Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer explained
The Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) is an independent body created in 1974 to facilitate transfer agreements between the various post-secondary institutions in Alberta.[1] Alberta was the first province to develop a standard procedure for this process.[2]
The need for ACAT grew particularly in response to the complex situation of students who had attended colleges and wished to transfer their credits in order to attend a university.[3] ACAT facilitates the required negotiations between all stakeholders,[4] and maintains a database of the articulated courses. In 2000 the council initiated a process to develop a common grading system for Alberta universities.[5]
The ACAT course database is accessible to students through its website, and the council has also made an app available.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- http://collegequarterly.ca/2019-vol22-num02-spring/legal-ethical-and-privacy-issues.html "Legal, Ethical and Privacy Issues Affecting Data Sharing Among Ontario's Higher Education Institutions in Interinstitutional Collaboration"
- Glen A. Jones. Higher Education in Canada: Different Systems, Different Perspectives. Routledge; 25 June 2012. . p. 86, 90.
- https://www.conferenceboard.ca/temp/888aa0c4-9ead-458d-b546-33ead56df00d/6611-SPSE%20Governing%20PSE-RPT.pdf "Governing Post-Secondary Education and Skills in Canada"
- Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) "About ACAT" retrieved July 24, 2008, http://www.acat.gov.ab.ca/acat_information/acat_information.htm
- https://www.voicemagazine.org/2002/12/18/from-my-perspective-a-new-grading-system/ "From My Perspective – A new grading system"
- https://www.macleans.ca/education/college/transferring-credits-between-college-and-university-can-be-rocky/ "Transferring credits between college and university can be rocky"
