(a) A student transferring from another university to pursue a UWI degree must complete a minimum of two years of full-time study, or 60 credits, at The UWI.
(b) Unless the relevant departments already hold records of the courses previously completed, course outlines must be submitted for departmental assessment. Any courses approved by departments will earn the student exemption with credit for equivalent UWI courses, up to the limit indicated above.
(c) Exemption without credit may be granted for any course(s) that exceed the limit indicated.
(d) A student who already holds a first degree from any institution and is pursuing another first degree will not be granted exemptions with credit from the previous programme, except for Foundation courses in the case of UWI graduates.
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
