Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)

CAPE is designed to provide standardized secondary certification for students in the Caribbean islands who, having completed a minimum of five years of secondary education, wish to further their studies. Equivalent to the British Advanced level, CXC's CAPE replaced A-levels in 1998 (see A-Level table here). 

The subjects are organized in 1- or 2-unit courses with each unit containing three modules. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) awards a CAPE diploma to candidates who have satisfactorily completed at least six units. It also awards the CAPE Associate Degree for students who continue on to complete a prescribed cluster of ten CAPE Units.  

Transfer credit may be granted for units with grades I, II or III, for Andrews equivalents listed below. All credit awarded will be at the lower division level.

CAPE Examination Andrews Equivalent Credits
Accounting Unit I ACCT 121 4
Accounting Unit II ACCT 122 4
Animation & Game Design Unit I Elective 4
Animation & Game Design Unit II Elective 4
Agriculture Science Unit I Elective 4
Agriculture Science Unit II Elective 4
Applied Mathematics Unit I STAT 285 4
Applied Mathematics Unit II ACE Mathematics 4
Art & Design Unit I ACE Humanities 4
Art & Design Unit II ACE Humanities 4
Biology Unit I ACE Science 4
Biology Unit II ACE Science 4
Building & Mechanical Engineering Drawing Unit I Elective 4
Building & Mechanical Engineering Drawing Unit II Elective 4
Caribbean Studies Unit I (only) ACE Humanities 4
Chemistry Unit I ACE Science 4
Chemistry Unit II ACE Science 4
Communication Studies Unit I (only) ACE Communication 4
Computer Science Unit I CPTR 151 4
Computer Science Unit II CPTR 152 4
Digital Media Unit I Elective 4
Digital Media Unit II Elective 4
Electircal & Electronic Engineering Tech Unit I Elective 4
Electircal & Electronic Engineering Tech Unit II Elective 4
Economics Unit I ECON 226 4
Economics Unit II ECON 225 4
Entrepreneurship Unit I Elective 4
Entrepreneurship Unit II Elective 4
Environmental Science Unit I BIOL 208 4
Environmental Science Unit II Elective 4
Financial Services Studies Unit I Elective 4
Financial Services Studies Unit II Elective 4
Food and Nutrition Unit I Elective 4
Food and Nutrition Unit II Elective 4
French Unit I FREN 171 & 172 3 & 3
French Unit II FREN 275 4
Geography Unit I GEOG  110 4
Geography Unit II Elective 4
Green Engineering Unit I Elective 4
Green Engineering Unit II Elective 4
History Unit I ACE History 4
History Unit II ACE History 4
Information Technology Unit I Elective 4
Information Technology Unit II Elective 4
Integrated Mathematics Unit I (only) Elective 4
Law Unit I Elective 4
Law Unit II Elective 4
Literature in English Unit I ACE Humanities 4
Literature in English Unit II ACE Humanities 4
Logistics & Supply Chain Operations Unit I Elective 4
Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Unit II Elective 4
Management of Business Unit I Elective 4
Management of Busienss Unit II Elective 4
Performing Arts Unit I ACE Humanities 4
Performing Arts Unit II ACE Humanities 4
Physics Unit I ACE Science 4
Physics Unit II ACE Science 4
Physical Education & Sport Unit I Elective  4
Physical Education & Sport Unit II Elective 4
Pure Mathematics Unit I ACE Mathematics 4
Pure Mathematics Unit II ACE Mathematics 4
Sociology Unit I SOCI 119 4
Sociology Unit II ACE Social Science 4
Spanish Unit I SPAN 171 & 172 3 & 3
Spanish Unit II SPAN 275 4
Tourism Unit I Elective 4
Tourism Unit II Elective 4