Transfer

1. Online Application
To apply you will need to create an account on FIU’s main application page. Once you have created your login information and completed the application, you will be prompted to submit a $30 application fee (steps for payment will be provided when creating your account). For speedy processing, please have a major credit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express, or Discover) available. After successfully submitting your application, a confirmation e-mail will be sent which will include your next steps.

2. College/University Transcripts
In order to begin the evaluation process we will need your most recent college/university transcripts. As of Fall 2019, we will review all college/university transcripts in-house at no additional charge to students. We will review all courses with posted grades and make note of any pending courses (that you may currently be enrolled in).

If your transcripts are not in English, you must also submit an official translation of your transcript by a NACES or WES accredited organization along with the original documents.

Students on Academic Probation/Students Pending Prerequisites: This will impact your admissions timeline. If your current academic standing or academic profile does not meet the admissions requirement, and you will not have final grades until after our deadline for your term of entry, please consider updating your admission term. Doing this will prevent further delays and allow us to better assist you. We are unable to consider incomplete applications for admission- academic probation or missing requisite coursework would qualify your file as incomplete.

Course-by-Course Evaluations and Transfer Credit: The Office of International Admissions will work with you to establish course evaluations equivalent to the University Core Curriculum. Upper division coursework must be reviewed and approved by your department or academic advisor directly. If you are submitting courses to be evaluated by our office please be prepared to submit syllabi for those courses. Though it is not always required to submit syllabi (because many students transfer-in from the same schools), there are times when the class-specific syllabus is needed. This will allow us to confirm its equivalency to our curriculum. To review some of the previously transferred courses in the U.S. please visit the Transfer Equivalency Database aka “TED“.

For credit to be transferred from an international institution, students must submit official original transcripts to International Admissions. International Admissions will confirm the accreditation, general transferability of coursework, and provide a calculated U.S. equivalent grade point average based on professional resources available through the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and other professional organizations. International Admissions will work with students to receive course syllabi and academic catalog information from their previous institutions to articulate transferable coursework. International Admissions will work with students to establish course equivalencies for the University Core Curriculum. Upper division coursework must be reviewed and approved by the students’ academic department or academic advisor

All admissions and transfer documentation must be provided in English. FIU prefers an American Translators Association (ATA) organization to provide translations; however, we will also accept official translation agencies on a case-by-case basis, especially for documentation translated outside of the US.



NOTE: Transcripts become FIU property once submitted and will not be returned to the applicant or forwarded to any other institution. Please do not send us your original transcript/diploma if no other copy exists. As of January 2022 FIU will only accept official original transcripts from verifiable email addresses, or sealed original documents issued by the institution directly. If official/original documents are not available please contact iadmiss@fiu.edu for alternative options. Failure to submit academic documents deemed acceptable by our enrollment officers will result in admissions evaluation delays.

Under the Florida Articulation agreement, students who receive an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree from a Florida public community college is guaranteed admission with the exception of limited access programs.*

An Associate of Arts degree from any Florida public community and junior college ensures an orderly transfer to FIU. Students who receive the Associate of Arts degree are classified as juniors and satisfy the FIU’s general education requirements.

Transfer students have the opportunity for admission to FIU through a simple process. Requirements for 2 + 2 students is that they complete basic Math and English courses (usually the first 30 credits in college) and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA for the majority of the academic program. Transfer students also are eligible to apply to the FIU Honors College.

*Limited access programs are selective in admission and require additional criteria. Please contact the academic department or university catalog for specific requirements.

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