Course Syllabi Distribution: Policies and Practices

Students’ access to course syllabi can facilitate student retention and success, not just within a course but also at the institutional level. The post-secondary landscape, institutional policies, administrative practices, and student registration […]

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 […]

Upgrading Programs

Student Transitions from Adult Basic Education Upgrading Programs into Further Studies at BC Post-Secondary Institutions Adult Basic Education (ABE) academic upgrading courses and programs are an important part of the […]

Summer Melt

The term “summer melt” denotes a phenomenon when post-secondary students who received an offer of admission and may have paid a deposit when accepting the offer, “fail to enroll at […]