Graduate Admissions

• Foreign Credential Evaluation: Graduate applicants who completed all or part of their education abroad are required to have their foreign credentials evaluated. Depending on the program, the evaluation required will be a “general” or a “course-by-course” evaluation with a grade point average from each institution attended. Applicants have two options for obtaining foreign credential evaluations:
  
  • Option 1)  Choose an independent evaluating company that is a  National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)  member, and send transcripts directly to the evaluating company. Examples include World Education Services (WES) and The Evaluation Company (TEC).  Evaluations by NACES member organizations must be completed with authenticated documents. Evaluations completed by NACES members should be sent directly to FAU Graduate College at: Florida Atlantic University, Graduate College, SU-80, Room 101, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA
  • Option 2)  Florida Atlantic University will evaluate transcripts internally. Note: Evaluations completed by FAU are only valid for FAU admission purposes. Official transcripts and English translations (for official documents in languages other than English) must arrive in English 30 days prior to the application deadline for FAU to evaluate them internally. To find more information on internal evaluations, visit our  Foreign Credential Evaluation Page.

International Evaluation of Foreign Credentials: Official transcripts from all higher education institutions attended in or out of the United States must be sent digitally or mailed directly to FAU from the issuing institution. Please view additional details HERE.

Must provide evidence of proficiency in English from one of the following tests, reported directly to FAU Graduate College:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): The minimum university requirement for TOEFL is 548 (Paper-Based Test) and 79 (Internet-Based Test).
• FAU's school code for TOEFL is 5229
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS): The minimum university requirement for IELTS is a band score of 6.0.
• Duolingo: The minimum university requirement for Duolingo is 110.
• Successful completion of Level VI in the Academic Track of the University's Intensive English Institute.

Exceptions: Non-Native speakers of English are not required to submit proof of English language proficiency if they meet one of the following:

1. Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in the United States or abroad with a full curriculum of instruction in English.
2. Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in a country where English is the majority native-speaking language or English is the primary language of instruction starting in the primary grades.
3. For undergraduate applicants only, completion of at least thirty (30) postsecondary credits, including ENC 1101 and ENC 1102, or the equivalent, with a grade of C or higher, from a U.S. regionally accredited post-secondary institution or from a recognized post-secondary institution abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
4. Completion of at least sixty (60) post-secondary credits or an associate degree or higher from a U.S. regionally accredited postsecondary institution or from a recognized post-secondary institution abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.

The official FAU regulation on English Language Proficiency can be found here:   Regulation 4.009.