A student who has obtained Grades I - IV in the following Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subjects may receive exemptions without credit for the corresponding UWI Level 1 courses:
| CAPE Subjects | UWI Level 1 Courses |
| Accounting Unit 1 | Financial Accounting |
| Accounting Unit 2 | Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting |
| Economics Unit 1 | Introduction to Microeconomics |
| Economics Unit 2 | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| Pure Mathematics Units 1 & 2 | Mathematics for the Social Sciences |
| Sociology Unit 1 | Sociology for the Caribbean |
| Statistical Analysis | Introductory Statistics or Introductory Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences |
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.
