Covid-19 and Transfer
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the physical closure of British Columbia’s post-secondary institutions. Courses and programs were moved entirely online, and students, faculty members, administrators and staff […]
Where Did They Go?
This report surveys 2,018 of the 42% of British Columbia’s 2005/06 high school graduation cohort who had not registered at a public post-secondary institution by the end of the fall […]
Provincial Post-Secondary Systems & Arrangements for Credit Transfer
This report provides comparative information on the structure of the postsecondary education systems and the mechanisms used to facilitate articulation and credit transfer in Canadian provinces and territories.
Assessing Sending Institutions (outside of the BC Transfer System)
At many BC Transfer System member institutions, the assessment of a transfer credit request includes an assessment of the sending institution, to determine whether the sending institution is academically comparable […]
Exploring Students’ Motivations for Credit Accumulation
Building on earlier quantitative BCCAT research assessing number of credits required for graduation (2010, 2020), this study sought to use a qualitative analysis to explore the reasons why students collect […]
Underrepresented Groups of Students
The key purpose of the research project was to assess the policies and practices at the BC Transfer System institutions for admitting underrepresented (equity) groups of students, as well as […]
Surveying Data Governance Policy Models
This report focuses on data governance at post-secondary institutions and related organizations. Data governance is defined as the formal execution and enforcement of authority over the management of data and […]
Competency-Based Assessments
This project sought to understand how post-secondary institutions in BC and elsewhere are working with competency-based credentials and assessments in their admission processes. For the purposes of this project, competency-based […]
Who Decides Transfer?
A Review of the Policies and Practices at BC Transfer System Member Institutions The purpose of this research was to examine transfer credit decision-making processes at BCTS member institutions, to […]
2021 BCCAT Transfer Awards
We are accepting nominations for the 2021 BCCAT Transfer Awards! Read more…