The National Academic Advising Association, a global community for academic advising, defines academic advising as “a systematic process based on a close student-advisor relationship intended to aid students in achieving educational, career, and personal goals through the use of the full range of institutional and community resources.”
 
At the Cave Hill Campus, every student is assigned an academic advisor whom they should meet at least once every semester. Your academic advisor is intended to be a reference point for you on the campus, someone to whom you can turn to for advice and assistance with academic matters and who can guide you to sources of help if you encounter challenges. The advisor is not only expected to respond to requests for assistance, but also to actively maintain contact with their assigned students to follow their progress throughout the year, and to assist them in maintaining ‘academic health’.
 
The name of your academic advisor will be communicated to you when you first join the Faculty of Law. However, if any existing students are not sure who is their Academic Advisor, they should check with Ms. Karen Primus, Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Law.
 

Yes. Each course code is composed of alphabetic characters and four numeric characters e.g. LAW 2310. The letters LAW indicates that this is a course from the Law Faculty. The first number indicates that this is a Level 2 course

Exemptions are not as of right and are governed by the Faculty’s regulations and administered by the Dean’s Office. Students seeking to be exempted from any of the Foundation courses must fill out the relevant exemption request form from the Faculty website. To be exempted, the student must have taken courses equivalent to the relevant Foundation course.

Exemptions are not as of right and are governed by the Faculty’s regulations and administered by the Dean’s Office. A student wishing an exemption should write to the Dean setting out their request and Exemptions are not granted for Law courses taken outside of The UWI. If you completed the course within the last five years it is likely your exemption request will be approved. Courses completed over 5 years prior to the exemption request are evaluated on a case by case basis.

The semester timetable is available after you have registered for courses on Cave Hill Online (CHOL). Click on ‘Registration’ and choose ‘Student Detail Schedule’ to view your class times and locations. For the end of semester examination timetable click on CHOL on the University’s main page and choose the Examinations tab for details. Please note that there is usually a draft timetable posted before the final timetable is posted. You MUST CHECK THE FINAL EXAMINATION TIMETABLE just in case your examination time changes

Although your Level 1 grades do not count towards your degree GPA, these grades do appear on your transcript and form part of your academic history. The Level I should be used to build the skills and competencies necessary to be successful in your academic pursuits and indeed your career. The Level I year(s) allows you to develop a plan suited to your individual situation without penalizing you should you encounter difficulties.
 

You should visit the Student Accounts section at the Bursary. Alternatively, you can view the University’s financial information webpage for information about fees, scholarships and bursaries.
 

A student is placed on warning if at the end of the semester their GPA is below 2.0.

A student is placed on RTW status after two consecutive semesters of GPA below 2.0. A student on RTW status must stay out of the University system for one academic year and then apply for re-entry to the University.
 

You should visit the Student Health Clinic to be assessed by the doctor. If warranted, the doctor will issue a ‘medical’ which will excuse your absence from the final exam or midterm.
 

Students have to apply to the Board of Examiners for permission if they wish to write a supplemental exam. This is done in writing through the Dean of the Faculty. The Faculty’s policy is that it generally reserves supplementals for final year students who have failed the relevant course at F1 level.
 

This depends on the nature of the difficulty or challenge that you are experiencing.

• Course specific information: contact your course director
• Issues related to registration, your schedule, unresolved course related problems: contact the Deputy Dean, Academic and Student Affairs or the Dean.
• General academic advice/guidance: contact your Academic Advisor
• Financial difficulties: contact the Bursary
• Personal challenges / need advice or counselling: contact Office of Student Services.

• You must submit an override request at the time of registration in the CHOL system. This request is then processed centrally and the response sent to you by email.
• Please note that the Law Faculty usually reserves overrides for extra credits for final year students.

The Law Faculty does NOT grant overrides for timetable clashes whether the clash is with a lecture or a tutorial. Any such requests will therefore be refused. 

The Law Faculty does NOT grant overrides for full (face to face) classes whether it be a lecture or a tutorial. Any such requests will therefore be refused.

Final year Law students are permitted to register for a maximum of two level three out of Faculty courses, subject to approval by the Dean. Students should fill out the out of Faculty course request form on the Faculty website and submit this form to the Dean’s secretary. Students must not register for out of Faculty courses prior to receiving this confirmation that their request has been approved by the Dean.

CHOL will not allow a student to register for any second year courses they have previously passed. Accordingly, you will have apply for an override in CHOL for these courses. 

Any student who failed a first semester course last academic year must register FIRST for that failed course during this current first semester and then add the courses for their current level up to the normal course limit of 5 courses per semester. Students in final year may apply for an override to take 6 courses i.e. the failed course together with their five third year electives. Second year students will simply trail their remaining fifth second year course into third year.