Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Educational Leadership and Management in Jamaica

  • Course Name: Bachelor of Educational Leadership and Management()
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Institutions Offering Bachelor of Educational Leadership and Management

  • The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Brown's Town  
    Course entry requirements
    1. Must have a minimum of one year of working experience in an educational institution; and

    2. Must be employed in an educational institution – public or private, ministry of education - for the duration of the programme. Proof of employment is required.

    These are essential requirements as the instructional design of the programme and course assessments will be integrated with the work place experience.

    Applicants should also meet normal or lower matriculation AND have an acceptable pass in the CXC-CSEC (General Proficiency) Mathematics or its equivalent.



    (i) Normal Level

    Applicants should meet normal or lower matriculation AND have an acceptable pass in CXC-CSEC (General Proficiency) Mathematics or its equivalent. For entry into Economics or Accounting degree options, a minimum of a Grade 2 pass in CXC-CSEC (General Proficiency) Mathematics is mandatory.

    Applicants should meet normal or lower matriculation AND have an acceptable pass in CXC-CSEC (General Proficiency) Mathematics or its equivalent.

    An acceptable pass in English A in an examination of the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC-CSEC), or an acceptable equivalent AND one of the following minimum qualifications:

    1.Holders of CXC-CSEC Certificates, General Certificates of Education (GCE) (or the approved equivalents) who satisfy either Scheme A or Scheme B as stated below:
    (a) Scheme A: They possess FIVE (5) subjects of which at least TWO (2) must be GCE
    -Advanced Level (A’ Level)* passes, while the remainder may be acceptable passes in the CXC-CSEC or GCE O’ Level examinations.

    (b) Scheme B: They possess passes in FOUR (4) subjects of which at least THREE must be GCE A’ Level** passes, while the fourth may be an acceptable pass in the CXC-CSEC or GCE O' Level examinations.

    2.Holders of Certificates and Diplomas awarded by this University

    3.Holders of an Associate Degree from the UWI, or from approved Caribbean tertiary level institutions with a minimum GPA of 2.5

    -Candidates who have passed two two-unit courses in a particular subject area fall within the two ‘A’ Level matriculation standard (Reference Scheme A).

    Six CAPE units, including the two single-unit courses – Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies will be accepted under normal matriculation

    (Reference Scheme B)

    (ii) Lower Level
    The following are eligible for lower level matriculation for admission to degree programmes:

    1.Holders of five (5) CXC-CSEC or GCE O’ Level passes or equivalent, not necessarily obtained at the same sitting, as follows:
    (i) English (A), and
    (ii) Mathematics or a foreign language, or an approved science (not Health Science),or additional Mathematics or Geography

    (iii) Three (3) other approved subjects not already counted above.

    2.Persons over the age of 21, who have been out of school for at least five years, on the basis of their overall academic and professional attainments.

    3.Holders of one of the approved certificates from the School of Continuing Studies with an acceptable pass in English Language



    NOTE:The same subject cannot be counted at both CXC-CSEC General Proficiency and GCE O’ Level.

    Course duration:
    -3 years(Full time)
    -5 years(Part time)




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