Student Application Procedures

Students should meet with their academic advisers to determine whether their major or their department offers a combined degree program. Qualified students interested in a combined degree program outside their undergraduate major or department should contact an adviser in that department.

FSU students normally apply to participate in a combined degree program in their junior or senior year, but may apply as early as the second semester of their sophomore year. If accepted, during the first semester of their senior year, they should take a nationally standardized graduate admissions test, such as the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or an equivalent, that is acceptable for the program to which the student is applying. Students should make formal application for admission to graduate school during the last semester of their senior year, although some departments may have an earlier deadline.

Admission requirements

A student of senior standing or an upper-division honors student may carry graduate courses for undergraduate credit provided the student:

1. has earned either a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, or better, or has or has met the academic program's minimums on a nationally standardized graduate admissions test, such as the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or an equivalent, that is acceptable for the program to which the student is applying,
2. carries a course load of no more than fifteen (15) semester hours,
3. students must have eligibility certified in the Office of the University Registrar,
4. has the advance approval of the dean, the department chair, and the instructor offering the course, prior to registration.

After approval up to twelve (12) semester hours may be counted toward a graduate degree at FSU, provided the course has not been counted toward a previous graduate degree.

Honors Students

Although each program determines its own qualification for participation, Honors Program students must have completed 60 semester hours of credit (90 credit hours for non-Honors Program students) in their undergraduate programs and earned a minimum 3.0 FSU GPA.

Transfer Students

Transfer students must have completed a minimum of two semesters (24 hours) at Florida State University and earned a minimum 3.0 FSU GPA. Interested students should contact an adviser in that department for specific information.