Transfer-Friendly Course Outline Form

This resource has been developed to help reduce the number of situations where transfer is denied because of inadequate content and detail in the course outlines being sent to receiving institutions.

This transfer-friendly Form can be used in two ways:

Use as a Template

  • This form is primarily for use by institutions when devising a new designed-to-transfer course, and when articulating or re-articulating a current course

  • Use of the form is voluntary. Any institution or instructor wishing to use the form may download these materials and we hope you find them useful tools to make the transfer process easier for your students. Instructors should continue to be aware of and follow institutional policies relating to course development and changes.

OR

Use as a Checklist
  • Institutions may wish to use components of the form as a useful checklist for reviewing their existing course outline guidelines
  • These may be helpful in strengthening the "transfer-friendly" elements in currently used course outlines

Recommended Steps for First Time Use:

  1. Read the Overview
  2. Print the Instructions and Help Information
  3. Download the Course Outline Form
  4. Save the form on your hard drive or network
  5. Gather all needed materials (e.g. notes, textbook details, reading lists, calendars)
  6. Complete the form
  7. Follow the appropriate institutional process for articulation

Additional Documents Provided:

  • SFU Writing, Breadth and Quantitative Supplementary Forms - These supplementary forms are for use when requesting Writing Intensive (W), Breadth (B) or Quantitative/Analytical (Q) designation from Simon Fraser University. Complete the appropriate form and attach it to your course outline.

  • Supplementary Course Outline Components and Resources - Provides a useful list of possible (but not essential for transfer) course outline components. Consider this a resource that you can cut-and-paste from in order to create a section-specific course outline/syllabus for distribution to your students. You can also use this form if you run out of room to list your texts.

Microsoft Word (all versions)
Course Outline Form
SFU Writing, Quantitative and Breadth Supplementary Forms:
- SFU Writing (W) Certification Form
- SFU Breadth (B) Certification Form
- SFU Quantitative/Analytical (Q) Certification Form
Supplementary Course Outline Components and Resources
Instructions and Help

We value your input. This course outline form and related resources are provided as a service to the BC Transfer System. Feedback is invited on all the materials available here. Please send comments or questions to articulation@bccat.ca

Last revised: February, 2005

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