MS PhD Track: Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related engineering or science discipline from an accredited college or university.
BS PhD Track: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related engineering or science discipline from an accredited college or university.
Good academic standing at the academic institution last attended.
A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on all coursework attempted as an upper division student (beyond 60 semester credit hours) or a graduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) recommended minimum percentile ranks of 35% on the verbal reasoning section and 70% on the quantitative section (for tests taken after 2015, the corresponding scaled scores are 148 verbal and 159 quantitative). However, the decision to admit will be based on a prospective student's entire application package.
CV/Resume - Information should be current.
Statement of Purpose describing reasons for pursuing the PhD of Engineering degree and career goals.
Three signed letters of recommendation on official letterheads, from academic or professionals attesting to the PhD study potential of the applicant.
Credit Requirements
International Credit Requirements International applicants or degrees earned from international institutions must submit official transcripts through a NACES approved evaluator. We recommend using SpanTran for your course-by-course evaluation. We are unable to review applications with unofficial transcripts from international institutions. The University will not waive this requirement. For more information visit FSU Graduate School or FAMU Graduate School.
US Credit Requirements Credits earned from US institutions can be reviewed with unofficial transcripts.
For International students, an English Proficiency Score Report is required if:
The applicant's country's official language is NOT English or
The applicant did NOT graduate from an accredited US institution with either a bachelor's or master's degree.
The following are the minimum scores required for admission to the University:
Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80
Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550
International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5
Pearson Test of English (PTE): 55
Duolingo: 120
Cambridge C1 Advanced Level: 180
Michigan Language Assessment: 55