Admission standards

University admission in St. Lucia

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

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

Secondary (Forms 4-5)2 years, from age 15
Minimum entry: Completion of Form 3 or Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC)
Awards: Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)

Bachelor3 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: CSEC or CAPE + examination access
Awards: Bachelors degree
Spartan's Medical School4 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: CSEC or CAPE + examination access
Awards: Degree in medicine

Health sciences programme2 years, from age 17
Minimum entry: 5 passes in CSEC subjects including Mathematics and English A + examination access
Awards: Associate degree
Division of Agriculture2 years, from age 17
Minimum entry: 5 passes in CSEC subjects including Mathematics and English A + examination access
Awards: Associate degree
Division of Technical education and Management studies3 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: 5 passes in CSEC subjects including Mathematics and English A + examination access
Awards: Associate degree
Teacher training certificate2 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: CSEC or CAPE + examination access
Awards: Associate degree, and Certificate
Associate degree in Business3 years, from age 19
Minimum entry: CSEC or CAPE + examination access
Awards: Associate degree