The British Columbia Committee on the Undergraduate Program in MATHEMATICS and STATISTICS

What is the BCcupms?

The BCcupms is an Articulation committee for post-secondary
(principally, first- and second-year) mathematics and statistics in British Columbia.

What is Articulation?

Briefly, the principal goal of the Articulation process is to ease the transfer of courses or programs from one BC post-secondary institution to another.  For students transferring to a new college or university, complications and redundancies involved in proceeding with similar studies elsewhere are significantly reduced.

The Articulation process entails the exchange of information about similar courses or programs in order to establish inter-institutional transfer credit.  To make this process effective and encompassing, Articulation committees are typically comprised of representatives of universities, colleges, institutes, secondary schools and any other, related agency.

What is the rôle of the BCcupms?

Members of the BCcupms meet at least annually to discuss matters of mutual interest, to exchange information about new mathematics/ statistics courses or programs and to offer advice on inter-institutional course transfer.  At other times, when special problems or circumstances regarding statistics or mathematics courses/programs arise, BCcupms members can expedite their resolution through direct contact or by making use of established communication links.

What is the mandate of the BCcupms?

Under the BC Council on Admissions & Transfer (BCCAT), the BCcupms attempts to make a contribution towards the expansion of educational opportunities in mathematics and statistics for students in British Columbia.   Although all BC post-secondary institutions are autonomous, the BCcupms enables the exchange of information and the promotion of mechanisms that assist in the achievement of inter- institutional course/program transfer credit for mathematics and statistics.