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Simultaneous Enrolment & Letters of Permission in the BC Transfer System
Author: F. McQuarrie | Published: Apr 30, 2025
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
Author: F. McQuarrie | Published: Mar 17, 2025
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 […]
BC Transfer Students: Profile and Performance Report (2018/19-2022/23)
Author: A. WongN. FranzovaS. Bajracharya | Published: Jan 17, 2025
This report highlights the pathways and performance of students who transferred credits from BC Transfer System institutions to Capilano University, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Royal Roads University, Simon Fraser University, Thompson […]
Upgrading Programs
Author: T. James | Published: Aug 29, 2024
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 […]
2023-2024 Annual Review
Author: V. Yorkston | Published: Jun 25, 2024
Growing with BC’s transfer ecosystem This year marks the 35th anniversary of BCCAT. As BC’s post-secondary transfer system has expanded and evolved over the years, so too has BCCAT’s role […]
Summer Melt
Author: A. Tikina | Published: May 15, 2024
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 […]
Professional Regulation and Transfer: Exploring the Impact of Professional Regulation on Transfer Activity in the BC Transfer System
Author: F. McQuarrie | Published: Feb 14, 2024
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 […]
Direct Admissions: Increasing Access to Post-Secondary Education through Proactive Admissions
Author: E. Ting | Published: Feb 14, 2024
Direct Admissions is a system developed and piloted recently in the US that defaults graduating high school students into post-secondary admittance by data-matching their profiles (transcripts, standardized test scores, and […]
Course Outlines in the BC Transfer System: Designing Content and Format to Facilitate Course Transferability
Author: F. McQuarrie | Published: Feb 13, 2024
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 […]
Accessible Admissions: Fostering Equitable, Accessible, and Inclusive Admissions through Disability Justice
Author: J. HardwickF. Whittington-WalshZ. JafferK. Watson | Published: Nov 28, 2023
This report summarizes a comprehensive environmental scan of thirty-eight BC Transfer System post-secondary institutions’ admissions processes and presents both current best practices in the system and opportunities to advance equity, […]