Academic Dual Credit Students
Dual credit in BC occurs when credit is granted at both a secondary school and post-secondary institution for completion of a course (FitzGibbon, 2015). With its focus on academic dual […]
Credit Accumulation in Pathway Programs
Pathway-transfer students are a seldom-studied subset of students in the BC Transfer System. This study assessed the number of credits completed by pathway-transfer and direct-entry students in Business, Engineering, Nursing, […]
Exploring Students’ Motivations for Credit Accumulation
Building on earlier quantitative BCCAT research assessing number of credits required for graduation (2010, 2020), this study sought to use a qualitative analysis to explore the reasons why students collect […]
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 […]
Transfer Policies for Students with Stale-Dated Credit
A significant amount of time may elapse between a student acquires credits and when they wish to use, re-use or transfer those credits. This study reviews policies and calendar information […]