BNCC/DE P. 6
2007/2008
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
MATTERS FROM THE BOARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES TO THE BOARD
FOR NON-CAMPUS COUNTRIES AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
At its meeting of May 22, 2007 the Board for Undergraduate Studies received matters from
BNCC/DE and took the following action:
Assessment of Barbados Community College Associate Degree in arts (Sociology Courses)
72.1 APPROVED the recommendation that graduates who earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the
BCC Associate Degree in Arts – Sociology programme and a Grade of B in the specified courses [set out in BUS.P.28] be granted exemptions with credit from the corresponding
UWI Bachelor’s Degree courses.
Assessment of Cave Hill School of Business Programmes
72.2 APPROVED the recommendation that graduates who earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the
Cave Hill School of Business programmes and a grade of B in the specified courses [set out in BUS.P.28] be granted exemptions from the corresponding University of the West
Indies Bachelor’s Degree courses.
Assessment of Dominica State College Associate Degrees (Accounting, Business
Administration, Economics & Sociology)
72.3 APPROVED the recommendation for graduates of Associate Degrees, with majors in the
Social Sciences, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 to be accorded normal matriculation to UWI’s three-year Bachelor’s degree programmes. In addition graduates with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and GPA of 2.7 in the specific courses [set out in
BUS.P.28] be granted exemptions with credit from the equivalent UWI courses identified.
Proposal for an Online Certificate in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
72.4 APPROVED , with effect from 2007/2008, the introduction of an online certificate in
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment.