Welcome to FIU, Let's get started!

Congratulations and welcome to the Panther family! Follow the checklist to confirm your acceptance to FIU. We can't wait to have you here.

• 1. Activate your MyFIU Account & Student Portal

  New students will receive a set of instructions from the Registrar Office on how to login for the first time. If you are a returning FIU student, your login information remains the same as you previously set it.

  • Panther ID: Your unique 7 digit FIU number (Example: 1234567)
  • Username Your unique combination of characters and/or numbers (Example: roary001)
  • Password: Default date of birth format: DDMonYYYY.

  If you need to look up your account information, please click here.

• 2. Meet With Your MSLSCM Advisor

  As a recently admitted MSLSCM student, you are required to meet with your Program Advisor to go over the program details and policies. You will have a chance to ask any questions you may have concerning starting your new graduate program.

  Meet With Your MSLSCM Advisor

• 3. Program Schedule

  First Day of Classes: Saturday, January 4, 2025.

• 4. Sign important program documents

  Student Enrollment Terms and Conditions and the Photography Consent Form must be signed prior to orientation.

  • MSLSCM Orientation Forms
  • MSLSCM Entry Survey
• 5. Apply for Financial Aid (U.S. students only)
  • Complete the FAFSA online at fafsa.gov. FIU’s federal school code for the FAFSA is 009635.
  • Create your Financial Student Aid (FSA) ID at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch.

  Reuse your FSA ID every year.

  IMPORTANT

  Students who have been admitted and completed their FAFSA application will be offered Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans. Graduate students may borrow up to a maximum of $20,500 per academic year through the Federal Direct Loan program. The actual amount a student is eligible to borrow cannot exceed the program cost of attendance, minus any other assistance received.

  For additional information regarding Financial Aid, please visit the MSLSCM financial aid page.

• 6. Finalize Your Admissions File

  Your acceptance to FIU is based on the academic information that was available when the Admissions Office reviewed your application. You may have been admitted with courses in progress or unofficial test scores. Therefore, it is important that you submit official documents prior to the end of your first semester.

  Residency documents: If you are seeking in-state tuition you must submit your proof of residency. Learn how to establish residency here: https://onestop.fiu.edu/student-records-myfiu/personal-records/declare-residency/

• 7. Health Insurance (for International Students only)

  According to Florida Board of Governors and FIU policy, all International Students with F and J status are required to have medical insurance prior to registration. Proof must be submitted to the Health Compliance Office at the Student Academic Success Center (SASC Lobby), email to insurance@fiu.edu or fax to (305) 348-3336.

  For more information about health Insurance, please click here.

• 8. Submit Your Immunizations Record

  As a prerequisite to registration, FIU requires all students comply with the following immunization policy regulations from the Florida Board of Governors regarding immunity of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, and Meningitis.

  Download all immunization forms at go.fiu.edu/immune. All forms must be signed and stamped by a physician (M.D. or D.O.), a nurse practitioner or a registered nurse and can be mailed, faxed or physically submitted to Student Health Services at your scheduled orientation date.

  When emailing your form, please send it to immune@fiu.edu.

• 9. Apply to a Program Scholarship

  MSLSCM Merit Scholarship

  This scholarship was designed to reward individuals who have shown exemplary academic and work achievements. To learn more about this scholarship and apply for it, please visit this link.

• 10. Sign up for graduate off-campus housing

  For housing options close to our MMC campus, please visit fiuoffcampushousing.com.

• 11. You must check in upon your arrival to the U.S. ( for international students only)

  In order to keep your I-20 or DS-2019 active, and to keep your status in the US, all new international students are required to check in using the New Panther Portal immediately after they arrive in the United States! (no later than 30 days after arriving).

  You can upload documents, confirm your student information, and complete your mandatory information session online! You will be directed to a sign in page), where you will need to use your panther ID and password to sign in. Follow the directions on the home page very carefully and you will be done with this process easily!

  You can access the check in portal here.

  For more important information for international students, please visit the ISSS website.