GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER PROGRAMME 2017

Eligible persons can now register on SRMS for courses being offered at the University of Guyana
during the Summer period. Please note that not all courses requested will be on offer. Only the
approved list of courses will be available for selection when registering.

WHO CAN REGISTER

The following categories of persons can apply for registration on the Summer Programme:

1) Students of the University of Guyana who:

a) have missed a semester and are interested in pursuing the course(s) missed before the
commencement of the new academic year;

b) may wish to accelerate the rate of completion of their programme of studies;

c) wish to take a lighter load during the new academic year;

d) are interested in repeating a course or courses they have failed;

e) are required to improve their grade point average.

2) Students of other universities who could benefit from credit transfers. These students must
satisfy the entry requirements for admission to the University of Guyana.

3) Persons who would wish to enroll as special students. These students must also satisfy the
entry requirements for admission to the University of Guyana.

Persons falling in categories two (2), and three (3) must make contact with the Admissions
Division (Tel# 222-8647, Ext. 2233 or Email admissions@uog.edu.gy) for advice, since they will be
unable to register online without a Unique Student Identifier.

Students from the UGBC who have queries can contact the following numbers:

Tel. # 337 – 1416 or 337 – 2289.

CRITERIA FOR COURSES BEING OFFERED

A course would only be offered if:

(a) the required minimum number of students complete registration, i.e.

 fifteen (15) students for courses in the Faculties of Social Sciences and Health Sciences

 ten (10) students for courses in other Faculties

 twenty (20) students for two-credit courses,

(b) a lecturer is available to teach, and

 (c) students make a minimum payment of fifty percent (50 %) of the tuition fee by June 16,
2017.

PAYMENTS AND REFUNDS OF FEES

1) All tuition fees MUST be paid into GBTI Account # 001019437017.

2) Tuition payments MUST be completed by July 4, 2017.

3) Students who withdraw from the Summer Programme within the specified timeline (i.e. not
later than June 23, 2017), but the course(s) for which they were registered is/are still being offered,
will only be entitled to a 70% refund of total tuition payment.
4) Students will be entitled to a full refund of fees paid for tuition once a course is cancelled. In
order to assure timely processing of requests for refunds, it is advisable that such requests be
made by July 10, 2017.

5) The last date for change of registration/withdrawal from a course is June 23, 2017.

6) The last day for any additional payment due to change of registration is July 7, 2017.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1) The duration of the Summer Programme is eight (8) weeks i.e. June 12 to August 11, 2017.
Courses offered are subject to the same requirements as those offered during the regular semester.

2) After registration is completed, students are required to check with their Faculty’s/School’s
notice board for the class timetable.

3) A student is not allowed to register for more than a total of eight (8) credits.