{"id":47,"date":"2022-10-25T10:06:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/\/documents-required\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:00:47","slug":"documents-required","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/application-process\/documents-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents Required"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"pagecontent bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Documents Required<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documents (as applicable). Your required documents will be made available on your account once the application is complete.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Required Documents<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">(All documents must be submitted online, please refer to the Cave Hill Application Guide for instructions on uploading your documents)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ol>\n<li>National ID card (<strong>Barbadian applicants only<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Birth Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of Citizenship (Certificate of Registration; Certificate of Citizenship by Descent) <strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Applicants who hold dual citizenship are asked to clearly indicate which nationality they wish to be considered.<\/li>\n<li>Marriage Certificate (where your name has been changed through marriage)<\/li>\n<li>Legal Affidavit or Deed Poll (if your name is different from that on the Birth Certificate)<\/li>\n<li>Academic certificates (GCE, CXC, CAPE, CSEC, BGSCE, WASSCE, SSSCE,). Grade slips are only accepted in a case where the certificate is not yet available.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>SAT scores accompanied with your High School Transcript<\/li>\n<li>Professional Certificates\/Diplomas<\/li>\n<li>Official Transcripts from International High Schools, Colleges and Universities &#8211;&nbsp;Request transcripts directly from the granting institution using the online request form. (<strong><em>NOT APPLICABLE to those qualifying with Caribbean Examination Council (CSEC\/CAPE) certification<\/em><\/strong>).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Receipt&nbsp;for application fees if not paid online<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Faculty Specific Required Documents<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>Curriculum Vitae (<strong>ALL<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Diploma in Education (Primary) and Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business&nbsp;applicants<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Submission of creative work&nbsp;(<strong>Culture, Creative and Performing Arts applicants only,<\/strong>&nbsp;please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/98\/Resources\/Applicant-Brief-FCCPA-2025-26.pdf\">click here<\/a>&nbsp;for more information)<\/li>\n<li>Submission of a 250 &#8211; 300 word essay entitled &#8220;Why I wish to study Social Work&#8221; or &#8220;Why do I want to be a Social Worker&#8221; and two written references (<strong>Social Work applicants only<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Submission of a 250 &#8211; 300 word autobiographical sketch indicating why you choose this field of study and co-curricular form (<strong>MBBS applicants and&nbsp;Human Nutrition and Dietetics applicants<\/strong>, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/resources\/mbbscocurricularform.aspx\">click here<\/a>&nbsp;for co-curricular form).&nbsp;Students applying for the MBBS programme&nbsp;must also meet the technical standards that are deemed essential for training and practice in the profession. To review the technical standards please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/resources\/fms-technical-standards-for-medical-school.aspx\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3><em style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><u>What is a certified\/notarized document?<\/u><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThis is a true copy of an original document which is signed and stamped indicating that the original was seen and dated by a professional person. This person should not be related to you.&nbsp;<em><strong><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">(All documents must be submitted online, please refer to the Cave Hill Application Guide for instructions on uploading your documents)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#0000FF;\"><strong>The UWI reserves the right to rescind offers if submitted documents are found to be fraudulent or misrepresented.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor undergraduate admissions-related queries, please contact our Admissions Officers using our Faculty-specific contact directory (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/contact-us\/contact-card\/\">contact card)<\/a>&nbsp;This directory provides detailed contact information for all Faculty Admissions Officers who can assist with your specific programme inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tYou may also visit our Admissions Office during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. &#8211; 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<br class=\"clear\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">window.purechatApi = { l: [], t: [], on: function () { this.l.push(arguments); } }; (function () { var done = false; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.async = true; script.type = 'text\/javascript'; script.src = 'https:\/\/app.purechat.com\/VisitorWidget\/WidgetScript'; document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD').item(0).appendChild(script); script.onreadystatechange = script.onload = function (e) { if (!done && (!this.readyState || this.readyState == 'loaded' || this.readyState == 'complete')) { var w = new PCWidget({c: 'e295d37d-14bb-4704-8ec3-ae9488e5fd42', f: true }); done = true; } }; })();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Documents Required Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documents (as applicable). Your required documents will be made available on your account once the application is complete. Required Documents (All documents must be submitted online, please refer to the Cave Hill Application Guide for instructions on uploading your documents) National ID card (Barbadian applicants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":359,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/admissions-with-side-nav.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":462,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/462"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}