Requirements To Graduate

This is a 5-semester lock-step graduate cohorted program consisting of thirteen (13) courses of three (3) credits each. Students need to adhere to the program schedule at all times. If the need arises to circumvent a particular module, the student will then withdraw from the current cohort and join the students in the following year, should the program be offered. If you have any questions, please direct them to Grizelle De Los Reyes, Program Director, at gdelosre@fiu.edu.

Degree Requirements for Graduation:

Students must comply with all FIU and the Florida Board of Governors’ rules, policies, and procedures. These include current rules, policies and procedures, as well as changes in tuition, fees, and policies as stated in the graduate catalog.  The FIU and SCJ graduation requirements are detailed in the FIU graduate catalog and include, but are not limited to the following (these requirements are subject to modification):

  • Completion of a minimum of thirty-nine (39) hours of graduate credits;
  • Earning an overall GPA of 3.0;
  • No more than two (2) ‘C’ grades will be allowed; and
  • Completion of all program requirements in good standing.

Compliance with Laws, Policies, Regulations, and Procedures:

  • Maintenance of Good Standing.  In order to remain in good standing in the Program students must maintain a 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA during their studies.
  • Warning:  A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on warning for the following term.  Warning indicates academic difficulty.
  • Probation:  A student on warning whose cumulative GPA remains below 3.0 in the following semester will be placed on probation.  Such a student will have one (1) semester to raise his/her cumulative GPA to 3.0 or above.  Probation indicates serious academic difficulty.
  • Dismissal:  A graduate student on probation whose cumulative and semester GPA’s fall below a 3.0 will be automatically dismissed from his or her program and the University. The student has ten (10) working days to appeal the dismissal decision through the University’s specific appeal process. The dismissal is for a minimum of one (1) year.  After one (1) year, the student may apply for readmission to FIU in the same or different program.