﻿{"id":88,"date":"2020-03-04T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/gradstudies\/international-and-regional-students\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:45:51","slug":"international-and-regional-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/gradstudies\/apply-now\/international-and-regional-students\/","title":{"rendered":"International and Regional Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper site-font body-links\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">International and Regional Students <\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<p><strong>A bit about Barbados&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/gradstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/Apply-Now\/collage2-2.jpg\" alt=\"A scenic collage of Barbados beach and city views\" title=\"collage2-(2).jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>The 21 miles long, 14 miles wide island of Barbados is considered a paradise. With white sandy beaches and a maximum temperature of 75 to 90\u00b0 F, the island is consistently cooled by North-East trade winds all year around.<\/p>\n<p>Barbados has an excellent infrastructure with an extensive network of surfaced roads and a good internal and external telecommunication system, including internet access.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Barbados has good airport and seaport facilities and is accessible from anywhere in the world. The country maintains a high standard of health care which is easily accessible to all.&nbsp;The main hospital is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and there are a number of Polyclinics which also provide health care.<\/p>\n<p>The Cave Hill Campus is located in St Michael and its location overlooks a wide expanse of area including the seaport. The campus is also located approximately 5.5km (12 mins) from Bridgetown and public transportation is readily available at the main entrance of the campus.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/gradstudies\/apply-now\/apply-now-home\/\"><strong>Apply Here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#TOEFL\"><strong>Required TOEFL score<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/newstudents\/international-regional\/meet-and-greet.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Meet and Greet Service<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/Accommodation\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Finding Housing<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/chol\/general-notices\/student-visa-forms-(non-barbadian-students)-en.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Student Visa<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#schedule\"><strong>Academic Schedule<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>International Office<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitbarbados.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Current Events in Barbados<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<hr><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3><a id=\"TOEFL\" name=\"TOEFL\"><\/a>Required TOEFL score<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>If you are an applicant from a non-English speaking country, or whose first language is not English, then you are asked to provide satisfactory evidence of your competence in the language at the time of your application. You should have:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<ul>\n<li>Scored a minimum total of 6.5 on the University of Cambridge IELTS (International English language Testing System) OR<\/li>\n<li>Scored a minimum of 500 (paper-based) or 82* (computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>*Note: Breakdown \u2013<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"360\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum Score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Writing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reading&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Listening&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Speaking&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<hr><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h3><a id=\"schedule\" name=\"schedule\"><\/a>Academic Schedule<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n<p>The Campus operates a 2-semester system of approximately 13 weeks each.&nbsp; Semester 1 commences the last week in August with examinations held over a 2-week period in December.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Semester 2 commences in the 3rd week of January with examinations held late April\/May.&nbsp; Since examinations are held across all of the UWI campuses simultaneously they can be scheduled on holidays within the examination period. Some self-financed programmes run during the summer period from mid-May with examinations in August.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Classes are normally held Monday to Friday. It is important to note that some courses may require classes to be scheduled on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International and Regional Students A bit about Barbados&#8230; &nbsp; The 21 miles long, 14 miles wide island of Barbados is considered a paradise. With white sandy beaches and a maximum temperature of 75 to 90\u00b0 F, the island is consistently cooled by North-East trade winds all year around. 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