How to Apply
STEP 1: CREATE AN ACCOUNT
All applicants to The University of the West Indies, Open Campus (UWIOC) (Online Programmes) must begin the application process via the Admissions Portal. First time applicants will be required to create an account and must have a valid email address. When your account has been successfully created, an email confirmation will be sent to your email address with your login credentials. Returning applicants will be required to utilize their existing credentials.
STEP 2: BUILD YOUR APPLICATION PROFILE
You will be required to build your application profile. In order to successfully do so, you will be requested to fill out the following sections of the application form:
Open Campus Country Site
Application Type (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Regional Programmes)
Entry Term
Biographic Data and Next to Kin
Academic History
Planned Programme of Study
UWI Affiliation
Employment History
Complete and Submit Application
Once an application profile has been created, you do not have to complete your application in one sitting. You can begin the process and complete it any time before the deadline date. You will also be given the option to update or edit your “Personal Information” as you navigate your way through the application form.
STEP 3: SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Upon completion of building your application profile, click on the ‘Application is Complete’ button to submit your application. Once you have successfully submitted, kindly Print and Sign the application receipt.
STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Please review the guidelines provided for the submissions of your supporting documents at: Documents Required
Applicants must submit all required documents in order to complete the application process:
Signed Application Receipt
Birth Certificate OR Valid Passport OR Valid National Identification Card
Marriage Certificate (where applicable)
Legal Affidavit or Deed Poll (if the name or date of birth on your supporting documents is different from that on your Birth Certificate)
All Academic Certificates
Professional Certificates/Diplomas
Official Transcripts (These must be sent directly from the granting institution) Not applicable to graduates of the UWI
Transcripts must be submitted to:
The Assistant Registrar
Recruitment, Admissions and Registration Department
Office of the Campus Registrar
The University of the West Indies, Open Campus
Esmond D. Ramesar Centre
Chaguanas
Trinidad and Tobago W.I.
Two (2) referee reports (Only required for Graduate programmes)
TOEFL or IELTS Examination Score (applicable only to candidates whose native language is not English. A TOEFL Score of 500 or greater is preferred.)
STEP 5: TRACK YOUR APPLICATION
Log on to the Admissions Portal using the same Login ID and PIN credentials you created in STEP 1 above to track the status of your application. If you have forgotten your Login ID or PIN select the Admissions Password Recovery link or use the Help section on the login page.
Tracking your application allows you to:
Check the status of your application
Check whether all required documents were received
Check the decision on your application
STEP 6: ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
When your application has been processed and an offer of acceptance is made you will be notified via email.
If you wish to defer your offer, please fill out the Offer Reply form link in your offer letter.
