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Admission standards

University admission in Barbados

Official minimum entry requirements and the school system, from the country's UNESCO classification and national sources.

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2021. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

Upper secondary (Forms 4-5) - General2 years, from age 14
Minimum entry: Completion of lower secondary /CCLSC
Awards: Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)
Continuing Education Programmes - CSEC2 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: Completion of lower secondary
Awards: CSEC

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

Community college (Bachelor degree programme)3 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: CAPE or Certificates in trades and craft
Awards: Bachelor degree
University (Bachelor degree programme)3 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: CSEC
Awards: Bachelor degree
Teachers' College (Bachelor degree programme)4 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: CSEC
Awards: Bachelor degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

Community College (Associate degree programme) - general2 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: CSEC
Awards: Associate degree in Arts and Science
Community college (Associate degree programme) - vocational2 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: CSEC
Awards: Associate degree in Applied arts and Science

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), ISCED 2011 mappings (country file). CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UIS terms).