Fraser International College
Fraser International College (FIC) is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and was opened in September 2006. FIC is a private educational business that operates under an agreement with Simon Fraser University. Courses at FIC are designed in consultation with faculty and departments at SFU, which allows for an oversight of course material and quality. While under original and preliminary discussions at SFU, the FIC proposal (then called IBT) was the source of no deal of controversy. FIC is operated by Navitas Limited, a publicly listed Australian educational company (formally International Business and Technology Education Ltd.). FIC  currently has more than 1300 students enrolled. Students in FIC come from more than 35 countries/regions. Undergraduate Program. FIC provides 1-year pre-university programs (UTP Stage II) and guarantees direct transfer to Simon Fraser University when GPA reaches the standards according to different majors. The programs of UTP Stage II are relevant to first year programs at Simon Fraser University. Students need to take required credits for transfer and the required courses are based on the majors. Associate of Arts Degree. FIC also has an Associate of Arts Degree with a duration of 2 years. Foundation Program. The  Foundation program (UTP Stage I) is a program for students to prepare for the university-level programs in Business Administration, Computing Science, Engineering Science, or Arts and Social Sciences. Students in this stage need to consider their planned university major to choose 8 courses from a list before going to Stage II.