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- LocationMiami Gardens, The United States
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Florida Memorial University (FMU) is a private coeducational university in Miami Gardens, Florida, and the only historically Black university in South Florida. It was founded in 1879 by the Bethlehem Baptist Association in Live Oak as the Florida Baptist Institute, moved to St. Augustine in 1918, opened its current campus near Opa-locka in Miami-Dade County in 1968 and adopted its present name in 2004.
FMU offers undergraduate and graduate programmes in three schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education and Social Sciences. Bachelor's degrees range from aviation management and aeronautical science (flight education, air traffic control) to computer science, cybersecurity, biology, communications, music production, business administration, criminal justice, social work and psychology. Graduate options include a one-year, fully online executive MBA and master's degrees in education.
FMU is home to students from 35 countries, with an international recruiter and an international student advisor. International students apply free of charge through the Common Black College Application or the Common App. US federal grants and loans are not available to them, but they can apply for institutional scholarships by 1 December. Residence Life offers on-campus housing.
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+1 305 626 3600
15800 NW 42nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL, The United States, 33054-6199
- Aviation: Aviation Management; Aeronautical Science (Flight Education or Air Traffic Control)
- Computing: Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems
- Health and natural sciences: Biology (including Radiobiology and a Biology + Nursing dual degree), Chemistry, Healthcare
- Arts and humanities: Music Production, Religion & Philosophy, Communications (Public Relations or TV Broadcast)
- Business: Business Administration, Finance
- Education: Elementary Education/ESOL K-6/Reading
- Social sciences: Law & Government, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology
- Master of Business Administration: 30 credits, one-year executive programme, fully online and asynchronous, open to graduates of all majors (online foundation courses for those without business coursework)
- Master of Science in Reading
- Master of Science and Education Specialist in Exceptional Student Education
International applicants (first-time freshmen and transfer students) apply free of charge through the Common Black College Application or the Common App and send official secondary school transcripts (plus college transcripts for transfers) by email or post. Records not in English need a certified, literal English translation signed by an educational official. Applicants whose native language is not English submit official English test scores. Admitted students complete an online Declaration of Finances, with proof of funds for each year of study, before FMU issues the I-20.
Minimum English scores for admission (some graduate departments require more):
- TOEFL iBT 80 or paper-based TOEFL 550
- IELTS Academic 6.5
- MELAB 77
- PTE 55
- Duolingo 105 (undergraduate) or 110 (graduate)
Scores must be sent directly by the testing agency and are valid for two years; waiver criteria exist.
US federal grants and loans are not awarded to international students, but they may be eligible for FMU's institutional scholarships. Funding is limited, and applicants must apply by the priority deadline of 1 December of each academic year.