CBE Graduate Admission Requirements

Admissions Requirements and Required Documents

1. A baccalaureate degree in chemical/biomedical engineering or an allied field from an accredited college or university. Depending on the students’ academic background certain undergraduate classes might have to be taken in order to handle and be successful in a chemical/biomedical engineering curriculum.
2. An undergraduate upper-division or graduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.
3. The GRE requirement has been waived (and extended) for all engineering master’s applicants through Fall 2026.
4. CV/Resume - Information should be current.
5. Statement of Purpose – Outlining your research and career goals. We want to know how your background and prior training make you the right candidate and why FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is a good fit for you. 
6. Two Letters of Recommendation – Academics or professionals who can comment on the academic and research potential of the applicant.
7. Credit Requirements
   • International Credit Requirements — International applicants or degrees earned from international institutions must submit official transcripts through a NACES approved evaluator. FSU applicants will see a link on their Online Status Page to order the divisional course evaluation through SpanTran. FAMU applicants should have their NACES-approved evaluation sent to gradadmissions@famu.edu. We are unable to review applications with unofficial transcripts from international institutions. The University will not waive this requirement. For more information visit FSU Graduate School or FAMU Graduate School.
   •  US Credit Requirements — Credits earned from US institutions can be reviewed with unofficial transcripts.
8. For International students, an English Proficiency Score Report is required if:
   • The applicant’s country’s official language is NOT English or
   • The applicant did NOT graduate from an accredited US institution with either a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
   • The following are the minimum scores required for admission to the University:
     • Internet based TOEFL (new IBTOEFL): 4.0 minimum
     • Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550 
     • International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5 
     • Pearson Test of English (PTE): 55 
     • Duolingo: 125 (FSU), 120 (FAMU)
     • Cambridge C1 Advanced Level: 180 
     • Michigan Language Assessment: 55 

Application Process

You only need to apply through one university. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is a joint college shared by two universities, Florida A&M University and Florida State University. The program and coursework will be the same no matter which university you apply to. However, upon completion of the degree, you will only earn a diploma from one university.

All required application materials listed above must be on file, and the fee paid, before an application is considered complete and ready for review. We encourage you to submit and complete your application early. The graduate admissions committee reviews completed applications throughout the open application period, which allows you to quickly receive an admissions decision.

Preparatory Courses

Students who do not have a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering may be required to complete a department-designated sequence of undergraduate courses with grade of “B” or higher in each course. In all cases, an applicant must have taken a differential equations course prior to matriculation and have completed sequences in the basic sciences (biology, chemistry and physics). Typical preparatory undergraduate course sequences for graduate courses may include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

• ECH 3101 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
• ECH 3266 - Transport Phenomena I (3)
• ECH 3418 - Separations Processes (3)
• ECH 3854 - Chemical Engineering Computations (3
• ECH 4267 - Transport Phenomena II (3)
• ECH 4504 - Kinetics and Reactor Design (3)

If necessary, the sophomore prerequisite classes ECH 3023 (Mass and Energy Balances I), ECH 3024 (Mass and Energy Balances II), and ECH 3301 (Process Analysis and Design) may be required prior to taking the classes listed above.

Additional courses in subjects including mathematics, chemistry, physics, and general engineering may also be required. Departmental financial support may not be available for graduate students taking undergraduate courses. Transfer credit from another institution is limited to six (6) semester hours with departmental approval, provided that those courses were not already counted towards another degree. Acceptance of equivalent courses is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, following a petition to the Graduate Committee.

To learn more information about the chemical engineering master’s degree, please view the program description here.