The decision taken by the University of the West Indies (UWI) in 2011 to implement a revised Grade Point Average (GPA) Scheme for its students with effect from September 2014 is likely to have an impact on the funding of the Government Assistance for Tuition Expenses Programme (Gatee) for UWI students by the Government of T&T.
Senior reporter Renuka Singh has revealed in today's Sunday Guardian that there is still some work to be done by the St Augustine campus of UWI to familiarise students with the changes that will come into effect in September.The changes being implemented at the UWI were described in a press release, posted on the UWI, St Augustine, Web site, on September 12, 2013, by Prof Alan Cobley, pro-vice chancellor and chair of the board for undergraduate studies, as follows:
"The new scheme will change the way in which the performance of students is represented on their transcripts, however, it will not change the standard of The UWI degree." The major issue in the changes being made is described in the following way in the press release:
"For instance, a passing grade in the current scheme is represented as a 'D', with a quality point of 1.00.In the revised scheme, a passing grade will be represented as 'C', with a quality point of 2.00."
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