International students are eligible to apply for admission to Florida State University as transfers if they have graduated from secondary school and have completed one or more semesters of full-time study at a post-secondary institution or university.
To apply for transfer admission, applicants must:
The Office of Admissions is "going green"; many of our communications, including your admission decision, will be sent electronically. Please make sure that we always have your most up-to-date email address. You will also need to check your email account and the Online Status Check at https://admissions.fsu.edu/StatusCheck/ on a regular basis. To ensure receipt of our emails, make sure to include admissions@admin.fsu.edu in your address book.
Associate in Arts (AA) Applicants
Applicants transferring directly after earning the AA degree from a Florida public institution will receive priority consideration for admission, as long as the foreign language admission requirement and the requirements for admission to the major/program of interest have been met.
Junior and senior applicants (60 or more semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must:
Freshman and sophomore applicants (12-59 semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must:
Prior to July 2009 all students who had completed the sophomore year of college were required by Florida statutes and rules of the State Board of Education to satisfactorily complete the Florida College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST), or an approved alternative, before the granting of admission to upper-division status. While the CLAST exam is no longer offered in Florida, the requirement to satisfy English/math proficiency remains. Applicants can meet the competency requirement with:
Transfer credit is awarded for coursework completed at an accredited (recognized) institution of higher learning. No credit is awarded for technical, vocational, or below-college-level coursework, or courses completed with grades below "D-." An official course-by-course evaluation is required for all academic records from non-U.S. institutions. We recommend the evaluation be done by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org/) or the International Education Credential Services provided by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (www.aacrao.org/).
The Certification of Financial Responsibility Form is required supplementary information used for issuing your immigration form. Send the Certification of Financial Responsibility Form and all financial support documents to:
Florida State University
International Center
945 Learning Way
P.O.Box 3064240
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4240, USA