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When you see XX, XXX or 1st, 2nd, etc. beside a subject name, this means you will receive general or unassigned credit in a particular subject and year level for the course you are transferring. This transfer credit usually applies to elective credit in...
A transfer agreement may indicate you will receive credit, but may include a statement like “exempt LING 311”.
This is an exemption, which means that when you transfer the course you have taken, you do not have to take a pre-requisite or req...
Use the course-to-course search on the BC Transfer Guide to see if there is a transfer agreement for Course A from Institution X to Institution Y. If there is a transfer agreement for Course A from Institution X to Institution Y listed on the BC Transfe...
You may still get transfer credit, even if there is no transfer agreement listed in the BC Transfer Guide.
The BC Transfer Guide includes all eligible transfer agreements, but, at times, an institution may not have yet evaluated a course, or the type of...
You may be able to receive transfer credit. Transfer agreements will have a start date and may have an end date or may have no end date, which is also referred to as being "open-ended". This time period is called the "Effective Date" of the transfer agr...
If your institution is not yet listed in the BC Transfer Guide, please contact the institution you wish to transfer to. You will likely need to first apply and then have your courses assessed individually by their admissions office.
Transfer agreements will have a start date and may have an end date or may have no end date, which is also referred to as being "open-ended". This time period is called the "Effective Date" of the transfer agreement and refers to the what transfer credi...
Credit
The value given to a course. May be related to the number of hours of instruction. It can also be referred to as 'unit'. The majority of academic courses are worth three credits. Many degrees require 120 credits.
Transfer Credit
Consists of the g...
If an institution does not offer an equivalent course to the one that you took, you may receive “unassigned credit” instead of credit for a specific course. Unassigned credit is also called general or indirect credit.
Examples of what unassi...
The BC Transfer Guide contains course-to-course transfer information for institutions in BC, across Canada, and internationally.
Transfer from another province or territory works the same as transfer within BC. Students must first apply to the instituti...
You will be required to complete 60 credits which is approximately twenty courses in a credit based system (one course = 3 credits).
The BC Transfer Guide is updated on a daily basis, as new course-to-course transfer agreements are created between BC post-secondary institutions. The BC Transfer Guide contains the most current transfer information available.
The BC Transfer Guide contains course-to-course transfer information for institutions in BC, across Canada, and internationally. If you've taken a course outside of BC that is not in the BC Transfer Guide, contact the institution you would like to atten...
Many post-secondary institutions have specific policies as they relate to the admission of transfer students. You can refer to the BC Transfer Guide transfer policies page where you can find links to transfer-related information on a particular institut...
A course outline is a description of the main content, organization and expected outcomes of a course, normally including the number of credits awarded, hours of class time, how it's evaluated, assignments, and texts. A course will have an official cour...
Transfer agreements don’t automatically go both ways. A transfer agreement is not a recipricol agreement.
Each institution decides for itself whether it will give transfer credit for a course taken at another institution. If there is no transfer a...
In order to receive transfer credit, you must have passed the course (normally a “P” or “D”) as defined by the home institution.
Please note that: a grade of “C” or higher is normally required for courses intended to ...
Block Transfer occurs when a group of courses, often in the form of a certificate or diploma, is recognized for transfer credit. You should be able to transfer directly into the second or third year of the degree program depending on the transfer agreem...
That depends. First search the course-to-course search to see if a transfer agreement exists for the course. Many institutions consider that knowledge acquired more than ten years ago may no longer be current, so they may not grant credit for "stale-dat...
The Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees are provincial credentials offered by many institutions in BC. These credentials are designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students for life as an educated person, and to lay a...
Many universities have affirmed the principles of thePan-Canadian Protocol on University Transfer, formulated by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).
Course work completed by transfer students during the first two years of university st...
Faculty members in many programs have collaborated with colleagues at other institutions to arrange special transfer agreements for their discipline, to compile information about transfer possibilities and recommended routes, or to point to career optio...
Students are eligible to receive credit for learning that has occurred in a non-standard or non-traditional environment, such as self-directed study, paid employment, volunteer work, travel, and non-college courses. The process for this type of recognit...
A transfer agreement may indicate you will receive credit for transferring a course, but may include a statement like "precludes HIST 301."
This is known as a preclusion and it means that the transferred course may receive general or unassigned credit, ...
Contact the Admissions or Registrars' Office of the institution where you hope to receive the transfer credit to double-check the transfer agreement details.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) includes a number of programs to help adults develop basic skills, obtain a secondary school graduation diploma, and obtain vocational training. Online information about ABE is provided by the BC Ministry of Education, and th...
Adult Basic Education (ABE) includes a number of programs to help adults develop basic skills, obtain a secondary school graduation diploma, and obtain vocational training. The ABE Articulation Handbook contains transfer equivalencies for adult upgradin...
Degree Partnerships are programs offered jointly by two or more institutions. Degree partnerships are offered in a variety of different disciplines.
Search the degree partnerships database to find out with institutions offer degree partnerships.
If you study full-time, you should be able to complete the associate degree within two academic years (based on 15 credits per term for 4 terms).
As post-graduation work permits are an issue related to Immigration Services,please check the information available on the federal government website about the post-graduation work permit program: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenshi...
Laddering is a process which allows you to build upon previously earned credits or credentials, either from secondary or post-secondary institutions.
A residency requirement means you must take a certain percentage of your coursework (often 25% to 50%) from the institution granting the degree.
The Flexible Pre-Major Program has been discontinued and will no longer be updated.
Historically, a Flexible Pre-Major (FPM) refers to first and second year courses that students are required to complete in order to be admitted to a major at the third y...