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."Legal, Ethical and Privacy Issues Affecting Data Sharing Among Ontario's Higher Education Institutions in Interinstitutional Collaboration". College Quarterly. Paula Green and Brian Baumal. Volume 22 • Issue 2 (2019) Alberta was the first province to develop a standard procedure for this process.Glen A. Jones. Higher Education in Canada: Different Systems, Different Perspectives. Routledge; 25 June 2012. . p. 86, 90.
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."Governing Post-Secondary Education and Skills in Canada". The Conference Board of Canada. page 29. ACAT facilitates the required negotiations between all stakeholders,Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT) "About ACAT" retrieved July 24, 2008, http://www.acat.gov.ab.ca/acat_information/acat_information.htm and maintains a database of the articulated courses. In 2000 the council initiated a process to develop a common grading system for Alberta universities."From My Perspective – A new grading system". The Voice, December 18, 2002, Debbie Jabbour
The ACAT course database is accessible to students through its website, and the council has also made an app available."Transferring credits between college and university can be rocky". Maclean's, by Louise Brown, Nov 28, 2016
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External links Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer website