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UWI’s statement regarding requirements for graduation

For Release Upon Receipt - November 25, 2013

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago – The University of the West Indies (UWI) wishes to advise that the institution has specific regulations and policies that govern students’ tenure from matriculation through examination to graduation. It is unfortunate that information relating to the confidential matter of examination grades at The University of the West Indies Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business was released to the public, contrary to the regulations of The UWI.  The articles referred were brought to the attention of senior officials at The UWI and the matter has  received their fullest attention. 

The examination process is a very closely managed one governed by specific regulations at both undergraduate and graduate levels.  More particularly the regulations ensure that all procedures for the award of degrees are strictly confidential.  Examination marks are only communicated to appropriate officers of the University and are only made public after they have been duly approved by the Board of Examiners. 

A review of our records indicates that in the instant case the requirements for the award of the degree have been satisfied.  The University would like to point out that special arrangements are often put in place for students in various circumstances e.g. students who require one course to complete the requirements for the award of the degree. 

The University remains committed to maintaining the high standards which we have established over more than 65 years of service to the region. 

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About UWI

Over the last six decades, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 40,000 students. Today, UWI is the largest and most longstanding higher education provider in the English-speaking Caribbean, with main campuses in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, and Centres in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent & the Grenadines. UWI recently launched its Open Campus, a virtual campus with over 50 physical site locations across the region, serving over 20 countries in the English-speaking Caribbean. UWI is an international university with faculty and students from over 40 countries and collaborative links with over 60 universities around the world. Through its seven Faculties, UWI offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Pure & Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, and Social Sciences.

(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)

 

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