Applicants from non-English speaking countries, including internationally educated American students, must demonstrate proficiency in English. Applicants who attended undergraduate institutions that do not teach in English must also meet this requirement, even if the institution is located within the United States. FIU only accepts official test scores or official documentation sent directly from the testing agency or organization to meet these requirements:
- TOEFL iBT/PBT: 80/550
- IELTS: 6.5
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- 53 Pearson Test of English – Academic
- Cambridge English – Advanced
- English Language Institute certification of satisfactory completion of all content areas with at least level six proficiency
- Applicants who hold an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited institution where the language of instruction is English
The English Language Institute at FIU offers the PBT TOEFL® which is accepted university wide.
English Proficiency Exempt Countries
- 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
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vanuatu
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe