Entry Requirement
Students entering the Two-Year Certificate
Programme must have:
1.
Completed High School Programme/Pass Entry Test (mathematics & English)
2.
Represented School/Club at Inter-School, National or International
Level in sport
3
Attained a High Performance standard in Sport
4.
Certified Physically fit by a medical practioner
5. Satisfied a panel of Interviewers
of their suitability for admission.
Diploma Programme
Entry Requirement
(a) Five (5) CXC/CSEC subjects including English A at the General Proficiency
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Grades I, II, and III (effective
June 1998) or their equivalent. A candidate with three (4) CXC/CSEC subjects including English A at the General Proficiency
Grades I, II, and III as above and two (2) subjects at Grade III prior to June 1998 will be deemed to have satisfied the minimum
entry requirements.
(b) For the purpose of equivalence CXC/CSEC Basic I, GCE O’Level at
Grades A – C; SSC National Assessment Levels 4 and 5, City and Guilds and ULCI General 2, Passes in the Certificate
in Secondary Education of the U.K., Candidates with a High School Diploma from an accredited American or Canadian Institution,
provided the passes show in the transcripts are at the level required for the programme.
Diploma Programme
Entry Requirement
The students admitted into the programme must complete the G.C Foster College
Diploma or its equivalent. Those who attend other colleges and were exposed
to the specialist/sports course must spend one or two years upgrading
so that they are
able to adequately handle the material at the degree level.
Degree Programme
Students who have completed a course of
study approved by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and who have satisfied the conditions of passing, as set out in
the regulations of the UCJ shall be deemed to have qualified for the award of the UCJ Bachelor Degree in Physical Education.
The Bachelors’ Degree programme is
offered over a period of three semesters. It is an Add-on degree. That is, the three-year diploma programme forms the base
of the degree.
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme is
the College’s highest achievement academically, but the college is now in discussion with the University
of Wisconsin – Whitewater, College
of Physical Education to offer a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction
with an emphasis on Health, Physical Education and Coaching.
