Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
A foreign-trained doctor in Florida can apply to FIU's Foreign-Educated Physician BSN/MSN track. It needs a non-US medical degree, a course-by-course credential evaluation, the TEAS (70% total, 62% science), a 2.5 GPA and six prerequisites taken within 10 years at a regionally accredited US institution. FIU decides what counts, so ask it in writing first.
FIU's Foreign-Educated Physician BSN/MSN track lists 6 prerequisites (statistics, A&P I and II with labs, microbiology with lab, chemistry with lab, nutrition, human growth and development), each with a grade of C or better, taken within the last 10 years at a regionally accredited US institution, under the FIU Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing FEP admission requirements.
The rule asks for 6 prerequisite courses, taken within 10 years, minimum grade C. The legal source is FIU Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing FEP admission requirements.
| Requirement | What FIU lists | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who can apply | A completed medical degree from an accredited non-US university, and legal status to enrol | [1] |
| Entrance test | In-person ATI TEAS: 70% total and 62% science | [1] |
| GPA | Cumulative 2.5 | [1] |
| Prerequisite age and grade | Within the last 10 years; grade C or better; regionally accredited US institution | [1] |
| Timing | Sciences finished at application; all by the end of Spring; Fall start | [1] |
Florida International University, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences (admission); Florida Board of Nursing (licence after graduation) decides how this rule applies to you. We read its published rule and the pages below; each was checked on 15 Nov 2026.
Each nursing programme sets its own prerequisite list, its own time limits for science courses and its own rule on which credits it takes. Read the programme's published list first and ask its admissions office in writing before you enrol in any course.
UPI Study does not yet offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition or Lifespan Development. Our courses carry no clinical hours, and they do not clear a deficiency for a board of nursing.
Each course below is ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended for college credit. Whether it counts here is the decision of the college and of Florida International University, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences (admission); Florida Board of Nursing (licence after graduation).
Matches the statistics prerequisite by subject; 3 credits, ACE-recommended and NCCRS-recommended
Self-paced online Principles of Statistics course (Statistics 101). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Chemistry I, 3 credits, for the chemistry prerequisite; FIU decides if it matches Survey or General Chemistry
Self-paced online Chemistry I course (Chemistry 111). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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The 1-credit lab that goes with Chemistry I; ask FIU whether an online lab meets its lab rule
Self-paced online Chemistry Lab course (CHEM 111L). NCCRS recommends 1 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Composition is part of FIU's general undergraduate admission picture; useful if your evaluation shows a gap
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →TESU, UoPeople and Newlane are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; they review credit on their own terms. FIU is not a partner and decides its own prerequisites, so ask FIU first.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
| Option | Price | For this rule | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPI Study PRO | $99 a month, every course | $99 for each month you are subscribed; take as many courses as you finish in that time | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Broward College, in-state online | $122.90 per credit hour | About $369 for a 3-credit statistics course, before books and lab fees | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Broward College, out-of-state on campus | $373.00 per credit hour | About $1,119 for one 3-credit course if you are not yet a Florida resident | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Sophia Learning monthly plan | $99 a month | Monthly access; check its list for statistics and chemistry | 15 Nov 2026 |
Statistics, Chemistry I and Chemistry Lab are 7 credits. At Broward's in-state online rate that is about $860 in tuition; on PRO it is the monthly fee for the months you study. FIU must still agree that the credit meets its prerequisites.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
Ask FIU's Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing Student Services in writing whether statistics and chemistry with lab arriving via a college transcript meet the FEP prerequisites before you enrol.
FIU lists six prerequisites and shows the matching course numbers at FIU, Miami Dade College, Broward College and Palm Beach State College. That list is useful because it tells you exactly what a reviewer will compare your course against.
Two notes on the page matter for doctors. General Chemistry with lab may stand in for Survey of Chemistry with lab. A passing CLEP score can meet Human Growth and Development. Everything else must be a course.
FIU wants every prerequisite taken within the last 10 years, at a regionally accredited US institution. For most doctors, medical school was longer ago than that, and it was not a US institution. That is why physicians with deep science knowledge still sit US prerequisite courses.
Your credential evaluation is still worth doing first. It is required, and it shows FIU your full record. Ask FIU whether any part of it changes what you need to take.
FIU reviews applications on a rolling basis for the Fall semester. Science prerequisites must be complete when you submit; applications with sciences in progress are not reviewed. Up to two non-science prerequisites may be in progress, and all must be done by the end of Spring.
Work backwards from Fall. If you need statistics, chemistry, microbiology, nutrition and growth and development, that is a full year of study for many working adults. Science first, then the non-science courses while you apply.
Yes, through a nursing degree. FIU runs a Foreign-Educated Physician BSN/MSN track for people with a medical degree from an accredited non-US university. After the degree, the licence is a separate step with the Florida Board of Nursing. Check FIU's current admission page before you plan courses.
Six: statistics; anatomy and physiology I and II with labs; microbiology with lab; chemistry with lab; nutrition; and human growth and development. Each needs a C or better, taken within 10 years at a regionally accredited US institution. Science courses must be complete when you apply.
FIU asks for the in-person ATI TEAS with at least 70% total and 62% in science. Book it early, because the application is reviewed on a rolling basis for Fall and a retake takes time.
Not automatically. FIU asks for prerequisites from a regionally accredited US institution within the last 10 years. Your NACES course-by-course evaluation is required anyway, so send it and ask FIU in writing what, if anything, it changes.
Some may be possible, but FIU decides. It says equivalent courses from regionally accredited US institutions may be considered after review. Labs are the hardest part to take online; ask FIU in writing before you enrol in any online science or lab course.
Statistics and chemistry with lab. We do not offer microbiology with lab, nutrition or human growth and development. Our courses are ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended and reach a university via a college transcript; FIU decides whether they meet its rules.
Statistics, Chemistry I and Chemistry Lab are on PRO. Ask FIU in writing first.