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QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BA DEGREE

1.	Before registration, and before beginning the courses leading to the BA degree in the Faculty, candidates must have satisfied:

(a)
(b)
(c)

the University Matriculation requirements for entry to a degree course;
the entry requirements of the Faculty of Arts and Education;
the entry requirements of the particular academic departments in which they propose to take courses.

2.	These three sets of requirements are as follows: (1) UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION See University Matriculation Requirements, UWI Calendar, Vol. II (2) FACULTY REQUIREMENTS Foreign Language Requirement:

All students are required to take and pass, as part of the BA degree programme, a Level I one-semester Reading Course in Spanish or French (S1OR, F1OR). (Note: Students will be permitted to take ONLY ONE Reading Course). The following are exempt:

a.	A native speaker of either of these foreign languages.
b.	Students who have at least a foreign language pass in the CXC General I or 2 or O-Level Examinations or their equivalent.
c.	Students who have registered for a Beginners' Course in French OR Spanish (eg. S01C, F02A).

	(3) DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
a. b. c d.	Health Science Rural Biology Human Anatomy, Hygiene and Physiology T echnical Drawing

The following are the minimal qualifications required of students registering to read Level I courses in the subjects stated:

COMPUTER SCIENCE	- at least a B in an A-Level Science subject.
ENGLISH	- normally pass at Grade I, II or III CXC General or a good O-Level pass in English Literature.
FRENCH	- (i) for entry to the Beginners' course, see Regulation 4 below. - (ii) for entry to other Level I courses, either a Grade I, II or III CXC General or an O-Level pass in French or a pass in Beginners' course II.
GEOGRAPHY	- Grade I, II or III CXC General or an O-Level pass in Geography.
HISTORY	- normally a good O-Level pass or Grade I, II or III CXC General in History, or its equivalent.
LAW	- no requirements
LIBRARY STUDIES	- no requirements
LINGUISTICS	- no requirements
MEDIA & COMMUNICATION	- Departmental test
MATHEMATICS	- M080 or GCE A-Level Maths or Pure Maths.
MUSIC	- prospective students may be given a musical ability test to determine their aptitude for the course.
PHILOSOPHY	- no requirements
SPANISH	- Normally Grade I, II or III CX General or O-Level pass in Spanish.
THEOLOGY	- no requirements

CATEGORIES OF COURSES/WEIGHTING

3.	a.	Each course is classified either as a Foundation course or as a Faculty course.
	b.	Each course is designated as appropriate to Level I, II or III (indicated by the first numeral in the course code).
	c.	Beginners' courses are sometimes offered in foreign languages (See Reg. 4 below)
	d.	Courses have a normal weighting of three (3) credits, except for some Faculty Courses, whose weighting varies between 1 and 8 credits.

BEGINNERS' COURSES IN LANGUAGES

4.	a.	Beginners' courses may be offered in French, Spanish, and any other foreign language that may be added from time to time.
	b.	A candidate is not permitted to offer more than six Beginners' credits towards the credits required for the degree.
	c.	Qualifications - Beginners' courses are open to the following persons: (i) those who have no previous knowledge of the language concerned; (ii) those who have a limited knowledge of the language concerned, but no academic qualifications; (iii) those with academic qualifications, but whose knowledge of the language is deemed by the Department concerned to be inadequate for admission to normal Level I courses.
	d.	A student who has successfully completed a Semester 2 Beginners' course is usually eligible for admission to Level I courses in the language concerned, and its associated literature and culture at the discretion of the Head of the Department concerned. However, students are reminded that they can take no more than 6 credits of Level I courses as part of the Level II programme and when Level I courses are so taken as part of the Level II programme, they will not count in determining Honours.
	e.	A Beginners' course cannot be offered as part of the Level II programme.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY TO LEVEL II AND LEVEL III COURSES

Students are reminded that Level II and III courses often have prerequisites. The details of these prerequisites are available in the section entitled "Course Outlines" in this pamphlet, and students are advised to ensure, by forward planning, that they acquire the prerequisites to the courses they intend to pursue in succeeding years.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
6. In order to qualify for a degree a student must satisfy the following requirements:

Have completed a MINIMUM of 90 credits of which

(i)

12 credits shall be for Foundation Courses (UC120 plus 6 credits)

(ii)

at least 78 credits in Faculty Courses of which

a.	a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 30 credits shall be for Level I courses (not including Foundation courses) of which, (except in the case of BA Theology) normally at least 6 shall be from within the Humanities group of subjects outside of the declared Major/Special.
b.	a minimum of 18 credits shall be for Level II courses (not including Foundation courses).
c.	a minimum of 15 credits and a maximum of 30 credits shall be for courses exclusively Level III.

Note: Students are not normally allowed to take more than 90 credits in all.

	II	(i)	on entry declare a Major, or a Special, or double Major, (see 7a below), and
		(ii)	satisfy the requirements for the declared Major(s)/Special.

7.	a.	A Major or Special must be declared from among the following subjects only: Computer Science, English, French, Geography, History, History/Archaeology, Library Studies, Linguistics, Media & Communications, Mathematics, Spanish. (See the full list of actual courses).
	b.	A Major is made up of a minimum of 36 credits in a single subject over the three levels. In Library Studies and Media and Communications, the Major requires a minimum of 45 credits, while History requires 39. (See specific requirements below).
	c.	A Special is made up of a minimum of 54 credits in the subject over the three levels. Permission to declare a Special in any given subject must be sought from the Head of the relevant Department. (See specific requirements below).
	d.	A Double Major is made up of the required credits for each of the two Majors.
	e.	Component courses in a Major, Double Major or Special are determined by the Faculty Board on the recommendation of the relevant Department(s).
	f.	Only Geography and History offer Specials at present.
	g.	DETERMINATION OF MINORS: Students need not declare a Minor. However, students will, at the end of a particular discipline of the degree programme, be certified as attaining a Minor where they have obtained at least 15 credits, from Level II and III courses in that discipline, from those courses stipulated for the award of a Minor.
	h.	Throughout the entire degree programme, no more than 30 credits (distributed so as not to exceed 12 credits in any one year of the full-time programme) may be selected from courses other than Arts courses, except with the special permission of the Dean.
	i.	A student may, with the permission of the Dean, change Majors. Full-time students must do this no later than the start of their third semester of registration. Part-time students who have registered in accordance with regulation 9 (b) below, must do it no later than the start of the fifth semester of registration, or the completion of the bulk of Level I credits, whichever is sooner.
	j.	Extra credits gained in any Level subsequent to the original credits required for the degree at that level cannot be substituted retroactively for the original credits.

COMPULSORY RESEARCH-LINKED CREDITS
All BA students are required to take at least one 3-credit (minimum) Research-linked course from the Faculty approved list. As an alternative to this requirement, a student may, with permission of the Department concerned, be allowed to take a Research Project (AR3X0).

DESIGNATED 3-CREDIT RESEARCH LINKED COURSES

E35B/E35D
F35G
F35H
H30H
H30J
H30L
H30N
H30Q
H30X
H32C
H33A
H33C
H33E
H33J
H34G
H34H
H34J
H36A
H36B
H36H
H38A
H39B
S33A
T33C

West Indian Literature 'Special Author' Seminar (offered in Semesters 1& 2)
Francophone Caribbean Literature I: Martinique-Guadeloupe
Francophone Caribbean Literature II: Haiti
Race and Ethnicity in the British Caribbean
Protests & Popular Movements in the British Caribbean 1838-1938
Education Systems and Issues in the Commonwealth Caribbean since 1945
Haiti in the 20th Century
The Spanish Caribbean 1810-1979
West Indies Cricket since 1870
The Black Experience in the USA
Origin & Development of Apartheid
Socialism and Development
Culture, Religion and Nation-Building
Colonialism & Underdevelopment in West Africa since 1800
The Holocaust in History
Anglo-American Societies 1580-1660
Early Modern Britain 1580-1660
Capitalism & Slavery
Comparative Economic History
Multinational Corporations since 1850
Historical Archaeology
A Century of Politics in Free Jamaica 1838-1938
Issues in Contemporary Cuban Culture
Church and Development II

DESIGNATED 6-CREDIT RESEARCH-LINKED COURSES

AR311
E330
GT31M
L331
MC310

Research Topics in Comparative Caribbean Literature
Key Issues in Post-colonial Literature
Research Methods in Political Science
Language Planning
Communications Analysis & Planning

DESIGNATED 8-CREDIT RESEARCH-LINKED COURSES

GG360
GL311

Research Paper (Geography)
Field Geology

GUIDE TO REGISTRATION
Full-time Level I students should register for 30 credits for the year as follows:

1.
2.
3.
4.

Foundation course(s) 6 credits
Compulsory courses for Majors between 6 and 12 credits as prescribed
Non-Major Arts courses at least 6 credits
Other courses (open) up to 12 credits

Part-time Level I students should register for the following number of credits for the year:
Students with normal matriculation: up to 24 credits (9 credits optional from Social Sciences). Students with lower level matriculation:- with 1 A-Level: up to 21 credits (6 credits optional from Social Sciences) - with no A-Levels up to 15 credits. Part-time students, too, must observe the order of priority listed in 1- 4 above, when choosing their courses.

. N.B.

UC010 does not count towards the degree. Full-time students registering for this course can take no more than 24 credits. Part-time students registering for this course can take no more than 18 credits, 15 credits or 9 credits depending on matriculation qualifications as set out above.

FULL-TIME PROGRAMME

8.	a.	A full-time student shall complete the degree programme in not less than six and not more than twelve semesters.
	b.	A full-time student should normally register for not more than fifteen and not less than twelve credits per semester, except in the case of the final two semesters of the degree programme in which a student may seek permission from the Dean to register for a maximum of 42 credits (only when this includes AR3X0) to complete the degree.
	c.	A student will be required to withdraw from the Faculty unless he or she has gained at least: Twelve credits by the end of the second semester Twenty-four credits by the end of the fourth semester Thirty-nine credits by the end of the sixth semester Fifty-seven credits by the end of the eighth semester Seventy-five credits by the end of the tenth semester Ninety credits by the end of the twelfth semester

For purposes of these Regulations, the semester referred to includes any summer session immediately following it.

PART-TIME PROGRAMME

IMPORTANT:

Part-time is a matter of work-load, and does NOT mean evening studies. While some courses at Level I are offered in the evening, some subjects/courses for Level I are taught in the day only. Beyond Level I almost all courses are taught in the day only.

9.	a.	A part-time student shall complete the degree in not less than eight and not more than eighteen semesters.
	b.	Normally, a part-time student will be required to spread the Level I programme over four semesters. The Level I Foundation course must be done in the first semester.
	c.	A part-time student will not normally be permitted to register for Level II courses unless he or she has gained at least eighteen Level I credits.
	d.	A part-time student who has gained eighteen or more Level I credits must take at least 12 and not more than 24 credits in each subsequent year, except that a student who requires fewer than 12 credits to complete the requirements for the degree need take only those credits. Permission may be sought to read for up to 30 credits to complete the requirements of the degree, only when AR3X0 is included among these 30.
	e.	A part-time student will be required to withdraw from the Faculty unless he or she has gained at least: Six credits by the end of the second semester Twelve credits by the end of the fourth semester Twenty-one credits by the end of the sixth semester Thirty credits by the end of the eighth semester Forty-two credits by the end of the tenth semester Fifty-four credits by the end of the twelfth semester Sixty-six credits by the end of the fourteenth semester Seventy-eight credits by the end of the sixteenth semester Ninety credits by the end of the eighteenth semester

For purposes of these Regulations, the semester referred to includes any summer session immediately following it.

TRANSFERS
All students wishing to transfer must fill out Transfer Forms available at the Student Affairs office in the Registry by 31st March.

A.	Transfer from Part-time to Full-time Status and Vice Versa.

	(i)	Part-Time students with one A-Level who have not passed 21 credits after one year of study but who request a transfer to Full-Time status must trade 6 credits for Matriculation purposes and will not receive these credits towards the degree.
	(ii)	A traded course may count as satisfying the prerequisite for entry to another course where it is required.
	(iii)	Part-Time students who have passed 21 credits at Level I in their first year of study and who wish to transfer to Full-Time status will not be required to trade any of these credits.

B.	Transfer to the Faculty of Arts and Education from Other Faculties or Other Tertiary Institutions.

	(i)	Students transferring into the Faculty may request credit for, or exemption from, courses completed in another Faculty or Institution. They should apply in writing to the Dean specifying the course(s), the period of study, and the level obtained. They may be provisionally registered pending consideration of their request.
	(ii)	Exemptions and credits are not normally granted in respect of Level II and Level III courses.
	(iii)	Credit will not be given to a transfer student for passes obtained for Faculty courses in the Preliminary Year in the Faculty of Natural Sciences.

COURSE REGISTRATION/EXAMINATIONS AND LEAVE

10.	a.	A course may be examined by one or more of the following: written examination papers, oral tests, course-work, or any other method or combination of methods approved by Senate.
	b.	A student failing a course that is not compulsory may substitute another course in a subsequent semester or may repeat the failed course.
	c.	In registering in the Faculty, students must obtain the documented approval of the appropriate Head of Department or his or her nominee for each course selected, and the documented approval of the Dean of the Faculty or his or her nominee for the combination of courses selected.
	d.	Registration for a course constitutes registration for the examinations in that course.
	e.	A student who has registered for a course but who wishes to withdraw from that course must apply to the Dean not later than the Friday of the first teaching week of the semester for permission to do so. Students are not permitted to drop year-long courses in semester 2.
	f.	A student who does not sit the examination in a course for which he or she is registered is deemed to have failed that examination unless permission to withdraw has been granted. This regulation shall not apply in cases of properly attested illness duly reported to the Campus Registry in accordance with the University Examinations Regulations.
	g.	Leave of Absence A candidate who for good reason wishes to be absent from an academic programme for a semester or more must apply for formal leave of absence to the Campus Faculty Board, through the appropriate Dean, stating the reason for the application.
	h.	The length of such leave of absence, if granted, will be subject to approval by the Academic Board of the Campus concerned, but will not exceed one academic year in the first instance terminating at the end of the academic year for which the application is approved.
	i.	Leave of absence will not be granted for more than two academic years.
	j.	Applications for leave of absence for a semester shall be submitted by the end of the third week of the relevant semester.
	k.	Applications for leave of absence for the academic year shall be submitted by the end of the third week of Semester 1.
	l.	The attention of students is drawn to University Examination Regulation 23: "Any candidate who has been absent from the University for a prolonged period during the teaching of a particular course for any reason other than illness or whose attendance at prescribed lectures, classes, practical classes, tutorials or clinical instructions has been unsatisfactory or who has failed to submit essays or other exercises set by his teachers may be debarred by the relevant Academic Board, on the recommendation of the relevant Faculty Board, from taking any University examinations."

No supplementals are offered to Levels I and II students in the Faculty of Arts and Education.

ORAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOR FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS

a.	The Board of Examiners may recommend to the department concerned that a student who has failed the last and only course required to complete the degree be offered an oral examination in that course, provided that he/she has obtained at least 35% in that course.
b.	If an Oral supplemental is granted, the student may choose to decline the offer.
c.	The Oral Supplemental, which will be of a minimum length of one hour, will be held as soon as possible after the previous examination. The student must contact the Department concerned immediately so that arrangements may be made for the Oral.
d.	The Oral Examination will concern the course as a whole, and not be restricted to the questions set in the examination which the student did.
e.	If the examination is passed, the student cannot be awarded a grade higher than C1, and this grade will replace that previously gained for the entire evaluation in that course.
f.	If he/she fails the Oral, the student will not have the right of appeal or review.
g.	A student will be allowed only one Oral Supplemental Examination for any one course.

NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS

11.

For those candidates who have completed the requirements for the BA degree a Pass List shall be arranged alphabetically in the following categories:

		(i)	First Class Honours
		(ii)	Second Class Honours
			(a) Upper Division (b) Lower Division
		(iii)	Pass

THE POINTS SYSTEM

(i)

The Class of degree depends on the number of points a student has accumulated in the best forty-eight credits obtained in the Level II and III courses which count for Honours in his/her Second and Third Level Programmes, as follows:

First Class
Second Class, Upper Division
Second Class, Lower Division
Pass

176 points and above
112 - 175 points
64 - 111 points
16 - 63 points

(ii)

This is based on a norm of sixteen 3-credit courses. Where a course taken has a 6-credit weighting, the points gained shall be doubled, and where it has a 2-credit weighting, the points shall be pro-rated accordingly (i.e. two-thirds).

(iii)

The points are related to the Course Evaluation Grades and Percentages as follows:

Grade	Percentage	Points
Bare Pass Clear C Good C Low B Clear B Good B Low B+ Clear B+ Good B+ Low A Clear A Brilliant A	40 - 43 44 - 47 48 - 49 50 - 53 54 - 57 58 - 59 60 - 63 64 - 67 68 - 69 70 - 75 76 - 85 86+	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 16

AWARD OF HONOURS

12.

Honours shall be awarded taking into account all the courses designated Levels II and III only.

The award of Honours shall be assessed on the student's performance in the best 48 credits gained from Level II and Level III Faculty courses, inclusive of AR3X0, provided that credits for Level I courses taken in lieu of credits at Level II shall not count for Honours.

To be eligible for Honours a student must have obtained at first attempt at least 48 of the 54 Level II and III credits from which Honours are derived.

(i)	Such a student must not have failed more than 6 credits done for Level II and Level III credits, excluding the Level II Foundation courses.
(ii)	A course taken for credit and failed not more than twice shall be counted as one failure for the purpose of assessing Honours
(iii)	A course taken in substitution for a course which has already been failed twice, if failed, shall be counted as an additional failure for the purpose of assessing Honours.
(iv)	Where a course which has been failed once is replaced by another course which is also failed, all subsequent failures in that or any other course shall count as additional for the purpose of assessing Honours.
(v)	A course designated at registration as not for credit (NFC) shall not count for the purpose of assessing Honours.

AEGROTAT DEGREE
(See also University Examination Regulations)

13.

A candidate who has been absent through illness for one or more examinations held in respect of Level II or Level III courses may apply for exemption from these examinations provided that:

a.	no exemption shall be granted in respect of any course unless the candidate has successfully completed all the required work for the course and has achieved, in the opinion of his/her tutor(s) and of the Department, a satisfactory level of performance in the course;
b.	no exemption shall be granted unless the candidate has obtained the minimum 30 Level I credits and at least twelve Level II credits;
c.	no exemption shall be granted in respect of any dissertation or project;
d.	the total number of credits for which exemption may be granted shall not exceed eighteen, except that where a student has satisfactorily completed both the Level I and Level II programmes exemption may be granted from a total of twenty-four credits.

Such exemption shall permit the student on completion of all the other requirements for the degree of BA to apply for an aegrotat degree.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES
(See also University Examination Regulations)

14.

Students who submit medical certificates as an excuse for absence from examinations are asked to note that although each student is free to visit his/her private physician he/she is required, for the purpose of securing exemption from examinations, including coursework, to comply with the following:

a.	to be examined by a medical practitioner from the University's panel of doctors; or
b.	in the event of illness being so acute that the student cannot subscribe to (a) above, he/she should obtain a medical certificate from his/her private physician and in addition the physician should be required to supply the University Student Medical Officer with the reasons for the student's absence from the examinations and;
c.	ensure that the report is submitted to the University Student Medical Officer.

REGULATIONS CONCERNING ABSENCE FROM COURSEWORK WITH VALIDATED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (See 14 above)

15.	(i)	If one test/essay/other written assignment is missed where more than one is required, the remaining test(s)/essay(s)/ other written assignment(s) will count for the full coursework assessment.
	(ii)	If all coursework is missed, a make-up test/essay/other written assignment will be given to cover the full assessment for coursework. Where it is not possible to give a make-up test/essay/assignment, the examination should count for 100%.

GUIDELINES FOR PROBLEM RESOLUTION
In this Faculty the students in each course should elect a student representative for that course, to serve as a liaison representing students views to the Department. There are five student representatives to be elected by the students of the Faculty to sit on the Board of the Faculty, which is a forum for discussing academic and other policies and issues of the Faculty and which meets monthly. Students who have complaints or problems may either themselves or via their course or Faculty representatives bring them to the attention first of the their tutor or lecturer. If unresolved, they can then take the matter to the Head of the Department concerned, and subsequently to the Dean. If still unresolved, they can take the matter to the Deputy Principal.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

(i)

The Faculty has a wide range of prizes and awards available for outstanding students in all three years; eligibility for these prizes normally presupposes a minimum of a B+ average in the preceding year.

(ii)

Departmental prizes are available in all departments in the Faculty.

(iii)

History students are eligible for the following undergraduate prizes:

The Neville Hall Prize is awarded to the student with the best results in courses covering the History of the Americas in first, second or third year.

The Walter Rodney Prize is awarded to the student with the best results in courses concerned with the History of Africa in first, second or third year.

The Elsa Goveia Prize is awarded to the student with the best results in H20A or H20B: History of the West Indies.

The Douglas Hall Prize is awarded to the student with the best results in H20E: Caribbean Economic History. This competition covers all three campuses.

The Australasian History Prize is awarded to the student writing the best essay or examination answer bearing on the history of Australasia and the Pacific.

The Ilm-Al-Ahsan (Knowledge of Compassion) Prize is awarded to the student with the most outstanding performance in the combined Asian History courses.

The Vendryes Shield is awarded by the Jamaican Historical Society for the best Caribbean Study done in History on a Jamaican theme.

(iv)

The Colin and Pearl Kirton Prize is awarded to the student obtaining the highest mark (at least a B+) in the June examinations in any course in Doctrine in the Licentiate in Theology or the BA Theology programme.

(v)

Faculty prizes are awarded in each of Years One and Two to the FIVE best students (all courses taken into consideration in the year of assessment preceding the award). In addition, the Mokiman Prize is available across campuses on a rotating basis to the best part-time/evening student upon completion of his/her First Year courses (30 credits).

(vi)

The University recognizes the distinction achieved by its most outstanding student in each of Years One, Two and Three of the Undergraduate Programme by awarding to such students the Dean's Award for Excellence.

(vii)

The William Mailer Scholarship is available to a Final Year Student majoring in French at Mona. It is valued at J$25,000.00.

(viii)

There are two prizes for competition between/across Faculties:

The Hugh Springer Prize, awarded to the most distinguished graduating student in the Faculties of Arts and Education and Social Sciences, and

The B.W.I.A. Student of the Year Prize, normally awarded to a Second Year student at the Mona Campus (with no distinction as to Faculty) whose academic record is beyond reproach and whose participation in extra curricular activities (involvement in student activities, contribution to the development of student welfare, service to the extra-University Community, etc.) shows commitment, sense of service and leadership potential. Candidates for the prize are interviewed by a panel.

Students are reminded that in considering awards, the Prizes Committee bases its recommendation primarily on academic records and students are accordingly urged to strive for excellence. Each student so recognized receives an embossed certificate and either a cash sum, or books, or [as in (vi)] a medal. The awardee of The Hugh Springer Prize receives a book prize, while the winner of the B.W.I.A. Prize receives a free return trip to any Caribbean destination on the B.W.I.A. route.

UNIVERSITY COURSE PRIZE
Language: Exposition & Argument

UNIVERSITY PRIZES
The Dean's Awards for Excellence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Diploma in Education Prize
B.Ed Year I Prize
B.Ed Year II Prize

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

ENGLISH
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Vicens Prize

FRENCH
Gertrud Buscher Prize
Prix Jambec
William Mailer Prize
William Mailer Scholarship

GEOGRAPHY
Dr. Barry N. Floyd Year I Prize
Dr. Barry N. Floyd Year II Prize

HISTORY
Elsa Goveia Prize
Walter Rodney Prize
Australasian Prize
Douglas Hall Prize
Vendryes Shield

LIBRARY STUDIES
Dorothy Collings Awards
Undergraduate
Postgraduate MLS
Daphne Douglas Prize

LINGUISTICS
Linguistics Theory Prize

SPANISH
Gabriel Coulthard Prize

SPANISH and LINGUISTICS
Paul Davis Prize

PRIZE FOR PART-TIME STUDENTS

Faculty Prizes
The Neville Hall Prize
First Year Prize
Second Year Prize

REGULATIONS FOR THE LICENTIATE IN THEOLOGY AND DEGREE OF BA (THEOLOGY)

1.	The Licentiate in Theology and/or the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Theology) will be awarded to students of Theological Colleges affiliated with The University of the West Indies who having completed the appropriate course of study prescribed by these Regulations have satisfied the examiners in the examination for the LTh and/or the BA (Theology).
2.	The Theological Colleges concerned are responsible for the admission of candidates and shall submit to the University at the appropriate time a list of students and their qualifications for purposes of matriculation.

LICENTIATE IN THEOLOGY (LTh)
Qualifications for Admission

The following are eligible for admission to the prescribed course of study for the Licentiate in Theology:

(i)	graduates of an approved University; or
(ii)	candidates who have passed the Higher School Certificate examination or the General Certificate of Education in at least two principal advanced level subjects; or
(iii)	candidates who qualify for admission under regulation 8 (B) of the Regulations Governing Matriculation;
(iv)	individual candidates lacking qualifications under (i), (ii) or (iii), above, who can present other evidence of satisfactory achievement may be accepted by the University on recommendation of the Principal of the affiliated college.

Full-time Students
Candidates for the LTh shall pursue a prescribed course of study extending over not less than 6 and not more than 10 semesters before being eligible for the award of the Licentiate.

During this course of study they shall gain 60 credits, 36 of which must be at level one, as follows:

in Biblical Studies
in Theological and Ethical Studies
in Historical Studies
in Religious and Philosophical Studies
in Pastoral Studies
in University Courses

- 8 Credits
- 6
- 6
- 4
- 6
- 6

The remaining 24 credits must be gained at level two or at level three and must be taken from at least two of the Areas of Theological Studies.

Full-time students must register for a minimum of 10 credits in each semester. Such students may, however, with the permission of their Theological College, register for more than 10 credits. Such additional credits shall be selected from those Theological courses provided for in the BA (Theology) degree programme.

A full-time student who, at the end of the second semester, has not completed at least 9 credits, shall be required to withdraw from the Licentiate programme. A student who has completed at least 9 credits at the end of the second semester may be permitted to continue provided that student gains at least 6 additional credits in each ensuing semester, (except in cases where fewer than six credits remain to complete the requirements for the LTh as set out in Regulation 5 above).

Part-time Students
Candidates may study for the LTh on a part-time basis. Such candidates must complete the course of study prescribed in Regulation 5 above, in a minimum of 8 semesters and maximum of 12 semesters. Part-time students shall register for a minimum of 6 credits, and not more than 9 credits in each semester.

A part-time student who, at the end of the second semester, has not completed at least 6 credits, shall be required to withdraw from the Licentiate programme.

9a.

A part-time student who has completed at least 6 credits at the end of the second semester shall be permitted to continue provided that student gains at least 3 additional credits in each ensuing semester except in cases where fewer than three credits remain to complete the requirements for the LTh as set out in Regulation 5 above.

10.

If a candidate has (in accordance with Regulation 6 above) successfully completed more than the 60 credits (as prescribed in Regulation 5 above), such additional credits shall be indicated on the certificate issued to the successful candidate.

BA THEOLOGY
Qualifications for Admission

11.

The normal qualifications for admission to the degree programme of the BA (Theology) are those of the Faculty of Arts and Education, and are set out in Regulations 1 and 2 of the Faculty.

12.

The following candidates may also be admitted to the degree programme of the BA (Theology):

(i)

Candidates who qualify for admission on the basis of Regulation 7 of the Regulations Governing Matriculation, who successfully complete 2 preliminary semesters of study (as set out in Regulation 13 below), and who receive the recommendation of the Academic Boards of their respective Theological Colleges.

(ii)

Candidates who are holders of the Licentiate in Theology of the UWI upon the recommendation of the Academic Board of the Affiliated Theological College.

13.

(i)	Candidates who qualify for admission at lower level to the BA (Theology) Programme must register as part-time students. Normally a part-time student will be required to spread the Level I University programme over four semesters.
(ii)	Such candidates shall be required to take 15 credits in the first year of registration, which should include 6 credits of Foundation courses and 9 credits of Theology courses. (In the second year of registration they may take up to 18 credits of theological courses).

14.

Full-Time Students
Candidates for the degree of BA (Theology) shall present in not less than six semesters a minimum of NINETY credits including not more than THIRTY-SIX from level one and not fewer than FIFTEEN from level three. A minimum of SIXTY-SIX credits shall be chosen from among the following areas according to the distribution set out below:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.

Biblical Studies
Historical Studies
Pastoral Studies
Theological and Ethical Studies
Religious and Philosophical Studies
UC120 - Language: Exposition/Argument
Foundation Courses
Research-linked course

12 credits
6
12
12
6
6
6
3

The remaining TWENTY-FOUR credits shall be chosen from A, B, C, D and E with the approval of the Theological College concerned.

15.

Candidates for the degree of BA (Theology) may, with the approval of the Theological College concerned and the Faculty of Arts and Education, choose not more than a total of TWELVE credits from level two and level three courses from among those provided by the Faculty of Arts and Education but not normally listed as available for the BA (Theology).

16.

The minimal performance for a PASS degree (without honours) shall be that a student has passed NINETY credits in a period of not more than twelve semesters.

17.

Candidates entering the degree programme of the BA (Theology) in accordance with Regulation 12 (i) above shall present credits in Biblical Studies in lieu of those credits in Level I Foundation Courses that were successfully completed in the programme set out in regulation 13.

18.

Candidates may not present for the BA (Theology) credits from level one courses taken in the two preliminary semesters as set out in Regulation 13.

19.

Candidates entering the degree programme of the BA (Theology) in accordance with Regulation 12(i) above are permitted to complete the degree in a minimum of four semesters and a maximum of eight semesters. Such candidates shall be permitted to count towards the NINETY credits required for the degree, THIRTY credits of the courses which they have passed in the LTh programme. Their SIXTY remaining credits shall be so selected that the aggregate of NINETY credits satisfies Regulation 4 above.

Candidates who are allowed to transfer from the LTh. to the BA Theology before completing the LTh. may, on the recommendation of Faculty Board, be given exemption and credit for up to 30 Level I credits already gained in the LTh. Credits used to satisfy normal Matriculation requirements cannot be included in such credits.

Candidates may be allowed, by special permission, to transfer up to 30 credits from Level 1 courses in the diploma programme towards the degree programme, provided that the diploma courses were taught and examined along University guidelines and that the total course load did not exceed 36 credits in the academic year from which the courses for consideration were being proposed. Credits used to satisfy normal Matriculation requirements cannot be included in such credits.

Candidates entering the Degree Programme for the BA Theology in accordance with Regulation 12(ii) above, will be required to withdraw unless they have gained:
15 credits by the end of the second semester following
30 credits b y the end of the fourth semester following
45 credits by the end of the sixth semester following
60 credits by the end of the eighth semester following.

20.

Candidates for the BA (Theology) who are holders of the LTh are not permitted to offer for the degree any courses beyond Level I for which they have received accreditation in the LTh programme.

21.

Notwithstanding Regulation 20, a candidate who, in accordance with Regulation 6, had completed more than the sixty credits required for the LTh shall be permitted to offer for the degree a total of twelve credits from level two and/or level three.

22.

Part-time Students
Candidates may complete the requirements for the BA (Theology) degree, as set out in Regulation 14 above, on a part-time basis. In such cases Regulation 9 of the Faculty of Arts and Education shall apply.

23.

Registration, Examination and Leave
See Faculty of Arts and Education, Regulation 10.
Notification of Results, Award of Honours, Aegrotat Degree
See Faculty of Arts and Education, Regulations 11, 12, 13.

REGULATIONS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS

(i)

The Diploma in Media and Communications will be awarded to persons who, having completed the course of study prescribed by these Regulations, have satisfied the examiners in the examination for the Diploma.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
To be admitted to the prescribed course of study for the Diploma, a candidate must have at least 3 years' production experience in the media.

(ii)

and normally at least 5 GCE O-level or CXC passes, one of which must be in English Language.

(iii)

Each candidate for the Diploma in Media and Communications will be required to follow over one academic year, and to sit and pass examinations in the following courses:-

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

History, Politics, and Culture of the West Indies (two semesters)
Social Studies
Communication, Culture and Caribbean Society
Media and Language
Production (two semesters)
Three Electives

(iv)

A candidate who has reached the prescribed standards in seven of nine courses, but not in two, may be permitted by the Faculty's Board of Examiners to repeat the courses and re-sit the examination in those courses.

(v)

An aggregate of points gained is used in arriving at the type of Diploma to be awarded:

a.
b.
c.

Distinction
Honours
Pass

116 - 160 points
50 - 115 points
10 - 49 points

(vi)

A candidate failing one or two courses and permitted to repeat those courses, must satisfy the examiners at this second attempt.

(vii)

A candidate who fails a course cannot gain a Diploma with distinction.

(viii)

Entry to the examination will be made at the same time as registration for the course. Such registration shall take place during the first week of the First Semester. A fine will be imposed on students whose entry is received late.

(ix)

The report of the examiners and the pass list shall be laid before the Senate for approval.

(x)

A Diploma in Media and Communication under the seal of the University shall be sent thereafter to each successful candidate.