Applicants from non-English speaking countries, including internationally educated American students, must demonstrate proficiency in English. FIU only accepts test scores sent directly from the testing agency as official. FIU’s institution code is 5206.
FIU accepts the following tests as proof of English proficiency:
TOEFL: 80 iBT / 550 PBT
IELTS: 6.5 Overall Band Score
Duolingo: 110
Applicants having earned their degree in the following countries are exempt from providing proof of language proficiency:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Brunei Darussalam
- Canada (except Quebec)
- Cayman Islands
- Christmas Island
- Dominica
- Eritrea
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia, Federated States
- Montserrat
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Saint Helena
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Africa
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Trindad and Tobago
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vanuatu
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe