The standard sample for 2027 is restricted to undergraduate Bachelor students who are enrolled in the final year of their program and are eligible to graduate in Spring 2027. To ensure that the standard samples from all institutions consist of similar students, please:
- include only students who are enrolled in the Winter 2027 semester;
- include only students enrolled in first-entry (first-level) Bachelor programs (programs that students can enter directly from high school or CEGEP);
- include students who have prior post-secondary experience at your institution and/or other institutions (include continuing students, returning students, transfer students);
- include part-time and full-time students, students from in-province and out-of-province, Canadian and international students, and distance students as well as on-campus students;
- for students in a 3-year Bachelor’s program, include those who are in third year
- for students in a 4-year Bachelor’s program, include those who are in fourth year
- for students in a Bachelor’s program that takes more than 4 years, include those who are in their last year
- exclude first year, middle years, independent, special, Undeclared, Certificate, Diploma, and Continuing Education students.
It may not be possible to gauge graduating students with 100 percent accuracy, but make your best estimate based on available information. At some institutions, eligibility to graduate is based on the number of credits completed. At other institutions, the criteria used is students that have applied to graduate.
The usual standard sample size is 1,000 (one thousand) students. It is essential that your sampling procedure ensures that each eligible undergraduate student has an equal chance of being included in the standard sample.
CUSC-CCREU allows institutions to provide a sample of more than 1,000 students. Institutions that have a graduating cohort of less than 1,000 students can choose the option for a smaller sample when registering. See Registration Page 6. Survey Results Package and Prices/ Prix.
CUSC-CCREU recommends that you keep a copy of your sample file. After September 30, PRA will destroy all sample files. PRA will notify each institution, and copy the CUSC-CCREU Board, that their students’ information has been destroyed.