Mission Fulfilment
TRU is committed to continually assessing and tracking its progress towards mission fulfilment and student success. TRU’s mission fulfilment planning and evaluation process is supported by four standing committees of Senate who are responsible for reporting on institutional effectiveness based on established performance indicators and measures of success, and guided by TRU’s mission statement.
More on mission fulfilmentEducation Quality Assurance
TRU maintains a high standard of quality assurance and holds an Education Quality Assurance (EQA) designation through the BC Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills. Standards for maintaining this trademark are outlined on AEST’s website under Education Quality Assurance. TRU must meet or exceed these qualifications, set out by the Ministry.
Designation is assessed on an annual basis. The University must demonstrate that it is in compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, and muncipal statutes, regulations, and bylaws. Further, TRU must be in good standing with any relevant quality assurance or regulatory body for which the University offers educational programs.
In addition to other requirements as stated in the Education Quality Assurance: Policy and Procedures Manual (March 2018), TRU must operate in accordance with the academic governance framework set out in the Thompson Rivers University Act and University Act, and participate in periodic Quality Assurance Process Audits.
Quality Assurance Process Audit (QAPA)
QAPA is an external review process to ensure that public post-secondary institutions periodically conduct rigorous, ongoing program and institutional quality assessment. All BC public post-secondary institutions participate in the QAPA once every eight (8) years.
The provincial program first launched in 2016 and TRU participated in its first QAPA in January 2020. The review included a self-study, external peer review and recommendations, response to recommendations, and a progress report. TRU's self-evaluation report and external peer review recommendations are now available in the QAPA Summary.
Programmatic Accreditation
TRU is committed to rigorous program assessment through various external program-level or specialized accreditation bodies. External program accreditation can take at least two forms: 1) the program may be accredited or, 2) the graduates of a program may apply for standing with a professional accreditation body.
| Faculty or School | Degree or Program | Accrediting Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Education and Social Work | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Canada |
| Faculty of Education and Social Work | Early Childhood Education Diploma | BC Ministry of Children and Family Development ECE Registry |
| Faculty of Education and Social Work | Bachelor of Education | BC Ministry of Education’s Teachers Regulation Branch |
| Faculty of Education and Social Work | Bachelor of Social Work | Canadian Association for Social Work Education |
| Faculty of Education and Social Work | Masters of Education | BC College of Teachers and Teacher Qualification Services |
| Faculty of Law | Juris Doctor | Federation of Law Societies in Canada |
| Faculty of Science | Veterinary Technology; Two-year diploma and three-year diploma | Canadian Council of Animal Care; Canadian Veterinary Medical Association |
| Faculty of Science | Respiratory Therapy; Three-year diploma and four-year Bachelor of Health Science | Accreditation Canada |
| Faculty of Science | Medical Laboratory Assistant Certificate (National) | Accreditation Canada |
| Faculty of Science | Anesthesia Assistant Diploma | Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists |
| Faculty of Science | Bachelor of Engineering, Software Major | Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board |
| Faculty of Science | Architectural and Engineering Technology Program | Canadian Technology Accreditation Board |
| Faculty of Science | Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Major and Environmental Chemistry Major | Canadian Society for Chemistry |
| Faculty of Science | Bachelor of Natural Resource Science | Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters and the BC Institute of Agrologists |
| Faculty of Student Development | Cooperative Education Program | Canadian Association for Cooperative Education |
| Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics | Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Major | Chartered Professional Accountants |
| School of Nursing | Bachelor of Science, Nursing (BScN) and Post diploma BScN | BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) |
| School of Nursing | Bachelor of Science, Nusring (BScN) and Post diploma BScN | Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing |
| School of Nursing | Practical Nursing | College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC |
| School of Nursing | Health Care Assistant | BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry |
