Application to the Master of Arts program in Religious Studies is made through FIU's Graduate Admissions Office. The usual minimum requirements for admission include a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and:

A graduate degree in the humanities or social sciences from an accredited college or university or
A score of 156 or higher on the verbal portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or
A UG 60 GPA of 3.25
A student who does not meet any of these three requirements may qualify for admission with a UG 60 GPA of 3.0 and either:
A GPA of at least 3.0 in 9 or more hours of graduate study in departmental courses (as a special student, excluding Independent Study courses) or
A score of at least 152 on the verbal portion of the GRE.
International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
A total score of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IELTS is required.