Help Using the BC Transfer Guide

The following illustration shows step by step how to use the course search in the BC Transfer Guide:

To use the earch By Receiving Course option, Step 1 and Step 5 are reversed.

How to Read Search Results

Transfer credit agreements are displayed in the following format:

  • Sending Institution Course - The institution the course transfers from
  • Receiving Institution - The institution the course transfers to
  • Transfer Credit - The details of the transfer agreement
  • Effective Dates - The dates the agreement is in effect.

Note: In order to receive transfer credit, you must have completed your course within the effective dates of the agreement. For example, if an agreement has effective dates of "Sept/99 and Aug/02", the course must be completed within the effective dates in order for the transfer agreement to be applicable. Agreements without an end-date are considered on-going. For example, if an agreement has an effective date of "Sept/95 to - ", the transfer agreement is applicable if the sending course was taken any time after the start date.

For more information, see Types of Transfer Credit.

The following is a list of the institutions that are part of the BC Transfer System:

Institutions Sending Receiving
ALEX - Alexander College  
AU - Athabasca University
BCIT - British Columbia Institute of Technology
CAMO - Camosun College
 
CAPU - Capilano University
 
CNC - College of New Caledonia
 
COTR - College of the Rockies
 
COLU - Columbia College
 
COQU - Coquitlam College
 
CCC - Corpus Christi College
 
DOUG - Douglas College
 
EC - Emily Carr University of Art & Design  
FDU - Fairleigh Dickinson University  
JIBC - Justice Institute of British Columbia
 
KWAN - Kwantlen Polytechnic University
LANG - Langara College
 
NVIT - Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
 
NIC - North Island College
 
NLC - Northern Lights College
 
NWCC - Northwest Community College
 
OC - Okanagan College
QU - Quest University    
RRU - Royal Roads University    
SELK - Selkirk College
 
SFU - Simon Fraser University  
SSDC - Sprott-Shaw Degree College  
TRU - Thompson Rivers University
TRU-OL - Thompson Rivers - Open Learning
TWU - Trinity Western University  
UBC - UBC - Vancouver Campus
UBCO - UBC - Okanagan Campus
UCW - University Canada West  
UFV - University of the Fraser Valley
UNBC - University of Northern British Columbia
UVIC - University of Victoria
VCC - Vancouver Community College  
VIU - Vancouver Island University
YUKO - Yukon College  

 

NOTE: Even though some institutions are listed as sending or receiving only, you can still transfer between all institutions that are part of the BC Transfer System. Courses that do not have formal transfer agreements will be evaluated on a case by case basis after you have been admitted to a program at the institution. You can find more information in Transfer from Another University/Province.

If you are attending an institution that is not a part of the BC Transfer System, transfer credit is not guaranteed. You should check with the institution you plan to transfer to regarding their policy on awarding transfer credit from institutions that are not part of the BC Transfer System.

To search the BC Transfer Guide, you can choose one of the following search options:

1. Search by Sending Course - Search how a course transfers from one institution to another.

2. Search by Receiving Course - Search for a destination course that you want to receive credit for

3. Search by Program - Search for block transfer, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement or program specific guides.