Applications for entry to the Faculty should normally be received on or before January 31 of the year in which the applicant wishes to enter and should be accompanied by:

  • Official certificates giving details of all exams passed

  • a signed statement from parent or guardian, agreeing that the applicant shall become an undergraduate in the Faculty

  • a signed statement from parent or guardian, or from a responsible individual or authority that funds will be available for the payment of fees

  • an application fee of $30.00 (Bds., EC, J or TT)
  • Application forms may be obtained from

  • the Registry - Mona, St. Augustine, or Cave Hill
  • from the Resident Tutors in non-campus countries
  • online at http://www.uwi.tt/pstud.htm
  • Late applications may be accepted on the payment of a late application fee of $40.00


    Admisssion Requirements
    1. In order to be admitted to the B.Sc.. (General), B.Sc.. Agriculture, and B.Sc.. Human Ecology degrees candidates must:

    Either a. i. satisfy the University requirements for normal matriculation (see UWI Calendar) and;

    ii. have obtained passes at CXC Secondary Education, General Proficiency level with Grade I or II, (or grade III obtained after June 1999) or equivalent, in Mathematics and English Language and normally at least one GCE A Level pass in an approved science subject (See Appendix 1).

    or b. i. satisfy the University requirements for lower level matriculation and;

    ii. have obtained passes at CXC Secondary Education, General Proficiency/GCE ‘O’ level which must include English Language and Mathematics.

    AND Passes in at least two (2) approved Science subjects at Advanced Level or Equivalent qualification. or

    iii. have obtained a Diploma in Agriculture or an Associate Degree from an accredited Tertiary Level Institution or a Diploma in Home Economics, Food and Nutrition, Dietetics or Science with normally a minimum mark of 60%, or other qualifications acceptable to the Faculty.

    (N.B.: Candidates must also satisfy any relevant departmental regulations)

    2. C. In Order to be admitted to the Diploma in Agricultural Extension Candidates must:

    i. be graduates of an approved university; or

    ii. have an approved technical or professional qualification from an approved institution; and have sufficient experience or other relevant qualifications which are deemed by the FSA to be adequate

    3. In order to be admitted candidates must have successfully completed:

    i. A Bachelors Degree (no more than 5 years prior to application) with major credits in Clinical (Human) Nutrition, Foodservice Systems Management, and Community Nutrition, from a University or College acceptable to the University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

    ii. Applicants who do not qualify for entry as specified at 1(i) may be required to pursue supplementary Core and Professional courses at the University, to a minimum of 18 credits.

    iii. Selection from suitably qualified applicants will be based on interviews.

    4. (a) In order to be admitted to the B.Sc.. Agribusiness Management degree Candidates must satisfy the University requirements for Normal Matriculation (see UWI Calendar)

    (b) In order to be admitted to the other B.Sc degree programmes candidates must:

    Either i. satisfy the University requirements for normal matriculation (see UWI Calendar) and;

    ii. have obtained passes at CXC General Proficiency Level with General Proficiency Level with grade I or II, (or grade III obtained after June 1999) or equivalent in Mathematics and two approved science subjects. (See FAqs below).

    iii. have obtained a Diploma in Agriculture or an Associate Degree from an accredited Tertiary Level Institution or a Diploma in Home Economics, Food and Nutrition, Dietetics or Science with normally a minimum mark 60%, or other qualification acceptable to the Faculty.

    (N.B. Candidates must also satisfy any relevant departmental requirements)


    'A' Level Subjects
    Approved Science GCE ‘A’ Level Subjects:
  • Biology

  • Botany
  • Chemistry

  • Computer Science

  • Geography

  • Geology

  • Applied Mathematics

  • Pure Mathematics

  • Mathematics

  • Physics

  • Zoology

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