Students registered in the Faculty of Social Sciences are required to do three (3) of the following foundation courses:
FOUN1013: Critical Reading & Writing in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
FOUN1019: Critical Reading & Writing in the Disciplines (6 credits - year long)
FOUN1101: Caribbean Civilization (3 credits)
FOUN1201: Science, Medicine & Technology in Society (3 credits)
Students pursuing the BSc Social Work (Special) will be required to take FOUN1301: Law, Governance, Economy and Society instead of FOUN1101.
Thus, the foundation course, FOUN1301- Law, Governance, Economy and Society will not count for credit if pursued by Faculty of Social Sciences students except those indicated above or with the permission of the Dean.
With effect from Semester 1, 2021-2022, students are required to register for the foundation English course (i.e., FOUN1013 or FOUN1019) in their first year of entry. Click to view advisory.
Students will not be permitted to progress to year 2 in the following year unless the foundation English course has been successfully completed in year 1.
The prerequisite for FOUN1013 is a Grade 1 in ELPT OR Grade 1 in CXC/CSEC English “A” OR Grade “A” in GCE English Language OR Grade 1 or Grade 2 in CAPE Communication Studies.
The prerequisite for FOUN1019 is a Grade 2 in ELPT. That is, students must have sat and failed the ELPT. Students who have not sat the ELPT are NOT eligible for this FOUN1019.
FOUN1019 is a year-long, 6-credit course. Students must register for semester 1 and semester 2 to earn the 6 credits.
Students may substitute a foundation course (except for English Language/Writing courses) with a foreign language at level 1 or greater. It is important to note that students will not receive credit for level 0 courses e.g. FREN0101 or SPAN0101. The course may be chosen from Chinese, French, Japanese, Portugese or Spanish.
Exemptions may also be granted from time to time by the Board for Undergraduate Studies.