Program Overview

Admissions

The Ph.D. in Biology program at Florida International University has a rolling admissions policy. Prospective candidates must submit an application via the online Graduate Application and pay the $30 application fee. Applicants must arrange to have official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended and official test scores (TOEFL iBT/PBT, IELTS or DuoLingo) sent by the corresponding official agencies directly to the FIU Graduate Admissions Office. Foreign Transcripts must also be certified, and translated if necessary, by an official, NACES-affiliated institution, with the information sent directly afterwards to the Graduate Admissions Office.

Requirements

• Degree: Relevant bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• GPA: 3.0 average or higher during the last two years of the undergraduate program, or a master's degree in a relevant discipline
• Applicant Statement/Letter of Intent
• Current Resume
• Letters of Recommendation: Required, 3 letters sent to the Biological Sciences graduate program director evaluating the applicant's potential for graduate work
• Sponsorship by a faculty member with graduate faculty status
• Transcripts: Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended (certified by a NACES-affiliated institution, if they are foreign transcripts)
• Additional Requirements: International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency in English by achieving a minimum score of 80/550 on the TOEFL iBT, or a minimum score of 6.5 overall on the IELTS, or a minimum score of 110 on the DuoLingo test.
• Approval from the department's Graduate Committee

Deadlines

The deadline for applications is December 1 for the following fall. Decisions on assistantships for the Fall term will normally be made within eight weeks of this deadline.

Funding

• Cost of attendance
• CASE Scholarships & Fellowships
• University graduate fellowships
• PhD Funding Guide