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Associate Degrees

What are the requirements/qualifications for admission for students coming out of fifth form?
Students seeking admission to sixth form and community college will be required to meet the normal prerequisites of those institutions.
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:31 AM
How do you register for this degree?
Registration is simple. Students entering sixth form and community colleges will register through their schools as usual. Those entering through private ins...
Wed, 4 Oct, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Where will classes be offered?
As mentioned above, Associate Degrees will be taught at sixth form schools, community colleges and private educational institutions.
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:32 AM
When will syllabuses be provided?
The Associate Degrees are based on Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) Units; therefore the CAPE syllabuses are the syllabuses being used.
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:32 AM
When will the Awarding of Associate Degrees commence?
The first Associate Degrees will be awarded in 2006. What this means is that those students who took the first year of CAPE in 2005 will qualify for the Ass...
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:33 AM
Students who have finished school will be able to do this new associates degree?
Yes. The Associate Degree has been designed with a great amount of flexibility to accommodate in-school and out-of-school candidates.
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:33 AM
What institutions will be offering the CXC Associate Degree?
Sixth form schools and community colleges will offer the Associate Degrees. In addition, private educational institutions are also offering the Associate De...
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:33 AM
Are there any compulsory courses in the Associate Degree?
Caribbean Studies and Communication Studies are compulsory in all CXC Associate Degree programmes since educators in the region felt that these were necessa...
Wed, 4 Oct, 2023 at 10:10 AM
What can a student do with the CXC Associate Degree?
The CXC Associate Degree offers numerous possibilities.  Candidates will be able to obtain credits and/or exemptions at some universities, gain employment a...
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:34 AM
Would the CXC Associate Degrees be used to determine National Scholarships?
The use of the Associate Degrees to determine the award of National Scholarships is a decision to be made by individual governments. If and when a governmen...
Sun, 6 Dec, 2015 at 1:34 AM