Tuition and Fees
The Schedule of Fees found on the GC website outlines the costs per course based on the degree level (undergraduate or postgraduate) and the number of credits per course (i.e. 3, 4, 6 or 9 credits).
To determine your total fees per semester, please carefully examine this document along with the Programme Advising document which outlines your courses and their number of credits.
You should NEVER make a payment towards your courses until you have completed registration and a Fee Assessment document is generated for you. You can download this as a PDF. It outlines all your fees and tuition for the given semester. You will repeat this process EVERY semester. You do NOT have to re-submit an application each semester. You are already a student smile All that is required is that you register for courses.
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For questions on all financial matters, please write to receivables.finance@open.uwi.edu.
Course Exemptions for Credits Already Earned
Please note the following excerpt from page 37 of the 2021/22 Student Handbook.
“The granting of exemptions (and credits) for non-UWI programmes must be based on equivalency to courses in each degree option. If a course, already completed successfully, is the same as that to be pursued at a particular level, a student may receive exemption from that course. In keeping with The UWI’s policy, exemptions (and credits) will only be granted for courses that have been successfully pursued within the last five (5) years. Credit exemptions do not count towards the GPA.”
See the Handbook attached for further details.
The exemption requests forms and other important forms can be found on the Student Portal (log into the Portal, navigate to the Student Resources tab).
For guidance on exemptions and the process, please write to student.services@open.uwi.edu
Offer Letter/ Firm Offer
If you have not yet received your Offer Letter, please contact the Admissions Office by writing to admissions@open.uwi.edu. You will receive a ticket number and our colleagues at Admissions will respond to your query in the order received. Thank you for your patience.
You may also write to your local Site office for guidance on this matter. Please see the Open Campus Country Sites contact information here: GCS Contacts.
If you received a provisional offer, you may inquire about the steps you need to take to get a firm offer.
All Important Dates - Academic Calendar
Please note that all important dates can be found in the 2023/24 Academic Calendar.
Please bookmark this document and review it carefully.
Important information from the Office of Finance
To be made available soon
ELPT - English Language Proficiency Test
The ELPT may be mandatory for SOME students.
Your Offer Letter (Appendix Item 2) provides information that will help you determine whether you need to take this test.
For more information on the ELPT, see the ‘Qualifying Tests and Remedial Courses’ section of the Student Handbook on the GC website.
You may also write directly to the Exams unit should you have any questions (exams@open.uwi.edu).
ELPT results are posted 4 - 6 weeks after you complete the test.
These will be posted on the Student Portal: Exams and Academic History block, ELPT Test Score link.
Please note that if you are required to take the ELPT you will be unable to register for the FOUN1001 course ONLY. You may proceed to register for all other courses when the registration period opens.
What is my class schedule? Where is my timetable?
All schedules and relevant dates will be available in your course space. When you access each course, refer to the course schedule in each course guide. This will give you information about synchronous sessions.
Next steps
Just a reminder of what you need to do prior to commencing your courses in August.
- Access and interact with the orientation course materials
- Meet with the Academic Support Team (date TBA) Meet with your Programme Manager (PM); your specific date and meeting link will be shared within the next few weeks).
- Complete registration online. This will generate your Fee Assessment (outline for fees for the semester).
- Complete payment online or at a local bank using the Fee Assessment to guide the amounts owing.
- Access courses.
The grading process
All assessments are reviewed by a second examiner, and marks may be adjusted accordingly. Therefore, your final mark and grade for the course will not be available until they are officially posted in Banner.
Having challenges logging into the Student Portal?
If you are having challenges logging in, the first thing I suggest you do is to double-check that you are entering your ID and password correctly. Don't forget the exclamation mark in the password Remember:
- the Student ID is the Student Registration Number you were provided in your Offer Letter, and
- the password is a temporary password that is set to your birthdate in the format: MonthDDYYYY! (Example: January3082! would be if you were born 30 January 1982)
View our Log In: New Student Portal tutorial for guidance
You may attempt to reset your password in one of two ways:
- Follow the instructions in our Reset my Student Password tutorial
- Write to Helpdesk to request a password reset (helpdesk@open.uwi.edu). Provide your ID if you choose this option.
If you have a question that is not list here, send an email to the Academic Support Team @ academicsupport@open.uwi.edu or a message by adding the Academic Support Team on Skype @ uwioc_academic_support.
