GENERAL UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS

Applicants must be at least sixteen (16) years of age in the calendar year of admission to the University except in instances where the regulations for a specific programme otherwise specify.

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1. Three (3) subjects at the GCE Advanced Level plus two (2) subjects at CSEC General Proficiency/IGCSE/ GCE Ordinary Level not obtained at Advanced Level. English Language and in most cases Mathematics must be among the subjects obtained.
    

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2. Two (2) subjects at the GCE Advanced Level plus three (3) subjects at CSEC General Proficiency/ IGCSE/GCE Ordinary Level not obtained at Advanced Level. English Language and in some cases Mathematics must be among the subjects passed. 
    

    

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3. A minimum of five (5) CSEC General Proficiency (Grades I & II; and III from 1998) /five (5) passes at IGCSE/GCE ‘O’ Level, including English Language, the subject(s) required for the pursuit of the major, where applicable, and Mathematics for designated programmes. 
    

    

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4. Persons of mature age (a minimum of 21 years in the calendar year of entry to the University) who do not meet the minimum requirements but who can satisfy the University that they have had a suitable education may be considered for admission.

Where there is a variation of the above, it will be shown under the respective Faculty’s admission requirements.

• Applicants who possess either of the basic entry requirements mentioned above but still do not satisfy the requirements of a particular Department may be required to pass the prescribed foundation courses where offered.
• Applicants of mature age (i.e. a minimum of 21 years in the calendar year in which entry is being sought) who do not meet any of the admission requirements will be required to write the UG Entrance Examination. 
  (i) Their pre-university qualifications and their university credits even though the criterion under which they were admitted previously no longer pertains. 
  (ii) These persons must have been students within the preceding five (5) years of application.
• Certification from other relevant Tertiary Institutions that are registered with the National Accreditation Council or Accreditation Council in other jurisdictions can be admitted into year 1 /2 of the respective programme as determined by the transcript.
• Applicants may be asked to attend Interviews

GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE, DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES

1. (1) Five (5) IGCSE/GCE/ ‘O’ level/ 5 CSEC General Proficiency passes including English Language and Mathematics. 
    

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2. (2) Persons of mature age (a minimum of 21 years in the calendar year of entry to the University) who do not meet the minimum requirements but who can satisfy the University that they have had a suitable education may be considered for admission.

NOTE

Students’ who have attained Grades Four and Five at the CSEC level may matriculate in any University of Guyana Certificate programme in order to become eligible for entry into the University of Guyana Bachelor Degree Programme

UG ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Applicants who do not possess the minimum general admission requirements as stipulated above will be required to write the University of Guyana Entrance Examination (UGEE).

PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

• Those applicants who are qualified for admission by virtue of relevant passes at the CSEC General Proficiency/IGCSE/GCE ‘O’ Level and other approved qualification WILL NOT be required to write the UGEE.
• Those applicants who expect to qualify for admission by virtue of relevant passes at the May/June IGCSE/GCE/CSEC examination may opt to write the UGEE
• Those applicants, who fall into one of the following categories, will be required to write the UGEE:
• Those applying for admission under the Mature Student category
• Those applying for admission with Certificates or Diplomas which had been previously accepted for admission purposes OTHER THAN: 
  (i) The Diploma in Agriculture for applicants to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. 
  (ii) The Trained Teachers’ Certificate for applicants to those programmes that allow this qualification as an entry requirement. 
  (iii) A Diploma from any of the (Government) Technical Institutes for applicants to the Faculties of Natural Sciences, and Technology, and College of Medical Sciences unless otherwise stipulated by the Academic Board. 
  (iv) The IDCE Certificate in Industrial Relations and Management. 
  (v) The Commonwealth Youth Programme Diploma in Youth Work. 
  (vi) Any other qualification approved by the Academic Board.

PRE-UNIVERSITY

• Pre-University courses, certificates, and diplomas from reputable entities including IDCE, but not specific to Industrial Relations, used as matriculation requirements should be accepted.
• Qualifications from an acceptable level from an accredited or recognised entity, such as; regionally, e.g. Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ), nationally, e.g. from the Get Ready for Opportunities to Work (GROW) programme; which connects internationally to, e.g. The Scottish Credit Qualification Framework (SCQF) and the General Education Diploma (GED), should be considered as entry-level requirements.

Where it is determined that a person gained admission to the University of Guyana without fulfilling the stated admission requirements for his/her programme, an investigation shall be conducted into the circumstance(s) of the said admission.  If the investigation reveals that admission was obtained in any manner other than that provided for in the University’s Regulations governing Admission, the person will be withdrawn from the programme to which he/she was admitted. However, such withdrawal would not prevent that person from being eligible for admission to the University (at the regular time for admission) whenever the admission requirements are met. 

You are a student who has been properly admitted to, and has been attending a regular degree programme at a recognized University.

A student who has been properly admitted to, and has been attending a regular degree programme at a recognized University, may apply for admission to the University of Guyana as a Transfer Student. A Certificate of studentship from his/her University and other relevant information must be submitted at the time the application is made. A person satisfying the requirements of a Transfer Student may be admitted to the appropriate University programme on the recommendation of the Faculty Board.

A Transfer student may be admitted with Advanced Standing and permitted to transfer his/her credits to a degree programme at the University of Guyana provided that at least one-half of the courses required for the degree, including the courses for the final year, are taken at the University of Guyana. Credits may be transferred (see Transfer of Credits) only where the courses from the other University are deemed by the University of Guyana to be equivalent to its own courses.

A student, who has properly completed a degree programme at the University of Guyana, may apply for admission to another programme. Such a student will be permitted to transfer relevant credits to the new programme provided that at least one-half of its courses, including the courses for the final year, are taken as part of the new programme. The original qualification should normally have been gained within the previous five years (See Exemptions). (This regulation applies with equal force to students registered for the Associate Degree programmes in the Faculty of Health Sciences).

A candidate who is seeking admission on an advanced-standing basis must submit to the Office of the Registrar a detailed transcript issued by the University attended, as well as the syllabi of courses passed.

You do not wish to pursue a Degree, Diploma or Certificate programmes but wish to improve professional skills or bring yourselfe up-to-date in a particular field.

Candidates who do not wish to pursue Degree, Diploma or Certificate programmes but who wish to improve professional skills or bring themselves up-to-date in a particular field are designated Special Students.

Candidates may be admitted as Special Students in any of the following categories:

• Graduates of Degree programmes from other Universities may register for a maximum of six (6) semester courses per academic year, where necessary, for work towards a higher degree.
• Graduates of Diploma and certificate programmes from the University of Guyana may register for a maximum of four (4) semester courses per academic year.
• Non-Graduates may register for a maximum of two (2) courses per semester. Their selection of courses would be determined by their certified knowledge base or verifiable experience.
• A person may be admitted as a Special Student on any number of occasions but only up to such time as he/she would have completed successfully the following number of semester courses as a Special Student:
  • Graduates of Degree Programmes - 12
  • Graduates of UG Diploma/Certificate Programmes - 8
  • Non-graduates - 6

A person applying for admission as a Special Student must have at least the basic admission requirements or, where relevant, adequate experience in the particular field.

A Special Student may be admitted only if there is a place in the class after all the Regular Students have registered and permission has been granted by the appropriate Head of Department and Lecturer.

A Special Student’s performance at the Annual Examinations will be awarded the letter grade earned. However, the letter grade obtained as a Special Student will not be used towards the computation of the candidate’s Grade Point Average if he/she is subsequently admitted as a Regular Student and the courses passed forms part of his/her programme.

A Special Student subsequently admitted as a Regular student may be exempted from any course passed as a Special Student provided that the specific Faculty regulations permit such exemption.

Undergraduates registered at other Universities may be admitted to selected courses with the approval of the Academic Board.

Applications for admission as a Special Student must be made online by the published closing date in the year during which admission is sought. Applicants will be required to submit original academic documents and birth certificates or other acceptable evidence in support of their applications.

In special circumstances, late applications may be accepted (See Procedures for Withdrawal).