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How do I apply?

First complete an online UWI Cave Hill application via the link provided below.

https://ssb-prod.ec.cavehill.uwi.edu/PROD/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepage

Please select the Post Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education under Humanities and Education.

After you have completed your online UWI application kindly proceed to submit your supporting documents to the CFBC Office of the Registrar (Admissions) for certification and onward forwarding to UWI to accelerate the review of your application.

What supporting documents am I required to submit?

All applicants are required to submit certified copies of the following supporting documents:

• Birth Certificate
• Official Academic Transcript
• 2 Referee Reports (PDF)
• Professional & Academic Certificate(s)
• Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
• Legal Affidavit or deed poll if your present name is different from that on the Birth Certificate

Click here for more information about what submitting documents are required for admission.

Please create hyperlink https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/gradstudies/apply-now/gather-supporting-documents.aspx

How will I know that all documents have been received for my Application?

You can track your application online by going to “Track Your Application” in the Apply Now and follows the steps shown there.

Am I required to pay an application fee?

Applicants from St. Kitts and Nevis are required to pay an application processing fee of BDS $30.00.

 This can be paid via the UWI online application. However, if an applicant is unable to make the payment via the online application, the applicant can submit the credit card authorization form via the link provided. (PDF)

Special Note: Upon being accepted to UWI students are required to complete a CFBC application and pay the CFBC application fee.

What is the application processing time?

Please allow approximately one (1) month for your application record and documents to be updated and processed in our system.

How will I know if I have been accepted?

You will receive a letter from the Office of Grad studies with an acceptance letter for you to return with 2 passport sized photos, along with a medical record which you will have your doctor complete on your behalf.

Students may opt to return the completed documents themselves or have the CFBC Office of the Registrar (Admissions) forward them to UWI on their behalf.

Why was my application not accepted?

UWI advises that an application may not have been accepted because:

• your application had outstanding documents,
• your transcript was incomplete,
• your reference reports were not supportive,
• the programme was oversubscribed,
• your application was submitted after the deadline,
• your application did not satisfy the entry requirements, or
• your research proposal could not be accommodated

I applied last year but did not take up my offer or defer. Do I have to re-apply?

Yes.

It you did not accept the place, or accepted the place offered but did not defer you will need to re-apply because, due to space constraints, your application documents would not have been retained.

What are the fees that I am required to pay when enrolling in this programme?

All students pursuing the Post Graduate Diploma in Education are required to pay the following:

• Semesterly registration fee
• Annual examination fees
• One-time payment for a CFBC student ID

Please contact the CFBC Finance Department at accounts@cfbc.edu.kn for direct costing.

What is the start date of the programme?

The CFBC begins the programme in SUMMER .—May—-July.

Please note that the deadline for applications for the Semester I intake is June 30 and Semester II is September 30 of each year.