The institution from which you are transferring.

The department that is responsible for maintaining all student records, admitting all students, maintaining the registration system, administering financial assistance, etc.

A program of study, usually involving theoretical knowledge and research, and usually leading to a certificate, diploma, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree.

Prerequisites that must be complete to qualify for admission to a program.

An unclassified degree which a student may receive based on satisfactory term marks but which the student has been unable to complete due to demonstrated exceptional circumstances, e.g. illness, death in the family, etc.

The formal way of notifying a post-secondary institution that you want to be a student there.

paid, work-based training usually combined with post-secondary education. Typically, about 80-85% of an apprenticeship is made up from work-based training and the other 15-20% is made up from technical training taken in a classroom and shop setting. Apprenticeship lengths can range from one to five years, but most require four years to complete.

An evaluation of a student’s ability in a particular area.

The degree awarded after a two-year period of study which can be either terminal (vocational) or transfer (the first two years of a bachelor’s degree).

The system used by post-secondary institutions to determine which courses at one institution are effectively the same as those offered at another. This helps students move throughout the BC post-secondary system. (For example, NIC’s English 212 articulates with UVic’s English 202.)