Certificate in Healthcare Management

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management program, prospective students must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 3.0 GPA in upper-level undergraduate coursework.

• Application Deadline

  For U.S.-based applicants

  • August start term July 1
  • January start term November 1

  For international applicants

  • August start term June 1
  • January start term October 1 st
• Application Procedures

   

  The procedure for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management is as follows:

  Please complete the online application at: http://gradschool.fiu.edu/admissions.shtml under Graduate Certificate Programs. Select Certificate from the degree level drop-down menu (on the Academic Information page of the online application form) and Healthcare Management from the “major” drop-down menu listing all FIU certificate programs.

  • Pay a $30 application fee . Most major credit cards are accepted. Checks or money orders are also accepted and should be made payable to Florida International University.
  • Send official transcripts from all previously attended universities, in a sealed envelope
    • A four year Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent degree from an accredited institution as well as a minimum upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher is required.
    • The original transcripts must be submitted in an envelope sealed by the degree-granting institution. If you are an alumnus of FIU, there is no need to have transcripts sent.
    • Students whose official transcripts¹ are not in English will be required to have said document translated. If this applies to you please ask your university to provide two original transcripts. The first set of transcripts must remain in the sealed envelope. The second set of transcripts should be sent to an official translator.
    • Official proof of degree: a notarized copy of the original diploma is required if the degree is not posted on the official transcripts. Official translation also required if not in English.
  • Applicants who hold an undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution where the language of instruction is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by taking either:
    • TOEFL (minimum scores are: 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, and 80 internet-based)
    • IELTS (minimum score is 6.5)
    • Pearson Test of English – Academic (minimum score is 53)
    • Cambridge English – Advanced
      TOEFL and IELTS test scores are considered official when sent by the testing center directly to our school. When requesting the official scores, please refer to the Florida International University Institution code 5206.
  • Submit a current resume of professional experience.
  • Submit a statement of purpose: a one-page essay describing your professional goals and reasons for pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management degree at Florida International University.

  
  For international students

  International students applying for the F-1 student visa will be required to submit financial documentation. Financial documents may be submitted during the application process; however, these must be recent (6 months or less from the program start date). Therefore, make sure when sending these that the dates on these documents are valid for the term you are applying for.

  • Request a letter from your bank or the bank of your sponsor (a parent, for example) stating that you or your sponsor have sufficient funds of at least $33,722 for tuition and living expenses. The types of accounts from which these bank letters are accepted are: savings, checking or money market accounts.
  • If the bank account and aforementioned letter are in the name of a sponsor, the sponsor will need to submit a signed sponsor letter stating that he or she will fund your education and expenses while you are enrolled in the Graduate Certificate program.
  • Submit a completed and signed Declaration of Finances (DCF) form. Please note that the minimum amount in the DCF must be at least $33,722 for the academic year 2015-2016.

  
  Mailing Address:

  Submit all materials to

  Healthcare Management Programs
  Florida International University
  1101 Brickell Avenue, Suite 300-S
  Miami, FL 33131