Admissions

All application materials should be submitted to the Office of Graduate Admissions via the online Graduate Application. Use the graduate admission checklist to get started.

  • Deadlines

    Fall:
    Domestic Applicants - Apply by June 1st, 5 p.m. EST
    Foreign Applicants - Apply by March 31st, 5 p.m. EST

  • Requirements
    • GPA: 3.0 in the last two years of undergraduate study.
    • GRE (Optional): Scores on the verbal, quantitative and writing sections of the GRE General Test, taken within the previous five years, are required of all applicants. There is no minimum score required. 
    • Applicant Statement/Letter of Intent: A brief essay stating reasons for interest in the program and career goals.
    • Letters of Recommendation: Three (3) letters evaluating the applicant's potential for graduate work. Applicants are required to provide at least one letter of recommendation from a professor or academic source.
    • Introduction Video: A brief introduction video describing the applicant's interest in the program and career goals is required. Click HERE for Instructions and HERE for the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document.
    • Resume/CV Optional
    • Additional Requirements:
      • English Proficiency Exams
        1. Applicants from non-English speaking countries, including internationally educated American students, must demonstrate proficiency in English. 
        2. Applicants that 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 (FIU institution code: 5206).
          1. TOEFL iBT/PBT: 80/550
          2. IELTS: 6.5
          3. Duolingo English Test
        3. For a list of test alternatives and exempt countries, please see the English-Language Requirements for Graduate School Admission page.
      • Foreign-educated Students:
        As of January 15th, 2023, an official course-by-course evaluation is required from a NACES member credential evaluation service for all international post-secondary (college or university) coursework when applicable. The evaluation must come directly from the evaluation service to FIU and be certified as an official document. FIU only accepts secure transcripts of post-secondary school records and these must be received via official channels of mail or authorized electronic transmission. All credentials and documents submitted to the Office of Admissions become the property of FIU and original documents to the applicant will not be provided.

        Here are some suggested agencies, however, you may choose outside this list:

        OfficeContact

        Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants

        Phone: 305-273-1616

        Fax: 305-273-1338

        Hector Pina

        Phone: 305-264-7375

        SpanTran

        Phone: 713-266-8805

        Fax: 713-789-6022

        Nestor Dominguez

        Phone: 305-279-8833

        Education Credential Evaluators

        PO Box 514070

        Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470

        Phone: 414-289-3400



        NACES Member Credential Evaluation Service
        https://www.naces.org/members

     

    For more information, consult our Program Frequently Asked Questions Document and the Graduate Catalog.

     

  • Recommended Courses

    It is recommended that prospective students take several industrial-organizational psychology-related courses, including:

    • Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
    • Introduction to Social Psychology
    • Statistics and/or Research Methods
    • Psychological Testing or Tests and Measurement
    • Organizational Psychology
    • Personnel Psychology
    • Theory of Personality
  • Funding