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Official transcripts can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar at a nominal fee. Requests must be made using the Transcript Request Form, which must be completed and submitted to the Office of the Registrar or the administrative offices at our various campus sites. Requests for official transcripts can also be made online through Banner Self-Service. Students may also print unofficial transcripts by accessing their academic history online through Banner Self-Service.
Requests for official letters to be sent to employers, embassies or other parties must be made via the Letter Request Form, available at the Office of the Registrar or the administrative offices at the El Dorado, South, Sangre Grande and Tobago.
Students who have had a change of name or whose ID cards have been lost or stolen must make a report to the Office of the Registrar or the administrative offices at the campus sites. Replacement cards are issued at each site at a cost of $15.00.
Information on the different types of holds is provided below for your information.
| TYPE OF HOLD | IMPLICATION/S | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application to the College | Registration | Letter Verification | Transcripts Requests | Graduation Clearance | Viewing Grade/s | |
| Admissions Hold | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Athletics Hold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Financial Hold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GATE Hold | Yes | |||||
| Library/Book Hold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Registrar’s Hold | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1. TUITION FEES:
The Ministry of Education pays tuition fees for all eligible citizens of Trinidad and Tobago through the GATE programme. Each student who accesses GATE funding agrees to apply himself/herself diligently to his/her studies throughout his/her entire programme with a view to obtaining the specified qualification and thus maintaining minimum performance standards. (Section 2.(ii) of the Student’s Terms and Conditions for Tertiary Tuition Funded by GATE). Students who have not maintained a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 will be denied GATE funding and will be required to pay their own tuition fees.
NB: In the event that GATE or any form of sponsorship is denied, the payment of tuition fees remains the responsibility of the student.
2. COLLEGE FEES:
College fees are charged to the student’s account from the moment the student registers for courses. College fees will not be reversed even if the student subsequently drops or withdraws from all courses for the given semester by the stipulated deadline.
NB: College fees are non-refundable.
3. ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROMPT PAYMENT OF COLLEGE AND TUITION FEES.
Below is a list of the tuition and institutional fees in effect from September 2010.
| FEES | CITIZENS/RESIDENTS | CARICOM | INTERNATIONAL | FREQUENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | Per Instance |
| Registration | $80.00 | $80.00 | $80.00 | Per Semester |
| Tuition | $300.00 | $400.00 | $750.00 | Per Credit |
| Technology | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Per Instance |
| Student Insurance | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | Annually |
| Student Guild | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Annually |
| Administrative Fees | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Per Semester |
Transfer credits will be considered on a course by course basis. Credits for courses taken at other institutions may be transferred with the approval of the department chair. Students wishing to transfer to COSTAATT must submit transcripts from previous institutions, along with relevant course descriptions. Please note, students who have obtained either an associate or bachelor’s degree external to COSTAATT may transfer no more than 50% of the required credits into an associate’s or bachelor’s degree programme of which no more than 30% of the credits may be in the major area of study and no more than 60% of credits may be in the core curriculum. Transfer credits will not be used in the computation of the Grade Point Average (GPA).
Full and part-time students, who maintain semester GPAs in the stated ranges, are normally allowed to take the number of courses per semester as outlined in the table below. Students who wish to exceed the stated number must seek approval from the relevant department chair and submit completed forms to the Office of the Registrar.
The College has set a minimum 75 percent attendance requirement for all students. Students who do not attend class regularly are at risk of missing not only key coursework but also continuous assessment assignments, which will impact negatively on their final grade. In addition, students who fail to meet the attendance requirement may be administratively withdrawn and may not be eligible to sit the final examination, unless such absences are supported by valid medical certification and approval from the department chair and school dean.
A student will be permitted a maximum of three (3) attempts per course. The highest grade earned in a repeated course will be computed in the grade point average. However, transcripts will reflect all attempts at a course including corresponding grades. Students who have failed a course twice are strongly advised to speak to their academic advisor or department chair so that an appropriate strategy can be developed for successful completion of the course on the third attempt.
Students may not repeat a course to improve their GPA after the award of the degree.
The responsibility for the academic evaluation of students and the assignment of final grades rests with the lecturer who has been assigned to teach that course. A student who believes that an error was made in the assignment of his/her final grade must contact the course lecturer. The lecturer who assigned the final grade initiates the Change of Grade process. The form is signed by the lecturer and the chair of the relevant academic department and must subsequently be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar.
The responsibility for academic evaluation and the assignment of grades is that of the lecturer who has been assigned responsibility for a course. A student who feels he/she has been unfairly graded may appeal the grade to the assigned lecturer, within one (1) week of having received his/her grade.
If satisfaction is not received, the student may then appeal through administrative channels by writing a letter of appeal to the chair of the academic department responsible for the course within two weeks from the date on which the grade was validated in academic history. The letter must include the title of the course and the name of the lecturer, the assignments and/or examination (s), and the grade obtained. The student should give his/her grounds for appeal.
If the issue is not settled at this stage the student may:
The Office of the Registrar will forward the Grade Appeal form to the relevant Department Chair.
The reviewed grade assigned by the evaluator is final. If required, the grade will be changed to reflect the new grade assigned by the evaluator even if the new grade is lower than the original grade.
All matters relating to grade appeals must be submitted and resolved before the next grade submission deadline.
The Office of the Registrar and administrative offices will not accept Grade Appeal forms submitted after the third week of the semester.
