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Student Mobility & Success
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2008 Admissions and Transfer Experiences of Students Continuing their Post-Secondary Studies in British Columbia

This study profiles the admission and transfer experiences of almost 6,800 students who continued their studies in BC's public post-secondary system after having participated in either an Arts and Science or an Applied program in a community college, university college, or institute. It also includes a very limited analysis of the admission experiences of students who did not continue their studies. The report is based on input received from students through the 2008 Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes - DACSO - Survey (formerly the BC College and Institute Student Outcomes Survey) and includes comparisons with findings from the 2002 and 2005 surveys. Comparisons of findings with previous survey years should be made with caution due to mixed mode (telephone and web) survey methodology being used for the first time in 2008. In addition, beginning in 2006, baccalaureate graduates were no longer included in the survey. This has increased the respondent pool to include proportionately more Applied versus Arts and Sciences students.

Alternate Paths to SFU: A Comparative Academic Performance Study of B.C. College Transfer Students and B.C. Direct Entry Students Admitted to SFU from 1992 to 1999
  • Produced: by Joanne Heslop, Office of Analytical Studies, SFU, Oct 2004
  • Document Information: PDF, 106 Pages  download
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This comparative academic performance study of direct entry secondary school students and college transfer students admitted to SFU was conducted to determine whether differences in university course grades between the two groups still exists when controlling for secondary school performance.

An Assessment of BCCAT Research

Research on student profiles, student experiences and outcomes, admissions, credit transfer practices and on student mobility plays an important role in how BCCAT discharges its mandate. Given the importance of such research to its mandate, the Council commissioned this report with the following four objectives: a. To analyze BCCAT research on the success of transfer students and thus the effectiveness of the transfer system. b. To examine the effectiveness of the BCCAT research agenda in providing a multifaceted view of transfer students and the transfer system. c. To assess any important gaps in the research agenda which if filled could lead to a better understanding of the effectiveness of the transfer system. d. To provide comment on the role of BCCAT in a establishing a coherent research agenda and conducting research over time.

Appendix: Mobility of Transfer Students. Revisiting the Research Framework.
  • Produced: by Jean Karlinski, BCCAT, Jan 2010
  • Document Information: PDF, 17 Pages  download
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This is an appendix to the discussion paper at http://bccat.ca/pubs/mobilitydiscussion.pdf.

Associate Degrees Awarded in British Columbia 1993/94 to 2001/02

The Associate Degree is a rigorous two year credential offered by many B.C. post-secondary institutions, and for which the requirements are set provincially. This report details the number of Associate Degrees, both Associate of Science and Associate of Arts, awarded in B.C. between 1993/94 and 2001/02, by institution and year; and discusses the factors that may influence the number of students pursuing the credential.

Associate Degrees Awarded in British Columbia 1993/94 to 2005/06

The Associate Degree is a rigorous two year credential offered by many BC post-secondary institutions and for which the requirements are set provincially. This report details the number of Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees awarded in BC between 1993/94 and 2005/06, by institution and year, updating the figures in a previous report with four additional years' worth of data. The factors that may influence the number of students pursuing the credential are also discussed.

BC College Transfer Credit Evaluation: An Analysis of Students Entering the University of Victoria, Winter 1998/99 Session
  • Produced: by Office of Institutional Analysis, UVic, Jun 1999
  • Document Information: PDF, 35 Pages  download
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The primary objective of these studies undertaken by B.C.'s three largest universities was to assess what proportion of credits earned at a college was granted by the university upon transfer, and where credit was not granted, to identify the reasons why.

BC Jurisidictional Report for CMEC

Frank Gelin, Executive Director of BCCAT represents the Ministry of Advanced Education on the Council of Minister Education Canada (CMEC) Transfer Credit Working Group. Each jurisdiction in Canada is requested to file a brief report for CMEC regarding what steps it has taken to implement successfully the Ministerial Statement on Credit Transfer in Canada which was adopted by CMEC in 2002. This report for British Columbia was prepared by BCCAT.

Block Transfer: A Private Career College Student's Ladder into the BC Transfer System

BCCAT remains committed to its obligation to facilitate private/public cooperation by providing the policy and process framework Recording Block Transfer Agreements with PCTIA-accredited Institutions: Policy and Process and encouraging institutions to use it. This paper explains BTAs and explores the benefits of using them to highlight their potential as versatile and efficient articulation tools. It also briefly examines the current evidence for student mobility from accredited private career training colleges to public institutions.

Briefing on Some Perspectives on Transfer Effectiveness
  • Produced: by Jean Gomes & Sophie Ducharme, Strategic Information Research Institute, Nov 1994
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The following studies provide analyses of data that were available in the 1980's and early 1990's in a B.C. Educational Records Linkage File. This Link File enabled the tracking of students (through the use of a student ID number and other data) as they progressed in their post-secondary studies within an institution and after transferring to another B.C. institution. Key findings include trends in student mobility, university admissions, transfer rates from college to university, comparative academic achievement of transfer and direct entry students, and retention and degree completion rates.

Child & Youth Care Block Transfer Project: Final Report
  • Produced: by Roy Ferguson, School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, Oct 2002
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This retrospective study examined the academic performance of students who had entered Child and Youth Care degree programs at the University of Victoria (UVic) and Malaspina University-College (MUC) with block transfer credit. A comparison of the graduating GPAs of block and non-block transfer students at UVic revealed no significant difference, while data problems at MUC prevented a comparison of these two groups. The final report includes a review of the work of the Child and Youth Care Education Consortium in providing multilateral block transfer arrangements among the three child and youth care programs in BC and in other provinces. The report concluded that, while bilateral block transfer arrangements were significantly efficient, multilateral block trans

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