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A Profile of BC CollegeTransfer StudentsAdmitted to the Universityof British Columbia1994/95 to 1999/00

March 2001

Prepared by:

Ashley Lambert-MaberlyLouise MolKarima Samnani

Planning and Institutional ResearchUniversity of British Columbiawww.pair.ubc.ca

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction......................................................................................................... 5

Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 5

I................................................................ Profile of BC College Transfer Students

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TABLE 1: YEAR OF ADMISSION..........................................................................................................................................8Table 1: Year of Admission 1994/95-1999/00 ..............................................................................................................9Figure 1: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by College ....................................................................................10Figure 2: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Region .....................................................................................11Figure 3: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Year .........................................................................................12

TABLE 2: TRANSFER CREDITS AT ADMISSION .................................................................................................................13Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1995/96-1999/00..........................................................................................14Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1994/95-1998/99..........................................................................................15

TABLE 3A: WORKLOAD IN 1ST YEAR AT UBC..................................................................................................................16Table 3a: Workload in 1st Year at UBC 1995/96-1999/00.........................................................................................17Table 3a: Workload in 1st Year at UBC 1994/95-1998/99.........................................................................................18

TABLE 3B: FULL-TIME/PART-TIME STATUS ....................................................................................................................19Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1995/96-1999/00...........................................................................................20Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1994/95-1998/99...........................................................................................21

TABLE 4: FACULTY OF INTENDED MAJOR .......................................................................................................................22Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1995/96-1999/00...............................................................................................23Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1994/95-1998/99...............................................................................................25

TABLE 5: ADMISSION GPA OF COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS BY FACULTY OF INTENDED MAJOR 1994/95-1999/00..27TABLE 6: APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY......................................................................................................................28

Table 6: Approved Program of Study 1995/96-1999/00............................................................................................29Table 6: Approved Program of Study 1994/95-1998/99............................................................................................30

TABLE 7: AGE AT ADMISSION..........................................................................................................................................31Table 7: Age at Admission 1995/96-1999/00.............................................................................................................32Table 7: Age at Admission 1994/95-1998/99.............................................................................................................33

TABLE 8: GENDER ...........................................................................................................................................................34Table 8: Gender 1995/96-1999/00.............................................................................................................................35Table 8: Gender 1994/95-1998/99.............................................................................................................................36

II. ....................................Academic Performance of BC College Transfer Students

.......................................................................................................................... 37

TABLE 9: ADMISSION PERCENTAGES 1994/95-1999/00...................................................................................................38TABLE 10: PERFORMANCE BY SESSION ...........................................................................................................................39

Table 10: Performance by Session 1995/96-1999/00 ................................................................................................40Table 10: Performance by Session 1994/95-1998/99 ................................................................................................41

TABLE 11: GRADES IN SELECTED COURSES.....................................................................................................................42Table 11: Grades in Selected Courses 1995/96-1999/00...........................................................................................43

TABLE 12: DEGREE COMPLETION RATES ........................................................................................................................45Table 12: Degree Completion Rates 1994/95-1999/00..............................................................................................46

III........................... Profile of BC College Transfer Students Who Have Graduated

.......................................................................................................................... 48

TABLE 13: AVERAGE FOR LAST SESSION ATTENDED 1994/95-1999/00 ..........................................................................49Figure 4: Average for Last Session Attended .............................................................................................................50

TABLE 14: PERFORMANCE BY SESSION 1994/95-1999/00 ...............................................................................................51TABLE 15: PROGRAM OF STUDY......................................................................................................................................52

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Table 15: Program of Study 1994/95-1999/00 ..........................................................................................................53TABLE 16: CREDENTIAL AWARDED AND AVERAGE WINTER SESSIONS TO COMPLETION................................................55

Table 16a: Number of Credentials Awarded 1994/95-1999/00..................................................................................56Table 16b: Average Sessions to Completion 1994/95-1999/00 ...................................................................................58

IV...................................................................Appendix—Admission Requirements

.......................................................................................................................... 60

V. ..............................................................................................................Glossary

.......................................................................................................................... 61

VI......................................................................................................Abbreviations

.......................................................................................................................... 62

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IntroductionThis report represents the third comprehensive profile of the more than eight thousand studentswho entered UBC as college transfer students over a multi-year period (in this study, between1994/95 and 1999/00).

Although this report covers a six-year period, we have divided the data where necessary intotwo tables covering five years each; this grouping allows for ready comparison to the five-yearreports previously undertaken. Our analysis of tables concerns itself with the most recent five-year period, 1995/96 to 1999/00, unless we are discussing six years’ worth of data.

These reports were begun two years ago at the behest of the British Columbia Council onAdmissions and Transfer and were modeled on a similar study first completed by Simon FraserUniversity in October 1996. Hence report designs and definitions were, when possible, intendedfor comparison with the SFU study.

The data for this study pertains to 8,086 students who were admitted to faculties at UBC on thebasis of admission “College Transfer.” Some students with college transfer credit are admittedon the basis of their high school performance instead; this study does not identify such studentsas “College Transfer,” but as “High School Admissions.”

If a College Transfer student has attended more than one college, we deem the college oftransfer to be that institution from which most credits were transferred.

The twenty one colleges, university colleges, and technical institutes represented in this reportare organized by geographical regions within British Columbia. Colleges with fewer than 5students transferring to UBC (Northern Lights College, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology)have been included in “Other or Unknown.”

Note also that the total number of college transfer students (and, for comparison, high schooladmissions) varies among tables. This is due mainly to variations in the size of the examinedcohort (e.g., a smaller number graduate than are admitted).

Executive SummaryTable 1: The overwhelming majority of college transfers to UBC come from the Lower Mainland(79% in the most recent year); this proportion has significantly increased between 1995/96 and1996/97 and has remained fairly constant in the years to 1999/00. Increases in enrolment atthe recently founded UNBC perhaps contribute to the decline in numbers of students fromoutside the Lower Mainland seeking to further their studies at UBC.

Transfers to UBC are most frequently from Langara, Capilano, Kwantlen, and Douglas colleges,who contributed 70% of all college transfer students in 1999/00.

Table 2: Transfer students arrive with varying amounts of credit, but only 29% of studentscame with 55 credits or more (in the most recent 5 years of our study). 60 credits wouldamount to two years of full-time study.

Table 3: Transfer students are less likely than high school admissions to undertake a full load ofcourses.

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Table 4: Most transfer students enrol in the Faculties of Arts or Science (65% of students); thiscompares with 78% of High School Admissions.

Table 5: Transfer students pursuing Rehabilitation Medicine (Occupational/Physical Therapy) orPharmacy have the highest average admission grades.

Table 6: The most popular programs for transfer students are Human Kinetics and Biology,although choices are diverse. The 10 most popular programs only account for 23% of transferstudents (although some students are as yet undeclared).

Table 7: 89% of students transferring to UBC are aged 20 or older; only 5% of high schooladmissions are as old.

Table 8: On average more females than males transfer to UBC (mirroring high schoolproportions); slightly more men than women originate from colleges outside the LowerMainland.

Table 9: 75% of college transfers enter UBC with an admission percentage grade of 75% orless.

Table 10: Students usually receive grades at the end of their first year which are below theiradmission average, but over time they tend to make up the loss.

Table 11: There is no significant difference in the academic performance of students fromwithin or without the Lower Mainland; high school students, however, outperform transferstudents in all the selected courses save for economics. Transfer students received grades thaton average were anywhere from 3 to 8 percentage points lower than those earned by highschool admissions.

Table 12: 79% of students who transferred in 94/95 or 95/96 completed their degree duringthe time frame of this study.

Table 13: On average, graduating students admitted from high school achieve better grades intheir final session than do graduating students who transferred from college (76% vs. 74%).

Table 14: Students tend to receive first year grades which are lower than their admissionaverage, but by the time they graduate they have usually made up the loss.

Table 15: Graduating students most frequently had enrolled in Human Kinetics or Biology, themost popular programs of study (see Table 6).

Table 16: The most popular degree programs were the B.A. and B.Sc., which account for 58%of transfer students who graduated. Transfer students took an average 2.8 winter sessions tocomplete their degree; this average would perforce increase if we extended the timeframe ofour study.

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I. Profile ofBC College Transfer Students

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Table 1: Year of AdmissionUBC admits each year between 1,112 and 1,527 students who transfer from B.C. colleges. HighSchool entries account for more than twice as many admissions.

The majority of college transfer students come to UBC from lower mainland colleges (78.9% in1999/00), with only 3.1% of this figure coming from private institutions. Non lower mainlandcolleges comprise some 17.7% of UBC’s college transfer admissions. The remaining 3.3% comefrom the Open University or other/unknown colleges.

Langara College (formerly a campus of Vancouver Community College) supplies UBC with morecollege transfer students than any other institution. In 1999/00 414 Langara students enteredUBC, representing 34% of the lower mainland group. This number has remained relativelystable.

Overall, 54.9% of all college transfers to UBC are from three lower mainland colleges: Langara,Capilano, and Kwantlen. From outside the lower mainland, the largest number of transferscome from Okanagan University College, with 450 students over six years (28.0% of the nonlower mainland number, and 5.6% of the total). The Northern B.C. colleges provided, onaverage, only 2.4% of the total transfer students over the six-year span.

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Table 1: Year of Admission 1994/95-1999/00

1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 6yr TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 38 19 28 29 38 39 191College of New Caledonia 25 14 19 13 31 27 129Northwest Community College 13 5 9 16 7 12 62

Interior/Kootenays 195 178 167 176 165 165 1046College of the Rockies 11 6 6 3 4 5 35Okanagan University College 88 75 62 91 67 67 450Selkirk College 33 29 28 19 24 21 154University College of the Cariboo 63 68 71 63 70 72 407

Vancouver Island 50 64 64 51 71 67 367Camosun College 19 23 33 21 30 31 157Malaspina University-College 25 37 28 24 35 30 179North Island College 6 4 3 6 6 6 31

Total Non Lower Mainland 283 261 259 256 274 271 1604

Lower MainlandPublic 804 805 1092 1058 1178 1157 6094B.C. Institute of Technology 7 5 9 16 19 22 78Capilano College 183 179 237 235 271 232 1337Douglas College 113 121 186 151 162 186 919Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 5 7 9 5 5 3 34Kwantlen University College 155 155 219 232 271 239 1271Langara College 0 278 372 375 393 414 1832Univ College of the Fraser Valley 39 27 54 39 49 52 260Vancouver Community College 302 33 6 5 8 9 363

Private 29 16 30 30 41 48 194Columbia College 20 12 21 26 25 31 135Coquitlam College 9 4 9 4 16 17 59

Total Lower Mainland 833 821 1122 1088 1219 1205 6288

Other B.C.Open University 6 11 24 15 14 17 87Other or Unknown 15 19 13 7 19 34 107

Total Other B.C. 21 30 37 22 33 51 194

Total B.C. College Transfers 1137 1112 1418 1366 1526 1527 8086Total B.C. High School Admissions 2411 2928 3486 3503 3457 3473 19258

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERSNon Lower Mainland 24.9% 23.5% 18.3% 18.7% 18.0% 17.7% 19.8%

Northern B.C. 3.3% 1.7% 2.0% 2.1% 2.5% 2.6% 2.4%Interior/Kootenays 17.2% 16.0% 11.8% 12.9% 10.8% 10.8% 12.9%Vancouver Island 4.4% 5.8% 4.5% 3.7% 4.7% 4.4% 4.5%

Lower Mainland 73.3% 73.8% 79.1% 79.6% 79.9% 78.9% 77.8%Public 70.7% 72.4% 77.0% 77.5% 77.2% 75.8% 75.4%Private 2.6% 1.4% 2.1% 2.2% 2.7% 3.1% 2.4%

Other B.C. 1.8% 2.7% 2.6% 1.6% 2.2% 3.3% 2.4%

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Figure 1: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by College

(1994/95 - 1999/00)

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Figure 2: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Region

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Figure 3: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Year

(Lower Mainland Colleges only)

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Table 2: Transfer Credits at AdmissionMost college transfers enter UBC with between 1 and 2 years of credit.

Those from technical or art & design institutes, such as BCIT or Emily Carr, transferred with theleast number of credits (most of their students transferred with less than 30 credits).

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table. In 1994/95 UBC did not include transfer credits that did not go toward the student’sdegree program.)

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Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1995/96-1999/00

< 30 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 >= 55 TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 34 50 13 4 10 13 29 153College of New Caledonia 19 28 11 3 9 10 24 104Northwest Community College 15 22 2 1 1 3 5 49

Interior/Kootenays 137 192 68 22 61 80 291 851College of the Rockies 3 6 3 2 1 2 7 24Okanagan University College 65 89 17 12 31 38 110 362Selkirk College 18 44 18 1 9 11 20 121University College of the Cariboo 51 53 30 7 20 29 154 344

Vancouver Island 86 55 21 17 32 31 75 317Camosun College 44 20 10 10 12 13 29 138Malaspina University-College 35 23 11 6 19 15 45 154North Island College 7 12 0 1 1 3 1 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 257 297 102 43 103 124 395 1321

Lower MainlandPublic 676 816 660 323 630 633 1552 5290B.C. Institute of Technology 54 3 2 5 1 1 5 71Capilano College 124 188 156 58 137 131 360 1154Douglas College 104 95 94 61 85 108 259 806Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 24 1 2 0 1 1 0 29Kwantlen University College 134 206 170 80 134 154 238 1116Langara College 191 267 209 108 234 205 618 1832Univ College of the Fraser Valley 35 47 21 6 29 28 55 221Vancouver Community College 10 9 6 5 9 5 17 61

Private 24 49 38 14 16 13 11 165Columbia College 15 40 23 11 9 9 8 115Coquitlam College 9 9 15 3 7 4 3 50

Total Lower Mainland 700 865 698 337 646 646 1563 5455

Other B.C.Open University 22 16 10 4 4 10 15 81Other or Unknown 30 12 6 5 3 11 25 92

Total Other B.C. 52 28 16 9 7 21 40 173

Total B.C. College Transfers 1009 1190 816 389 756 791 1998 6949Total B.C. High School Admissions 16812 24 4 1 1 1 4 16847

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERSNon Lower Mainland 25.5% 25.0% 12.5% 11.1% 13.6% 15.7% 19.8% 19.0%

Northern B.C. 3.4% 4.2% 1.6% 1.0% 1.3% 1.6% 1.5% 2.2%Interior/Kootenays 13.6% 16.1% 8.3% 5.7% 8.1% 10.1% 14.6% 12.2%Vancouver Island 8.5% 4.6% 2.6% 4.4% 4.2% 3.9% 3.8% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 69.4% 72.7% 85.5% 86.6% 85.4% 81.7% 78.2% 78.5%Public 67.0% 68.6% 80.9% 83.0% 83.3% 80.0% 77.7% 76.1%Private 2.4% 4.1% 4.7% 3.6% 2.1% 1.6% 0.6% 2.4%

Other B.C. 5.2% 2.4% 2.0% 2.3% 0.9% 2.7% 2.0% 2.5%

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Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1994/95-1998/99< 30 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 >= 55 Total

Non Lower MainlandNorthern B.C. 27 52 12 6 12 12 31 152College of New Caledonia 16 29 9 6 10 9 23 102Northwest Community College 11 23 3 0 2 3 8 50

Interior/Kootenays 146 194 65 28 65 77 306 881College of the Rockies 3 5 3 4 2 2 11 30Okanagan University College 66 89 16 16 32 35 129 383Selkirk College 17 45 16 2 12 15 26 133University College of the Cariboo 60 55 30 6 19 25 140 335

Vancouver Island 79 55 19 15 33 34 65 300Camosun College 42 19 10 9 13 15 18 126Malaspina University-College 31 26 9 5 19 16 43 149North Island College 6 10 0 1 1 3 4 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 252 301 96 49 110 123 402 1333

Lower MainlandPublic 587 810 625 287 561 619 1448 4937B.C. Institute of Technology 39 4 2 5 1 2 3 56Capilano College 104 202 153 56 119 122 349 1105Douglas College 88 86 93 50 83 109 224 733Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 27 1 2 0 1 0 0 31Kwantlen University College 117 207 155 71 122 149 211 1032Langara College 146 212 166 80 179 164 471 1418Univ College of the Fraser Valley 28 45 20 4 26 30 55 208Vancouver Community College 38 53 34 21 30 43 135 354

Private 23 54 32 10 11 9 7 146Columbia College 14 44 20 8 7 7 4 104Coquitlam College 9 10 12 2 4 2 3 42

Total Lower Mainland 610 864 657 297 572 628 1455 5083

Other B.C.Open University 22 14 9 2 4 8 11 70Other or Unknown 22 10 7 4 3 10 17 73

Total Other B.C. 44 24 16 6 7 18 28 143

Total B.C. College Transfers 906 1189 769 352 689 769 1885 6559Total B.C. High School Admissions 15748 21 4 1 1 3 7 15785

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERSNon Lower Mainland 27.8% 25.3% 12.5% 13.9% 16.0% 16.0% 21.3% 20.3%

Northern B.C. 3.0% 4.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 2.3%Interior/Kootenays 16.1% 16.3% 8.5% 8.0% 9.4% 10.0% 16.2% 13.4%Vancouver Island 8.7% 4.6% 2.5% 4.3% 4.8% 4.4% 3.4% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 67.3% 72.7% 85.4% 84.4% 83.0% 81.7% 77.2% 77.5%Public 64.8% 68.1% 81.3% 81.5% 81.4% 80.5% 76.8% 75.3%Private 2.5% 4.5% 4.2% 2.8% 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% 2.2%

Other B.C. 4.9% 2.0% 2.1% 1.7% 1.0% 2.3% 1.5% 2.2%

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Table 3a: Workload in 1st Year at UBCTransfers from Northern BC colleges had on average large workloads (29% taking 31 or morecredits, and 74% taking 25 or more). Lower Mainland transfers took the lightest loads, withonly 13% enrolled in 31 or more credits and 49% taking 25 or more.

The differences between transfers and high school admissions is marked: high school admissionsare much more likely to maintain a heavy workload, with 84% of students taking 25 or morecredits. This compares with 52% of college transfers.

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 3a: Workload in 1st Year at UBC 1995/96-1999/00

<=3 4-12 13-24 25-30 >31 TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 3 6 31 69 44 153College of New Caledonia 2 3 18 46 35 104Northwest Community College 1 3 13 23 9 49

Interior/Kootenays 13 54 200 384 200 851College of the Rockies 0 2 6 10 6 24Okanagan University College 2 17 99 173 71 362Selkirk College 5 6 32 42 36 121University College of the Cariboo 6 29 63 159 87 344

Vancouver Island 4 33 102 111 67 317Camosun College 1 13 53 38 33 138Malaspina University-College 3 19 43 59 30 154North Island College 0 1 6 14 4 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 20 93 333 566 311 1323

Lower MainlandPublic 97 402 2214 1905 672 5290B.C. Institute of Technology 2 13 11 12 33 71Capilano College 11 71 449 413 210 1154Douglas College 21 68 369 283 65 806Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 2 14 10 2 1 29Kwantlen University College 10 86 477 403 140 1116Langara College 39 127 834 672 160 1832Univ College of the Fraser Valley 3 16 55 100 47 221Vancouver Community College 9 7 9 20 16 61

Private 1 13 68 57 26 165Columbia College 1 11 48 36 19 115Coquitlam College 0 2 20 21 7 50

Total Lower Mainland 98 415 2282 1962 698 5455

Other B.C.Open University 1 13 21 22 24 81Other or Unknown 2 10 36 32 12 92

Total Other B.C. 3 23 57 52 36 171

Total B.C. College Transfers 121 531 2672 2580 1045 6949Total B.C. High School Admissions 126 205 2353 11931 2232 16847

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERSNon Lower Mainland 16.5% 17.5% 12.5% 21.9% 29.8% 19.0%

Northern B.C. 2.5% 1.1% 1.2% 2.7% 4.2% 2.2%Interior/Kootenays 10.7% 10.2% 7.5% 14.9% 19.1% 12.2%Vancouver Island 3.3% 6.2% 3.8% 4.3% 6.4% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 81.0% 78.2% 85.4% 76.0% 66.8% 78.5%Public 80.2% 75.7% 82.9% 73.8% 64.3% 76.1%Private 0.8% 2.4% 2.5% 2.2% 2.5% 2.4%

Other B.C. 2.5% 4.3% 2.1% 2.0% 3.4% 2.5%

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Table 3a: Workload in 1st Year at UBC 1994/95-1998/99

<=3 4-12 13-24 25-30 >31 TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 2 6 26 71 47 152College of New Caledonia 1 3 16 47 35 102Northwest Community College 1 3 10 24 12 50

Interior/Kootenays 12 54 188 423 204 881College of the Rockies 0 0 9 15 6 30Okanagan University College 2 16 91 198 76 383Selkirk College 5 7 34 55 32 133University College of the Cariboo 5 31 54 155 90 335

Vancouver Island 3 26 96 112 63 300Camosun College 0 9 49 35 33 126Malaspina University-College 3 16 39 64 27 149North Island College 0 1 8 13 3 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 17 86 310 609 315 1337

Lower MainlandPublic 88 369 1991 1842 647 4937B.C. Institute of Technology 1 10 9 13 23 56Capilano College 13 74 413 388 217 1105Douglas College 17 59 320 267 70 733Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 3 14 11 2 1 31Kwantlen University College 10 73 425 397 127 1032Langara College 31 97 628 537 125 1418Univ College of the Fraser Valley 3 13 56 97 39 208Vancouver Community College 10 29 129 141 45 354

Private 0 8 57 56 25 146Columbia College 0 8 41 35 20 104Coquitlam College 0 0 16 21 5 42

Total Lower Mainland 88 377 2048 1898 672 5083

Other B.C.Open University 3 12 18 19 18 70Other or Unknown 1 7 27 27 11 73

Total Other B.C. 4 19 45 43 28 139

Total B.C. College Transfers 109 482 2403 2550 1015 6559Total B.C. High School Admissions 119 185 2033 11323 2125 15785

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERSNon Lower Mainland 15.6% 17.8% 12.9% 23.9% 31.0% 20.4%

Northern B.C. 1.8% 1.2% 1.1% 2.8% 4.6% 2.3%Interior/Kootenays 11.0% 11.2% 7.8% 16.6% 20.1% 13.4%Vancouver Island 2.8% 5.4% 4.0% 4.4% 6.2% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 80.7% 78.2% 85.2% 74.4% 66.2% 77.5%Public 80.7% 76.6% 82.9% 72.2% 63.7% 75.3%Private 0.0% 1.7% 2.4% 2.2% 2.5% 2.2%

Other B.C. 3.7% 3.9% 1.9% 1.7% 2.8% 2.1%

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Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time StatusUBC considers students taking 24 or more credits to be full-time.

As in table 3a (workload), high school admissions enrol in more courses (93.3% are full-time)than college transfer students (69.4%).

Institutions from outside the lower mainland show a slightly higher percentage (78.6%) of full-time students than do those from the lower mainland (67.4%), with College of New Caledoniastudents being the highest at 86.5%.

While Emily Carr students appear to have a light course load, these figures should beinterpreted with caution: this institution sends very small numbers to UBC, and is not typical ofthe average transfer college.

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1995/96-1999/00

Percent PercentFull-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total

Non Lower MainlandNorthern B.C. 130 23 85.0% 15.0% 153College of New Caledonia 90 14 86.5% 13.5% 104Northwest Community College 40 9 81.6% 18.4% 49Interior/Kootenays 683 168 80.3% 19.7% 851College of the Rockies 19 5 79.2% 20.8% 24Okanagan University College 294 68 81.2% 18.8% 362Selkirk College 95 26 78.5% 21.5% 121University College of the Cariboo 275 69 79.9% 20.1% 344Vancouver Island 225 92 71.0% 29.0% 317Camosun College 93 45 67.4% 32.6% 138Malaspina University-College 111 43 72.1% 27.9% 154North Island College 21 4 84.0% 16.0% 25Total Non Lower Mainland 1038 283 78.6% 21.4% 1321

Lower MainlandPublic 3569 1721 67.5% 32.5% 5290B.C. Institute of Technology 48 23 67.6% 32.4% 71Capilano College 846 308 73.3% 26.7% 1154Douglas College 495 311 61.4% 38.6% 806Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 7 22 24.1% 75.9% 29Kwantlen University College 760 356 68.1% 31.9% 1116Langara College 1202 630 65.6% 34.4% 1832Univ College of the Fraser Valley 175 46 79.2% 20.8% 221Vancouver Community College 36 25 59.0% 41.0% 61Private 108 57 65.5% 34.5% 165Columbia College 75 40 65.2% 34.8% 115Coquitlam College 33 17 66.0% 34.0% 50Total Lower Mainland 3677 1778 67.4% 32.6% 5455

Other B.C.Open University 53 28 65.4% 34.6% 81Other or Unknown 57 35 62.0% 38.0% 92Total Other B.C. 110 63 63.6% 36.4% 173

Total B.C. College Transfers 4825 2124 69.4% 30.6% 6949Total B.C. High School Admissions 15710 1137 93.3% 6.7% 16847

Note: this table cannot be derived from Table 3a since full-time is defined as 24 or more credits.

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Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1994/95-1998/99

Percent PercentFull-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total

Non Lower MainlandNorthern B.C. 131 21 86.2% 13.8% 152College of New Caledonia 90 12 88.2% 11.8% 102Northwest Community College 41 9 82.0% 18.0% 50Interior/Kootenays 724 157 82.2% 17.8% 881College of the Rockies 25 5 83.3% 16.7% 30Okanagan University College 321 62 83.8% 16.2% 383Selkirk College 107 26 80.5% 19.5% 133University College of the Cariboo 271 64 80.9% 19.1% 335Vancouver Island 224 76 74.7% 25.3% 300Camosun College 91 35 72.2% 27.8% 126Malaspina University-College 112 37 75.2% 24.8% 149North Island College 21 4 84.0% 16.0% 25Total Non Lower Mainland 1079 254 80.9% 19.1% 1333

Lower MainlandPublic 3409 1528 69.1% 30.9% 4937B.C. Institute of Technology 38 18 67.9% 32.1% 56Capilano College 816 289 73.8% 26.2% 1105Douglas College 464 269 63.3% 36.7% 733Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 8 23 25.8% 74.2% 31Kwantlen University College 722 310 70.0% 30.0% 1032Langara College 948 470 66.9% 33.1% 1418Univ College of the Fraser Valley 162 46 77.9% 22.1% 208Vancouver Community College 251 103 70.9% 29.1% 354Private 107 39 73.3% 26.7% 146Columbia College 73 31 70.2% 29.8% 104Coquitlam College 34 8 81.0% 19.0% 42Total Lower Mainland 3516 1567 69.2% 30.8% 5083

Other B.C.Open University 43 27 61.4% 38.6% 70Other or Unknown 46 27 63.0% 37.0% 73Total Other B.C. 89 54 62.2% 37.8% 143

Total B.C. College Transfers 4684 1875 71.4% 28.6% 6559Total B.C. High School Admissions 14837 948 94.0% 6.0% 15785

Note: this table cannot be derived from Table 3a since full-time is defined as 24 or more credits.

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Table 4: Faculty of Intended MajorThe majority of new students tend to enter one of two faculties: Arts or Science. The thirdmost popular faculty is Human Kinetics (for transfer students) or Applied Science (for highschool admissions). Arts and Science comprise 65.1% of the total college intake. Note that highschool students are not usually admitted to certain faculties until they have completedcoursework or degrees (e.g. Commerce, Law). See Glossary (page 61) for full faculty andschool name.

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 5: Admission GPA of College Transfer Students by Faculty of Intended Major 1994/95-1999/00

The following shows the admission GPA for each faculty (or school) in which transfer studentsenrolled. Students with an unknown admission GPA were omitted from the calculation, as were(because of systems problems) students entering in ’95 or ’97.

Students enrolled in the faculty of Pharmaceutical Science & the school of RehabilitationMedicine had the highest average entering grades; students enrolled in Agricultural Sciencesand Forestry had the lowest.

College Transfer

Agricultural Sciences 67.7Applied Sciences 74.5Arts 70.9Commerce & Business Administration 74.2Education 71.2Family & Nutritional Sciences 72.4Forestry 68.4Human Kinetics 71.8Medical Laboratory Science 71.6Music 71.9Nursing 72.7Pharmaceutical Science 77.2Rehabilitation Medicine 80.5Science 71.4Social Work 73.8

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Table 6: Approved Program of StudyStudents at UBC may choose from over 100 programs; the programs listed are where collegetransfer enrolments are highest. “Other Programs” includes transfer students who have not yetselected a specialization. College transfer students from the Lower Mainland most frequentlyenrol in Human Kinetics (5.7% of transfers) or Biology (3.5%); those outside the LowerMainland most commonly take Biology (8.6% of transfers) or Forest Management (5.1%).

See Glossary (page 61) for full program name.

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 7: Age at AdmissionIt should come as no surprise that college transfer students tend to be older than high schooladmissions. While 95.5% of high school admissions are under the age of 20 at the time of entry,the largest cohort for college transfer students is aged 20-24 (68.0%).

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 7: Age at Admission 1995/96-1999/00

< 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 >= 40 Unknown Total

Non Lower MainlandNorthern B.C. 66 72 8 4 0 3 0 153College of New Caledonia 37 54 8 4 0 1 0 104Northwest Community College 29 18 0 0 0 2 0 49Interior/Kootenays 181 561 72 19 5 13 0 851College of the Rockies 8 13 2 1 0 0 0 24Okanagan University College 79 244 22 8 1 8 0 362Selkirk College 44 62 8 2 1 4 0 121University College of the Cariboo 50 242 40 8 3 1 0 344Vancouver Island 35 189 64 15 10 4 0 317Camosun College 6 70 49 9 4 0 0 138Malaspina University-College 21 105 14 5 6 3 0 154North Island College 8 14 1 1 0 1 0 25Total Non Lower Mainland 282 822 144 38 15 20 0 1321

Lower MainlandPublic 470 3665 716 225 108 105 1 5290B.C. Institute of Technology 0 32 14 11 8 6 0 71Capilano College 142 827 118 36 18 13 0 1154Douglas College 33 575 130 39 16 13 0 806Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 0 11 13 3 2 0 0 29Kwantlen University College 141 823 95 21 11 25 0 1116Langara College 121 1200 317 100 48 45 1 1832Univ College of the Fraser Valley 30 162 18 7 3 1 0 221Vancouver Community College 3 35 11 8 2 2 0 61Private 20 132 12 1 0 0 0 165Columbia College 17 90 7 1 0 0 0 115Coquitlam College 3 42 5 0 0 0 0 50Total Lower Mainland 490 3797 728 226 108 105 1 5455

Other B.C.Open University 9 46 13 3 3 7 0 81Other or Unknown 12 59 19 1 0 1 0 92Total Other B.C. 21 105 32 4 3 8 0 173

Total B.C. College Transfers 793 4724 904 268 126 133 1 6949Total B.C. High School Admissions 16064 732 32 10 2 5 2 16847

Percent Distribution of BC College TransfersNon Lower Mainland 35.6% 17.4% 15.9% 14.2% 11.9% 15.0% 0.0% 19.0%

Northern B.C. 8.3% 1.5% 0.9% 1.5% 0.0% 2.3% 0.0% 2.2%Interior/Kootenays 22.8% 11.9% 8.0% 7.1% 4.0% 9.8% 0.0% 12.2%Vancouver Island 4.4% 4.0% 7.1% 5.6% 7.9% 3.0% 0.0% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 61.8% 80.4% 80.5% 84.3% 85.7% 78.9% 100.0% 78.5%Public 59.3% 77.6% 79.2% 84.0% 85.7% 78.9% 100.0% 76.1%Private 2.5% 2.8% 1.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4%

Other B.C. 2.6% 2.2% 3.5% 1.5% 2.4% 6.0% 0.0% 2.5%

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Table 7: Age at Admission 1994/95-1998/99

< 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 >= 40 Unknown TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 60 75 9 5 0 3 0 152College of New Caledonia 34 56 8 3 0 1 0 102Northwest Community College 26 19 1 2 0 2 0 50Interior/Kootenays 187 592 65 20 4 13 0 881College of the Rockies 8 18 2 2 0 0 0 30Okanagan University College 74 277 19 6 1 6 0 383Selkirk College 45 72 8 4 1 3 0 133University College of the Cariboo 60 225 36 8 2 4 0 335Vancouver Island 34 185 51 15 10 5 0 300Camosun College 6 73 36 7 4 0 0 126Malaspina University-College 22 100 12 6 6 3 0 149North Island College 6 12 3 2 0 2 0 25Total Non Lower Mainland 281 852 125 40 14 21 0 1333

Lower MainlandPublic 432 3408 668 216 107 105 1 4937B.C. Institute of Technology 0 25 11 10 7 3 0 56Capilano College 134 791 108 39 18 15 0 1105Douglas College 28 517 124 34 17 13 0 733Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 1 13 12 2 2 1 0 31Kwantlen University College 125 765 83 23 12 24 0 1032Langara College 90 925 252 78 34 38 1 1418Univ College of the Fraser Valley 24 156 19 5 3 1 0 208Vancouver Community College 30 216 59 25 14 10 0 354Private 21 114 11 0 0 0 0 146Columbia College 17 79 8 0 0 0 0 104Coquitlam College 4 35 3 0 0 0 0 42Total Lower Mainland 453 3522 679 216 107 105 1 5083

Other B.C.Open University 7 38 12 3 3 7 0 70Other or Unknown 8 47 13 0 1 4 0 73Total Other B.C. 15 85 25 3 4 11 0 143

Total B.C. College Transfers 749 4459 829 259 125 137 1 6559Total B.C. High School Admiss 15079 654 30 14 2 6 0 15785

Percent Distribution of BC College TransfersNon Lower Mainland 37.5% 19.1% 15.1% 15.4% 11.2% 15.3% 0.0% 20.3%

Northern B.C. 8.0% 1.7% 1.1% 1.9% 0.0% 2.2% 0.0% 2.3%Interior/Kootenays 25.0% 13.3% 7.8% 7.7% 3.2% 9.5% 0.0% 13.4%Vancouver Island 4.5% 4.1% 6.2% 5.8% 8.0% 3.6% 0.0% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 60.5% 79.0% 81.9% 83.4% 85.6% 76.6% 100.0% 77.5%Public 57.7% 76.4% 80.6% 83.4% 85.6% 76.6% 100.0% 75.3%Private 2.8% 2.6% 1.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%

Other B.C. 2.0% 1.9% 3.0% 1.2% 3.2% 8.0% 0.0% 2.2%

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Table 8: GenderOverall, the percentage of female college transfers (54.8%) is similar to that for high schooladmissions (55.6%).

More males (55.9%) than females (44.1%) transfer to UBC from Northern BC, whereas theproportion of male/female students from the Interior/Kootenays is about equal. In the lowermainland, however, more females (56.2%) than males (43.8%) transfer, with BCIT (69.0%male) and Emily Carr (79.3% female) showing the greatest extremes. Vancouver Islandtransfer students are more likely to be female (52.1%) than male (47.9%).

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 8: Gender 1995/96-1999/00

Percent PercentFemale Male Total Female Male

Non Lower MainlandNorthern B.C. 67 85 152 44.1% 55.9%College of New Caledonia 44 59 103 42.7% 57.3%Northwest Community College 23 26 49 46.9% 53.1%Interior/Kootenays 419 432 851 49.2% 50.8%College of the Rockies 13 11 24 54.2% 45.8%Okanagan University College 176 186 362 48.6% 51.4%Selkirk College 60 61 121 49.6% 50.4%University College of the Cariboo 170 174 344 49.4% 50.6%Vancouver Island 165 152 317 52.1% 47.9%Camosun College 80 58 138 58.0% 42.0%Malaspina University-College 76 78 154 49.4% 50.6%North Island College 9 16 25 36.0% 64.0%Total Non Lower Mainland 651 669 1320 49.3% 50.7%

Lower MainlandPublic 2972 2316 5288 56.2% 43.8%B.C. Institute of Technology 22 49 71 31.0% 69.0%Capilano College 609 544 1153 52.8% 47.2%Douglas College 456 349 805 56.6% 43.4%Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design 23 6 29 79.3% 20.7%Kwantlen University College 673 443 1116 60.3% 39.7%Langara College 1049 783 1832 57.3% 42.7%University College of the Fraser Valley 102 119 221 46.2% 53.8%Vancouver Community College 38 23 61 62.3% 37.7%Private 91 74 165 55.2% 44.8%Columbia College 68 47 115 59.1% 40.9%Coquitlam College 23 27 50 46.0% 54.0%Total Lower Mainland 3063 2390 5453 56.2% 43.8%

Other B.C.Open University 51 30 81 63.0% 37.0%Other or Unknown 44 48 92 47.8% 52.2%Total Other B.C. 95 78 173 54.9% 45.1%

Total B.C. College Transfers 3809 3137 6946 54.8% 45.2%Total B.C. High School Admissions 9364 7482 16846 55.6% 44.4%

Percent Distribution of BC College TransfersNon Lower Mainland 17.1% 21.3% 19.0%

Northern B.C. 1.8% 2.7% 2.2%Interior/Kootenays 11.0% 13.8% 12.3%Vancouver Island 4.3% 4.8% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 80.4% 76.2% 78.5%Public 78.0% 73.8% 76.1%Private 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%

Other B.C. 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%

Note: excludes admissions with unknown gender.

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Table 8: Gender 1994/95-1998/99

Percent PercentFemale Male Total Female Male

Non Lower MainlandNorthern B.C. 69 82 151 45.7% 54.3%College of New Caledonia 44 57 101 43.6% 56.4%Northwest Community College 25 25 50 50.0% 50.0%Interior/Kootenays 448 433 881 50.9% 49.1%College of the Rockies 18 12 30 60.0% 40.0%Okanagan University College 197 186 383 51.4% 48.6%Selkirk College 71 62 133 53.4% 46.6%University College of the Cariboo 162 173 335 48.4% 51.6%Vancouver Island 158 142 300 52.7% 47.3%Camosun College 75 51 126 59.5% 40.5%Malaspina University-College 72 77 149 48.3% 51.7%North Island College 11 14 25 44.0% 56.0%Total Non Lower Mainland 675 657 1332 50.7% 49.3%

Lower MainlandPublic 2738 2198 4936 55.5% 44.5%B.C. Institute of Technology 13 43 56 23.2% 76.8%Capilano College 570 534 1104 51.6% 48.4%Douglas College 420 313 733 57.3% 42.7%Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 24 7 31 77.4% 22.6%Kwantlen University College 604 428 1032 58.5% 41.5%Langara College 802 616 1418 56.6% 43.4%Univ College of the Fraser Valley 96 112 208 46.2% 53.8%Vancouver Community College 209 145 354 59.0% 41.0%Private 83 63 146 56.8% 43.2%Columbia College 62 42 104 59.6% 40.4%Coquitlam College 21 21 42 50.0% 50.0%Total Lower Mainland 2821 2261 5082 55.5% 44.5%

Other B.C.Open University 45 25 70 64.3% 35.7%Other or Unknown 42 31 73 57.5% 42.5%Total Other B.C. 87 56 143 60.8% 39.2%

Total B.C. College Transfers 3583 2974 6557 54.6% 45.4%Total B.C. High School Admissions 8769 7015 15784 55.6% 44.4%

Percent Distribution of BC College TransfersNon Lower Mainland 18.8% 22.1% 20.3%

Northern B.C. 1.9% 2.8% 2.3%Interior/Kootenays 12.5% 14.6% 13.4%Vancouver Island 4.4% 4.8% 4.6%

Lower Mainland 78.7% 76.0% 77.5%Public 76.4% 73.9% 75.3%Private 2.3% 2.1% 2.2%

Other B.C. 2.4% 1.9% 2.2%

Note: excludes admissions with unknown gender.

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II. Academic Performanceof BC College Transfer Students

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Table 9: Admission Percentages 1994/95-1999/00The admission percentages shown are derived by conversion from the 4 point scale (used bymost colleges) to the equivalent percentage stored on UBC records. The minimum averagerequired for admission to UBC, 2.00, is converted to a value of 60%. Note that minimumrequirements vary by faculty, program, and year level (see Appendix-Admission Requirements).

The percentages are those associated with the most recent institution attended, hence forstudents who attended more than one previous institution, the percentage shown may not havebeen the only criterion for admission. Only 20 students (0.36%) show percentages below theminimum required.

The median of 72.6% would correspond to slightly under a 3.0 grade point average. Seventy-five percent of all college transfers are admitted with a percentage of 75 or less, (equivalent to agrade point average of 3.20).

Admission BC College Cumulative CumulativePercent Transfer Students Total Percent

<60 % 20 20 0.36%60 % 38 58 1.05%61 % 83 141 2.54%62 % 118 259 4.67%63 % 176 435 7.84%64 % 240 675 12.17%65 % 273 948 17.09%66 % 171 1119 20.17%67 % 233 1352 24.37%68 % 175 1527 27.52%69 % 322 1849 33.33%70 % 457 2306 41.56%71 % 359 2665 48.04%72 % 183 2848 51.33%73 % 285 3133 56.47%74 % 376 3509 63.25%75 % 656 4165 75.07%76 % 301 4466 80.50%77 % 244 4710 84.90%78 % 230 4940 89.04%79 % 181 5121 92.30%80 % 106 5227 94.21%81 % 51 5278 95.13%82 % 68 5346 96.36%83 % 48 5394 97.22%84 % 34 5428 97.84%85 % 33 5461 98.43%86 % 40 5501 99.15%87 % 28 5529 99.66%88 % 17 5546 99.96%90 % 2 5548 100.00%

Median 72.60Average 72.10

Note: omits students with missing admission percentage Due to systems problems students admitted in '95 and '97 have also been omitted from this table.

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Table 10: Performance by SessionThe academic performance (i.e. percentage grade earned) of BC college transfers is shown atfour distinct points in the students’ academic progression.

Transfer students, on average, experience a decrease in measured academic performance intheir first and second years at UBC relative to their entry grades. By the end of their lastsession, this drop has been completely recovered and exceeds average performance atadmission.

By the end of the first session, grades have dropped further for non lower mainland students(-5.6 percentage points) than for lower mainland students (only -2.5 percentage points.)Students tend to recover grades in their second session, and by their last session, averagegrades have neared or exceeded admission GPA levels.

Exceptions to this progression include students from College of the Rockies (a 5.7 percentagepoint drop from admission % to last session average), North Island College (-4.2), andCoquitlam College (-3.4). The biggest gains over admission average were made by studentsfrom the Open University (3.7) and Emily Carr (3.3).

(The table for 1995/96-1999/00 is followed by one for 1994/95-1998/99; the analysis above pertains tothe most recent table.)

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Table 10: Performance by Session 1995/96-1999/00

Non Lower Mainland N % N % N % N %Northern B.C. 153 73.7 153 64.6 99 67.0 51 72.6College of New Caledonia 104 74.4 104 64.6 68 67.2 30 72.7Northwest Community College 49 72.4 49 64.5 31 66.7 21 72.4Interior/Kootenays 851 73.5 849 68.6 611 71.2 375 73.8College of the Rockies 24 73.8 24 67.1 15 68.6 13 68.1Okanagan University College 362 74.1 360 69.1 263 71.9 160 74.4Selkirk College 121 74.0 121 67.6 87 69.9 62 73.6University College of the Cariboo 344 72.7 344 68.4 246 71.1 140 73.7Vancouver Island 317 73.1 316 67.6 229 69.2 128 70.5Camosun College 138 72.5 137 66.2 96 68.0 56 69.6Malaspina University-College 154 73.7 154 69.4 116 70.1 61 71.5North Island College 25 73.3 25 64.3 17 69.2 11 69.1Total Non Lower Mainland 1321 73.4 1318 67.9 939 70.3 554 72.9

Lower MainlandPublic 5290 71.1 5278 68.7 3720 69.8 2105 72.2B.C. Institute of Technology 71 74.0 70 75.7 25 74.6 14 75.9Capilano College 1154 70.6 1154 69.4 850 70.7 474 72.8Douglas College 806 71.8 805 68.1 559 68.6 328 71.3Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 29 77.2 29 71.6 14 74.0 2 80.5Kwantlen University College 1116 71.7 1113 67.8 791 69.1 460 72.2Langara College 1832 70.2 1827 68.6 1282 69.7 713 71.7Univ College of the Fraser Valley 221 73.2 219 70.7 156 73.2 90 75.1Vancouver Community College 61 71.6 61 70.5 43 71.6 24 72.8Private 165 72.8 163 66.0 108 66.4 63 70.8Columbia College 115 72.7 113 67.4 77 66.2 49 71.2Coquitlam College 50 72.8 50 62.7 31 67.2 14 69.5Total Lower Mainland 5455 71.1 5441 68.7 3828 69.8 2168 72.1

Other B.C.Open University 81 72.3 81 69.2 54 73.3 38 75.9Other or Unknown 92 71.5 90 69.2 43 71.9 28 71.7Total Other B.C. 173 71.9 171 69.2 97 72.7 66 74.2

Total B.C. College Transfers 6949 71.6 6930 68.5 4864 69.9 2788 72.3

Note: Last Session only includes students who attended for three or more sessions. Grades are only those received that yea Due to systems problems the admission GPA for students admitted in 1995 and 1997 have not been included in the ca Missing grades (for some exchange and guided independent study students) have not been included in the calculations

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SessionEnd of Second

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Table 10: Performance by Session 1994/95-1998/99

Non Lower Mainland N % N % N % N %Northern B.C. 152 73.4 152 65.3 102 68.7 59 73.6College of New Caledonia 102 73.7 102 65.6 63 70.0 39 74.9Northwest Community College 50 73.0 50 64.6 39 66.7 20 71.1Interior/Kootenays 881 73.2 879 68.9 645 71.2 374 75.3College of the Rockies 30 74.4 30 70.5 24 70.8 19 74.0Okanagan University College 383 73.2 381 69.8 281 72.2 153 76.6Selkirk College 133 73.6 133 65.8 97 67.6 66 72.9University College of the Cariboo 335 72.9 335 69.0 243 71.4 136 75.2Vancouver Island 300 73.0 299 68.0 208 70.5 126 72.9Camosun College 126 72.0 125 66.8 87 69.3 54 71.1Malaspina University-College 149 73.7 149 69.4 105 71.2 63 73.9North Island College 25 73.9 25 66.1 16 71.7 9 76.6Total Non Lower Mainland 1333 73.2 1330 68.3 955 70.8 559 74.6

Lower MainlandPublic 4937 71.0 4930 68.6 3423 69.9 1936 72.3B.C. Institute of Technology 56 72.9 55 73.6 26 73.9 12 74.5Capilano College 1105 71.0 1105 69.1 783 70.4 440 72.0Douglas College 733 71.6 733 68.0 512 68.4 298 71.0Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 31 76.6 31 71.2 12 73.9 1 80.0Kwantlen University College 1032 71.6 1030 67.7 692 69.0 406 72.3Langara College 1418 69.6 1414 68.3 911 69.8 446 71.9Univ College of the Fraser Valley 208 72.8 208 70.7 146 73.5 91 74.6Vancouver Community College 354 72.2 354 70.6 341 71.2 242 74.4Private 146 72.8 145 66.3 99 66.3 66 72.2Columbia College 104 72.8 103 67.2 75 66.6 48 73.1Coquitlam College 42 72.7 42 64.1 24 65.4 18 69.9Total Lower Mainland 5083 71.1 5075 68.6 3522 69.8 2002 72.3

Other B.C.Open University 70 72.8 70 69.2 49 73.9 31 78.0Other or Unknown 73 72.3 72 69.4 48 71.7 34 71.6Total Other B.C. 143 72.5 142 69.3 97 72.8 65 74.6

Total B.C. College Transfers 6559 71.5 6547 68.5 4574 70.1 2626 72.9

Note: Last Session only includes students who attended for three or more sessions. Grades are only those received that yea Due to systems problems the admission GPA for students admitted in 1995 and 1997 have not been included in the ca Missing grades (for some exchange and guided independent study students) have not been included in the calculations

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Table 11: Grades in Selected CoursesWe selected those courses from a variety of programs in which college transfer students werehighly enrolled.

Little can be said by comparing the high school admission average to the college transferaverage since these are not on comparable scales. Once both groups of students are atuniversity, however, their subsequent performance can be compared: high school studentsoutperform transfer students in all the selected courses save for economics. Transfer studentsreceived grades that on average were anywhere from 3 to 8 percentage points lower than thoseearned by high school admissions.

There is no significant difference in average performance (in these courses) between studentsfrom either main geographical division.

To protect privacy, when fewer than 5 students from a college have taken a course, theiraverage admission and course grades are not shown (replaced with ‘X’).

Note: Due to systems problems the admission GPA for students in 1995 and 1997 have beenomitted from this table.

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Table 11: Grades in Selected Courses 1995/96-1999/00

A : A d m A v g , C : C rs A v g , N : N u m b e r , X : N o t S h o w n d u e to L o w NA P S C 20 1 B IO L20 0 B IO L30 0 C LS T 30 1 C O M M 2 99 E C O N 2 01 E C O N 2 02 E N G L3 01

N o n -L o w e r M a in la n dN o rth e rn B .C . A 7 4 .7 7 2 .2 7 3 .7 7 3 .8 5 7 .4 X X 7 6 .5

C 6 0 .4 5 9 .7 6 1 .0 7 6 .1 8 0 .3 X X 6 8 .5N 2 1 1 9 1 6 2 2 8 3 2 3 3

C o lle g e o f N e w C a le d o n ia A 7 2 .8 7 4 .4 7 4 .8 7 5 .6 7 6 .5 X X 7 6 .8C 5 8 .8 6 6 .4 6 9 .2 7 8 .8 7 9 .7 X X 7 2 .5N 1 5 7 9 1 5 6 2 1 2 7

N o r th w e s t C o m m u n ity C o lle g e A 7 9 .5 7 0 .9 7 2 .4 6 9 .9 X X X 7 4 .8C 6 4 .5 5 5 .8 5 0 .5 7 0 .3 X X X 5 0 .7N 6 1 2 7 7 2 1 1 6

I n te r io r/ K o o te n a y s A 7 6 .4 7 5 .6 7 2 .7 7 4 .9 7 2 .4 6 6 .6 7 2 .8 7 5 .0C 7 0 .7 6 2 .5 6 3 .6 8 1 .0 8 0 .5 5 8 .0 6 8 .3 7 0 .3N 7 5 1 0 8 1 0 3 1 0 9 4 1 1 2 6 1 1 2

C o lle g e o f th e R o c k ie s A X 7 5 .0 X X X 7 7 .5C X 6 2 .9 X X X 7 5 .7N 1 5 3 3 4 5

O k a n ag an U n iv e rs ity C o lle g e A 7 5 .7 7 6 .9 7 2 .9 7 5 .0 7 7 .5 7 2 .8 X 7 3 .7C 7 2 .8 6 3 .9 6 4 .7 7 9 .9 8 1 .7 6 5 .7 X 7 1 .6N 2 4 6 0 6 2 6 1 1 9 6 4 4 8

S e lk irk C o lle g e A 7 6 .9 7 3 .8 7 2 .8 7 5 .5 X X 7 8 .0C 7 2 .6 6 1 .0 6 0 .1 7 8 .6 X X 6 9 .6N 1 8 2 0 1 6 1 7 2 1 1 9

U n iv e rs ity C o lle g e o f th e C a r ib o o A 7 6 .4 7 4 .0 7 2 .2 7 4 .0 7 4 .7 7 2 .6 X 7 4 .8C 7 0 .3 6 0 .0 6 5 .6 8 3 .6 7 8 .9 4 6 .8 X 6 8 .5N 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 8 1 6 5 2 4 0

V a n c o u v e r I s la n d A 7 3 .7 7 2 .9 7 2 .7 7 3 .0 7 4 .7 6 9 .4 6 7 .9 7 4 .5C 7 3 .0 6 1 .8 6 0 .1 7 6 .9 7 3 .5 5 4 .3 5 6 .8 7 2 .1N 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 6 2 7 8 5 2 4

C am o s u n C o lle g e A 7 6 .4 7 0 .5 7 2 .5 6 8 .7 7 1 .5 X X 7 4 .0C 7 6 .0 5 7 .7 4 8 .3 6 8 .2 7 4 .5 X X 7 8 .7N 6 1 7 1 0 5 7 4 2 8

M a la sp in a U n iv e rs ity -C o lle g e A 7 2 .6 7 5 .4 7 2 .9 7 4 .6 7 6 .1 X X 7 4 .6C 7 1 .8 6 5 .4 6 9 .9 7 9 .9 7 6 .9 X X 6 8 .1N 1 5 1 9 1 2 2 0 1 9 3 2 1 4

N o r th I s la n d C o lle g e A 7 1 .6 X X X X 7 6 .7C 6 2 .0 X X X X 7 4 .0N 5 1 1 1 1 2

T o ta l N o n L o w e r M a in la n d A 7 5 .6 7 4 .6 7 2 .8 7 4 .4 7 1 .6 6 5 .0 6 5 .4 7 5 .2C 6 9 .3 6 2 .0 6 2 .8 7 9 .6 7 8 .0 5 6 .1 6 2 .3 7 0 .2N 1 1 7 1 6 8 1 4 1 1 5 7 7 6 2 3 1 3 1 6 9

L o w e r M a in la n dP u b lic A 7 2 .8 7 1 .5 7 1 .1 7 0 .4 7 4 .0 7 0 .4 7 0 .8 7 1 .8

C 6 1 .5 6 3 .5 6 5 .8 7 5 .2 7 6 .3 6 5 .3 6 7 .0 6 3 .7N 3 6 7 3 6 8 2 1 6 3 2 5 3 9 7 3 1 3 2 4 9 2 9 4

B .C . In s titu te o f T e ch n o lo g y A X X XC X X XN 1 2 1

C ap ila n o C o lle g e A 7 2 .2 7 1 .7 6 9 .0 6 9 .5 7 4 .3 7 0 .4 6 9 .7 6 9 .9C 6 0 .4 6 8 .2 6 6 .6 7 8 .7 7 6 .1 6 0 .4 6 6 .5 6 5 .2N 9 9 6 1 5 6 6 9 1 5 8 5 1 3 4 8 5

D o u g la s C o lle g e A 7 6 .1 7 2 .5 7 3 .2 7 1 .3 X 7 0 .0 7 0 .2 7 4 .3C 6 1 .4 6 0 .1 6 8 .2 7 4 .5 X 7 1 .2 6 8 .0 6 1 .8N 3 3 6 4 2 4 4 9 4 2 6 2 0 3 1

E m ily C a r r In s t o f A r t & D e s ig n A XC XN 1

K w a n tle n U n iv e rs ity C o lle g e A 7 2 .0 7 1 .2 7 1 .2 7 0 .9 7 3 .3 7 0 .8 7 1 .3 7 2 .6C 6 2 .0 6 4 .3 6 6 .9 7 2 .1 7 7 .5 6 8 .0 6 6 .4 6 6 .3N 1 0 6 8 2 4 6 7 6 6 7 9 8 8 3 6 7

Lan g a ra C o lle g e A 7 0 .5 7 0 .4 7 0 .8 6 9 .8 7 3 .7 7 0 .0 7 0 .5 7 0 .6C 5 8 .0 6 1 .5 6 1 .5 7 2 .9 7 5 .9 6 4 .4 6 7 .6 5 7 .0N 8 1 1 1 3 5 0 8 6 1 3 9 1 1 2 8 9 8 0

U n iv e rs ity C o lle g e o f th e F ra se r V a lle y A 7 7 .4 7 3 .1 7 4 .8 7 6 .1 X 6 7 .8 7 2 .0 8 0 .3C 7 1 .7 6 4 .4 7 2 .0 8 1 .6 X 6 0 .5 6 4 .4 7 3 .3N 3 3 2 7 2 8 2 2 2 8 5 1 4

V an c o u v e r C o m m u n ity C o lle g e A 7 6 .6 7 2 .6 6 9 .4 6 9 .4 7 4 .9 7 2 .3 7 1 .9 7 2 .1C 6 3 .1 6 6 .3 5 6 .3 7 7 .9 7 6 .9 6 8 .6 6 8 .2 7 3 .3N 1 5 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 7 1 6 1 7 1 7

P r iv a te A 7 5 .5 7 1 .5 X 7 3 .9 7 0 .8 7 0 .8 XC 4 9 .9 5 5 .4 X 7 1 .0 6 9 .2 6 8 .1 XN 3 8 1 4 2 6 3 2 2 8 4

C o lu m b ia C o lle g e A 7 5 .3 7 1 .9 X X 7 5 .3 7 0 .0 7 0 .8 XC 4 8 .5 6 0 .0 X X 6 9 .5 7 0 .1 6 8 .9 XN 3 1 1 0 2 3 2 4 2 0 1 8 3

C o q u it lam C o lle g e A 7 6 .2 X X 7 4 .5 7 2 .1 7 2 .4 XC 5 6 .3 X X 7 3 .5 6 7 .7 6 6 .6 XN 7 4 3 1 4 1 2 1 0 1

T o ta l L o w e r M a in la n d A 7 3 .0 7 1 .5 7 1 .1 7 0 .5 7 4 .0 7 0 .4 7 0 .8 7 1 .9C 6 0 .4 6 3 .2 6 5 .8 7 5 .1 7 6 .3 6 5 .7 6 7 .1 6 3 .8N 4 0 5 3 8 2 2 1 8 3 3 1 3 9 7 3 4 5 2 7 7 2 9 8

O th e r B .C .O p e n U n iv e rs ity A 7 0 .6 7 5 .0 6 9 .5 6 3 .1 X 7 1 .1 X X

C 5 5 .9 6 5 .8 7 2 .9 8 1 .2 X 7 2 .5 X XN 1 4 8 8 6 2 5 2 1

U n k n o w n A 7 4 .0 6 9 .3 X X 3 8 .0 7 2 .5 X 7 7 .6C 6 0 .5 6 5 .3 X X 7 7 .4 7 1 .7 X 7 7 .3N 7 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 8

T o ta l O th e r B .C . A 7 1 .7 7 2 .8 5 6 .9 6 3 .9 7 3 .0 7 1 .8 7 0 .9 6 8 .9C 5 7 .4 6 5 .6 7 1 .9 7 9 .9 7 7 .8 7 2 .1 6 4 .3 7 7 .6N 2 1 1 3 1 2 8 1 3 1 0 4 9

T o ta l B .C . C o lle g e T ra n s fe rs A 7 3 .5 7 2 .4 7 1 .3 7 1 .6 7 4 .4 7 0 .1 7 0 .6 7 3 .0C 6 2 .2 6 2 .9 6 4 .8 7 6 .6 7 6 .6 6 5 .3 6 6 .9 6 6 .4N 5 4 3 5 6 3 3 7 1 4 9 6 4 8 6 3 7 8 2 9 4 4 7 6

T o ta l B .C . H ig h S c h o o l A d m is s io n s A 8 5 .9 8 6 .7 8 3 .1 8 4 .1 8 3 .8 8 0 .4 7 9 .4 8 3 .6C 6 5 .4 6 7 .2 6 9 .2 8 1 .4 8 1 .0 6 3 .7 6 4 .9 7 0 .1N 1 5 4 0 3 2 6 5 9 4 4 1 8 7 4 1 6 1 0 1 5 8 7 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 6

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Table 11: Grades in Selected Courses 1995/96-1999/00 (continued)

A: Adm Avg , C: C rs Avg , N : Num ber, X : Not Show n due to Low NFM SC200 FREN400 HKIN369 M ATH200 M ICB201 PHIL433 PSYC202 PSYC203 Tota l

N on -Low er M a in la ndN orthern B .C . A 80.6 X 73.6 72.4 77.8 73.5 72.6 73.1 74.1

C 48.3 X 79.2 47.7 54.0 73.9 66.7 64.1 65.5N 5 1 6 28 30 7 28 37 266

Co llege o f New Caledon ia A 82.2 X 73.6 71.6 80.1 73.2 74.2 74.0 74.5C 80.5 X 79.2 41.0 54.7 75.5 64.5 65.2 67.2N 3 1 6 19 23 5 15 23 177

Northw est Com m unity Co llege A X 74.1 70.1 X 70.7 71.5 73.3C X 61.9 51.8 X 69.3 62.3 62.2N 2 9 7 2 13 14 89

In terior/K ooten ays A 74.0 73.0 71.6 74.3 75.6 73.9 74.2 75.1 74.3C 70.8 45.5 78.8 56.8 60.4 71.0 70.2 67.0 68.3N 36 7 24 88 107 79 84 123 1114

Co llege o f the Rock ies A 75.5 X X 76.0 X X 75.5 75.2C 62.5 X X 57.9 X X 73.5 70.4N 2 1 1 5 2 3 8 43

O kanagan Un iversity Co llege A 77.3 76.3 X 75.0 75.8 73.0 75.0 75.0 74.9C 74.4 35.0 X 56.1 63.2 73.0 73.7 67.4 69.0N 15 5 3 60 49 34 43 61 554

Selk irk Co llege A 73.3 72.9 X 75.9 76.9 73.0 76.4 75.1C 72.8 75.1 X 56.6 63.7 64.4 71.3 68.4N 5 10 4 31 18 14 20 195

U nive rsity Co llege o f the Cariboo A 70.5 X 70.1 72.0 74.7 72.5 74.2 74.3 72.8C 67.4 X 79.6 57.8 59.8 73.3 67.0 62.2 66.9N 14 2 10 23 22 25 24 34 322

Van cou ver Is la nd A 56.6 X X 72.0 74.0 71.8 71.2 72.7 71.4C 72.1 X X 52.9 62.6 64.9 62.6 65.4 65.9N 15 4 4 35 48 20 36 40 376

Cam osun Co llege A 48.2 X 71.3 74.4 72.1 68.4 69.0 69.5C 70.6 X 47.7 61.2 55.9 58.0 58.7 62.1N 9 4 13 17 10 18 15 145

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Table 12: Degree Completion RatesThe more transfer credits students have upon admission, the closer they are to completion—andtherefore that much more likely to complete during the course of this study.

In this table we look at only those students who transferred into UBC in 1994/95 or 1995/96,i.e. those that have had 5 or 6 years to complete their degree. Students with fewer than 30credits are less likely to graduate within the five to six years (only 57.1% have done so). Withmore credits, degree completion rates improve: 87.9% of students who transferred with 55 ormore credits have graduated.

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III. Profile of BC College Transfer StudentsWho Have Graduated

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Table 13: Average for Last Session Attended 1994/95-1999/00

(students who have graduated)

UBC does not compute a cumulative GPA for its completing students; we do, however, have anaverage for the last session attended. Looking at the last session average has some drawbacks(e.g., it fails to permit ready comparisons to other universities’ data) but it has one significantadvantage, in that it is untainted by the substantially lower early grades received by transferstudents in their first and second years at UBC (as shown in Table 10: Performance bySession).

The average grades for college transfer students and high school admissions upon degreecompletion are 76.0% and 78.1% respectively; 44.0% of high school admissions have a sessionaverage of 80% or more, compared with 32.6% of college transfers.

The last session averages show that for students who persist in their studies and obtain adegree, the college transfer route is neither markedly better nor worse in terms of academicachievement than direct entry from high school. Both routes to a baccalaureate degree areequally viable.

Over the course of this study, 44.1% of college transfer students to UBC have graduated; only26.7% of high school admissions did so (high school admissions typically arrive with no transfercredits, unlike the transfer students who come with a year or two of study behind them).

Note: Students with a 0.00% at the time of the study conclusion (exchange students, guidedindependent study students, e.g.) have not been included.

Average Frequency Percentage Frequency Percentage

<30 % 8 0.22% 6 0.12%30-49.9 % 15 0.42% 11 0.21%50-54.9 % 28 0.78% 22 0.43%55-59.9 % 77 2.16% 45 0.87%60-64.9 % 221 6.19% 159 3.08%65-69.9 % 456 12.77% 434 8.41%70-74.9 % 726 20.32% 924 17.91%75-79.9 % 875 24.50% 1290 25.01%80-84.9 % 739 20.69% 1374 26.64%85-89.9 % 368 10.30% 734 14.23%90-94.9 % 53 1.48% 154 2.99%95-99.9 % 6 0.17% 5 0.10%

All Students 3572 100.00% 5158 100.00%

Mean Last Session Average 76.00% 78.10%

College Transfer High School Admissions

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Figure 4: Average for Last Session Attended

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Table 14: Performance by Session 1994/95-1999/00

(students who have graduated)

Transfer students on average received somewhat lower grades at the end of their 1st sessionthan they had been admitted with. This decrease was higher for non lower mainland students (-1.9 percentage points) than for lower mainland students (-0.3).

Average grades increase for all students between first and final session: lower mainlandstudents experience a 3.0 point rise, while non lower mainland student improved their grades byan average 5.1 percentage points.

The most improvement was made by Open University students, gaining 11.7 percentage pointsby the end of first session, increasing to a total 19.2 point gain by last session—thus graduatingwith average grades higher than those of lower mainland transfers (whose average admissionGPA was almost 14 points higher).

At End of End of End ofAdmission First Session Second Session Last Session

Non Lower Mainland N % % % %Northern B.C. 72 72.6 70.1 71.4 75.1College of New Caledonia 48 72.1 72.0 72.4 76.1Northwest Community College 24 73.6 66.1 69.3 73.1Interior/Kootenays 529 72.8 70.7 73.2 75.9College of the Rockies 19 74.5 70.2 73.8 77.1Okanagan University College 238 71.9 71.6 74.0 76.7Selkirk College 71 73.8 68.5 71.1 74.3University College of the Cariboo 201 73.3 70.5 73.0 75.4Vancouver Island 155 72.0 70.9 73.1 75.6Camosun College 70 68.4 69.3 71.1 73.9Malaspina University-College 76 74.9 72.1 74.6 76.9North Island College 9 76.5 72.4 76.2 77.9Total Non Lower Mainland 756 72.6 70.7 73.0 75.8

Lower MainlandPublic 2745 71.0 70.8 71.8 73.8B.C. Institute of Technology 28 74.5 78.1 76.2 79.7Capilano College 643 71.3 70.5 71.8 73.7Douglas College 387 72.3 71.0 71.5 73.1Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 6 24.3 79.1 80.5 79.9Kwantlen University College 533 71.4 70.0 70.8 73.4Langara College 738 69.7 71.2 72.5 73.7Univ College of the Fraser Valley 122 71.0 72.2 73.5 75.6Vancouver Community College 288 72.5 71.9 73.0 75.9Private 74 73.6 70.0 70.1 72.6Columbia College 55 73.8 70.0 69.8 72.8Coquitlam College 19 73.1 70.0 70.8 72.1Total Lower Mainland 2819 71.1 70.8 71.8 73.8

Other B.C.Open University 38 57.3 69.0 74.0 76.5Other or Unknown 41 64.4 70.9 71.2 73.2Total Other B.C. 79 61.0 70.0 72.5 74.8

Total B.C. College Transfers 3654 71.2 70.7 72.1 74.2

Note: Due to system problems the admission GPA for students admitted in 1995 and 1997 has been omitted from this table. Missing grades (for some exchange and guided independent study students) have not been included in the

calculations.

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Table 15: Program of Study

(students who have graduated)

Overall, more graduates specialize in Human Kinetics, Biology, Psychology, and ComputerScience than any other program. Transfer students from different regions do show somewhatdifferent preferences:

Most popular program: OverallHuman Kinetics (9.1%)Biology (5.3%)Psychology (3.1%)Computer Science (2.2%)

Most popular program: Lower mainlandHuman Kinetics (10.3%)Biology (3.4%)Psychology (3.3%)Computer Science (2.5%)

Most popular program: Non lower mainlandBiology (12.2%)Human Kinetics (5.7%)Forest Management (5.6%)Microbiology (3.4%)

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Table 16: Credential Awardedand Average Winter Sessions to Completion

(students who have graduated)

42% of graduating college transfer students attained a B.A. degree, 16% a B.Sc., 9% a B.Com,and another 9% a B.HK. Graduates of all other degree programs combined account for theremaining 24% of students.

The Winter Session at UBC comprises the academic year from September through to thefollowing April. The measure “average number of winter sessions” is roughly equivalent to thenumber of years taken to complete the degree (although some students do attend in summer).On average, transfer students took 2.8 Winter sessions to complete the degree. As aconsequence of the brief time frame of this study, only full-time transfer students have (thusfar) completed their degrees, and we know college transfer students are more likely to be part-time.

The average time to completion, as well as the total degrees completed, would naturallyincrease should we follow these cohorts for several more years.

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Table 16a: Number of Credentials Awarded 1994/95-1999/00

(students who have graduated)

(continued next page)

BA BASC BASMEN BCOM BEDE BEDS BFA BHE BHK BLA BMLS BMUS BSC BSCANon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 17 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 19 1College of New Caledonia 11 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 9 0Northwest Community College 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1Interior/Kootenays 146 32 0 24 7 2 3 3 26 0 0 3 149 6College of the Rookies 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0Okanagan University College 68 15 0 10 3 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 97 5Selkirk College 19 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 15 0University College of the Cariboo 55 15 0 9 4 0 3 1 9 0 0 2 33 1Vancouver Island 33 21 0 17 3 0 3 3 11 2 0 3 26 0Camosun College 15 15 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8 0Malaspina University-College 14 6 0 14 3 0 2 1 11 0 0 3 18 0North Island College 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total Non Lower Mainland 196 56 0 47 10 2 6 6 43 2 1 6 194 7

Lower MainlandPublic 1280 123 2 265 31 23 37 13 289 8 1 75 367 25B.C. Institute of Technology 4 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Capilano College 286 32 2 119 4 2 3 3 45 1 1 26 88 5Douglas College 123 13 0 3 4 0 5 1 115 2 0 32 41 3Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kwantlen University College 308 30 0 36 5 0 7 6 5 2 0 2 81 2Langara College 380 27 0 79 11 0 13 2 74 1 0 0 97 7Univ College of the Fraser Valley 30 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 34 3Vancouver Community College 148 14 0 27 6 0 7 1 21 0 0 15 26 5Private 29 15 0 18 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 1Columbia College 23 13 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1Coquitlam College 6 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Total Lower Mainland 1309 138 2 283 31 23 40 14 289 8 1 75 372 26

Other B.C.Open University 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 0Other or Unknown 12 5 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2Total Other B.C. 15 11 0 7 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 18 2

Total B.C. College Transfers 1520 205 2 337 43 26 46 21 334 10 2 81 584 35

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Table 16a: Number of Credentials Awarded 1994/95-1999/00 (continued)

(students who have graduated)

BSCD BSCF BSCN BSCP BSCW BSF BSN BSOT BSPT BSW DMD LLB MD MFA TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 0 0 1 8 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 72College of New Caledonia 0 0 0 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48Northwest Community College 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24Interior/Kootenays 7 3 8 40 0 50 5 5 8 1 0 0 0 1 529College of the Rookies 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19Okanagan University College 1 2 2 10 0 10 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 238Selkirk College 1 0 0 8 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 71University College of the Cariboo 5 1 6 18 0 34 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 201Vancouver Island 6 0 1 6 1 5 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 155Camosun College 5 0 1 4 1 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 70Malaspina University-College 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76North Island College 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9Total Non Lower Mainland 13 3 10 54 1 61 13 8 14 2 0 0 0 1 756

Lower MainlandPublic 15 3 4 30 1 22 57 9 11 48 2 3 1 0 2745B.C. Institute of Technology 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28Capilano College 3 1 0 3 0 7 3 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 643Douglas College 3 1 2 8 0 4 18 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 387Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6Kwantlen University College 3 1 0 9 0 3 8 4 1 19 0 1 0 0 533Langara College 1 0 1 4 1 2 16 3 3 15 0 1 0 0 738Univ College of the Fraser Valley 2 0 0 5 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 122Vancouver Community College 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 288Private 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74Columbia College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55Coquitlam College 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19Total Lower Mainland 17 3 4 30 1 22 57 9 11 48 2 3 1 0 2819

Other B.C.Open University 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 38Other or Unknown 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 41Total Other B.C. 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 79

Total B.C. College Transfers 31 6 14 86 2 85 73 23 25 55 2 4 1 1 3654

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Table 16b: Average Sessions to Completion 1994/95-1999/00

(students who have graduated)

(continued next page)

BA BASC BASMEN BCOM BEDE BEDS BFA BHE BHK BLA BMLS BMUS BSC BSCANon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 3.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 3.2 3.0College of New Caledonia 3.1 3.5 2.6 2.3 2.0 3.1Northwest Community College 2.8 5.0 3.0 3.2 3.0Interior/Kootenays 2.4 3.8 2.7 2.1 1.0 1.3 3.0 2.8 3.7 2.7 2.8East Kootenay College 2.5 3.0 2.5 3.3Okanagan University College 2.4 3.9 3.0 1.7 1.0 3.0 2.7 4.0 2.5 2.8Selkirk College 2.9 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.2University College of the Cariboo 2.3 3.6 2.2 2.5 1.3 3.0 3.1 3.5 2.7 3.0Vancouver Island 2.7 3.1 2.7 5.0 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 2.7Camosun College 2.5 2.9 3.3 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.3Malaspina University-College 2.9 3.5 2.6 5.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.4North Island College 2.8Total Non Lower Mainland 2.5 3.5 2.7 3.0 1.0 1.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.0 3.2 2.7 2.9

Lower MainlandPublic 2.7 3.5 1.0 2.3 2.3 1.1 2.3 2.9 2.8 3.9 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.3B.C. Institute of Technology 2.8 2.0 1.2 4.0Capilano College 2.8 3.6 1.0 2.2 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.3 3.4 4.0 2.0 2.7 2.9 2.8Douglas College 2.6 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 3.5 2.4 3.1 3.3Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 2.0 1.0 2.0Kwantlen University College 2.7 3.6 2.8 2.0 1.9 3.2 4.0 4.0 2.5 3.1 4.5Langara College 2.7 3.2 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 4.0 2.9 3.7Univ College of the Fraser Valley 2.8 3.8 3.0 4.0 1.0 2.9 2.6 3.3Vancouver Community College 2.5 3.4 1.9 2.5 1.9 4.0 2.4 2.8 3.5 2.6Private 2.7 3.5 2.9 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.0Columbia College 2.6 3.5 2.9 2.0 1.0 2.5 2.0Coquitlam College 3.0 4.0 2.9 1.0 2.0Total Lower Mainland 2.7 3.5 1.0 2.3 2.3 1.1 2.2 2.8 2.8 3.9 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.2

Other B.C.Open University 3.0 3.3 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.3Other or Unknown 2.8 3.0 2.4 3.5 2.0 3.0 3.5Total Other B.C. 2.8 3.2 2.4 3.5 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.2 3.5

Total B.C. College Transfers 2.7 3.5 1.0 2.4 2.5 1.1 2.2 2.8 2.8 3.7 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.2

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Table 16b: Average Sessions to Completion 1994/95-1999/00 (continued)

(students who have graduated)

BSCD BSCF BSCN BSCP BSCW BSF BSN BSOT BSPT BSW DMD LLB MD MFA TotalNon Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 4.0 4.1 2.8 2.3 3.0 3.1College of New Caledonia 4.1 2.8 3.0 3.1Northwest Community College 4.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 3.1Interior/Kootenays 2.9 3.7 3.1 4.1 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.8East Kootenay College 4.3 3.1Okanagan University College 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 3.2 2.0 2.5 3.0 1.0 2.7Selkirk College 4.0 4.1 3.8 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2University College of the Cariboo 2.6 3.0 2.8 4.1 2.6 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.7Vancouver Island 3.0 3.0 4.2 2.0 3.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 1.0 2.9Camosun College 3.0 3.0 4.3 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.9Malaspina University-College 3.0 4.0 2.0 2.8North Island College 3.3 3.0 1.0 2.8Total Non Lower Mainland 2.9 3.7 3.2 4.1 2.0 2.9 2.4 2.9 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.8

Lower MainlandPublic 3.2 3.7 3.5 4.0 3.0 3.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.1 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.7B.C. Institute of Technology 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.9Capilano College 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 4.0 3.0 2.8Douglas College 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.5 2.7Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 1.3Kwantlen University College 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.1 3.0 2.9Langara College 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.2 3.0 2.7Univ College of the Fraser Valley 3.5 4.0 3.5 1.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.9Vancouver Community College 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 1.0 2.6Private 3.0 2.8Columbia College 3.0 2.8Coquitlam College 3.0 2.9Total Lower Mainland 3.2 3.7 3.5 4.0 3.0 3.6 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.1 4.0 3.0 4.0 2.7

Other B.C.Open University 3.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 2.3 2.9Other or Unknown 4.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 2.9Total Other B.C. 3.0 4.0 3.5 2.3 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.9

Total B.C. College Transfers 3.1 3.7 3.3 4.1 2.5 3.1 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.1 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 2.8

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IV. Appendix—Admission RequirementsGPA requirements for University/College* transfer students by year.

Faculty/ Program 1998 1999 2000AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BHE

BSCA

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* University/College transfer students refers to students who transfer from a university or acollege.

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V. GlossaryB.C. High School admission: a student admitted to a UBC faculty on the basis of high schoolcompletion. Such a student may also have credit from a college towards a degree, but the grades onwhich the admission is granted are from the high school records.

College Transfer Student: a student admitted to a UBC faculty on the basis of a minimum of 24credits obtained at one or more colleges in transferable courses. Students must have a minimumgrade point average of 2.00, but individual faculties may, as a consequence of enrolment quotas, seta higher admission standard.

College of Transfer: the college of transfer, if the student has attended more than one college, isthat institution from which most credits were transferred.

Degree completion: a student is defined as having completed a degree in either May or Novemberof the year if the student has applied to graduate and has successfully completed the degreerequirements. The date at which a student is recorded as having completed the degree may not bethe date at which the student has completed all course requirements. Many students continue toenroll in courses without obtaining a degree for some time.

Degrees and programs of study: A degree program consists of a degree, as well as a programwithin that degree. For example, students may choose the Bachelor of Arts degree, and theEconomics program within that faculty.

Full-time and part-time: a full-time student is defined as a student enrolling in 24 or more creditsin the Winter Session. A student enrolling in less than 24 credits is defined as part-time. The typicalUBC program (e.g. B.A. Arts) would require a student to register in 30 credits for each of four Wintersessions, although some programs require more than 30 credits per session.

Grading systems: UBC grades are expressed as a percentage. College students are admitted on thebasis of a four point scale. For a comparison of averages (see Table 10) grade points have beenmapped to percentage points, but it is a rough conversion: inferences drawn from this table shouldnot be given the same weight as others.

Last Session: the last session (if not a first or second session) attended by each student during thetime-frame of the study regardless of graduation.

Session: grade and year level data for this report is based on enrolment in the UBC Winter sessiononly, which begins in September and ends in April of the following year. The session is divided intotwo terms, but some courses may span both terms. The term “year” is also used interchangeablywith “session.”

Transfer credit: credit toward a degree program at UBC based on courses successfully completed ata college.

Unclassified students: Students who are registered at UBC, but have not been admitted to adegree program in a particular faculty.

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VI. AbbreviationsCourse Names:

• APSC Applied Science• BIOL Biology• CLST Classical Studies• COMM Commerce• ECON Economics• ENGL English• FMSC Family Science• FREN French• HKIN Human Kinetics• MATH Math• MICB Microbiology• PHIL Philosophy• PSYC Psychology

Faculties and Schools:

• AGSC Agricultural Sciences• APSC Applied Science• ARTS Arts• COMM Commerce• DENT Dentistry• EDUC Education• FNSC Family and Nutritional Sciences• FRST Forestry• GRAD Graduate Studies• HKIN Human Kinetics• LAW Law• MEDI Medicine• MUSC Music• NURS Nursing• PHAR Pharmaceutical Sciences• REHB Rehabilitation Medicine • SCIE Science• SOWK Social Work

Programs of Study:

• BIOC Biochemistry• BIOL Biology• CIVL Civil Engineering• CPSC Computer Science• ENGL English • FINC Finance• FORM Forest Resources Management• GEOG Geography• HIST History• HKIN Human Kinetics• MECH Mechanical Engineering• MICB Microbiology • POLI Political Science• PSYC Psychology

Degrees:

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• BA Bachelor of Arts• BASC Bachelor of Applied Science• BCOM Bachelor of Commerce• BEDE Bachelor of Education (elementary)• BEDS Bachelor of Education (secondary)• BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts• BHE Bachelor of Home Economics• BHK Bachelor of Human Kinetics• BLA Bachelor of Landscape Architecture• BMLS Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science• BMUS Bachelor of Music• BSC Bachelor of Science• BSCA Bachelor of Science, Agriculture• BSCD Bachelor of Science, Dietetics• BSCF Bachelor of Science, Forestry• BSCN Bachelor of Science, Natural Resource Conservation• BSCP Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy• BSF Bachelor of Science, Forestry• BSN Bachelor of Nursing• BSOT Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy• BSPT Bachelor of Science, Physiotherapy• BSW Bachelor of Social Work• DEDU Diploma in Education• DFTN Diploma in French Translation• LLB Bachelor of Law