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Admission Criteria

Application Process

Apply in 5 easy steps!

  1. Online Application: Applications open one year in advance. 
  2. Application Fee: $30 Application fee
  3. College Transcripts: Transcripts, and foreign evaluations if applicable, from all post-secondary institutions attended. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official copies.
  4. Resume: Professional resume or CV
  5. Test Scores or Waiver

Admission Criteria

Application Deadlines:

  • Fall: August 1st
  • Spring: December 1st
  • Summer: April 15
Additional Materials (upon request): Applicants who do not qualify for the Test Score Waiver AND who have a Test Score below the required Index will be asked to submit the following materials for review. If this information is needed, the Coggin Graduate Program office will reach out to you via the email address you provided on your application.
  • Two letters of recommendation from professional references
  •  Letter of intent (two page maximum)

Program Prerequisites:

Required prior to admission to the program.

  • A course in basic statistics or equivalent (UNF equivalents: STA 2023, STA 2014) 
  • A course in entry level computing or equivalent (UNF equivalents: CGS 1100, CGS 1060)
  • An entry level course in business or equivalent (UNF equivalents: MAN 3025, MAR 3023, ECO 2013, ECO 2023)

Test Score Waiver or Test Score

To qualify for a test score waiver, you must meet one of the following requirements. If you qualify for a test score waiver, the waiver will be applied automatically once the program has received your admission referral.

Applicants not meeting the test score waiver criteria must take the GMAT or GRE.

Test Score Waiver:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business or STEM: A bachelor's degree in a business or STEM discipline with a 3.0 or higher overall GPA for your 1st Bachelor’s degree. Business degrees must be from an AACSB accredited institution. Find out if your school is AACSB accredited. 
  • Work Experience and Non-Business/STEM Bachelor's Degree: Two (2) years of work experience in FinTech and a non-business/STEM bachelors degree with a 3.0 or higher overall GPA.
  • Advanced Degree: An advanced degree (defined as at least a Master Degree) from an accredited program at an accepted institutional accreditor

Test Score GMAT or GRE:

To determine the score you need, please use the appropriate Index Score formula below

  • GMAT: (200 x GPA) + GMAT total score = 1070 or higher 
  • GRE: (200 x GPA) + GRE total score = 900 or higher 

Exam information: Find more information about the each exam at the appropriate link below.