How BCSSE is Administered

BCSSE targets three distinct groups of entering students: 1) first-year students who are recent high school graduates, 2) transfer students, and 3) older students who have no prior experience in higher education. BCSSE is administered locally and is available on paper, online, or both (mixed mode) for summer/fall administration. Institutions generally administer BCSSE during orientation or welcome week, or in the first two weeks of the fall term—depending on academic calendar and assessment needs. An online-only winter administration is also available.

Administering BCSSE involves active collaboration between BCSSE staff and institutional participants. Each BCSSE institution is assigned a project services team upon registration approval. The project services team will assist institutional users with every aspect of preparing and administering BCSSE. Keep in mind that unlike NSSE, BCSSE is locally administered by each campus. The project services team and BCSSE staff are always available to assist you with the administration process.

The BCSSE portal provide access to all the dashboards for managing your administration, IRB-approved messages, informed consent, and administration procedures. The dashboards also provides you acces to all online reporting.

You are welcome to explore a demonstration of BCSSE dashboards.

This webinar describes the basics of these new dashboards, focusing primarily on survey administration and tracking student responses. 

The timeline below approximates the general activities for BCSSE administration.