Transcripts (applicant should demonstrate excellence in prior academic work by an earned GPA of 3.5 or better in both undergraduate and graduate degrees from regionally accredited institutions)
GRE scores (applicant is expected to have 60 percentile scores in verbal and quantitative sections, FIU's institutional code is 5206)
A personal statement describing the applicant's background, career goals, and the reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Affairs, the statement should also indicate how the applicant's research and career interests fit with those of current faculty
A current resume
Applicants should generally have a Master's degree prior to their enrollment, though outstanding applicants with only a baccalaureate degree may also be considered. Admission is not restricted to students with prior course work in Public Administration. The program encourages applicants with diverse academic backgrounds, with preference given to those with grounding in the policy or administrative sciences. Applicants should ideally demonstrate knowledge of American political institutions and fundamentals of social research methods.
Foreign applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by presenting a minimum score of a 100 on the TOEFL iBT, which is equivalent to 600 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT). If applicants take the language proficiency assessment administered by the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), a minimum score of 6.5 is required.