Entry Requirement

To be eligible for consideration for entry to study for a Higher Degree, candidates must be:

• Graduates of an approved University; in possession of other suitable professionals
• In possession of qualification and experience approved by Senate on the recommendation of the Board for Graduate Studies & Research.

Applicants will normally be expected to have, at least a second class honours degree in the relevant or an analogous subject area, or a qualification accepted as equivalent.

Application forms are available on request from the Graduate Studies & Research office of the Campus Registrar and completed application forms should be submitted with supporting documents (birth certificate, University transcript/s and references). Applications sent without these documents will not be considered.

Applications from outside the Caribbean should reach the University by 31January of the academic year in which candidates wish to register. Candidates should request application forms by November 30 if they wish to commence study at the start of the academic year in September (Semester I) or by March 31 for the start of Semester II in January of the next year.

All applications are subject to the recommendation of the Department and the Faculty concerned, and to the approval of the University's Board for Graduate Studies. You will be informed of the outcome of your application as soon as a decision is taken. The offer of a place is normally valid only for the particular academic.

Non-acceptance of an applicant may result from considerations other than those set out in the entry requirements. These include availability of facilities for the type of research the applicant wishes to pursue and the faculty to supervise the proposed research.