The University of the West Indies, Mona

Applicants in the following categories (a-e) are NOT required to sit the UWI Mona English Language Proficiency Test:

     a. Holders of any ONE of the following English Language qualifications:

         i.     Grade 1 - Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) English A Examination

                (N.B. Holders of Grade 2 (CSEC) are required to sit the ELPT.)

         ii     Grade A in:

                • General Certificate of Examinations (GCE) O Level English Language Examination

                • GCE A/O Level General Paper examination

                • International General School Certificate Examination (IGCSE) O Level English Language Examination

                • Bahamas General School Certificate Examination (BGSCE) O Level English Language Examination

                • West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) O Level English Language Examination

                • Communication 1 & 2 - College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE)

          iii. Grades 1 or 2 - Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Communication Studies.

          iv. Grade B+ or above in any of the following:

                • College English Skills I or II - College of Bahamas

                • Advanced Communication or Business Communication or Academic Writing 1 or 2 - University of Technology (UTECH)

                • Freshman Composition I or II- Northern Caribbean University (NCU).

                • College English II – The Mico University College

                • COMM1101 – Council of Community Colleges

          v. Graduates of the Barbados Community College who have completed the course CORE100 English and Communication with Grade B or higher.

          vi. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) [Academic test only]. An overall score of at least 7 with scores of at least 6.5 in reading and listening and scores of at least 7 in writing and speaking is required.

          vii. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An overall score of 103 with scores of at least 23 in listening, 24 in reading, 28 in writing and 28 in speaking.

          viii. The Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT). An overall score of 500 and above in the Writing Section.

          ix. Advanced Placement (AP) English Language, Grade 3 and above.

          x. International Baccalaureate (IB) Extended Essay, Grades A, B or C

          xi. An ACT score of at least 9/12 in the writing domain of Language Usage and Conversion and at least 30 out of 36 for the Writing test.

     b. Persons who are already holders of an undergraduate degree from the UWI or from a UWI approved university, and persons with a Grade A in a college English course from an approved university.

     c. Persons holding a UWI Certificate in Advanced Nursing Education and   Administration OR a UWI Licentiate of Theology.

     d. Persons who passed UWI Mona English Language Proficiency Tests in the last 5 years.

     e. Persons who successfully completed any ONE of the following UWI Foundation Academic Literacies courses within the last five years: FOUN1019; FOUN1002, FOUN1013; FOUN1014; FOUN1016

IMPORTANT!

A:    The following categories of applicant (See a - c below) are advised to register for the ‘Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines’ Foundation course                     (FOUN1019). However, these applicants have the option of sitting the ELPT (but are not required to do so).

          a. Holders of a Grade 3, 4 or 5 in CSEC English Language.

          b. Holders of Levels IV and V in CAPE Communication Studies.

          c. Non-native speakers of English, including the Missionaries of the Poor.

B:    The following categories of applicant (See a & b below) should sit the test offered through any of the other campuses (i.e. Open, St Augustine or Cave Hill),               and request that the respective campus email the candidate’s test result to the Mona campus English Language Proficiency Test Unit. The address is                         elptu@uwimona.edu.jm

          a) Nationals of non-contributing Caribbean countries and the Turks and Caicos Islands. 

              UWI contributing countries: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica,  

              Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago.)

          b)  Persons in the Bahamas, Belize and the Cayman Islands who are applying to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree programme.

               Information regarding registering for the Open Campus ELPT:

               i. Go to the Open Campus website: https://www.open.uwi.edu/registration

               ii. Read the section titled "ELPT Registration Form" and fill out the form.

               iii. Continue to visit the website for updates if registration information for the test you wish to sit is not yet available.