The University of Central Florida welcomes international students and recognizes that a diverse scholarly community contributes significantly to graduate education. The graduate application for admission is available online for your convenience. Before you begin the application, however, check your program's application due dates and admission requirements in the Graduate Programs section of this website. Some program require interviews, portfolios, or other materials that are not included in the online process. The College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Optics and Photonics require that you fill out a pre-application form before you complete the online application for graduate admission.
UCF accepts only international students in good status with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Applicants seeking F or J visas should see the UCF International Services Center website (www.intl.ucf.edu) for additional information.
International students are admissible to master's and doctoral degree programs. International students who hold an F or J visa are not admitted in nondegree status or to certificate programs (unless the student has been previously admitted to a degree program).
Application Requirements
- The College of Engineering and Computer Science (pre-application form) and the College of Optics and Photonics (pre-application form) require that you fill out a pre-application form before you complete the online application for graduate admission.
- Graduate Application for Admission (electronically signed and submitted by the applicant by the state application deadline).
- A $30 non-refundable application fee, paid as a check or money order in U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable to the University of Central Florida, is required of all applicants for each application submitted. No application fee is required for the pre-application form required by the College of Engineering and Computer Science or the College of Optics and Photonics.
- One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) showing a bachelor’s degree earned at a regionally accredited institution or from a reconized foreign institution, accompanied by an official certification of degree, with date awarded. If a student has attended more than one college or university, separate transcripts must be submitted.
- The university conducts a complete assessment of all required credential documents (official transcript(s) and official certification of degree) submitted by the student, including the record of all academic course work. Excluding all master's programs in the College of Business Administration and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management and those master's programs that do not require a GRE (or GMAT), the university will evaluate all credentials for international students who have received their degree at a college or university outside of the United States. Additional information is available on the Transcripts and Evaluation section in this website.
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores or General Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores for doctoral applicants and for those applying to master's program that require an admissions test. These scores must be sent directly to UCF by the testing agency.
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores sent directly to UCF, if an applicant is from a country where English is not the official language or when an applicant's degree is not from an accredited U.S. institution, or if an applicant did not earn a degree in a country where English is the only official language or a university where English is the only official language of instruction.
- Financial Statement with a letter indicating commitment (from your parents, government, or others) to financially support your education.
- Recommendations, if required by the program (complete this section of the online application).
- Immunization Form*.
- Resume, essay, or other material, if required by the program (must be submitted as part of the online application).
Official application materials (or duplicate copies) should not be submitted directly to the graduate programs as it will delay the processing of the application. All official application materials, with the exception of test scores and transcripts must be submitted online. The UCF College of Graduate Studies must receive the application and all supporting documents by the stated application deadline. Applicants interested in being considered for university fellowships, assistantships and tuition waivers should apply by the priority deadline and make sure that their application is complete, including all transcripts and other program admission requirements.
* To expedite processing of materials, download and print the Immunization Form from the online application. Send the completed form to the address specified on the form. This form is not used in making an admission decision. However, you will not be allowed to enroll at UCF without submitting the Immunization Form.
Graduate Students
