Universities
Credit transfers between New Brunswick's public and private universities are considered by program and on a course-by-course basis that includes a review of course content, student evaluation methods, and instructor qualifications. In some programs, there are formal and informal agreements between New Brunswick universities and colleges that identify certain courses that will be recognized. Credit transfers are also conducted on a case-by-case basis depending on the educational background of individual students.
Community Colleges
Some formal transfer agreements are in place between New Brunswick universities and the community colleges. Through these agreements, specific academic programs are jointly developed and their delivery is shared. Students undertaking a program covered by a transfer agreement are provided with a previously established and coordinated study plan at both the universities and the community colleges where they can earn both a diploma and a degree. The quality of these joint programs is protected through the formal transfer agreements and the program review process at each institution.
Campus NB (previously Council on Articulations and Transfer of New Brunswick-CATNB)
Established in 2010, CATNB is a participatory council of the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour. The council includes representatives from each postsecondary institution. It works in partnership to connect the province's postsecondary educational institutions, the education ministries, and the public and private education sectors to facilitate articulations and transfer opportunities for students. It is now known as CampusNB.
Learner resources
A provincial credit transfer web portal was completed and officially launched March 15, 2012. The portal initially focused on transfer credits between New Brunswick educational institutions and has expanded to include formal transfer agreements both in and out of province. This portal now sits under the aegis of the Council on Articulations and Transfer New Brunswick. It provides information on prior learning assessment recognition (PLAR), formal transfer agreements, provincial postsecondary educational institutions, and transfer credit information for learners in both English and French.
Provincial Quality Assurance
All programs offered at public universities in the Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) are reviewed by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC). MPHEC is accountable to the ministers responsible for postsecondary education in the Maritime provinces and reviews universities' internal quality assurance activities such as new program proposals, modifications to programs, program termination, and collaborative programs.
Inter-regional Collaboration
In July 2000, the colleges of the four Atlantic provinces (Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to “maximize the recognition and transfer of learning acquired through formal education, workplace training, and work and life experience.” In accordance with this memorandum, member colleges agreed to grant transfer credits for all courses to approved programs delivered by other members.
In September of 2009, colleges and universities in Atlantic Canada signed an MOU encouraging transfer agreements between and among public universities and colleges in the region. The Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) and the Atlantic Provinces Community College Consortium (APCCC), now known as Atlantic Colleges Atlantique (ACA), and their member educational institutions endorsed the MOU encouraging transfer agreements between and among public universities and colleges in Atlantic Canada. This MOU sought to strengthen transferability and mobility within Atlantic Canada and to ensure that students receive maximum benefits from postsecondary education in the region. The memorandum of understanding was signed by 22 educational institutions in Atlantic Canada.
CATNB maintains membership in the Councils on Admissions/Articulations and Transfer of Canada Network (CATCan Network) and the Pan‐Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer (PCCAT). It has also supported the ARUCC MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ National Network initiative which is creating a national document- and data-exchange network for official postsecondary transcripts and credentials, as well as virtual “wallets” for learners to advance student mobility.
Relevant links
Comprehensive review of this information: 2022