Note: Supporting documents (as indicated by ***) must be certified by a Notary Public or Justice of the Peace or Commissioner of Affidavit before uploading to your Application Portal.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FROM ALL APPLICANTS:

  1. ***Birth Certificate
  2. Curriculum vitae (CV)
  3. ***Documents indicating a name change (Marriage Certificate/Legal Affidavit/Deed Poll) if your present name is different from that on the Birth Certificate
  4. Research Proposal (MPhil, PhD and MD applicants only - See Research Proposal Guidelines here)
  5. Two (2) referees’ reports (to be requested through our Application Portal)
  6. ***Professional Certificates/Diplomas obtained from institutions other than UWI
  7. Official Transcripts (sent directly from granting institution to PGTranscripts@sta.uwi.edu). You are required to notify our Office if the name on your official transcript is different from the name on your application.
    • Past UWI Students can submit a student copy of their transcripts 
  8. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 500 or greater or International English Testing (IELTS) with the overall score of at least 7 with scores of at least 6.5 in reading and listening and scores of at least 7 in writing and speaking (if English is not your first language)
  9. Additional documents specific to programmes.

 

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS specific to programmes below:

PG Diploma in Education applicants

  1. Principal's referee report (to be returned by Principal to PGOnline@sta.uwi.edu)
  2. Release Form (to be uploaded by applicant when applying)
  3. Evidence of teaching appointment/assessment of qualifications by MoE/THA/Board (See Sample Documents Here)

ALL Engineering programmes

  • Job Letter/confirmation of current employment (if currently unemployed, please indicate by way of attached letter).

Doctor of Medicine (D.M.) applicants

  • Evidence of registration with the Medical Board of Trinidad & Tobago

Master of Public Health Applicants

  • Statement of Intent in pursuing the programme

MA Creative Design: Entrepreneurship & MFA applicants only

  • Portfolio/manuscript of work

MSc Applied Psychology        

  • Research Proposal
 

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • Your CV must include the name(s), and contact information (preferably phone and email address) of your referee(s).
  • Please note that a person in full-time employment CANNOT be registered as a Full-time student, unless written proof of approved leave is provided prior to registration. (e.g. PG Dip Ed Release Form).
  • Candidates who will be sitting examinations in the year they are expected to commence their postgraduate studies may also submit applications
  • Non-UWI/Open Campus transcripts for university degrees must be submitted from the awarding institution directly to PGTranscripts@sta.uwi.edu but addressed to:

    The Assistant Registrar
    Office of Graduate Studies and Research
    The University of the West Indies
    St. Augustine Campus
    Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

  • A transcript is considered official if it comes in a specially sealed envelope or emailed directly from the awarding institution. 
  • A final official transcript, indicating award date/date of graduation must be submitted as soon as all courses are completed.
  • Student copies or transcripts stamped STUDENT COPY are NOT acceptable as an official transcript.
  • Applicants with qualifications in a language other than English must submit a certified English translation, together with the original.
  • All submitted documents become the property of The University of the West Indies and will NOT be returned or transferred to a third party.
  • In the case of copies or notarised documents, The University reserves the right to request the original documents.

APPLICANTS ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED OF THE FOLLOWING:

  • Applications will not be considered if there is any indication that the accompanying papers or certificates have been altered in any way.
  • The submission of documents in support of applications or the applications themselves, for admission and/or registration that are forged, fraudulent, altered from the original, obtained under false pretences, or otherwise deceptive is prohibited.
  • The University reserves the right to reject an application for admission, withdraw an offer and/or prohibit registration if the offer for admission is found to be based in whole or in part on deception or fraud.

 


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