International Real Estate

Admissions Qualifications

A holistic approach is applied when reviewing your admission file. An applicant should show high promise of success in graduate studies as determined by the faculty based upon academic performance, work experience or a combination of academic and work experience.

An outline of the general admissions criteria follows. Full details are provided in the FIU Graduate Catalog. An applicant should:

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (a business degree is not required).

2. Have a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or better on upper-division coursework.

3. Show high promise of success in graduate studies as determined by the faculty based upon a minimum score of 500 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or equivalent score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

An applicant can seek a GMAT/GRE Waiver under the following conditions:

• Demonstration of at least four years of business (real estate and affiliated industries such as banking, finance, insurance, etc.) related work experience, or
• Having an undergraduate business degree from Florida International University with an upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.25, or higher, or
• Having a business, economics, engineering, construction management or architecture degree from an accredited school with an upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.25, or higher, or
• By having already completed a graduate degree from an accredited university with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, or by entering a business master program under a special agreement for admissions with specific foreign universities.

• Pay a $30 application fee. Most major credit cards are accepted. Checks or money orders are also accepted and should be made payable to Florida International University.
• Send official transcripts from all previously attended universities, in a sealed envelope
  • The original transcripts must be submitted in an envelope sealed by the degree-granting institution.
  • If your official transcripts are not in English, you must submit translated transcripts. Please ask your university to provide two original transcripts. The first set of transcripts must remain in the sealed envelope. The second set of transcripts should be sent to an official translation company for translation.
  • TOEFL or IELTS SCORES: If you earned your Bachelor Degree in a country whose official language is not English, you must demonstrate English proficiency by taking either the TOEFL or IELTS. Minimum scores for the TOEFL are: 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based and 80 internet-based. Minimum score for the IELTS is 6.5. When requesting the official scores, please refer to the Florida International University Institution code 5206.
  • Submit a current resume of professional experience. (Internships and part-time employment may be included)
  • Submit a statement of purpose: a one-page essay describing your professional goals and reasons for pursuing the MS in International Real Estate degree at Florida International University.