BAMSI
The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute
Office of the Registrar

ONLINE REGISTRAR FORM

Course Exemption Form

Complete this form to request exemption from a BAMSI course based on prior studies or professional experience. Fields marked * are required.

Course Exemption Information

  1. BAMSI will grant students exemption for prior studies or professional experience. Requests for exemption should be made during the admission process.
  2. Exemption will not be awarded for Research Methods, Directed Studies, Farm Skills or Student Success.
  3. Students will be assigned a grade of EX for exempted courses. The EX grade will not be calculated in the GPA; however, the course credits will count toward the student's degree.
  4. To be considered for exemption, a grade of C or better must have been obtained in the course.
  5. A maximum of nine (9) credits for any programme may be obtained through challenge examination.
  6. Research courses and courses with a laboratory component will not be considered for challenge examination.

How to Apply for Exemption

  1. Register in the course you are applying to be exempted from. Attend all classes until an exemption has been granted.
  2. Complete this Course Exemption application.
  3. Provide supporting documentation to assist in the evaluation of your application. This may include an official transcript showing the course(s) for which exemption is requested, along with the applicable course description and outline.
  4. Where professional experience is being used as the basis for exemption, provide professional references confirming the relevant work experience.

Student Information

Basis of Exemption

Indicate the basis on which you are requesting the course exemption.

Prior Course Information

Complete this section if your exemption request is based on previous academic study.

Prior Professional Experience

Complete this section if your exemption request is based on professional or work experience.

Supporting Documentation

Indicate the documentation that supports this request. Supporting documents may be requested or submitted separately to the Office of the Registrar.

Student Declaration

Course Information & Approval

Official Use Only. This section should be completed by authorized BAMSI personnel.

Secure Online Submission: Your completed Course Exemption Form will be submitted electronically to the BAMSI Office of the Registrar.