Fees & Finance

Associate Degree fees

Please check the nearest UWI School of Continuing Studies in your country for information regarding Associate Degree fees. Click here for contact information.

Undergraduate course fees

Currently, the cost of a three-credit course for any of the undergraduate degree or certificate programmes is BDS$360.00 (or the equivalent in the currency of your country) and a six-credit course is BDS$720.00. This covers the cost of materials, examinations, teleconferences and tutorials.

Repeat course fees

Continuing students who have failed a course can repeat it at a reduced fee of 5/6 of the regular course fee, which is currently BDS$300.00, (or the equivalent in your currency) provided that course materials remain the same.

Fee for writing examinations only

If you have been granted permission to sit examinations only, the cost is BDS$90.00, (or the equivalent in your currency). For more information on sitting examinations only, please refer to the section on Examinations (page 38) .

Additional fees

In addition to the course fees, there may be ‘small fees’ for your identification card, computer laboratory use and/or UWI caution fee.

Fee penalties

You should note that in accordance with Examination Regulation, 61(iii) and (iv) late fees are charged for failure to collect examination cards by the stated deadline. In addition, a cost is levied for a failure to produce examination cards at a prescribed examination. There is also a fee that is levied for a failure to produce your ID card at an examination.

Refunds

Students voluntarily withdrawing from UWI's distance education programme will be entitled to refunds as follows:
  • Withdrawal up to the end of the first week of teaching, i.e. week ending September 5, 2008 – 100% of course fee.
  • Withdrawal up to the end of the second week of teaching, i.e. week ending September 12, 2008 – 75% of course fee.
  • Withdrawal up to end of the third week of teaching, i.e. week ending September 19, 2008 – 50% of course fee.
  • Students withdrawing after this period will NOT be entitled to a refund.


Additionally, the amount of the refund you receive will be dependent on whether you have already received all of your course materials. If you apply for a refund after having received all of your course materials, your refund will be less the cost of the course material, which at present is estimated at BDS$60.00.

A refund may also be given following the official granting of Leave of Absence. You should write a letter to the Campus Bursar through your Head of the University Centre/Site Coordinator along with a copy of the permission letter you received from the University and a copy of your receipt for the relevant fees paid.

Please note the following:

  1. Failure to pay fees by the specified deadline could result in de-registration.
  2. Course fees are subject to change from time to time as mandated by the University.