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Course Duration & UCC Tutorial 24 months - Online Programme

Class Structure
Part-Time Sundays or Early Bird 7.30am - 8.30am. UCC will provide support in the form of tutorials. These will be conducted by a highly qualified team of local faculty, with occasional overseas guest lecturers.

Quality of Programme
The University of London is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of academic excellence. The quality of its degrees is assured through the assessment and examination process. Upon completion of the programme, you are awarded a University of London degree. There is only one University of London and its degrees are awarded both to students attending in London and external students.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Academic Requirement
  Applicants must hold a recognized first degree in any subject, for which they should have obtained high grades.
• English Language requirement
  Applicants must have a high proficiency in English. Students might be required to pass or to have passed within the last five years, at an appropriate level, a test of proficiency in English.

TUITION/ FEES:
The overall cost of the programme is £9,295.00 plus UCC application fee of US$15.00. However these fees are subject to review at short notice.

UOL FEES
Registration fee........ £1,055.00
Fee per module (£920 x 7 modules) £6,440.00
TOTAL ............. £7,495.00

UCC (IMS/IMP) FEES
Monthly tutorial fee........ .£75.00
TOTAL (£75x 24 months).... £1,800.00
Overall Programme cost...... £9,295.00

ADDITIONAL COSTS: Overseas Exam Center Administrative fee -J$3,800

Materials Provided by UOL After Registration
Students are provided with a comprehensive range of materials which may include some of the following)

• Course Units specially designed, written and prepared to guide your studies
• Assigned Readings - Text books and recently published or seminal articles
• Optional - supplementary readings
• Assignments, excercises, in-text questions and specimen examinations
• Video cassette lectures for some courses
• Audio cassette excercises for some courses
• Computer software for quantitative courses

NB: Course Material are mailed as Education materials but may still be subject to Customs duties in your country of residence. In such cases, it is your responsibility to settle any duty charges.

Student Loans
Applicants may apply for an international student loan through the International Education Finance Corporation (IEFC) in the USA. No collateral or security is required, but interested applicants will need to identify a US co-signer to guarantee the loan. Application forms and brochures are available at IMS/IMP offices.
N.B. Interim payments should be negotiated with the Accounts Dept. until loans are finalised.

Transfer of Credit
Students may transfer no more than 4 units or courses for their Bachelor Degree programme. All transfer credits must be approved.

Examinations
Examinations take place once per year between September and mid October.


Failing an Examination
If you fail an examination at the first sitting, you will be allowed one further attempt, after which your registration will cease, if you are unsuccessful.

Application Procedure
Individuals interested in applying for admission to the UOL programme should submit the following:

• Both UOL and UCC (IMS/IMP) application forms for Postgraduate Degree Programmes
• Official transcript(s) from every college/tertiary institution/university attended to be sent to 6 Belmont Road, Kingston 6
• Certified copies of academic certificates
• Non-refundable UCC (IMS/IMP) application handling fees are required.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Attach a certified copy of one of the following as proof of your full name (including any change of name) and date of birth to your application:

• A birth certificate
• Passport
• Marriage certificate
• Deed poll
• Statutory declaration
• Alien's registration certificate

NB. Submit either the original certificate(s) showing the final awards for each qualification or photocopies of these originals verified by a British Council official.
Address for the British Council Office in Jamaica

26 Trafalgar Road
Kingston 10
Phone: 929-6915

There is a J$100 charge for each copy to be certified.

The British Council Office certifies documents between the hours of: 9:30 am and 12:30 pm. Certification is done by appointment on Wednesdays only.


IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE:Application Deadline - March 19, 2005 Payment of Course Fees - May 4, 2005

The Institute reserves the right to withdraw/postpone a scheduled course if the registration is insufficient for a complete class consisting of twenty five (25) participants. In this event, IMS will refund all fees already paid towards the withdrawn course.

Application fees are non-refundable.

NB. Late applications will only be considered by UCC (IMS/IMP) on a case-by-case basis and on the availability of space.

The Institute reserves the right to withdraw/postpone a scheduled course if the registration is insufficient for a complete class consisting of eleven (11) participants. In this event, UCC will refund all fees already paid towards the withdrawn course.

Registration / Student Support For further information, contact: The Dean of International Programmes intlprogrammes@uccjm.com Phone: (876) 929-2830 Fax:   (876) 960-7526 University College of the Caribbean 6 Belmont Road Kingston 5 Jamaica, W.I. (hours:  8:30:am - 5:30 pm Mon-Fri Eastern) (visits: welcome via appointment)

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