Frequently Asked Questions

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10. Can the payments to the Universities be made in instalments or must it be paid all at once?

ANS: Holborn College – payments are to be made in full per module;
University of London – The payments are broken down in stages and the University will inform each applicant, when each payment is due.

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11. How many courses am I required to do?

ANS: Holborn College: Applicants with a first degree will be required to complete eight (8) courses in 2 ½ years. Applicants without a first degree will be required to complete twelve (12) courses in 4 years.
University of London: Applicants with a first degree will be required to complete nine (9) courses in two (2) or three (3) years. Applicants without a first degree will be required to complete twelve (12) courses in three (3) or four (4) years.

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12. Where will I do the exams for the distance-learning (DL) programme?

ANS: All applicants are required to register with Overseas Examination Office, 2A Picadilly Road, Kingston 5 by paying a fee per course to sit each examination. These fees are due in January of each year.

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13. How can I get certified to practise law in Jamaica?

ANS: The Norman Manley Law School provides certification for the license to practice law. Applicants already qualified in another jurisdiction need only to register for the 6 months program. Applicants with an external LLB degree (non-UWI LLB), will be required to sit an entrance exam (this involves re-sitting various aspects of the courses taken at the degree level with a Caribbean perspective on some courses). The exam is held in July of each year and upon successful completion, applicants are then admitted into the Law School.

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