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Credits to Graduation
  • Produced: by Sham Pnedleton, Planning and Institutional Research, University of British Columbia, Aug 2010
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The purpose of this study is to examine the number of credits earned at graduation for two groups: those who graduated with a baccalaureate degree and who were admitted as transfer students and those admitted as secondary school students to one of the four BC research universities [Simon Fraser University (SFU), University of British Columbia, Vancouver (UBC), University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and University of Victoria (UVic)].

Research Results: Profile of BC College Transfer Students 2003/04 to 2007/08
  • Produced: by Ashley Lambert-Maberly, Apr 2010
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This newsletter aggregates the data from 5 universities to provide a profile of BC college transfer students entering SFU, TRU, UBC, UNBC, and UVic in the 5-year period 2003-04 to 2007-08. Comparisons are made on a number of demographic and performance measures with students entering directly from a BC secondary school.

English Flexible Pre-Major Final Report
  • Produced: by Sheila Hancock, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Apr 2010
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CADD Transfer Innovations Project Final Report
  • Produced: by Joanne Massey (Kwantlen Polytechnic University), Mar 2010
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BC Jurisdictional Report for CMEC

Frank Gelin, Executive Director of BCCAT represents the Ministry of Advanced Education on the Council of Ministers Education Canada (CMEC) Transfer Credit Working Group. Each jurisdiction in Canada is requested to file a brief report for CMEC regarding what steps it has taken to implement successfully the Ministerial Statement on Credit Transfer in Canada which was adopted by CMEC in 2002. This report for British Columbia was prepared by BCCAT, and submitted in March 2010.

Block Transfer Agreement Evaluation Project
  • Produced: by Helena Bastedo, Mar 2010
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Transfer Innovations Program Review
  • Produced: by Al Atkinson, Mar 2010
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International Education Short-term Programs: Transfer Issues Analysis
  • Produced: by BC Council for International Education and David Glen, Consultant, Mar 2010
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This project was intended to examine study abroad offerings of BC post-secondary institutions; to propose an improved mechanism for students to register in and receive transfer credit for short-term international field courses; and to develop a province-wide transfer grid for international short-term credit courses. While the final report includes a number of recommendations relating to improving information on international field course offerings, it recommended against creation of a province-wide transfer grid.

Block Transfer: A Private Career College Student's Ladder into the BC Transfer System

BCCAT remains committed to its obligation to facilitate private/public cooperation by providing the policy and process framework Recording Block Transfer Agreements with PCTIA-accredited Institutions: Policy and Process and encouraging institutions to use it. This paper explains BTAs and explores the benefits of using them to highlight their potential as versatile and efficient articulation tools. It also briefly examines the current evidence for student mobility from accredited private career training colleges to public institutions.

Special Report: Flexible Pre-Majors

Historically in BC the emphasis has been on facilitating solutions that recognize the importance of diversity and institutional autonomy in the post-secondary system rather than on standardization. One possible approach to solving this problem for students and institutions is the development of flexible pre-majors. The following two pager describes the Flexible Pre-Major and how it can increase transfer opportunities for students.

Research Results: How Much Academic Instruction Occurs Outside Research Universities in BC?

This newsletter quantifies the proportion of academic instruction that occurs in BC public post-secondary institutions other than research universities, using data from the Central Data Warehouse and BC Transfer Guide database. It also describes in what programs academic instruction is concentrated in these institutions.

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