Information for Prospective Graduate Students

A student applying for admission to the graduate school must have a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an institution of acceptable academic standing. To be considered for admission, the student's academic and professional record must indicate that there is high probability that the applicant will be able to pursue graduate work satisfactorily.

Admission to doctoral study is granted to a limited number of applicants. The successful applicant will have received a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited institution in a program that provides suitable preparation for doctoral-level studies in the applicant's field. The academic records of the applicant must indicate probable success in the desired program.

Applicants should complete the application form and submit it with either a $50 (master's) or $60 (doctoral) application fee along with the Signature Certification Form. Request that your transcripts from all colleges or universities attended are sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. Your should also request that GRE or GMAT scores if applicable (see Summary of requirements in the on-line catalog) for your program be sent directly to Graduate Admissions.

Additional Information for Prospective International Graduate Students

You will need to submit the I-20 Request Form or the /IAP-66 Form (click on Additional Online Forms) to Florida Tech, Graduate Admissions Office, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne , Florida 32901. Please note that this form can be submitted at the time of application, however an I-20 cannot be issued until you are officially accepted to Florida Tech and all necessary financial documents have been received. You will need to submit the required bank statement(s) and if needed sponsorship letter. These documents should be dated within 6 months of your planned attendance at Florida Tech.

Application Deadlines
Florida Tech is on a rolling admission basis. However, it is strongly recommended that the following dates be followed to ensure you will be evaluated for your requested semester of entrance:

Please note that for the Psy.D. program in Clinical Psychology the deadline is January 15 for Fall Semester admission only. For the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program the deadline is Feb 1and for for the Applied Behavioral Analysis program the deadline is March 1st forFall Semester admission only.

Graduate Tuition Information
The university’s board of trustees has approved the following tuition and fees for the academic year 2008-2009.

Tuition for graduate students is charged on a per credit hour basis regardless of the number of credit hours taken (except as noted below). Graduate tuition is charged in accordance with the following schedule:

Tuition for students enrolled in the School of Extended Graduate Studies is published separately in the course catalogs for each off-campus site.

Fees
All of the fees listed below are nonrefundable.

Application fees:

Student Health Insurance:
Students must waive or enroll in the university’s health insurance policy each academic year. Student health insurance is contracted annually.

All domestic students are automatically charged for health insurance unless a signed Enrollment/Waiver form accompanied by proof of current coverage by another insurance carrier is presented to the Office of Auxiliary Services by the end of the third week of classes.

All international students are automatically charged for the university’s student health insurance unless they are officially sponsored by their home government or agency that guarantees the student’s health insurance fees as part of the contract with the university. Sponsored students will not be charged for the university’s coverage. It is mandatory for all other international students to be
covered by the university’s health insurance plan.

Note 1: The Audit/CEU fee is waived for full-time undergraduate students.

Note 2: If a student presents evidence of separate hospitalization insurance, fills out an Insurance Waiver form and presents it to Auxiliary Services prior to the end of the university’s 10th day of classes, this fee will be waived. Special health insurance requirements exist for international students. Please refer to the Office of International Student Affairs for more information.

Note 3: There is no charge for the initial identification card.

Note 4: For students not enrolled in classes at the time of the examination.