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

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1 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 Planning and Institutional Research University of British Columbia

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction... 5 Executive Summary... 5 I... Profile of BC College Transfer Students... 7 TABLE 1: YEAR OF ADMISSION...8 Table 1: Year of Admission 1994/ / Figure 1: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by College...10 Figure 2: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Region...11 Figure 3: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Year...12 TABLE 2: TRANSFER CREDITS AT ADMISSION...13 Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1995/ / Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1994/ / TABLE 3A: WORKLOAD IN 1 ST YEAR AT UBC...16 Table 3a: Workload in 1 st Year at UBC 1995/ / Table 3a: Workload in 1 st Year at UBC 1994/ / TABLE 3B: FULL-TIME/PART-TIME STATUS...19 Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1995/ / Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1994/ / TABLE 4: FACULTY OF INTENDED MAJOR...22 Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1995/ / Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1994/ / TABLE 5: ADMISSION GPA OF COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS BY FACULTY OF INTENDED MAJOR 1994/ / TABLE 6: APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY...28 Table 6: Approved Program of Study 1995/ / Table 6: Approved Program of Study 1994/ / TABLE 7: AGE AT ADMISSION...31 Table 7: Age at Admission 1995/ / Table 7: Age at Admission 1994/ / TABLE 8: GENDER...34 Table 8: Gender 1995/ / Table 8: Gender 1994/ / II....Academic Performance of BC College Transfer Students TABLE 9: ADMISSION PERCENTAGES 1994/ / TABLE 10: PERFORMANCE BY SESSION...39 Table 10: Performance by Session 1995/ / Table 10: Performance by Session 1994/ / TABLE 11: GRADES IN SELECTED COURSES...42 Table 11: Grades in Selected Courses 1995/ / TABLE 12: DEGREE COMPLETION RATES...45 Table 12: Degree Completion Rates 1994/ / III... Profile of BC College Transfer Students Who Have Graduated TABLE 13: AVERAGE FOR LAST SESSION ATTENDED 1994/ / Figure 4: Average for Last Session Attended...50 TABLE 14: PERFORMANCE BY SESSION 1994/ / TABLE 15: PROGRAM OF STUDY...52 Page 3 of 63

4 Table 15: Program of Study 1994/ / TABLE 16: CREDENTIAL AWARDED AND AVERAGE WINTER SESSIONS TO COMPLETION...55 Table 16a: Number of Credentials Awarded 1994/ / Table 16b: Average Sessions to Completion 1994/ / IV...Appendix Admission Requirements V....Glossary VI...Abbreviations Page 4 of 63

5 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 fiveyear 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 on Admissions and Transfer and were modeled on a similar study first completed by Simon Fraser University in October 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. Table 3: Transfer students are less likely than high school admissions to undertake a full load of courses. Page 5 of 63

6 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). 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 to complete their degree; this average would perforce increase if we extended the timeframe of our study. Page 6 of 63

7 I. Profile of BC College Transfer Students Page 7 of 63

8 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/ Langara students entered UBC, representing 34% of the lower mainland group. This number has remained relatively stable. 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 transfers come from Okanagan University College, with 450 students over six years (28.0% of the non lower mainland number, and 5.6% of the total). The Northern B.C. colleges provided, on average, only 2.4% of the total transfer students over the six-year span. Page 8 of 63

9 Table 1: Year of Admission 1994/ / / / / / / /00 6yr Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS Non 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% Page 9 of 63

10 Figure 1: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by College (1994/ /00) Page 10 of 63

11 Figure 2: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Region Page 11 of 63

12 Figure 3: BC College Transfers Admitted to UBC by Year (Lower Mainland Colleges only) Page 12 of 63

13 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). (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table. In 1994/95 UBC did not include transfer credits that did not go toward the student s degree program.) Page 13 of 63

14 Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1995/ /00 < >= 55 Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS Non 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% Page 14 of 63

15 Table 2: Transfer Credits at Admission 1994/ /99 < >= 55 Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS Non 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% Page 15 of 63

16 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. (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table.) Page 16 of 63

17 Table 3a: Workload in 1 st Year at UBC 1995/ /00 <= >31 Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS Non 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% Page 17 of 63

18 Table 3a: Workload in 1 st Year at UBC 1994/ /99 <= >31 Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS Non 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% Page 18 of 63

19 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 fulltime 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. (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table.) Page 19 of 63

20 Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1995/ /00 Percent Percent Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C % 15.0% 153 College of New Caledonia % 13.5% 104 Northwest Community College % 18.4% 49 Interior/Kootenays % 19.7% 851 College of the Rockies % 20.8% 24 Okanagan University College % 18.8% 362 Selkirk College % 21.5% 121 University College of the Cariboo % 20.1% 344 Vancouver Island % 29.0% 317 Camosun College % 32.6% 138 Malaspina University-College % 27.9% 154 North Island College % 16.0% 25 Total Non Lower Mainland % 21.4% 1321 Lower Mainland Public % 32.5% 5290 B.C. Institute of Technology % 32.4% 71 Capilano College % 26.7% 1154 Douglas College % 38.6% 806 Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design % 75.9% 29 Kwantlen University College % 31.9% 1116 Langara College % 34.4% 1832 Univ College of the Fraser Valley % 20.8% 221 Vancouver Community College % 41.0% 61 Private % 34.5% 165 Columbia College % 34.8% 115 Coquitlam College % 34.0% 50 Total Lower Mainland % 32.6% 5455 Other B.C. Open University % 34.6% 81 Other or Unknown % 38.0% 92 Total Other B.C % 36.4% 173 Total B.C. College Transfers % 30.6% 6949 Total B.C. High School Admissions % 6.7% Note: this table cannot be derived from Table 3a since full-time is defined as 24 or more credits. Page 20 of 63

21 Table 3b: Full-Time/Part-Time Status 1994/ /99 Percent Percent Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C % 13.8% 152 College of New Caledonia % 11.8% 102 Northwest Community College % 18.0% 50 Interior/Kootenays % 17.8% 881 College of the Rockies % 16.7% 30 Okanagan University College % 16.2% 383 Selkirk College % 19.5% 133 University College of the Cariboo % 19.1% 335 Vancouver Island % 25.3% 300 Camosun College % 27.8% 126 Malaspina University-College % 24.8% 149 North Island College % 16.0% 25 Total Non Lower Mainland % 19.1% 1333 Lower Mainland Public % 30.9% 4937 B.C. Institute of Technology % 32.1% 56 Capilano College % 26.2% 1105 Douglas College % 36.7% 733 Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design % 74.2% 31 Kwantlen University College % 30.0% 1032 Langara College % 33.1% 1418 Univ College of the Fraser Valley % 22.1% 208 Vancouver Community College % 29.1% 354 Private % 26.7% 146 Columbia College % 29.8% 104 Coquitlam College % 19.0% 42 Total Lower Mainland % 30.8% 5083 Other B.C. Open University % 38.6% 70 Other or Unknown % 37.0% 73 Total Other B.C % 37.8% 143 Total B.C. College Transfers % 28.6% 6559 Total B.C. High School Admissions % 6.0% Note: this table cannot be derived from Table 3a since full-time is defined as 24 or more credits. Page 21 of 63

22 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. (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table.) Page 22 of 63

23 Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1995/ /00 AGSC APSC ARTS COMM EDUC FNSC FRST HKIN LAW MDSC MUSC NURS PHAR REHB SCIE SOWK UNKN Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland (table continued next page) Page 23 of 63

24 Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1995/ /00 (continued) AGSC APSC ARTS COMM EDUC FNSC FRST HKIN LAW MDSC MUSC NURS PHAR REHB SCIE SOWK UNKN Total Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF B.C. COLLEGE TRANSFERS Non Lower Mainland 16.5% 26.1% 12.4% 14.9% 39.7% 39.3% 56.8% 12.0% 0.0% 40.0% 5.8% 16.1% 58.9% 47.5% 32.6% 3.8% 54.5% 20.3% Northern B.C. 0.0% 3.4% 1.1% 1.0% 5.1% 0.0% 5.5% 2.4% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 1.8% 15.2% 2.5% 3.6% 0.0% 13.6% 2.3% Interior/Kootenays 9.7% 16.0% 8.5% 7.9% 15.4% 25.0% 43.2% 7.3% 0.0% 10.0% 2.9% 8.0% 35.1% 25.0% 23.5% 1.9% 27.3% 13.4% Vancouver Island 6.8% 6.8% 2.7% 5.9% 19.2% 14.3% 8.0% 2.4% 0.0% 20.0% 2.9% 6.3% 8.6% 20.0% 5.5% 1.9% 13.6% 4.6% Lower Mainland 79.6% 70.3% 86.1% 83.2% 52.6% 57.1% 40.7% 87.8% 0.0% 50.0% 94.2% 75.9% 39.7% 37.5% 64.7% 86.5% 40.9% 77.5% Public 78.6% 64.6% 84.2% 76.7% 52.6% 53.6% 40.7% 87.8% 0.0% 50.0% 94.2% 75.9% 39.1% 37.5% 61.9% 86.5% 40.9% 75.3% Private 1.0% 5.6% 1.9% 6.4% 0.0% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% Other B.C. 3.9% 3.6% 1.5% 2.0% 7.7% 3.6% 2.5% 0.2% 100.0% 10.0% 0.0% 8.0% 1.3% 15.0% 2.6% 9.6% 4.5% 2.2% Page 24 of 63

25 Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1994/ /99 AGSC APSC ARTS COMM EDUC FNSC FRST HKIN LAW MDSC MUSC NURS PHAR REHB SCIE SOWK UNKN Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland (table continued next page) Page 25 of 63

26 Table 4: Faculty of Intended Major 1995/ /00 (continued) AGSC APSC ARTS COMM EDUC FNSC FRST HKIN LAW MDSC MUSC NURS PHAR REHB SCIE SOWK UNKN Total Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers Non Lower Mainland 15.6% 25.0% 11.6% 14.2% 35.2% 35.3% 61.4% 12.8% 0.0% 40.0% 6.8% 14.6% 54.0% 37.9% 29.9% 1.9% 58.3% 19.0% Northern B.C. 0.0% 4.2% 1.1% 0.5% 3.3% 1.2% 5.3% 3.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 1.6% 14.6% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 16.7% 2.2% Interior/Kootenays 9.2% 13.3% 7.9% 8.4% 14.3% 23.5% 48.3% 7.9% 0.0% 10.0% 3.9% 7.3% 27.7% 13.8% 20.5% 1.9% 25.0% 12.2% Vancouver Island 6.4% 7.5% 2.6% 5.4% 17.6% 10.6% 7.7% 1.9% 0.0% 20.0% 2.9% 5.7% 11.7% 24.1% 6.2% 0.0% 16.7% 4.6% Lower Mainland 79.8% 71.3% 86.6% 83.1% 58.2% 61.2% 35.3% 87.0% 0.0% 50.0% 93.2% 78.9% 43.8% 41.4% 66.9% 90.4% 41.7% 78.5% Public 78.9% 66.0% 84.6% 75.2% 58.2% 55.3% 35.3% 87.0% 0.0% 50.0% 93.2% 78.9% 43.1% 41.4% 64.2% 90.4% 41.7% 76.1% Private 0.9% 5.2% 2.0% 7.9% 0.0% 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4% Other B.C. 4.6% 3.8% 1.8% 2.7% 6.6% 3.5% 3.4% 0.2% 100.0% 10.0% 0.0% 6.5% 2.2% 20.7% 3.2% 7.7% 0.0% 2.5% Page 26 of 63

27 Table 5: Admission GPA of College Transfer Students by Faculty of Intended Major 1994/ /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 Music 71.9 Nursing 72.7 Pharmaceutical Science 77.2 Rehabilitation Medicine 80.5 Science 71.4 Social Work 73.8 Page 27 of 63

28 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. (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table.) Page 28 of 63

29 Table 6: Approved Program of Study 1995/ /00 BIOC BIOL CHEM CIVL CPSC ELEC ENGL FORM HIST MECH MICB HKIN POLI PSYC OTHER Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers Non Lower Mainland 29.3% 35.8% 50.0% 29.8% 11.1% 8.8% 16.1% 67.7% 11.9% 14.0% 39.5% 8.3% 12.5% 18.4% 17.2% 19.0% Northern B.C. 3.3% 3.5% 9.7% 2.3% 1.7% 2.9% 3.4% 7.1% 1.0% 0.0% 4.4% 2.1% 0.0% 2.1% 1.9% 2.2% Interior/Kootenays 15.2% 27.8% 31.9% 12.2% 8.3% 5.9% 10.3% 54.5% 9.9% 11.8% 17.5% 5.0% 12.5% 13.5% 10.7% 12.2% Vancouver Island 10.9% 4.4% 8.3% 15.3% 1.1% 0.0% 2.3% 6.1% 1.0% 2.2% 17.5% 1.2% 0.0% 2.8% 4.5% 4.6% Lower Mainland 69.6% 61.1% 47.2% 64.9% 83.3% 86.8% 82.8% 27.3% 88.1% 82.8% 60.5% 91.4% 87.5% 80.1% 80.3% 78.5% Public 60.9% 60.4% 45.8% 59.5% 78.3% 80.9% 82.8% 27.3% 88.1% 78.5% 58.8% 91.4% 87.5% 79.4% 77.8% 76.1% Private 8.7% 0.6% 1.4% 5.3% 5.0% 5.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.3% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% 2.4% Other B.C. 1.1% 3.2% 2.8% 5.3% 5.6% 4.4% 1.1% 5.1% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 1.4% 2.5% 2.5% Page 29 of 63

30 Table 6: Approved Program of Study 1994/ /99 BIOC BIOL CHEM CIVL CPSC ELEC ENGL FORM HIST MECH MICB HKIN POLI PSYC OTHER Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers Non Lower Mainland 28.1% 39.5% 58.6% 32.4% 9.9% 15.2% 18.3% 66.3% 11.2% 15.9% 41.4% 8.8% 17.5% 17.0% 18.4% 20.3% Northern B.C. 4.5% 4.9% 10.0% 2.8% 0.7% 1.5% 3.7% 9.0% 1.0% 0.0% 6.1% 1.3% 0.0% 0.6% 2.1% 2.3% Interior/Kootenays 14.6% 29.4% 40.0% 13.9% 7.9% 13.6% 12.2% 50.6% 10.2% 13.6% 25.3% 6.2% 17.5% 14.5% 11.7% 13.4% Vancouver Island 9.0% 5.2% 8.6% 15.7% 1.3% 0.0% 2.4% 6.7% 0.0% 2.3% 10.1% 1.3% 0.0% 1.9% 4.7% 4.6% Lower Mainland 71.9% 57.3% 40.0% 63.9% 86.8% 81.8% 81.7% 29.2% 88.8% 79.5% 58.6% 90.9% 82.5% 80.5% 79.3% 77.5% Public 65.2% 56.6% 40.0% 61.1% 81.5% 72.7% 81.7% 29.2% 88.8% 73.9% 56.6% 90.9% 82.5% 79.9% 77.0% 75.3% Private 6.7% 0.6% 0.0% 2.8% 5.3% 9.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.7% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 2.4% 2.2% Other B.C. 0.0% 3.2% 1.4% 3.7% 3.3% 3.0% 0.0% 4.5% 0.0% 4.5% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 2.5% 2.3% 2.2% Page 30 of 63

31 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 (68.0%). (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table.) Page 31 of 63

32 Table 7: Age at Admission 1995/ /00 < >= 40 Unknown Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admissions 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% 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% Page 32 of 63

33 Table 7: Age at Admission 1994/ /99 < >= 40 Unknown Total Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C College of New Caledonia Northwest Community College Interior/Kootenays College of the Rockies Okanagan University College Selkirk College University College of the Cariboo Vancouver Island Camosun College Malaspina University-College North Island College Total Non Lower Mainland Lower Mainland Public B.C. Institute of Technology Capilano College Douglas College Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design Kwantlen University College Langara College Univ College of the Fraser Valley Vancouver Community College Private Columbia College Coquitlam College Total Lower Mainland Other B.C. Open University Other or Unknown Total Other B.C Total B.C. College Transfers Total B.C. High School Admiss Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers Non 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% Page 33 of 63

34 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%). (The table for 1995/ /00 is followed by one for 1994/ /99; the analysis above pertains to the most recent table.) Page 34 of 63

35 Table 8: Gender 1995/ /00 Percent Percent Female Male Total Female Male Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C % 55.9% College of New Caledonia % 57.3% Northwest Community College % 53.1% Interior/Kootenays % 50.8% College of the Rockies % 45.8% Okanagan University College % 51.4% Selkirk College % 50.4% University College of the Cariboo % 50.6% Vancouver Island % 47.9% Camosun College % 42.0% Malaspina University-College % 50.6% North Island College % 64.0% Total Non Lower Mainland % 50.7% Lower Mainland Public % 43.8% B.C. Institute of Technology % 69.0% Capilano College % 47.2% Douglas College % 43.4% Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design % 20.7% Kwantlen University College % 39.7% Langara College % 42.7% University College of the Fraser Valley % 53.8% Vancouver Community College % 37.7% Private % 44.8% Columbia College % 40.9% Coquitlam College % 54.0% Total Lower Mainland % 43.8% Other B.C. Open University % 37.0% Other or Unknown % 52.2% Total Other B.C % 45.1% Total B.C. College Transfers % 45.2% Total B.C. High School Admissions % 44.4% Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers 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% Note: excludes admissions with unknown gender. Page 35 of 63

36 Table 8: Gender 1994/ /99 Percent Percent Female Male Total Female Male Non Lower Mainland Northern B.C % 54.3% College of New Caledonia % 56.4% Northwest Community College % 50.0% Interior/Kootenays % 49.1% College of the Rockies % 40.0% Okanagan University College % 48.6% Selkirk College % 46.6% University College of the Cariboo % 51.6% Vancouver Island % 47.3% Camosun College % 40.5% Malaspina University-College % 51.7% North Island College % 56.0% Total Non Lower Mainland % 49.3% Lower Mainland Public % 44.5% B.C. Institute of Technology % 76.8% Capilano College % 48.4% Douglas College % 42.7% Emily Carr Inst of Art & Design % 22.6% Kwantlen University College % 41.5% Langara College % 43.4% Univ College of the Fraser Valley % 53.8% Vancouver Community College % 41.0% Private % 43.2% Columbia College % 40.4% Coquitlam College % 50.0% Total Lower Mainland % 44.5% Other B.C. Open University % 35.7% Other or Unknown % 42.5% Total Other B.C % 39.2% Total B.C. College Transfers % 45.4% Total B.C. High School Admissions % 44.4% Percent Distribution of BC College Transfers 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% Note: excludes admissions with unknown gender. Page 36 of 63

37 II. Academic Performance of BC College Transfer Students Page 37 of 63

38 Table 9: Admission Percentages 1994/ /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. Seventyfive 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 % % 60 % % 61 % % 62 % % 63 % % 64 % % 65 % % 66 % % 67 % % 68 % % 69 % % 70 % % 71 % % 72 % % 73 % % 74 % % 75 % % 76 % % 77 % % 78 % % 79 % % 80 % % 81 % % 82 % % 83 % % 84 % % 85 % % 86 % % 87 % % 88 % % 90 % % Median Average Note: omits students with missing admission percentage Due to systems problems students admitted in '95 and '97 have also been omitted from this table. Page 38 of 63