Call for Proposals

A Review of Admissions Models at BC Public Post-Secondary Institutions

The project aims at reviewing the efficacy of different admissions models and exploring the perspectives of admissions professionals on the models they use.

Deadline: April 14, 2025. Contact: Anna Tikina, Director, Research & Admissions.

Laddering Short Post-Secondary Programs: Practices and Perspectives

The goal of the project is to overview examples of program laddering below baccalaureate degree level that are outside of traditional transfer pathways.

Deadline: April 14, 2025. Contact: Elle Ting, Research & Projects Officer.

Contemporary Issues in Student Mobility

Research is a significant component of the work of the BCCAT. The Council is committed to facilitating a more comprehensive understanding of credit transfer and student mobility in the ever-changing BC post-secondary environment. For this reason, BCCAT coordinates a wide variety of research projects to inform and support institutional planning, procedures, and policies, and to enhance educational opportunities and experiences for BC post-secondary students. BCCAT’s Research Committee invites faculty, staff, and graduate students from member institutions of the BC Transfer System to submit project proposals for research contracts.

Examples of Completed Contemporary Issues Projects

Indigenous Persistence: Phase 1 – Indigenous Educational Pathways: Access, Mobility, and Persistence in the BC Post-Secondary System (UBC)

Indigenous Persistence: Phase 2 – Indigenous Students’ Perspectives (UBC)

PLAR Options, Processes, and Credit Allowances in BC (BC PLAN and TRU)

An Exploration of the Efficacy of Flexible Pre-Majors (UFV)

28 Year Follow-Up for the “Path of Life” Project (UBC)

Advancing Student Mobility through Data Mobility – A BC Focus (ARUCC and UVic)

International Transfer Students’ Journey and Experience of Student Services (UFV)

Understanding Persistence in Engineering Education through a Comprehensive Survey Tool (VIU/SFU)

A Qualified Success? Credit frameworks and lifelong learning (UVic)

Deadline: TBD-Fall 2025. Contact: Elle Ting, Research & Projects Officer.