To be eligible for admission to the graduate program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Degrees: Candidates must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

Minimum GPA: A combination of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score and the grade point average (GPA) during the junior and senior undergraduate years is the basis for admission. Applicants with a GPA score of 3.0 or higher (on a four-point scale) must have a GRE of at least 1 000 and a PAEG score of 500 for Spanish Language Journalism students. If the GPA score is lower than 3.0, the GRE/PAEG score must be proportionately higher. In addition, all students must score a minimum of 500 on the verbal part of the GRE.

Entrance Examination: The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or-upon request from the candidate in certain cases-the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required. Passing score for the GRE is at least 1000; passing score for the GMAT is 500. However, if the undergraduate GPA is proportionally higher, a lower GRE/GMAT score can be accepted. The applicant will not be fully admitted to the masters program if his/her GRE score is lower than 850, or GMAT score is lower than 425, or if he/she scores lower than 500 on the verbal portion of the GRE, or lower than the 55th percentile in the verbal portion of the GMAT. Normally, the GRE is offered four times a year. Please contact the STAR Center, PC 248, University Park Campus of FIU, and the Undergraduate Studies Center, Academic 1, Room 130, North Campus, for GRE registration dates, registration packages and information regarding GRE tutorials.

Students applying to the Spanish-Language Journalism Master's Program must take the PAEG, which is the Spanish-language equivalent. Minimum passing score for the PAEG is 500, the equivalent of the 1000-level GRE score.

Students not meeting these requirements can only take courses as special students. These individuals are non-degree-seeking and may not take more than 6 total credit hours of course work.