International Applicants

  1. Submit the Florida State University Online Application: https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp/ with the required attachments (See 2-4 below).
  2. Statement of Purpose - Must be attached to the Online Application.
  3. Resume or Curriculum Vitae - Must be attached to the Online Application.
  4. Three Letters of Recommendation - Within the Online Application, there is a section where applicants will input the names and contact information of those who will be writing the letters. Recommenders will receive e-mails asking them to upload their letters directly to the application.
  5. Application Processing Fee of $30.00. You will receive an e-mail from the Office of Graduate Admissions requesting the fee within two business days after submitting your application.
  6. Official Graduate Records Exam (GRE) scores (minimum score of 1100 -- Verbal and Quantitative with a 650 or higher on the Quantitative section). Please request for ETS to send your official test scores to the university. Our institution code is 5219.
  7. Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): A minimum score of 100 (internet-based) or 600 (paper-based) is the standard for graduate admission to the Computer Science Department. International applicants whose native language is not English must submit official TOEFL results in order to be admitted to the Computer Science graduate program. Students with a 4-year Bachelor's or a graduate degree from an accredited university in an English-speaking country can be exempt from the TOEFL for admissions purposes. However, exempted students are strongly encouraged to submit TOEFL scores if they seek support from the department. Please request for ETS to send your official test scores directly to the university. Our institution code is 5219. The department code is not required.
  8. Two official or certified of all transcript(s), diploma(s), and/or degree certificate(s) from every college or university attended (minimum upper-division GPA of 3.0). Transcripts are considered official when they are sent directly from a college or university to the FSU Office of Admissions and contain an official seal and/or signature. All academic records that are not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. If you are an FSU undergraduate and all of your transcripts from previous institutions are on file, then you will not need to request transcripts. Transcripts should be mailed directly to the FSU Office of Admissions at the following address:
    Office of Graduate Admissions
    Florida State University
    282 Champions Way
    P.O. Box 3062400
    Tallahassee, FL 32306-2400
    USA

    Phone: (850) 644-6200
    FSU Graduate Admissions e-mail: gradadms@admin.fsu.edu
    URL: http://www.fsu.edu/prospective/admissions
  9. The Certificate of Financial Responsibility (CFR) & Photocopy of Passport. The CFR must be completed after submitting your application, even if your available funds are $0.00. The form is available on the FSU Center for Global Engagement website. The CFR and passport photocopy should be mailed directly to the Center for Global Engagement. Contact information for the Center for Global Engagement is available on the CFR document.

    10. All supporting documents must be submitted via the Online Application, with the exception of official transcripts (mailed to the Office of Admissions), test scores (sent from ETS to the Office of Admissions), and CFR/Copy of Passport (mailed to the International Center). An application must be complete before it can be considered for admission.