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How to Apply
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Who is eligible for entry ?
To be eligible for consideration for entry to study
for a postgraduate degree, candidates must be:
• Graduates of an approved university;
• In possession of other suitable professional
qualifications and experience approved by
Senate on the recommendation of the Board
for Graduate Studies & Research.
In order to be eligible for postgraduate study,
you will be required to have, in most cases, a
Second Class Honours degree in the relevant
or an analogous subject area, or an equivalent
qualification. You will also be expected to satisfy
the particular Faculty/Department requirements
before beginning graduate study.
Applicants wishing to register for a Ph.D. degree
who do not have a Master’s degree by research
or one which included a research component
of at least 25% of the total credit weighting
and for which the applicant achieved at least a
B+ average or its equivalent, will be required
to register for the M.Phil. in the first instance.
You may be allowed to upgrade your registration
to the Ph.D. level, subject to satisfying certain
stated criteria.
how do i apply to uWi ?
Prospective students can apply online at www.
sta.uwi.edu/postgrad . All instructions are available
on the web site and on-line applications
attract no application fees. Supporting documents
(birth certificate, university transcript(s)
and references) must be submitted to this
office before the final closing date. Applications
sent without these documents will not
be considered.
If you are not a UWI graduate, you must request
that your degree granting institution forward a
copy of your transcript to the School for Graduate
Studies & Research no later than February 15th
of the preceding the academic year in which
you wish to begin studies. Your application will
not be given consideration until your transcript
is received.
When should i send in my application?
Applications should reach The University by
January 31st of the academic year in which candidates
wish to register. The site is opened for
on-line application from November for persons
wishing to commence study at the start of the
next academic year in September (Semester I).
M.Phil. or Ph.D. applicants wishing to commence
study in Semester I (September) or Semester II
(January) of the new academic year must submit
their on-line applications by April 30 or September
30 respectively of the preceding academic
year in which they wish to begin studies.
Who reviews my application?
All applications for admission are subject to the
recommendation of the Department concerned,
and to the approval of the Campus Committee
for Graduate Studies & Research or the Board for
Graduate Studies and Research as appropriate.
When will i get a response?
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 year (September to August).
Request for deferral of a place will not usually
be entertained.
Non-acceptance of an applicant may result from
considerations other than those set out in the
entry requirements. These considerations include
availability of facilities for the type of research
which the applicant wishes to pursue or the
availability of faculty personnel to supervise the
proposed research.
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