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How to Articulate Handbook - Appendices

Appendix A: Articulation Resources Online

1. Articulation Section, BCCAT Website

The pages located in the Articulation section are dedicated as a resource for all articulation committees. Lists of committees, contact information, meeting dates, reports of interest, and the Principles and Guidelines for Transfer are located here.

2. Transfer Innovations and Transfer and Articulation Projects

Following the publication of Innovative Transfer Models: From Theory to Practice, a number of articulation committees have implemented various Transfer Innovation projects funded by BCCAT. These projects have resulted in substantially improved transfer routes in several disciplines.

Information on how to apply for similar projects can be found here.

Final reports on many projects are located here.

Related resources include:

The Advisor: New Routes to Transfer

Transfer: What's the Problem?

Transfer: Some Solutions

The Advisor: Beyond Course to Course: New Information in Program Transfer

Special Report: Articulation Committees Move Transfer in New Directions

3. Articulation Committee Companion

This 45-page publication is a guide to the mandate and operations of post-secondary articulation committees in BC. It details the role and terms of reference for articulation committees and includes the principles and guidelines that govern articulation agreements. Also discussed are the roles and responsibilities of the Chair, individual committee members, the System Liaison Person, and BCCAT, setting effective agendas and preparing minutes.

4. British Columbia Transfer Guide

The BC Transfer Guide is the home to all the transfer guides that have been supported by the BC Transfer System. This site includes the course-to-course transfer guide, the block transfer guide, the business management transfer guide, and various program specific transfer guides. This website is your best resource for information on transfer in BC.

British Columbia Transfer Guide (Print Edition)

The print publication, British Columbia Transfer Guide 2002-2003, contains information on the formal and informal criteria, policy, processes, regulations, and agreements for transfer formulated by BCCAT and endorsed by all institutions that participate in the BC Transfer System.

5. BCCAT Transfer-Friendly Course Outline Form

Developed by a committee of experienced faculty and administrators and with large-scale consultation within the BC Transfer System, the course outline form is designed to ensure inclusion of all information needed to assess transfer equivalence. The form is accompanied by a host of related resources, including forms for use when requesting designation at SFU for Writing Intensive ('W'), Breadth ('B') or Quantitative ('Q') courses.

6. BC Transfer TIPS

Transfer Information for Post-Secondary Success (TIPS) is a user-friendly, student-oriented guide to transferring between BC postsecondary institutions. It includes tips, student quotes, scenarios, a personal plan, and a checklist.

7. Enhancing Transitions

This useful handbook guides the reader through the process of constructing articulation agreements for secondary to post-secondary transitions in BC.

8. Report of the Working Committee on Public-Private Articulation Agreements

This report outlines provincial policy in 1997 on articulating with private institutions. It includes helpful checklists and guidelines.

9. Education Planner

Education Planner is an educational planning resource whose purpose is to provide clear, reliable and detailed information about public post-secondary programs available in BC. Using Education Planner can help learners make well-informed decisions about their education and career options.

10. BCcampus

BCcampus was established in 2002, with a mandate to provide BC learners with a web-based access point to online learning programs and services. Its aim is to bring online learners directly to the programs and courses of BC's higher education institutions.

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