This report includes a summary of recent and ongoing research related to the transfer of credit from one institution to another and awarding credit for alternative sources of learning. The primary focus of this report is to document the institutional policies and practices associated with transfer credit evaluation and academic advising for…

Assessing credits that transfer students bring to an institution may require a significant amount of institutional resources. The increased mobility of students among post-secondary institutions in British Columbia (BC), and the need to ensure efficient admission processes for both the student and the institution, makes transfer credit assessment…

Each year, the public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia admit large numbers of new students to their various programs. Each institution has autonomy in making choices in the selection of its students and, as a result, a variety of methods and processes are used. A survey conducted by the British Columbia Council on Admissions and…