Entry Requirements
Historical Background
Four (4) CXC/CSEC subjects including English A at the General Proficiency lGrades I, II, and III (effective June 1998) or their equivalent. A candidate with three (3) CXC/CSEC subjects including English A at the General Proficiency Grades I, II, and III as above and two (2) subjects at Grade III prior to June 1998 will be deemed to have satisfied the minimum entry requirements.
For the purpose of equivalence CXC/CSEC Basic I, GCE O’Level at Grades A – C; SSC National Assessment Levels 4 and 5, City and Guilds and ULCI General 2, Passes in the Certificate in Secondary Education of the U.K., Candidates with a High School Diploma from an accredited American or Canadian Institution, provided the passes show in the transcripts are at the level required for the programme.
Candidates for mature Entry Candidates over the age of thirty (30) years who do not have the academic qualifications set out in (a) above but who have completed five (5) years of teaching in Physical Education.
Degree Programme
Degree Program Entry Requirements
Students who have completed a course of study approved by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and who have satisfied the conditions of passing, as set out in the regulations of the UCJ shall be deemed to have qualified for the award of the UCJ Bachelor Degree in Physical Education.
The Bachelors’ Degree programme is an Add-on degree. That is, the three-year diploma programme forms the base of the degree. It is offered both on a full time and part time basis. The full time programme covers a period of three semesters (Fall, spring and Summer) The Part Time programme is done over five semesters.
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme is the College’s highest achievement academically, but the college is now in discussion with the University Council of Jamaica to accredit a Masters Degree with an emphasis on Sports Management, Teaching and Coaching.