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Admissions

Florida Gulf Coast University’s admission standards are competitive. FGCU is the school of choice for many students. Admission decisions are based on the projected academic success of prospective first-time-in-college students as determined by their grade point average and standardized test scores.

www.fgcu.edu/eagles

Dining Services

Financial Aid

FGCU awards a variety of financial assistance based on need, merit and other qualifications. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships offers a comprehensive financial aid program for students, including scholarships, grants, loans and work-study employment. To learn more about the steps necessary to apply for financial aid, visit: www.fgcu.edu/eagles and select “Financial Aid.”

There are

11 places to eat on campus!

Consider a meal plan for quick

convenience and value.

• Azul’s

• Blu Sushi

• Chick-fil-A

• Einstein Bros. Bagels

• Jamba Juice

• SoVi

(all-you-care-to-eat)

• Starbucks

• Subway

• Taco Bell Express

• The Link

• Truly Organic Pizza

Meal Plans

Cost per credit hour On-Campus Housing Tuition and Fees*

$4,820 - $6,796 - Range is for 2 semesters

$6,318 - Florida resident $25,292 - Non-Florida resident

$1,060 - $5,300 - Range is for 2 semesters

$203.94 - Florida resident $838.73 - Non-Florida resident

*Based on 15 credit hours for 2 semesters

2014-2015 Undergraduate Costs

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Convenience, friendship, social activities and educational programming

are just a few of the reasons students choose to live on campus at FGCU.

The Office of Housing and Residence Life offers several housing options

to suit your needs. South Village houses first-year

students in single-bedroom suites. North Lake

Village is our popular apartment-style housing.

Located on an 80-acre lake, each apartment

includes 4 single or 2 double bedrooms, kitchen,

living room and 2 bathrooms. West Lake Village

is for upperclassmen and offers apartment-style

living close to Gulf Coast Town Center.

Off Campus:

• Enjoy the beautiful beaches of Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast

• Shop, see a movie or eat at major shopping centers just minutes from FGCU

• Explore the Everglades

• Attend events at Germain Arena including major concerts and Everblades hockey games

• Check out Major League Baseball Spring Training games (Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins)

On Campus:

• Attend FGCU’s Division I athletic events • Play intramural sports

• Hang out at the campus beach • Join a fraternity/sorority

• Enjoy all kinds of fun water sports on FGCU’s North Lake • Volunteer at the on-campus Food Forest

• Stay f it in a yoga class (many group fitness classes are offered)

• Attend concerts, dances, lectures, movies, sports and other live performances

Things to Do

There is so much more to college than just attending classes!

Housing...

“Live Where You Learn”

Coconut Point Mall

South Village

FGCU’s North Lake

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FGCU offers a diverse and successful intercollegiate athletics program. The Eagles are proud members of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I, the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun), and the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA).

Intercollegiate Athletics

FGCU

Fast Facts

• Founded in

1991

as Florida’s

10 th

state university

• Over

14,000

students are enrolled

• The average class size is

33 • The student to faculty ratio is

22 :

1 • Student body is made up of

57 %

female,

43 %

male

Women’s Sports

Basketball

Cross Country

Golf

Sand Volleyball

Soccer

Softball

Swimming and Diving

Tennis

Volleyball

Men’s Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Cross Country

Golf

Soccer

Tennis

#DunkCity

15 Sports

FGCU is the First Ever 15-Seed in History to Advance to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament!

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College of Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology (B.A.) • Art (B.A.) • Biology (B.A.) • Biology (B.S.) Pre-Professional Microbiology

Organismal and Ecological

• Biology-Accelerated (B.S.) • Biochemistry (B.S.) • Biotechnology (B.S.) • Chemistry (B.A.) • Communication (B.A.) Communication Studies Public Relations • Criminal Justice (B.S.) • English (B.A.)

• Environmental Studies (B.A.) • Forensic Studies (B.S.) • History (B.A.) • Journalism (B.A.) • Legal Studies (B.S.) • Marine Science (B.S.) • Mathematics (B.A.) • Mathematics (B.S.) • Music - Education (B.M.E.)

Choral Instrumental

• Music - Performance (B.A.)

Voice Piano Instrumental

• Philosophy (B.A.) • Political Science (B.A.)

Interdisciplinary Studies

Government & Managerial Innovation Government & Information Systems Public Administration

• Psychology (B.A.) • Sociology (B.A.) • Theatre (B.A.)

College of Education

• Child and Youth Studies (B.S.)

Child Studies Youth Studies

• Early Childhood Education (B.A.) • Elementary Education (B.A.) • Secondary Biology Education (B.A.) • Secondary Mathematics Education (B.A.) • Secondary Social Science Education (B.A.) • Special Education (B.A.)

College of Health Professions

and Social Work

• Athletic Training (B.S.A.T.) • Clinical Laboratory Science (B.S.) • Community Health (B.S.) • Exercise Science (B.S.) • Health Science (B.S.)

Health Science

Health Services Administration

• Nursing (B.S.N.) • Social Work (B.S.W.)

Lutgert College of Business

• Accounting (B.S.)

• Computer Information Systems (B.S.)

Computer Programming

• Economics (B.S.) • Finance (B.S.) • Management (B.S.)

General Management

Human Resource Management Sports Management

• Marketing (B.S.)

• PGA Golf Management (B.S.)

• Resort & Hospitality Management (B.S.)

Event Management Spa Management

U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering

• Bioengineering (B.S.) • Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.)

• Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.) • Software Engineering (B.S.) • Advertising • Anthropology • Art • Bioengineering • Biology • Chemistry • Climate Change • Community Planning & Development

• Computer Information Systems • Computer Science

• Creative Writing • Critical Theory • Digital Media Design • Earth & Space Science • Economics • Education • English • Entrepreneurship • Environmental Education • Environmental Engineering • French • Gender Studies • Geology • Global Studies • History • Interdisciplinary Studies • Journalism

• Latin American Studies • Management

• Marketing • Mathematics

• Medieval & Early Modern Studies • Museum Studies

• Music

• Peace & Social Justice • Philosophy • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Real Estate • Religious Studies • Sociology • Spanish • Statistics • Supply Chain • Theatre • World Literature

www.fgcu.edu/eagles

Undergraduate Majors

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