Policies

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 June 30, 2026, the following new and revised policies and procedures were approved:

On February 24, 2026, the following revised policies and procedure were approved:

5501 – Honorary Awards Policy [PDF] (Revised)
- 5501 – PR1 Honorary Awards [PDF] (Revised)

On June 23, 2025, the following revised policy and procedures were approved:

2300 – Tuition and Fees Policy [PDF]
- 2300-PR1 Tuition, Fees, and Refunds [Note: under review / administrative changes*]
- 2300-PR2 Fee Administration [Note: under review / administrative changes*]

*pending review / administrative changes, visit: https://www.bcit.ca/admission/tuition-fees/

On June 4, 2025, the following policy and procedure were approved:

5110 – Student Attendance & Academic Concessions Policy [PDF] (in effect as of fall 2026)
- 5110 – PR1 Student Attendance & Academic Concessions [PDF] (in effect as of fall 2026)

A proposed revision of Policy 6701 Records Management is 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 the BCIT Community Consultation Survey Form, until August 31, 2026.

For context regarding the creation of this policy, please read the Community Review Note [PDF]. The current version of this policy is found in the Information Management category under Current Policies on this Policies page.

6701 – Records Management [PDF]

Proposed revisions of Policy 1000 Policy Governance Framework (renamed) and its associated procedure 1000-PR1, Policy Development and Maintenance Procedure, 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 the BCIT Community Consultation Survey Form, until September 4, 2026 (extended).

For context regarding the creation of this policy and procedure, please read the Community Review Note [PDF]. The current versions of the policy and procedure are found in the Administration category under Current Policies on this Policies page.