NextEra Energy Admissions

FAU Admissions reviews applications for NextEra Energy Employees on an individual basis and looks at all aspects of an applicant's professional and academic background.

Undergraduate Programs

Freshmen or First-year Student

• High School Diploma
  • A standard high school diploma from a Florida public or regionally accredited high school, or its equivalent, is needed to be considered for admission to a state university
• Official Test Scores- ACT or SAT
• Students with a GED must achieve a minimum total score of 3000, with no sub score lower than 550, and present a test score of at least 1450 on the SAT or 21 on the ACT

Transfer Student - Less than 30 Credit Hours

• A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher on all attempted college work
• Applicants must be in good academic standing at their last attended institution
• All freshman admissions requirements as stated in freshman admissions section must be met

Transfer Student - More than 60 Credit Hours

• A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher on all attempted college work
• Applicants must be in good academic standing at their last attended institution
• Have completed eight to ten credit hours of sequential foreign language or its equivalent in quarter hours prior to enrollment at Florida Atlantic University
  • If the foreign language admission requirement is not met at the time of transfer, then it becomes a graduation requirement

Graduate Programs

First-time Graduate Student

• Current Résumé
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline; no business prerequisites are required
• Official transcript or transcript evaluation reflecting bachelor’s degree
• GPA approximately 3.0 or higher over the last 60 undergraduate credits
• Four years of professional work experience is preferred

The GMAT/GRE exam score may be required for candidates that do not meet the admissions criteria listed above. Additionally, a waiver may be granted for candidates students that have completed an advanced degree (Master’s, Doctoral, Professional).

Students Transferring From Another Institution

• All requirements listed under “First-time Graduate Student”
• Master's programs may accept a minimum of 6 graduate credits earned from another institution beyond a baccalaureate degree.
• Acceptance of transfer credits for a course is dependent upon the following provisions: The student received a "B" or better in the course to be transferred
• The course was taken at a regionally accredited institution
• The course is relevant to the graduate program in which the student is accepted, as judged by the graduate or supervisory committee of the department or program
• The course is listed on the official transcript received by the Graduate College