# Entry requirements for Jamaica

**Source**: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/regions/north-america-and-caribbean/entry-requirements/jamaica/
**Parent**: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/regions/north-america-and-caribbean/entry-requirements/

## Undergraduate

### How to apply

Details on how to apply for undergraduate courses

[How to apply](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/how-to-apply/)

Students who have successfully completed A-Levels or the International Baccalaureate will be considered for direct entry onto our undergraduate degrees. We may also consider recognised Foundation qualifications. For individual grade requirements for particular degree programmes please refer to the [undergraduate study section](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/) of this website.

We also consider students from Jamaica with the following qualifications:

- Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE)

| A\*AA equivalent | AAA equivalent | AAB equivalent | ABB equivalent | BBB equivalent | Specific Grade Requirements |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Six CAPE units with an overall grade of 1, including two double-unit courses with grade 1 | Six CAPE units with an overall grade of 1, including two double-unit courses with grade 2 | Six CAPE units with an overall grade of 2, including two double-unit courses with grade 2 | Six CAPE units with an overall grade of 2, including two double-unit courses | Six CAPE units with Grade 3 or above, including two double unit courses | Schools will usually request grades in relevant subjects. |

Please note, actual offers may differ slightly.

**Undergraduate Medicine and Dentistry Admissions**

For more detailed information on Medicine and Dentistry requirements and how to apply please refer to the [Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry section](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/fmd/study/undergraduate/courses/) of our website.

Please note, the CAPE is not accepted for admission to either our MBBS or BDS programmes (but is accepted for all other undergraduate programmes). However, the CAPE is accepted for our [MBBS programme delivered in the Republic of Malta](http://www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/malta/index.html).

### How to apply

Details on how to apply for postgraduate courses

[How to apply](https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/applyfortaughtprogrammes/)

## Postgraduate

We normally consider the following qualifications for entry to our postgraduate taught programmes: Bachelor Degree (minimum 3 years) from the University of West Indies (UWI) or a recognised institution.\
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**UK 1st class degree:** GPA 3.7 out of 4.0; or First Class Honours from the UWI\
**UK 2:1 degree:** GPA 3.0 out of 4.0; or Upper Second Class Honours from the UWI\
**UK 2:2 degree:** GPA 2.4 out of 4.0; or Lower Second Class Honours from the UWI

## In country representatives

### UK Educational Services in the Caribbean

Charlotte Furse-Roberts

[enquiries@ukesc.co.uk](mailto:enquiries@ukesc.co.uk)\
<https://www.ukesc.co.uk/>