UNIVERSITY-TRANSFER TRACKING STUDY

© Purpose

To identify those new students entering Douglas College during
the Fall 1986 semester who intend to transfer to a university.
To determine how many actually transfer and the reasons why some

do not transfer.

Rationale

At the present, the U-T statistics are fraught with definitional

and statistical problems. The Ministry places all Academic

students in the University-Transfer category. This classification,

we believe, is not accurate because a large proportion of our

Academic students enroll in General Studies (29%) and do not appear

to have any intention of transferring to a university. We are also
© of the opinion that not all students registered in the University-

Transfer program intend to transfer.

Benefits
The study will determine the percentage of Academic students who
intend to transfer to a university, the percentage who do transfer,
and how long after enrolling in the College they do transfer. It
will also determine the reasons why students who intended to

transfer, do not.

The study will also provide comparisons between those who intend

to transfer and those who do not intend to transfer.

It will also assist the College in evaluating the outcomes of the

Academic program.