Students are allowed to do a maximum of three 3-credit courses during the summer.