Information for Admission Requirements

The Bahamas Baptist University College (BBUC) aims to attract students who appear to have the potential for success and those who, with some coaching, may also succeed.  These students usually have the necessary personal and academic qualities to achieve the greatest benefit from the programs offered by the institution.   Multiple factors are considered in selecting students, and each application is very carefully reviewed. BBUC has an open admission policy that affords most students who have completed high school the opportunity to pursue a college degree.  The College is very liberal concerning its application deadlines for each semester but encourages students to submit their applications as early as possible.

Undergraduate Entry Requirements

Five (5) BGCSEs, GCE “O” Levels or CXCs with minimum ‘C’ grade (English & Mathematics must be included) OR Combined S.A.T. scores of 1000 and a 3.0 GPA for the last two years of High School OR completion of College Preparatory Programme.

College Prep. Entry Requirements 

BGCSE OR GCE ‘O’ Levels with a grade of ‘D’ or below in Mathematics and /or English and other required College preparatory courses.

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Students under age twenty-five (25) who lack (5) BGCSE or GCE ‘O’ Levels, including Mathematics and or English.

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Mature students, age twenty-five (25) or older are encouraged to take the College’s Placement Exam in Mathematics and/or English if they are deficient in BGCSE/GCE Mathematics and/or English Language

International Baccalaureate schools or Schools where the national exam is not sat requirements

• A combined score of at least 1000 on the SAT if taken during and prior to 2005 or a combined score of at least 1000 on the Mathematics and Verbal components of the SAT if taken after 2005 plus a high school transcript with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale), including at least one term of the 12th grade or senior year.
• A combined score of at least 21 on the Mathematics and Verbal components of the ACT with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale).

• IB grade level 4 or higher in English and Mathematics and AP grade level 3 or higher in English and Mathematics with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale)

• Should these not be met, applicants are eligible for admission to BBUC’s College Preparatory Program based on the placement exam scores.

Placement Examination

This examination is administered each Semester and each Summer Session to facilitate applicants to the College who do not possess BCSE in English Language and/or Mathematics or equivalent to determine the level of English and/or Mathematics at which they will be placed.  Persons who elect not to sit the examination will have to begin at the Pre-College Preparatory level.  

BBCC considers its institution as a ‘second chance’ tertiary level college of choice especially for potential students who have not achieved the required successes with ‘C’ or above in five BGCSEs or GCEs including Mathematics and English. The examination fee is $75 for each however, if you have to sit both in the same examination period, you will receive a discounted total cost of $140.