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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (ELPT)

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ELPT Exemptions


Applicants in the following categories (a-f) are NOT required to sit the test:


a) Persons with any ONE of the following English Language qualifications:


(i) Grade 1- CXC English A examination


(ii) Grade A - GCE O Level English Language examination


(iii) Grade A- GCE A/O Level General Paper examination


(iv) Grades 1&2 CAPE (Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination) Communication Studies.


(v) Grade B+ or above College English Skills I or II- College of Bahamas


(vi) Grade B+ or above Advanced Communication or Business Communication - University of Technology (UTECH)


(vii) Grade B+ or above Freshman Composition I or II - Northern Caribbean University (NCU).


b) Persons who are already holders of an undergraduate degree from the UWI or from an approved university, and persons with a Grade B+ or above in a college English course from an approved University.


c) Persons holding a UWI Certificate in Advanced Nursing Education and Administration OR a UWI Licentiate of Theology.


d) Persons holding a UWI Diploma in Mass Communications who have passed the course ‘Media & Language’ (MC52A)


e) Persons who passed the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 or 2008 UWI English Language Proficiency Tests offered by any campus.


f) Persons who successfully completed any ONE of the following UWI English Language courses within the last five years (i.e. 2004 onwards): UC010; UC10A; UC10B; UC10C; UC10D; UC10L; UC10H; UC120; FD10A; CM10A; CM10B; FD10C; FD10H.