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Division of Arts Science and General Studies (DASGS)

Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
- CAPE

Programmes

General Entry Requirements

To qualify for entry into the CAPE programme at the Division of Arts, Sciences and General Studies, an applicant must have a minimum of five (5) CSEC (CXC) General Proficiency passes (Grades I, II or III) or their equivalent including English A.

Individual subjects may have specific entry requirements that applicants MUST meet in addition to the Division’s General Entry Requirements. These requirements are detailed in the table below.

All relevant passes must be at the general proficiency.

A CAPE student is allowed to pursue a minimum of three (3) or a maximum of four (4) subjects. To pursue four subjects, a student must have attained at least seven (7) grade ones (1s) at CSEC.

There are two general education students offered to CAPE students:

  1. Communication Studies – compulsory for all first year CAPE students
  2. Caribbean Studies – optional, offered during the second year

Subject Entry Requirements

  1. Principles of Accounts (POA) – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Mathematics – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Biology – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Chemistry – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Chemistry – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Mathematics – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent OR
    Physics – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent OR
    Biology – grade I,II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Mathematics – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. English A – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  3. Information Technology – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. EDPM – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent 
    OR
    Information Technology –  grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Principles of Business (POB) – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent OR
    Economics – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Mathematics – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Any science subject taken from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Integrated Science or Agricultural Science (double award) – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Geography – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. French – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Profile in Writing at French CXC – C
  3. English A – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Geography – grade I or II (CSEC) (with “A” profile preferred) or GCE equivalent
  2. Mathematics – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Mathematics – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. one science subject (except Human and Social Biology) – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. History – grades I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. English A – grades I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. English B – grades I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent OR
    History – grades I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. English A – grades I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. English B – grades I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Principles of Business (POB) – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent OR
    Economics – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Principles of Accounts (POA) – grades I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  3. Mathematics – grades I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Mathematics – grades I or II (CSEC) with profile “A” in Reasoning and Comprehension

or GCE equivalent

At least one of the following:

  • Physical Education and Sport (CSEC) – grade I, II or III or GCE equivalent OR
  • Integrated Science (CSEC) – grade I, II or III or GCE equivalent OR
  • Biology (CSEC) – grade I, II or III or GCE equivalent OR
  • Human and Social Biology (CSEC) – grade I, II or III or GCE equivalent OR
  • Food and Nutrition (CSEC) – grade I, II or III or GCE equivalent
  1. Physics – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Mathematics – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Social Studies – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent OR
    History – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. English A – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  3. English B – grade I or II (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  1. Spanish- grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent
  2. Profile in Writing at Spanish CXC – C
  3. English A – grade I, II or III (CSEC) or GCE equivalent

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