The University Transfer Program (UTP) Stage II in Business Administration provides the foundation for further study in many aspects of business and commerce including Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Management and Organization Studies, Management Science and Marketing. Introduction to these many areas will enable you to choose more wisely the area in which you wish to specialize when you progress to the Bachelor degree.

Required courses

• BUS251 – Financial Accounting (Prerequisite: Open to continuing students only)
• ECON103 – Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON105 – Principles of Macroeconomics
• ENGL101 – Introduction to Fiction  OR  ENGL105 – Intro to Issues in Literature & Culture (Prerequisite: Open to continuing students only)
• MATH157 – Calculus for the Social Sciences I (Prerequisite: MATH100 with C minimum grade; MATH151 may be replaced with MATH157)
• PHIL001 – Critical Thinking

Elective courses

Choose four (4) courses from the following list:

• BISC100 – Introduction to Biology
• BUS272 – Behaviour in Organizations (Prerequisite: Open to continuing students only)
• CMNS110 – Introduction to Communication Studies
• CMNS130 – Explorations in Mass Communication
• CMPT120 – Introduction to Computing Science & Programming I
• CMPT125 – Introduction to Computing Science & Programming II (Prerequisite: CMPT120 with minimum C- grade)
• CMPT150 – Introduction to Computer Design (Strongly recommended: MACM101 & CMPT120)
• CRIM101 – Introduction to Criminology
• CRIM135 – Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective
• ECON260 – Environmental Economics (Prerequisite: ECON103)
• HIST102 – Canada Since Confederation
• HIST204 – The Social History of Canada (Prerequisite: HIST102 or WL102)
• HSCI160 – Global Perspectives on Health
• IAT102 - Graphic Design
• KIN140 – Contemporary Health Issues
• LING110 – The Wonder of Words
• LING200 - Introduction to the Description of English Grammar
• MACM101 – Discrete Mathematics
• MATH100 - Precalculus (For those students who do not meet the minimum requirements for MATH157)
• MATH151 – Calculus I (Prerequisite: MATH100 with B- minimum grade; Students with credit for MATH157 may not take MATH151 for further credit.)
• MATH152 – Calculus II (Prerequisite: MATH151 with C- minimum grade  OR  MATH157 with B minimum grade)
• POL100 – Introduction to Politics and Government
• POL231 - Comparative Politics
• POL241 – Introduction to International Politics (Prerequisite: POL100)
• PSYC099 – Brain, Mind & Society (Prerequisite: Open to continuing students only)
• PSYC100 – Introduction to Psychology I
• PSYC102 – Introduction to Psychology II
• STAT203 – Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
• WL102 – Literature Across Cultures
• WL201 – East/West (Prerequisite: one of  WL102 / HIST102 / HIST204 / ENGL101 / ENGL105)

Mixed Program - Combined English language and academic program

The Mixed Program is designed specifically for those students whose English language proficiency is slightly below that required to undertake a full academic load. This program combines full-time English language study delivered at FIC on the Burnaby campus with two academic courses from the UTP Stage I or UTP Stage II. A minimum IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent is required for the Mixed Program.

Progression to second year at Simon Fraser University

Bachelor of Business Administration

Concentrations:

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management and Technology
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science
• Marketing

With a GPA of 3.0 upon successful completion of your UTP Stage II program, you are guaranteed entry into the SFU program listed above.

Additional SFU programs offered to FIC students can be located here.