Requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND FORMS

• Immunization Documentation Form. This form should be sent to: Student Health Center, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami FL 33199 (Not applicable for international online students)
• You must have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree.
• You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA during the last two years of study. An average of 13 on a 20 point scale; or a 4.0 on a 5.0 grading; or a 7 on a 9 point; or an 8 on a 10 point scale.
• Pass the TOEFL exam with a minimum score of 500 or score of 80 in the online exam – if your degree is from an institution outside the U.S. or 6.5 overall on the IELTS is required.
• Submit two letters of recommendation from university professors or professional journalists.
• Declaration and Certification of Finances (only for international students, but not for international online students.)
• Submit a 500-word essay describing “Why I want to be a journalist?”
• Your university must send your official transcripts, in a closed and sealed envelope, to:
  Florida International University
  Graduate Admissions
  P.O. Box 659004
  Miami, FL 33265-9004
• You must translate your transcripts through Silny & Associates Inc. Joseph Silny

For more information, please contact Dr. Alejandro Alvarado Bremer, (jalvarad@fiu.edu) Faculty Program Coordinator, Spanish-language Journalism Masters.