Students registered in the Faculty of Social Sciences are required to complete the following foundation English Language courses:
FOUN1013: Critical Reading & Writing in the Social Sciences (3 credits) OR 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.
All students are required to register for the foundation English Language course (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.
To register for FOUN1013 students must meet at least one of the following criteria: 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.
Students who meet any of the following will be required to register for FOUN1019: Grade 3 in CSEC English Language or Levels IV and V in CAPE Communication Studies or Non-native speakers of English or Grade 2 in the ELPT.
FOUN1013 is one-semester, 3-credit, course. FSS students are strongly encouraged to register for this course in semester 1.
FOUN1019 is a year-long, 6-credit, course offered over both semesters within the same academic year.
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.
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