Articulation Committees in the BC Transfer System
Discipline-based articulation committees have been part of the British Columbia post-secondary educational landscape since the late 1960s. The BC Transfer System, which now includes 60+ of these committees, has been […]
Simultaneous Enrolment & Letters of Permission in the BC Transfer System
Simultaneous enrolment – when a student is enrolled in more than one post-secondary institution at the same time – represents between one and two percent of annual enrolment in BC’s […]
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Learning Outcomes and Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) 2024 ALIGNMENTS
This document outlines the 2024 alignments for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Learning Outcomes and Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs), as approved by the English as an Additional Language (EAL) articulation […]
Professional Regulation and Transfer: Exploring the Impact of Professional Regulation on Transfer Activity in the BC Transfer System
This report examines the types of professional regulation in BC that interact with institutions and programs in the BC Transfer System, and assesses the extent to which professional regulation affects […]
Course Outlines in the BC Transfer System: Designing Content and Format to Facilitate Course Transferability
The purpose of this report is to examine and compare course outlines at BC Transfer System member institutions, and to provide recommendations for course outline content and format to facilitate […]
Exploring Stranded Credit in the BC Transfer System
Stranded credit is credit that students have earned at a post-secondary institution, but cannot use or transfer because they have unpaid debts at the institution. Institutions will usually not issue […]
Reverse Transfer
Reverse transfer has been part of the United States post-secondary landscape for more than a decade, in the form of statewide, system-wide, regional, and institutional transfer agreements. Reverse transfer agreements, […]
Covid-19 and Transfer
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the physical closure of British Columbia’s post-secondary institutions. Courses and programs were moved entirely online, and students, faculty members, administrators and staff […]
Assessing Sending Institutions (outside of the BC Transfer System)
At many BC Transfer System member institutions, the assessment of a transfer credit request includes an assessment of the sending institution, to determine whether the sending institution is academically comparable […]
Who Decides Transfer?
A Review of the Policies and Practices at BC Transfer System Member Institutions The purpose of this research was to examine transfer credit decision-making processes at BCTS member institutions, to […]