Policies are developed to support BCIT’s mandated goal of providing quality applied education. All policies are approved by either the Board of Governors or the Education Council. All policies are provided as PDFs.
BCIT policies are reviewed in accordance with BCIT Policy 1000: Policy Development and Maintenance (PDF).
Questions? Contact the Policy Management Office.
On February 25, 2025, the following new policies and procedures were approved:
On October 2, 2024, the following revised policies and procedures were approved:
- Policy 7140 – Travel – Risk and Security (Revised)
On June 24, 2024, the following revised policies were approved:
- Policy 5012 – Course Credits
- Policy 6400 – Authored Materials (Previously entitled Authored Books.)
On April 3, 2024, the following revised policies and procedures were approved:
- Policy 1100 – Public Interest Disclosure and Protection (Revised, and is now under Governance. Formerly called the “Whistleblower Policy” under Human Resources)
- Policy 5401 – Program Development and Credentials
On February 27, 2024, the following revised policy and procedures were approved:
- Policy 5003 – Admissions and Recognition of Prior Learning
- Procedure 5012-1 – Assigning Credit to Courses
On December 5, 2023, the following new policy and procedures were approved:
On December 5, 2023, the following revised policies and procedures were approved:
- Policy 7100 – Safety and Security
- Procedure 7100-1 – Response to Abusive or Threatening Behavior
- Procedure 7100-2 – Critical Incident Response
- Procedure 7100-3 – Fire Prevention and Preparedness
- Procedure 7100-4 – Response to Bomb Threat
- Procedure 7100-5 – Response to Inclement Weather
- Procedure 7100-6 – Closed Circuit Camera
- Procedure 7100-7 – Locking Mechanisms – Card Access & Keys
- Procedure 7100-8 – Threat Assessment & the Threat Assessment Team
- Procedure 7100-9 – Lost and Found
- Procedure 7100-10 – Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
- Procedure 7100-11 – Lockers
- Procedure 7100-12 – Bicycles, Rollerblades, Kick Scooters, Skateboards & Personal Mobility Devices
- Policy 7103 – Sexualized Violence
- Policy 7504 – Liquor Consumption on Campus
On October 4, 2023, the following revised policy was approved:
Draft revisions of Policy 5201, Recording in the Classroom, and its associated Procedures are published below for a 30-day community consultation. BCIT staff and students may submit their feedback for consideration of the executive and policy sponsors to EDCO_Policy@bcit.ca, until May 26, 2025. For context regarding the draft revisions, please read the “Community Review Note”. Current versions of the Policy and Procedure are found in the Education category under Current Policies on this “Policies” page.
Current policies
- 1000 – Policy Development and Maintenance (under review)
- 1000-PR1 – Policy Development and Maintenance (under review)
- 1010 – Economic, Social, and Environmental Sustainability (under review)
- 7540 – Retailing of Course Materials (under review)
- 5003 – Admissions and Recognition of Prior Learning (revised)
- 5012 – Course Credits (revised)
- 5012-PR1 – Assigning Credit to Courses (revised)
- 5101 – Student Regulations (under review)
- 5102 – Student Code of Conduct (Non-Academic) (under review)
- 5103 – Student Evaluation (under review)
- 5103-PR1 – Grading (under review)
- 5103-PR2 – Grade Reassessment (under review)
- 5104 – Student Code of Academic Integrity (under review)
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- 5104-PR1 – Procedure for Violations of Code of Academic Integrity (under review)
- 5104-PR2 – Decision Review Board (under review)
- 5104-PR3 – Institutional Appeal Tribunal (under review)
- 5201 – Recording in the Classroom (under review)
- 5201-PR1, Recording in the Classroom (under review)
- 5201-PR1, Recording in the Classroom (under review)
- 5401 – Program Development and Credentials Policy (revised)
- 5402 – Program Review
- 5403 – Syllabus and Course Outline
- 5404 – Program Advisory Committees
- 5405 – Program Suspension and Cancellation
- 5501 – Honorary Awards
- 5505 – Emeritus Faculty
- 5601 – Faculty Qualifications
- 5701 – Academic Freedom
- 5801 – Educational Affiliations
- 5900 – Educational Technology Policy
- 6400 – Authored Materials (Revised, and previously entitled Authored Books.)
- 2003 – Purchasing
- 2004 – Capital Asset
- 2005 – Travel and Professional Development Expense Reimbursement
- 2009-PR1 – Cash Collection and Handling
- 2010 – Banking Policy
- 2020 – Restricted Funds
- 2030 – Investments Policy
- 2040 – Borrowing Policy
- 2300 – Fees and Charges (under review)
- 2502 – Signing Authority (new)
- 3002 – Naming Privileges (under review)
- 3020 – Foundation Investment Management
- 3021 – Endowment Management (under review)
- 7000 – Gift Acceptance (under review)
- 7000-PR1 – Gift Acceptance Process (under review)
- 7002 – Corporate Sponsorship
- 1100 – Public Interest Disclosure and Protection Policy (Revised, and formerly called the “Whistleblower Policy” under Human Resources.)
- 1200 – Fraud
- 1300 – Enterprise Risk Management
- 1500 – Code of Conduct
- 1502 – Guidelines for Serving on External Bodies as they Relate to BCIT (under review)
- 1508 – Moving Expenses (under review)
- 7507 – Harassment and Discrimination (under review)
- 7507-PR1 – Harassment and Discrimination (under review)
- 7511 – Employment and Educational Equity (under review)
- 3501 – Acceptable Use of Information Technology (under review)
- 3502 – Information Security (under review)
- Information Security Standard (under review)
- 3502-PR1 – Information Security Procedure (under review)
- Information Security Standard (under review)
- 6700 – Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (under review)
- 6701 – Records Management
- 6702 – Archives and Special Collections
- 7506 – Use of Materials Protected by Copyright
- 7100 – Safety and Security (revised)
- 7100-PR1 – Response to Abusive or Threatening Behaviour (revised)
- 7100-PR2 – Critical Incident Response (revised)
- 7100-PR3 – Fire Prevention and Preparedness (revised)
- 7100-PR4 – Response to Bomb Threat (revised)
- Form – Bomb Threat Checklist (revised)
- 7100-PR5 – Response to Inclement Weather (revised)
- 7100-PR6 – Closed Circuit Camera (revised)
- 7100-PR7 – Locking Mechanisms – Card Access and Keys (revised)
- 7100-PR8 – Threat Assessment and the Threat Assessment Team (revised)
- 7100-PR9 – Lost and Found (revised)
- 7100-PR10 – Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (revised)
- 7100-PR11 – Lockers (revised)
- 7100-PR12 – Bicycles, Rollerblades, Kick Scooters, Skateboards & Personal Mobility Devices (revised)
- 7100-PR1 – Response to Abusive or Threatening Behaviour (revised)
- 7103 – Sexualized Violence (revised)
- 7110 – Emergency Management
- 7130 – Filming on Campus
- 7140 – Travel – Risk and Security (Revised)
- 7150 – Occupational Health & Safety
- 7160 – Parking (under review)
- 7170 – Protection of Equipment and Property
- 7200 – Cannabis Use (revised)
- 7504 – Liquor Consumption on Campus (revised)
- 7504-PR1 – Liquor Consumption on Campus (revised)