ERIC Number: ED606497
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 30
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Credits to Graduation: A Comparison of the Number of Credits Undertaken toward Degree Completion by Students Admitted on the Basis of BC Secondary School and Those Admitted as BC Transfer Students to British Columbia's Four Research Universities (SFU, UBC, UNBC and UVic)
Pendleton, Sham
British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer
British Columbia (BC) has a diverse public post-secondary education system which includes 11 universities, 11 colleges and 3 institutes. In addition, nine private institutions participate with the public institutions in the BC Transfer System. Most students will either enter a degree-granting institution directly from high school or after completing up to two years of equivalent courses at another institution, frequently a college, before transferring to another institution to complete their degree. Others may take a combination of transferable courses at several institutions prior to completing an undergraduate degree. The purpose of this study is to examine the number of credits earned at graduation for two groups: those who graduated with a baccalaureate degree and who were admitted as transfer students and those admitted as secondary school students to one of the four BC research universities [Simon Fraser University (SFU), University of British Columbia, Vancouver (UBC), University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and University of Victoria (UVic)]. This study contributes to the growing literature about the success of the transfer system in British Columbia.
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, College Transfer Students, Research Universities, College Admission, Graduation Requirements, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Intellectual Disciplines, College Graduates, Academic Achievement, Bachelors Degrees, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) (Canada)
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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