Call for Proposals

The Modern Use and Efficacy of Associate Degrees in British Columbia Public Post-Secondary Education

This project assesses how BC public post-secondary institutions currently use associate degrees, and how they perceive the program’s advantages and disadvantages.

Deadline: April 13, 2026. Contact: Elle Ting, Research & Projects Officer.

Stopouts’ Use of Transfer

This project investigates the role of transfer in dropout-to-stopout conversion and opportunities to normalize transfer as a tool for supporting systemwide learner persistence.

Deadline: April 13, 2026. Contact: Elle Ting, Research & Projects Officer.

First-Generation Students and Transfer

This project examines the use of transfer by first-generation learners (those who are the first in their immediate families to pursue post-secondary education) and its effect on their educational outcomes.

Deadline: April 13, 2026. Contact: Elle Ting, Research & Projects Officer.

Research Proposal Form

Full Proposal form for BCCAT research projects.

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Contemporary Issues in Student Mobility

Research is a significant component of the work of the BCCAT. The Council is committed to facilitating a more comprehensive understanding of credit transfer and student mobility in the ever-changing BC post-secondary environment. For this reason, BCCAT coordinates a wide variety of research projects to inform and support institutional planning, procedures, and policies, and to enhance educational opportunities and experiences for BC post-secondary students. BCCAT’s Research Committee invites faculty, staff, and graduate students from member institutions of the BC Transfer System to submit project proposals for research contracts.

Examples of Completed Contemporary Issues Projects

Indigenous Persistence: Phase 1 – Indigenous Educational Pathways: Access, Mobility, and Persistence in the BC Post-Secondary System (UBC)

Indigenous Persistence: Phase 2 – Indigenous Students’ Perspectives (UBC)

PLAR Options, Processes, and Credit Allowances in BC (BC PLAN and TRU)

An Exploration of the Efficacy of Flexible Pre-Majors (UFV)

28 Year Follow-Up for the “Path of Life” Project (UBC)

Advancing Student Mobility through Data Mobility – A BC Focus (ARUCC and UVic)

International Transfer Students’ Journey and Experience of Student Services (UFV)

Understanding Persistence in Engineering Education through a Comprehensive Survey Tool (VIU/SFU)

A Qualified Success? Credit frameworks and lifelong learning (UVic)

Deadline: TBD. Contact: Elle Ting, Research & Projects Officer.