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Fraser International College (FIC) is situated inBurnaby,British Columbia, Canada, and commenced its operations in September 2006.
FIC functions as a private educational institution in partnership withSimon Fraser University. The courses offered at FIC are developed in collaboration with SFU's faculty and departments, ensuring a meticulous approach to course content and academic standards.
While under original and preliminary discussions at SFU, the FIC proposal (then called IBT) was the source of no deal of controversy.[1] FIC is operated byNavitas Limited,[2] a publicly listed Australian educational company (formally International Business and Technology Education Ltd.).
FIC currently has more than 1,300 students enrolled. Students in FIC come from more than 35 countries/regions.
FIC provides 1-year pre-university programs (UTP Stage II) and guarantees direct transfer to Simon Fraser University whenGPA 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.
FIC also has an Associate of Arts Degree with a duration of 2 years.
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.
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