A Profile of BC College Transfer Students Admitted to the University of British Columbia

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A Profile of BC College

Transfer Students

Admitted to the University

of British Columbia

1994/95 to 1999/00

March 2001 Prepared by: Ashley Lambert-Maberly Louise Mol Karima Samnani

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Introduction

This report represents the third comprehensive profile of the more than eight thousand students who entered UBC as college transfer students over a multi-year period (in this study, between 1994/95 and 1999/00).

Although this report covers a six-year period, we have divided the data where necessary into two tables covering five years each; this grouping allows for ready comparison to the five-year reports 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 five-years’ worth of data.

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

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

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

The twenty one colleges, university colleges, and technical institutes represented in this report are organized by geographical regions within British Columbia. Colleges with fewer than 5 students 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 school admissions) varies among tables. This is due mainly to variations in the size of the examined cohort (e.g., a smaller number graduate than are admitted).

Executive Summary

Table 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 and 1996/97 and has remained fairly constant in the years to 1999/00. Increases in enrolment at the recently founded UNBC perhaps contribute to the decline in numbers of students from outside 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 students came with 55 credits or more (in the most recent 5 years of our study). 60 credits would amount to two years of full-time study.

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

Table 5: Transfer students pursuing Rehabilitation Medicine (Occupational/Physical Therapy) or Pharmacy 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 transfer students (although some students are as yet undeclared).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 13: On average, graduating students admitted from high school achieve better grades in their 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 admission average, 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, the most popular programs of study (see Table 6).

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Table 1: Year of Admission

UBC admits each year between 1,112 and 1,527 students who transfer from B.C. colleges. High School entries account for more than twice as many admissions.

The majority of college transfer students come to UBC from lower mainland colleges (78.9% in 1999/00), with only 3.1% of this figure coming from private institutions. Non lower mainland colleges comprise some 17.7% of UBC’s college transfer admissions. The remaining 3.3% come from the Open University or other/unknown colleges.

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

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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 Total Non Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 38 19 28 29 38 39 191

College of New Caledonia 25 14 19 13 31 27 129

Northwest Community College 13 5 9 16 7 12 62

Interior/Kootenays 195 178 167 176 165 165 1046

College of the Rockies 11 6 6 3 4 5 35

Okanagan University College 88 75 62 91 67 67 450

Selkirk College 33 29 28 19 24 21 154

University College of the Cariboo 63 68 71 63 70 72 407

Vancouver Island 50 64 64 51 71 67 367

Camosun College 19 23 33 21 30 31 157

Malaspina University-College 25 37 28 24 35 30 179

North Island College 6 4 3 6 6 6 31

Total Non Lower Mainland 283 261 259 256 274 271 1604

Lower Mainland

Public 804 805 1092 1058 1178 1157 6094

B.C. Institute of Technology 7 5 9 16 19 22 78

Capilano College 183 179 237 235 271 232 1337

Douglas College 113 121 186 151 162 186 919

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 5 7 9 5 5 3 34

Kwantlen University College 155 155 219 232 271 239 1271

Langara College 0 278 372 375 393 414 1832

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 39 27 54 39 49 52 260

Vancouver Community College 302 33 6 5 8 9 363

Private 29 16 30 30 41 48 194

Columbia College 20 12 21 26 25 31 135

Coquitlam 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 87

Other 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 8086

Total B.C. High School Admissions 2411 2928 3486 3503 3457 3473 19258

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS

Non Lower Mainland 24.9% 23.5% 18.3% 18.7% 18.0% 17.7% 19.8%

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Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission

Most 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 the least number of credits (most of their students transferred with less than 30 credits).

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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 Total Non Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 34 50 13 4 10 13 29 153

College of New Caledonia 19 28 11 3 9 10 24 104

Northwest Community College 15 22 2 1 1 3 5 49

Interior/Kootenays 137 192 68 22 61 80 291 851

College of the Rockies 3 6 3 2 1 2 7 24

Okanagan University College 65 89 17 12 31 38 110 362

Selkirk College 18 44 18 1 9 11 20 121

University College of the Cariboo 51 53 30 7 20 29 154 344

Vancouver Island 86 55 21 17 32 31 75 317

Camosun College 44 20 10 10 12 13 29 138

Malaspina University-College 35 23 11 6 19 15 45 154

North Island College 7 12 0 1 1 3 1 25

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

Public 676 816 660 323 630 633 1552 5290

B.C. Institute of Technology 54 3 2 5 1 1 5 71

Capilano College 124 188 156 58 137 131 360 1154

Douglas College 104 95 94 61 85 108 259 806

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 24 1 2 0 1 1 0 29

Kwantlen University College 134 206 170 80 134 154 238 1116

Langara College 191 267 209 108 234 205 618 1832

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 35 47 21 6 29 28 55 221

Vancouver Community College 10 9 6 5 9 5 17 61

Private 24 49 38 14 16 13 11 165

Columbia College 15 40 23 11 9 9 8 115

Coquitlam 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 81

Other 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 6949

Total B.C. High School Admissions 16812 24 4 1 1 1 4 16847

Non Lower Mainland 25.5% 25.0% 12.5% 11.1% 13.6% 15.7% 19.8% 19.0%

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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 Mainland

Northern B.C. 27 52 12 6 12 12 31 152

Interior/Kootenays 146 194 65 28 65 77 306 881

Selkirk College 17 45 16 2 12 15 26 133

Vancouver Island 79 55 19 15 33 34 65 300

Camosun College 42 19 10 9 13 15 18 126

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

Public 587 810 625 287 561 619 1448 4937

Douglas College 88 86 93 50 83 109 224 733

Langara College 146 212 166 80 179 164 471 1418

Private 23 54 32 10 11 9 7 146

Total Lower Mainland 610 864 657 297 572 628 1455 5083 Other B.C.

Open University 22 14 9 2 4 8 11 70

Other 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 6559

Total B.C. High School Admissions 15748 21 4 1 1 3 7 15785

Non Lower Mainland 27.8% 25.3% 12.5% 13.9% 16.0% 16.0% 21.3% 20.3%

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Table 3a: Workload in 1

st

Year at UBC

Transfers from Northern BC colleges had on average large workloads (29% taking 31 or more credits, and 74% taking 25 or more). Lower Mainland transfers took the lightest loads, with only 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 admissions are much more likely to maintain a heavy workload, with 84% of students taking 25 or more credits. This compares with 52% of college transfers.

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Table 3a: Workload in 1

st

Year at UBC 1995/96-1999/00

<=3 4-12 13-24 25-30 >31 Total

Non Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 3 6 31 69 44 153

College of New Caledonia 2 3 18 46 35 104

Northwest Community College 1 3 13 23 9 49

Interior/Kootenays 13 54 200 384 200 851

College of the Rockies 0 2 6 10 6 24

Okanagan University College 2 17 99 173 71 362

Selkirk College 5 6 32 42 36 121

University College of the Cariboo 6 29 63 159 87 344

Vancouver Island 4 33 102 111 67 317

Camosun College 1 13 53 38 33 138

Malaspina University-College 3 19 43 59 30 154

North Island College 0 1 6 14 4 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 20 93 333 566 311 1323

Lower Mainland

Public 97 402 2214 1905 672 5290

B.C. Institute of Technology 2 13 11 12 33 71

Capilano College 11 71 449 413 210 1154

Douglas College 21 68 369 283 65 806

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 2 14 10 2 1 29

Kwantlen University College 10 86 477 403 140 1116

Langara College 39 127 834 672 160 1832

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 3 16 55 100 47 221

Vancouver Community College 9 7 9 20 16 61

Private 1 13 68 57 26 165

Columbia College 1 11 48 36 19 115

Coquitlam 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 81

Other 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 6949

Total B.C. High School Admissions 126 205 2353 11931 2232 16847 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS

Non Lower Mainland 16.5% 17.5% 12.5% 21.9% 29.8% 19.0%

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Table 3a: Workload in 1

st

Year at UBC 1994/95-1998/99

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

Northern B.C. 2 6 26 71 47 152

College of New Caledonia 1 3 16 47 35 102

Northwest Community College 1 3 10 24 12 50

Interior/Kootenays 12 54 188 423 204 881

College of the Rockies 0 0 9 15 6 30

Okanagan University College 2 16 91 198 76 383

Selkirk College 5 7 34 55 32 133

University College of the Cariboo 5 31 54 155 90 335

Vancouver Island 3 26 96 112 63 300

Camosun College 0 9 49 35 33 126

Malaspina University-College 3 16 39 64 27 149

North Island College 0 1 8 13 3 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 17 86 310 609 315 1337

Lower Mainland

Public 88 369 1991 1842 647 4937

B.C. Institute of Technology 1 10 9 13 23 56

Capilano College 13 74 413 388 217 1105

Douglas College 17 59 320 267 70 733

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 3 14 11 2 1 31

Kwantlen University College 10 73 425 397 127 1032

Langara College 31 97 628 537 125 1418

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 3 13 56 97 39 208

Vancouver Community College 10 29 129 141 45 354

Private 0 8 57 56 25 146

Columbia College 0 8 41 35 20 104

Coquitlam 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 70

Other 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 6559

Total B.C. High School Admissions 119 185 2033 11323 2125 15785

Non Lower Mainland 15.6% 17.8% 12.9% 23.9% 31.0% 20.4%

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Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status

UBC 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 Caledonia students being the highest at 86.5%.

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

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

Percent Percent

Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total Non Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 130 23 85.0% 15.0% 153

College of New Caledonia 90 14 86.5% 13.5% 104

Northwest Community College 40 9 81.6% 18.4% 49

Interior/Kootenays 683 168 80.3% 19.7% 851

College of the Rockies 19 5 79.2% 20.8% 24

Okanagan University College 294 68 81.2% 18.8% 362

Selkirk College 95 26 78.5% 21.5% 121

University College of the Cariboo 275 69 79.9% 20.1% 344

Vancouver Island 225 92 71.0% 29.0% 317

Camosun College 93 45 67.4% 32.6% 138

Malaspina University-College 111 43 72.1% 27.9% 154

North Island College 21 4 84.0% 16.0% 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 1038 283 78.6% 21.4% 1321

Lower Mainland

Public 3569 1721 67.5% 32.5% 5290

B.C. Institute of Technology 48 23 67.6% 32.4% 71

Capilano College 846 308 73.3% 26.7% 1154

Douglas College 495 311 61.4% 38.6% 806

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 7 22 24.1% 75.9% 29

Kwantlen University College 760 356 68.1% 31.9% 1116

Langara College 1202 630 65.6% 34.4% 1832

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 175 46 79.2% 20.8% 221

Vancouver Community College 36 25 59.0% 41.0% 61

Private 108 57 65.5% 34.5% 165

Columbia College 75 40 65.2% 34.8% 115

Coquitlam College 33 17 66.0% 34.0% 50

Total Lower Mainland 3677 1778 67.4% 32.6% 5455

Other B.C.

Open University 53 28 65.4% 34.6% 81

Other or Unknown 57 35 62.0% 38.0% 92

Total Other B.C. 110 63 63.6% 36.4% 173

Total B.C. College Transfers 4825 2124 69.4% 30.6% 6949

Total B.C. High School Admissions 15710 1137 93.3% 6.7% 16847

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

Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total Non Lower Mainland

Northern B.C. 131 21 86.2% 13.8% 152

College of New Caledonia 90 12 88.2% 11.8% 102

Northwest Community College 41 9 82.0% 18.0% 50

Interior/Kootenays 724 157 82.2% 17.8% 881

College of the Rockies 25 5 83.3% 16.7% 30

Okanagan University College 321 62 83.8% 16.2% 383

Selkirk College 107 26 80.5% 19.5% 133

University College of the Cariboo 271 64 80.9% 19.1% 335

Vancouver Island 224 76 74.7% 25.3% 300

Camosun College 91 35 72.2% 27.8% 126

Malaspina University-College 112 37 75.2% 24.8% 149

North Island College 21 4 84.0% 16.0% 25

Total Non Lower Mainland 1079 254 80.9% 19.1% 1333

Lower Mainland

Public 3409 1528 69.1% 30.9% 4937

B.C. Institute of Technology 38 18 67.9% 32.1% 56

Capilano College 816 289 73.8% 26.2% 1105

Douglas College 464 269 63.3% 36.7% 733

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 8 23 25.8% 74.2% 31

Kwantlen University College 722 310 70.0% 30.0% 1032

Langara College 948 470 66.9% 33.1% 1418

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 162 46 77.9% 22.1% 208

Vancouver Community College 251 103 70.9% 29.1% 354

Private 107 39 73.3% 26.7% 146

Columbia College 73 31 70.2% 29.8% 104

Coquitlam College 34 8 81.0% 19.0% 42

Total Lower Mainland 3516 1567 69.2% 30.8% 5083

Other B.C.

Open University 43 27 61.4% 38.6% 70

Other or Unknown 46 27 63.0% 37.0% 73

Total Other B.C. 89 54 62.2% 37.8% 143

Total B.C. College Transfers 4684 1875 71.4% 28.6% 6559

Total B.C. High School Admissions 14837 948 94.0% 6.0% 15785

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Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major

The majority of new students tend to enter one of two faculties: Arts or Science. The third most popular faculty is Human Kinetics (for transfer students) or Applied Science (for high school admissions). Arts and Science comprise 65.1% of the total college intake. Note that high school students are not usually admitted to certain faculties until they have completed coursework or degrees (e.g. Commerce, Law). See Glossary (page 61) for full faculty and school name.

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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 students enrolled. 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 Rehabilitation Medicine had the highest average entering grades; students enrolled in Agricultural Sciences and Forestry had the lowest.

College Transfer

Agricultural Sciences 67.7

Applied Sciences 74.5

Arts 70.9

Commerce & Business Administration 74.2

Education 71.2

Family & Nutritional Sciences 72.4

Forestry 68.4

Human Kinetics 71.8

Medical Laboratory Science 71.6

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Table 6: Approved Program of Study

Students at UBC may choose from over 100 programs; the programs listed are where college transfer enrolments are highest. “Other Programs” includes transfer students who have not yet selected a specialization. College transfer students from the Lower Mainland most frequently enrol in Human Kinetics (5.7% of transfers) or Biology (3.5%); those outside the Lower Mainland most commonly take Biology (8.6% of transfers) or Forest Management (5.1%).

See Glossary (page 61) for full program name.

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Table 7: Age at Admission

It should come as no surprise that college transfer students tend to be older than high school admissions. 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%).

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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 Mainland

Northern B.C. 66 72 8 4 0 3 0 153

Interior/Kootenays 181 561 72 19 5 13 0 851

Selkirk College 44 62 8 2 1 4 0 121

Vancouver Island 35 189 64 15 10 4 0 317

Camosun College 6 70 49 9 4 0 0 138

Total Non Lower Mainland 282 822 144 38 15 20 0 1321 Lower Mainland

Public 470 3665 716 225 108 105 1 5290

Douglas College 33 575 130 39 16 13 0 806

Langara College 121 1200 317 100 48 45 1 1832

Private 20 132 12 1 0 0 0 165

Total Lower Mainland 490 3797 728 226 108 105 1 5455 Other B.C.

Other or Unknown 12 59 19 1 0 1 0 92

Total Other B.C. 21 105 32 4 3 8 0 173

Total B.C. College Transfers 793 4724 904 268 126 133 1 6949

Total B.C. High School Admissions 16064 732 32 10 2 5 2 16847

Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers

Non Lower Mainland 35.6% 17.4% 15.9% 14.2% 11.9% 15.0% 0.0% 19.0%

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

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

Northern B.C. 60 75 9 5 0 3 0 152

Interior/Kootenays 187 592 65 20 4 13 0 881

Selkirk College 45 72 8 4 1 3 0 133

Vancouver Island 34 185 51 15 10 5 0 300

Camosun College 6 73 36 7 4 0 0 126

Total Non Lower Mainland 281 852 125 40 14 21 0 1333 Lower Mainland

Public 432 3408 668 216 107 105 1 4937

Douglas College 28 517 124 34 17 13 0 733

Langara College 90 925 252 78 34 38 1 1418

Private 21 114 11 0 0 0 0 146

Total Lower Mainland 453 3522 679 216 107 105 1 5083 Other B.C.

Other or Unknown 8 47 13 0 1 4 0 73

Total Other B.C. 15 85 25 3 4 11 0 143

Total B.C. College Transfers 749 4459 829 259 125 137 1 6559

Total B.C. High School Admiss 15079 654 30 14 2 6 0 15785

Non Lower Mainland 37.5% 19.1% 15.1% 15.4% 11.2% 15.3% 0.0% 20.3%

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Table 8: Gender

Overall, the percentage of female college transfers (54.8%) is similar to that for high school admissions (55.6%).

More males (55.9%) than females (44.1%) transfer to UBC from Northern BC, whereas the proportion of male/female students from the Interior/Kootenays is about equal. In the lower mainland, 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 Island transfer students are more likely to be female (52.1%) than male (47.9%).

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Table 8: Gender 1995/96-1999/00

Female Male Total Female Male

Northern 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 Mainland

Public 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%

Non 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%

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Table 8: Gender 1994/95-1998/99

Female Male Total Female Male

Northern 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 Mainland

Public 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%

Non 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%

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II. Academic Performance

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Table 9: Admission Percentages 1994/95-1999/00

The admission percentages shown are derived by conversion from the 4 point scale (used by most colleges) to the equivalent percentage stored on UBC records. The minimum average required for admission to UBC, 2.00, is converted to a value of 60%. Note that minimum requirements vary by faculty, program, and year level (see Appendix-Admission Requirements). The percentages are those associated with the most recent institution attended, hence for students who attended more than one previous institution, the percentage shown may not have been the only criterion for admission. Only 20 students (0.36%) show percentages below the minimum 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 a grade point average of 3.20).

Admission BC College Cumulative Cumulative Percent 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 72.60 Average 72.10

Note: omits students with missing admission percentage

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Table 10: Performance by Session

The academic performance (i.e. percentage grade earned) of BC college transfers is shown at four distinct points in the students’ academic progression.

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

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, average grades have neared or exceeded admission GPA levels.

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

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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 72.6

College of New Caledonia 104 74.4 104 64.6 68 67.2 30 72.7

Northwest Community College 49 72.4 49 64.5 31 66.7 21 72.4

Interior/Kootenays 851 73.5 849 68.6 611 71.2 375 73.8

College of the Rockies 24 73.8 24 67.1 15 68.6 13 68.1

Okanagan University College 362 74.1 360 69.1 263 71.9 160 74.4

Selkirk College 121 74.0 121 67.6 87 69.9 62 73.6

University College of the Cariboo 344 72.7 344 68.4 246 71.1 140 73.7

Vancouver Island 317 73.1 316 67.6 229 69.2 128 70.5

Camosun College 138 72.5 137 66.2 96 68.0 56 69.6

Malaspina University-College 154 73.7 154 69.4 116 70.1 61 71.5

North Island College 25 73.3 25 64.3 17 69.2 11 69.1

Total Non Lower Mainland 1321 73.4 1318 67.9 939 70.3 554 72.9 Lower Mainland

Public 5290 71.1 5278 68.7 3720 69.8 2105 72.2

B.C. Institute of Technology 71 74.0 70 75.7 25 74.6 14 75.9

Capilano College 1154 70.6 1154 69.4 850 70.7 474 72.8

Douglas College 806 71.8 805 68.1 559 68.6 328 71.3

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 29 77.2 29 71.6 14 74.0 2 80.5

Kwantlen University College 1116 71.7 1113 67.8 791 69.1 460 72.2

Langara College 1832 70.2 1827 68.6 1282 69.7 713 71.7

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 221 73.2 219 70.7 156 73.2 90 75.1

Vancouver Community College 61 71.6 61 70.5 43 71.6 24 72.8

Private 165 72.8 163 66.0 108 66.4 63 70.8

Columbia College 115 72.7 113 67.4 77 66.2 49 71.2

Coquitlam College 50 72.8 50 62.7 31 67.2 14 69.5

Total 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 75.9

Other or Unknown 92 71.5 90 69.2 43 71.9 28 71.7

Total 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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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 73.6

College of New Caledonia 102 73.7 102 65.6 63 70.0 39 74.9

Northwest Community College 50 73.0 50 64.6 39 66.7 20 71.1

Interior/Kootenays 881 73.2 879 68.9 645 71.2 374 75.3

College of the Rockies 30 74.4 30 70.5 24 70.8 19 74.0

Okanagan University College 383 73.2 381 69.8 281 72.2 153 76.6

Selkirk College 133 73.6 133 65.8 97 67.6 66 72.9

University College of the Cariboo 335 72.9 335 69.0 243 71.4 136 75.2

Vancouver Island 300 73.0 299 68.0 208 70.5 126 72.9

Camosun College 126 72.0 125 66.8 87 69.3 54 71.1

Malaspina University-College 149 73.7 149 69.4 105 71.2 63 73.9

North Island College 25 73.9 25 66.1 16 71.7 9 76.6

Total Non Lower Mainland 1333 73.2 1330 68.3 955 70.8 559 74.6 Lower Mainland

Public 4937 71.0 4930 68.6 3423 69.9 1936 72.3

B.C. Institute of Technology 56 72.9 55 73.6 26 73.9 12 74.5

Capilano College 1105 71.0 1105 69.1 783 70.4 440 72.0

Douglas College 733 71.6 733 68.0 512 68.4 298 71.0

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 31 76.6 31 71.2 12 73.9 1 80.0

Kwantlen University College 1032 71.6 1030 67.7 692 69.0 406 72.3

Langara College 1418 69.6 1414 68.3 911 69.8 446 71.9

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 208 72.8 208 70.7 146 73.5 91 74.6

Vancouver Community College 354 72.2 354 70.6 341 71.2 242 74.4

Private 146 72.8 145 66.3 99 66.3 66 72.2

Columbia College 104 72.8 103 67.2 75 66.6 48 73.1

Coquitlam College 42 72.7 42 64.1 24 65.4 18 69.9

Total 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 78.0

Other or Unknown 73 72.3 72 69.4 48 71.7 34 71.6

Total 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 Courses

We selected those courses from a variety of programs in which college transfer students were highly enrolled.

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

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

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

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

A : A d m A v g , C : C r s A v g , N : N u m b e r , X : N o t S h o w n d u e t o L o w N A P S C 2 0 1 B I O L 2 0 0 B I O L 3 0 0 C L S T 3 0 1 C O M M 2 9 9 E C O N 2 0 1 E C O N 2 0 2 E N G L 3 0 1 N o n - L o w e r M a in la n d N o r t h e r n 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 .5 N 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 .8 C 5 8 .8 6 6 .4 6 9 .2 7 8 .8 7 9 .7 X X 7 2 .5 N 1 5 7 9 1 5 6 2 1 2 7 N o r t h w e s t C o m m u n it y C o lle g e A 7 9 .5 7 0 .9 7 2 .4 6 9 .9 X X X 7 4 .8 C 6 4 .5 5 5 .8 5 0 .5 7 0 .3 X X X 5 0 .7 N 6 1 2 7 7 2 1 1 6 I n t e r io r / K o o t e 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 .0 C 7 0 .7 6 2 .5 6 3 .6 8 1 .0 8 0 .5 5 8 .0 6 8 .3 7 0 .3 N 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 .5 C X 6 2 .9 X X X 7 5 .7 N 1 5 3 3 4 5 O k a n a g a n U n iv e r s 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 .7 C 7 2 .8 6 3 .9 6 4 .7 7 9 .9 8 1 .7 6 5 .7 X 7 1 .6 N 2 4 6 0 6 2 6 1 1 9 6 4 4 8 S e lk ir k C o lle g e A 7 6 .9 7 3 .8 7 2 .8 7 5 .5 X X 7 8 .0 C 7 2 .6 6 1 .0 6 0 .1 7 8 .6 X X 6 9 .6 N 1 8 2 0 1 6 1 7 2 1 1 9 U n iv e r s 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 .8 C 7 0 .3 6 0 .0 6 5 .6 8 3 .6 7 8 .9 4 6 .8 X 6 8 .5 N 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 .5 C 7 3 .0 6 1 .8 6 0 .1 7 6 .9 7 3 .5 5 4 .3 5 6 .8 7 2 .1 N 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 6 2 7 8 5 2 4 C a m 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 .0 C 7 6 .0 5 7 .7 4 8 .3 6 8 .2 7 4 .5 X X 7 8 .7 N 6 1 7 1 0 5 7 4 2 8 M a la s p in a U n iv e r s 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 .6 C 7 1 .8 6 5 .4 6 9 .9 7 9 .9 7 6 .9 X X 6 8 .1 N 1 5 1 9 1 2 2 0 1 9 3 2 1 4 N o r t h I s la n d C o lle g e A 7 1 .6 X X X X 7 6 .7 C 6 2 .0 X X X X 7 4 .0 N 5 1 1 1 1 2 T o t a 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 .2 C 6 9 .3 6 2 .0 6 2 .8 7 9 .6 7 8 .0 5 6 .1 6 2 .3 7 0 .2 N 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 d P 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 .7 N 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 . I n s titu t e o f T e c h n o lo g y A X X X C X X X N 1 2 1 C a p 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 .9 C 6 0 .4 6 8 .2 6 6 .6 7 8 .7 7 6 .1 6 0 .4 6 6 .5 6 5 .2 N 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 .3 C 6 1 .4 6 0 .1 6 8 .2 7 4 .5 X 7 1 .2 6 8 .0 6 1 .8 N 3 3 6 4 2 4 4 9 4 2 6 2 0 3 1 E m ily C a r r I n s t o f A r t & D e s ig n A X C X N 1

K w a n tle n U n iv e r s 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 .6

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

N 1 0 6 8 2 4 6 7 6 6 7 9 8 8 3 6 7

L a n g a r a 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 .6

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

N 8 1 1 1 3 5 0 8 6 1 3 9 1 1 2 8 9 8 0

U n iv e r s ity C o lle g e o f th e F r a s e 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 .3

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

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 N FM S C 2 0 0 FR E N 4 0 0 H K IN 3 6 9 M A T H 2 0 0 M IC B 2 0 1 P H IL4 3 3 P S Y C 2 0 2 P S Y C 2 0 3 T o ta l N o n -L o w e r M a in la n d N o rth e rn B .C . A 8 0 .6 X 7 3 .6 7 2 .4 7 7 .8 7 3 .5 7 2 .6 7 3 .1 7 4 .1 C 4 8 .3 X 7 9 .2 4 7 .7 5 4 .0 7 3 .9 6 6 .7 6 4 .1 6 5 .5 N 5 1 6 2 8 3 0 7 2 8 3 7 2 6 6 C o lle g e o f N e w C a le d o n ia A 8 2 .2 X 7 3 .6 7 1 .6 8 0 .1 7 3 .2 7 4 .2 7 4 .0 7 4 .5 C 8 0 .5 X 7 9 .2 4 1 .0 5 4 .7 7 5 .5 6 4 .5 6 5 .2 6 7 .2 N 3 1 6 1 9 2 3 5 1 5 2 3 1 7 7 N o rth w e s t C o m m u n ity C o lle g e A X 7 4 .1 7 0 .1 X 7 0 .7 7 1 .5 7 3 .3 C X 6 1 .9 5 1 .8 X 6 9 .3 6 2 .3 6 2 .2 N 2 9 7 2 1 3 1 4 8 9 I n te rio r/ K o o te n a y s A 7 4 .0 7 3 .0 7 1 .6 7 4 .3 7 5 .6 7 3 .9 7 4 .2 7 5 .1 7 4 .3 C 7 0 .8 4 5 .5 7 8 .8 5 6 .8 6 0 .4 7 1 .0 7 0 .2 6 7 .0 6 8 .3 N 3 6 7 2 4 8 8 1 0 7 7 9 8 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 C o lle g e o f th e R o ck ie s A 7 5 .5 X X 7 6 .0 X X 7 5 .5 7 5 .2 C 6 2 .5 X X 5 7 .9 X X 7 3 .5 7 0 .4 N 2 1 1 5 2 3 8 4 3 O k a n a g a n U n iv e rsity C o lle g e A 7 7 .3 7 6 .3 X 7 5 .0 7 5 .8 7 3 .0 7 5 .0 7 5 .0 7 4 .9 C 7 4 .4 3 5 .0 X 5 6 .1 6 3 .2 7 3 .0 7 3 .7 6 7 .4 6 9 .0 N 1 5 5 3 6 0 4 9 3 4 4 3 6 1 5 5 4 S e lk irk C o lle g e A 7 3 .3 7 2 .9 X 7 5 .9 7 6 .9 7 3 .0 7 6 .4 7 5 .1 C 7 2 .8 7 5 .1 X 5 6 .6 6 3 .7 6 4 .4 7 1 .3 6 8 .4 N 5 1 0 4 3 1 1 8 1 4 2 0 1 9 5

U niv e rsity C o lle g e o f th e C a rib o o A 7 0 .5 X 7 0 .1 7 2 .0 7 4 .7 7 2 .5 7 4 .2 7 4 .3 7 2 .8

C 6 7 .4 X 7 9 .6 5 7 .8 5 9 .8 7 3 .3 6 7 .0 6 2 .2 6 6 .9 N 1 4 2 1 0 2 3 2 2 2 5 2 4 3 4 3 2 2 V a n c o u v e r I s la n d A 5 6 .6 X X 7 2 .0 7 4 .0 7 1 .8 7 1 .2 7 2 .7 7 1 .4 C 7 2 .1 X X 5 2 .9 6 2 .6 6 4 .9 6 2 .6 6 5 .4 6 5 .9 N 1 5 4 4 3 5 4 8 2 0 3 6 4 0 3 7 6 C a m o su n C o lle g e A 4 8 .2 X 7 1 .3 7 4 .4 7 2 .1 6 8 .4 6 9 .0 6 9 .5 C 7 0 .6 X 4 7 .7 6 1 .2 5 5 .9 5 8 .0 5 8 .7 6 2 .1 N 9 4 1 3 1 7 1 0 1 8 1 5 1 4 5 M a la s p in a U n iv e rs ity -C o lle g e A 6 9 .1 X 7 2 .4 7 5 .3 7 1 .4 7 4 .5 7 4 .7 7 2 .9 C 7 4 .3 X 5 8 .5 6 4 .8 7 3 .9 6 6 .3 6 7 .4 6 9 .3 N 6 4 1 7 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 8 1 9 4 N o rth Is la nd C o lle g e A 7 2 .3 6 8 .8 7 3 .1 7 5 .5 7 1 .1 C 4 7 .3 5 8 .1 6 8 .6 7 4 .3 6 3 .6 N 5 7 7 7 3 7 T o ta l N o n L o w e r M a in la n d A 6 9 .9 7 0 .8 7 2 .3 7 3 .4 7 5 .5 7 3 .4 7 3 .2 7 4 .2 7 3 .7 C 6 9 .1 4 5 .3 7 8 .5 5 4 .2 5 9 .9 7 0 .0 6 7 .7 6 6 .1 6 7 .4 N 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 5 1 1 8 5 1 0 6 1 4 8 2 0 0 1 7 5 6 L o w e r M a in la n d P u b lic A 6 8 .0 6 9 .2 7 0 .3 7 1 .0 7 1 .4 7 1 .3 7 1 .4 7 0 .9 7 1 .4 C 6 9 .0 6 6 .9 7 9 .8 6 1 .8 6 3 .2 6 2 .7 6 4 .9 6 3 .3 6 6 .9 N 2 8 8 1 9 6 3 3 9 3 4 1 3 4 4 1 6 2 7 9 7 8 8 5 5 8 8 1 B .C . I ns titu te o f T e ch n o lo g y A X X X X X X 6 9 .4 C X X X X X X 6 4 .2 N 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 C a p ila n o C o lle g e A 7 0 .0 6 6 .9 7 0 .1 6 9 .3 7 1 .6 7 0 .4 7 1 .0 7 0 .5 7 0 .4 C 6 8 .9 5 9 .1 7 7 .7 6 1 .8 6 3 .4 6 0 .7 6 5 .0 6 4 .3 6 6 .4 N 6 6 5 6 3 3 6 9 5 4 5 6 1 7 2 2 1 9 1 3 3 8 D o u g la s C o lle g e A 7 0 .2 7 1 .2 7 2 .9 7 2 .2 7 2 .5 7 1 .4 7 2 .1 7 1 .2 7 2 .2 C 6 5 .5 6 5 .4 8 0 .0 6 0 .6 6 2 .2 5 8 .9 6 3 .4 6 0 .6 6 6 .0 N 4 0 2 7 1 6 7 5 3 6 8 1 7 8 4 1 1 2 8 1 9

E m ily C a rr I n st o f A rt & D e sig n A X X X

C X X X

N 1 2 4

K w a n tle n U n iv e rsity C o lle g e A 6 9 .0 7 0 .9 6 8 .8 7 1 .9 7 1 .3 7 2 .3 7 1 .0 7 0 .9 7 1 .2

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

N 7 5 3 9 7 9 1 1 0 7 2 5 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 8 2

L a n g a ra C o lle g e A 6 8 .4 6 7 .8 7 1 .1 6 9 .4 7 0 .6 7 1 .0 6 8 .2 6 9 .0 7 0 .1

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

N 8 4 4 7 8 7 9 2 8 1 3 4 2 6 0 2 7 8 1 7 1 3

U niv e rsity C o lle g e o f th e F ra se r V a lle y A X 6 6 .1 7 6 .0 7 5 .9 7 5 .2 7 3 .8 7 4 .6 7 3 .8

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Table 12: Degree Completion Rates

The more transfer credits students have upon admission, the closer they are to completion—and therefore that much more likely to complete during the course of this study.

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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 an average 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 significant advantage, in that it is untainted by the substantially lower early grades received by transfer students in their first and second years at UBC (as shown in Table 10: Performance by Session).

The average grades for college transfer students and high school admissions upon degree completion are 76.0% and 78.1% respectively; 44.0% of high school admissions have a session average 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 a degree, the college transfer route is neither markedly better nor worse in terms of academic achievement than direct entry from high school. Both routes to a baccalaureate degree are equally viable.

Over the course of this study, 44.1% of college transfer students to UBC have graduated; only 26.7% of high school admissions did so (high school admissions typically arrive with no transfer credits, 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, guided independent 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%

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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 session than 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 mainland students experience a 3.0 point rise, while non lower mainland student improved their grades by an average 5.1 percentage points.

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

At End of End of End of

Admission First Session Second Session Last Session

Non Lower Mainland N % % % %

Northern B.C. 72 72.6 70.1 71.4 75.1

College of New Caledonia 48 72.1 72.0 72.4 76.1

Northwest Community College 24 73.6 66.1 69.3 73.1

Interior/Kootenays 529 72.8 70.7 73.2 75.9

College of the Rockies 19 74.5 70.2 73.8 77.1

Okanagan University College 238 71.9 71.6 74.0 76.7

Selkirk College 71 73.8 68.5 71.1 74.3

University College of the Cariboo 201 73.3 70.5 73.0 75.4

Vancouver Island 155 72.0 70.9 73.1 75.6

Camosun College 70 68.4 69.3 71.1 73.9

Malaspina University-College 76 74.9 72.1 74.6 76.9

North Island College 9 76.5 72.4 76.2 77.9

Total Non Lower Mainland 756 72.6 70.7 73.0 75.8

Lower Mainland

Public 2745 71.0 70.8 71.8 73.8

B.C. Institute of Technology 28 74.5 78.1 76.2 79.7

Capilano College 643 71.3 70.5 71.8 73.7

Douglas College 387 72.3 71.0 71.5 73.1

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 6 24.3 79.1 80.5 79.9

Kwantlen University College 533 71.4 70.0 70.8 73.4

Langara College 738 69.7 71.2 72.5 73.7

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 122 71.0 72.2 73.5 75.6

Vancouver Community College 288 72.5 71.9 73.0 75.9

Private 74 73.6 70.0 70.1 72.6

Columbia College 55 73.8 70.0 69.8 72.8

Coquitlam College 19 73.1 70.0 70.8 72.1

Total Lower Mainland 2819 71.1 70.8 71.8 73.8

Other B.C.

Open University 38 57.3 69.0 74.0 76.5

Other or Unknown 41 64.4 70.9 71.2 73.2

Total 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

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Table 15: Program of Study

(students who have graduated)

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

Most popular program: Overall

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

Human Kinetics (10.3%) Biology (3.4%)

Psychology (3.3%) Computer Science (2.5%) Most popular program: Non lower mainland

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Table 16: Credential Awarded

and 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 the remaining 24% of students.

The Winter Session at UBC comprises the academic year from September through to the following April. The measure “average number of winter sessions” is roughly equivalent to the number 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 a consequence of the brief time frame of this study, only full-time transfer students have (thus far) completed their degrees, and we know college transfer students are more likely to be part-time.

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

(students who have graduated)

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

Northern B.C. 17 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 19 1

College of New Caledonia 11 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 9 0

Northwest Community College 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1

Interior/Kootenays 146 32 0 24 7 2 3 3 26 0 0 3 149 6

College of the Rookies 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0

Okanagan University College 68 15 0 10 3 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 97 5

Selkirk College 19 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 15 0

University College of the Cariboo 55 15 0 9 4 0 3 1 9 0 0 2 33 1

Vancouver Island 33 21 0 17 3 0 3 3 11 2 0 3 26 0

Camosun College 15 15 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8 0

Malaspina University-College 14 6 0 14 3 0 2 1 11 0 0 3 18 0

North Island College 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Non Lower Mainland 196 56 0 47 10 2 6 6 43 2 1 6 194 7 Lower Mainland

Public 1280 123 2 265 31 23 37 13 289 8 1 75 367 25

B.C. Institute of Technology 4 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Capilano College 286 32 2 119 4 2 3 3 45 1 1 26 88 5

Douglas College 123 13 0 3 4 0 5 1 115 2 0 32 41 3

Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kwantlen University College 308 30 0 36 5 0 7 6 5 2 0 2 81 2

Langara College 380 27 0 79 11 0 13 2 74 1 0 0 97 7

Univ College of the Fraser Valley 30 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 34 3

Vancouver Community College 148 14 0 27 6 0 7 1 21 0 0 15 26 5

Private 29 15 0 18 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 1

Columbia College 23 13 0 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1

Coquitlam College 6 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Total 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 0

Other or Unknown 12 5 0 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 2

Total Other B.C. 15 11 0 7 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 18 2

A Profile of BC College Transfer Students Admitted to the University of British Columbia