 admission requirements admission requirements  apply now general admission requirements what type of student are you  regular student you are a high school student at least sixteen 16 years of age in the calendar year of admission more information  transfer student you are a student who has been properly admitted to and has been attending a regular degree programme at a recognized university more information  special student you do not wish to pursue a degree diploma or certificate programmes but wish to improve professional skills or bring yourselfe uptodate in a particular field more information  agriculture forestry you are a student at least sixteen 16 years of age interested in pursuing studing in the faculty of agriculture forestry more information  education humanities you are a student at least sixteen 16 years of age interested in pursuing studing in the faculty of education humanities more information  health sciences you are a student at least sixteen 16 years of age interested in pursuing studing in the faculty of health sciences more information  natural sciences you are a student at least sixteen 16 years of age interested in pursuing studing in the faculty of natural sciences more information  social sciences you are a student at least sixteen 16 years of age interested in pursuing studing in the faculty of social sciences more information  technology you are a student at least sixteen 16 years of age interested in pursuing studing in the faculty of technology more information  admission reguirements faculty of agriculture forestry  applicants to the degree in agriculture must possess at least one science subject in addition to mathematics applicants must complete the diploma in forestry in order to be eligible for the degree in forestry admission reguirements faculty of health sciences  applicants must possess at least a grade iii csec pass or gce o level grade c in any two 2 science subjects in addition to mathematics medicine applicants must possess at least 3 subjects at gce a level with a minimum grade of c or cape unit 1 2 with a minimum grade iii in any two of these subjects physics chemistry biology or mathematics dentistry applicants must possess at least 3 subjects at gce a level with a minimum grade of c or cape unit 1 2 with a minimum grade iii in any two of these subjects physics chemistry biology or mathematics admission reguirements faculty of natural sciences  applicants to natural sciences programmes must possess at least a grade iii pass at csec or a grade c pass at gce o level in the major subject area plus one other science subject at csec grade iii or gce o level grade c in addition to mathematics admission reguirements faculty of social sciences  bachelor degree in law applicants must have passed at least 2 cape subjects each must include units 1 2 or 2 gce a level subjects in addition to english language grade i or ii csec or grade a or b gce o level nb the bachelor of social sciences international relations does not require mathematics as an entry requirement admission reguirements faculty of education humanities  certificate in education applicants must possess at least a trained teachers certificate bachelor of education applicants must have successfully completed the certificate in education nb programmes in the school of education humanities in general do not require mathematics as an entry requirement admission reguirements faculty of technology   or applicants must possess passes in english and mathematics or pure mathematics or applied mathematics plus one other science subject ie integrated science or chemistry or physics or engineering science gtee diploma in science physics or chemistry pass with credit or gtee technician diploma electrical mechanical building or civil applicants must first complete the diploma in technology in order to be eligible to apply for the engineering degree applicants to the diploma in aeronautical engineering must have obtained the joint aviation requirements jar 66 aircraft maintenance licence or equivalent qualifications admission reguirements regular students   entry requirements for degree programmes or or or three 3 subjects at the gce advanced level plus two 2 subjects at cxc csec general proficiency gce ordinary level not obtained at advanced level english language and in most cases mathematics must be among the subjects obtained two 2 subjects at the gce advanced level plus three 3 subjects at cxc csec general proficiency gce ordinary level not obtained at advanced level english language and in some cases mathematics must be among the subjects passed a minimum of five 5 cxc csec general proficiency grades i ii and iii from 1998 five 5 passes at gce o level including english language the subject s required for the pursuit of the major where applicable and mathematics for designated programmes persons of mature age a minimum of 26 years in the calendar year of entry to the university who do not meet the minimum requirements but who can satisfy the university that they have had a suitable education may be considered for admission where there is a variation of the above it will be shown under the respective faculty s admission requirements note the acceptance of cxc csec grade iii applies only to the results for examinations taken in june 1998 and thereafter applicants with five or six subjects as stipulated above without the requisite english or mathematics or any other prescribed subject at the acceptable grade may be permitted to write a qualifying examination in the respective subject area or do the foundation course offered by idce in the respective subject area applicants who possess either of the basic entry requirements mentioned above but still do not satisfy the requirements of a particular department may be required to pass the prescribed foundation courses where offered applicants of mature age ie a minimum of 26 years in the calendar year in which entry is being sought who do not meet any of the admission requirements will be required to write the ug entrance examination students who were previously admitted to the university and who attended and successfully completed at least a semester or at most a year may be granted reentry on the basis of the following their preuniversity qualifications and their university credits even though the criterion under which they were admitted previously no longer pertains these persons must have been students within the preceding five 5 years of application applicants may be asked to attend interviews entry requirements for diploma associate degree certificate programmes or  1 five 5 gce o level 5 cxc csec general proficiency passes including english language and mathematics persons of mature age a minimum of 26 years in the calendar year of entry to the university who do not meet the minimum requirements but who can satisfy the university that they have had a suitable education may be considered for admission admission reguirements transfer students  a student who has been properly admitted to and has been attending a regular degree programme at a recognized university may apply for admission to the university of guyana as a transfer student a certificate of studentship from his her university and other relevant information must be submitted at the time the application is made a person satisfying the requirements of a transfer student may be admitted to the appropriate university programme on the recommendation of the faculty board a transfer student may be admitted with advanced standing and permitted to transfer his her credits to a degree programme at the university of guyana provided that at least onehalf of the courses required for the degree including the courses for the final year are taken at the university of guyana credits may be transferred see transfer of credits only where the courses from the other university are deemed by the university of guyana to be equivalent to its own courses a student who has properly completed a degree programme at the university of guyana may apply for admission to another programme such a student will be permitted to transfer relevant credits to the new programme provided that at least onehalf of its courses including the courses for the final year are taken as part of the new programme the original qualification should normally have been gained within the previous five years see exemptions this regulation applies with equal force to students registered for the associate degree programmes in the faculty of health sciences a candidate who is seeking admission on an advancedstanding basis must submit to the office of the registrar a detailed transcript issued by the university attended as well as the syllabi of courses passed admission reguirements special students  candidates who do not wish to pursue degree diploma or certificate programmes but who wish to improve professional skills or bring themselves uptodate in a particular field are designated special students candidates may be admitted as special students in any of the following categories graduates of degree programmes from other universities may register for a maximum of six 6 semester courses per academic year where necessary for work towards a higher degree graduates of diploma and certificate programmes from the university of guyana may register for a maximum of four 4 semester courses per academic year nongraduates may register for a maximum of two 2 courses per semester their selection of courses would be determined by their certified knowledge base or verifiable experience a person may be admitted as a special student on any number of occasions but only up to such time as he she would have completed successfully the following number of semester courses as a special student graduates of degree programmes 12 graduates of ug diploma certificate programmes 8 nongraduates 6 a person applying for admission as a special student must have at least the basic admission requirements or where relevant adequate experience in the particular field a special student may be admitted only if there is a place in the class after all the regular students have registered and permission has been granted by the appropriate head of department and lecturer a special student s performance at the annual examinations will be awarded the letter grade earned however the letter grade obtained as a special student will not be used towards the computation of the candidate s grade point average if he she is subsequently admitted as a regular student and the courses passed forms part of his her programme a special student subsequently admitted as a regular student may be exempted from any course passed as a special student provided that the specific faculty regulations permit such exemption undergraduates registered at other universities may be admitted to selected courses with the approval of the academic board applications for admission as a special student must be made online by the published closing date in the year during which admission is sought applicants will be required to submit original academic documents and birth certificates or other acceptable evidence in support of their applications in special circumstances late applications may be accepted see procedures for withdrawal webmaster sun 3122017 1454  