Admissions information
Admissions Information:
Applicant must:
1. Be a high school graduate or complete 12th grade level prior to the date of admission into FSM FMI
2. Have grade point average of at least 2.0 as measured on a 4.0 scale during his/her last grade of high school
3. Be cleared from any criminal act or violation, as it should be indicated on a police clearance from the police department within the applicant's State or jurisdiction.
4. Have completed the required physical examination, conducted at an approved medical facility and recorded on the Seafarer's Medical Fitness Certificate. (A hospital prepared form may be used in lieu of the Seafarer's Medical Fitness Certificate.) To be considered for admission, the certificate must state that the applicant is free from any chronic sickness or disease, is physically fit and mentally alert, and is in all respects fit for duty at sea. The expenses for the physical examination shall be borne by the applicant. The physical examination must have been taken not more than three months before admission to FSM FMI.
Where the applicant has provided all the required documentation, and his/her grades are within the acceptable limits, then the FSM FMI Admissions Panel would label the applicant as "Eligible Candidate."
More information can be obtained by writing or contacting the FSM FMI at the following address:
Admissions Panel
FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute
P.O. Box 1056
Colonia, Yap FM 96943
TEL: (691)350-5244
FAX: (691)350-5245
E-mail: ssarongelfeg@comfsm.fm
