Frequently Asked Questions

Go to www.miami.edu/iep and fill out the IEP application.

The application fee for the IEP is $125

All applicants need to send a completed application, the application fee, a copy of their passport ID page, a bank verification letter or scholarship letter.

The bank letter must state that the student, family member or sponsor has sufficient funds to cover all of the student’s expenses while studying at the IEP. The amount needed for the full session is $20,051 and the amount needed for the mid session is $10,940. The extra amount per dependent is $4,500.

We recommend applying as early as possible so that you have plenty time to apply for your F-1 visa. Please check our website for session application deadlines.

We recommend that a student be at least 18 years of age.

When the IEP has received all of your admission documents, it takes approximately two weeks to process your application.

The IEP will send you your IEP acceptance package and I-20 once your application has been processed.

If you are currently studying at another school in the United States, you can request a transfer to the IEP at UM.

You will need to submit the following:

• Application to the Intensive English Program, including your permanent foreign address and your local U.S. address
• Bank letter or scholarship letter
• Nonrefundable/nontransferable application fee of $125
• Photocopy of the passport identification page
• Photocopy of the F-1 visa stamp in passport
• Photocopy of your current Form I-20
• Print-out of your I-94
• UM Intensive English Program Transfer Eligibility Form 

You will pay your tuition and fees during the IEP Registration and Orientation.

You can pay your IEP tuition by check, credit card, wire transfer, or cash.

You will take a placement exam before you arrive at the Intensive English Program via Zoom. The exam has listening section, a reading section, a writing section and an interview with an IEP faculty member.

All full-time IEP students at the IEP take 20-23 hours of class.

Lower levels (L1-3) take 20 hours per week.

Upper levels (L4-5) take 23 hours per week. 

IEP classes meet every weekday Monday through Friday. Classes are scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. 

Your schedule will very depending on level placement and section. 

You will receive your IEP class schedule on the final day of orientation.

Successful completion of Level 5 in the Intensive English Program fulfills the English requirement for undergraduate admission to the University of Miami. Admission to the University of Miami is completed through the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Admission to the University of Miami is selective. We actively seek students who demonstrate academic strength, personal integrity, and seriousness of educational purpose.

Yes, UM offers future admission to academically qualified undergraduate applicants. Academically qualified applicants who have scored less than the required minimum, may be offered admission to undergraduate programs with the condition that they successfully complete level five of the University of Miami Intensive English Program.