A holistic approach is applied when reviewing your admission file. An applicant should show high promise of success in graduate studies as determined by the faculty based on academic performance, work experience or a combination of academic and work experience.
An outline of the general admissions criteria follows. Full details are provided in the FIU Graduate Catalog. An applicant should:
Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (a business degree is not required).
Have a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or better on upper-division coursework.
Show high promise of success in graduate studies as determined by the faculty based upon a minimum score of 500 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or equivalent score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
An applicant can seek a GMAT/GRE Waiver under the following conditions:
Demonstration of at least four years of business (real estate and affiliated industries such as banking, finance, insurance, etc.) related work experience, or
Having an undergraduate business degree from Florida International University with an upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.25, or higher, or
Having a business, economics, engineering, construction management or architecture degree from an accredited school with an upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.25, or higher, or
By having already completed a graduate degree from an accredited university with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, or by entering a business master program under a special agreement for admissions with specific foreign universities.
Application Deadline
The program admits students every Fall and Spring term under the following deadlines:
To begin in the Fall term (August) | |
July 19 | Last day for International and Domestic students to submit the online application, and all supporting academic credentials, appropriate test scores, and Declaration and Certification of Finances. |
To begin in the Spring term (January) | |
November 21 | Last day for International and Domestic students to submit the online application, and all supporting academic credentials, appropriate test scores, and Declaration and Certification of Finances. |