International Students

Student visas and English proficiency 

International applicants not currently residing in the US should complete the FMS Visa Information form sent with your acceptance email. Once accepted to the program, you will need to complete this form and and return it to the FMS Program with evidence of financial support and a copy of your passport biographical page.

While test scores are not required, non-native English speaking FMS candidates should be proficient in English to fully benefit from the certificate training. 

Recommended Minimum: TOEFL 

  • Internet-based test: 79
  • Writing sub-score: 23
  • No sub-scores below 19

Recommended Minimum: IELTS

  • 6.5 Overall
  • No Sub-score below 6.0

Please contact Carolyn Meyer at cmeyer@miis.edu if you have questions.