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 recognized as “possibly the most extensive credit accumulation and transfer arrangement in the world” (Bekhradnia, 2004). Articulation committees play a significant role in the BC Transfer System by facilitating the creation of transfer agreements, and by developing and maintaining relationships among post-secondary programs and institutions.
Because the success of articulation committees is vital to the overall success of the BC Transfer System, there is interest within British Columbia in assisting articulation committees to identify and develop practices that maximize their effectiveness.