Q. What majors are offered? Go back
A. Majors are organized into five colleges: College of Professional Studies, College of Education, Lutgert College of Business (U.A.Whitaker School of Engineering & Computing), College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Health Professions. For a complete list of majors click here

Q. How do I register for Orientation and is it required? Go back
A. All new FGCU undergraduate students must attend either a Freshman or Transfer Student Orientation. A student may register for orientation by following the instructions on the Eagle View Orientation website.    

Q. Does high school dual enrollment or Advanced Placement coursework count toward my undergraduate degree? Go back
A. FGCU accepts credits from appropriate coursework completed in high school. Click here for more information on the articulation of credits from Advanced Placement , International Baccalaureate, and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Please see the catalog for more information.
http://www.fgcu.edu/catalog/

Q. How do I register for classes? Go back
A. New students register for classes at Orientation.  Students approaching their 2nd semester who have completed less than 24 credits (including accelerated credit AP, IB, CLEP, DE) will need to attend a registration workshop through First Year Advising. Registration to attend a workshop to enroll for 2nd semester will not be permitted until all holds, except the AF (Freshman Advising hold) are removed: (See Student Hold Key). Students should contact First Year Advising (239-590-7875 -or- 590-7865) in early October to register to attend advising workshops.  In subsequent semesters, after meeting with their college advisor (See Advising Transition) , students can choose between registering online through Gulfline and registering in person through the Office of the Registrar. Connect to Gulfline.  To look up classes click here

Q. I have a transcript hold on my record and now I cannot web register for my classes, why is this? Go back
A. Students may have final official transcript (TR) holds placed on their student record by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions when there are official documents that are still in need of submission.  For Summer & Fall 2008 freshmen admits, active holds are set to display in a student's Gulfline record September 15, 2009.  Students are instructed in detail at orientation to check their holds on 9/15/09 to determine if they have any holds that need to be resolved.  Students are shown at their orientation advising session a tutorial on how to check their holds and how to use the student hold key in efforts to proactively resolve any holds on their record so as not to negatively impact their registration access for Spring 2010 classes 10-29-09.  Students sign and complete important date fields in the advising contract through the Office of First Year Advising that emphasizes their need to check their holds 9/15/08, students are also instructed to note this date on their advising contract within their student date book (provided at orientation) along with the advising contract collected by First Year Advising while attending orientation.  Further, students are asked to recite a "hold check pledge" where their first year advisor asks them to recite, "I agree to check my holds 9/15/09 to be aware of any active holds that need to be resolved in my record to prevent registration access difficulties later".  Orientation leaders reference the importance of checking and resolving holds 9/15/09 within the skit they provide at freshmen orientation.  Transcripts must be submitted officially to the FGCU Office of Undergraduate Admissions (faxed documents or scanned documents sent via email are not considered official). 

Q. What are the General Education requirements? Go back
A. The General Education Program includes 36 semester hours of coursework in the subject areas of communication, social sciences, humanities, and mathematics. For a comprehensive list click here.

Q. What if I am undecided about a major? Go back
A. First Year Advisors are available to help all undecided students choose a major. Another component of choosing a major is doing career exploration. First Year Advising works closely with Career Services & FGCU Colleges to coordinate this process for students: (See Majors Fair) For a look at the majors offered by FGCU click here.
First Year coursework will also help students begin to explore major and career options (see link):
http://enrollment.fgcu.edu/advising/undecidedstudents.htm

Q. Does FGCU have an Honors Program? Go back
A. FGCU offers an Honors Program for undergraduate students. For more infomation, click on the following link:
http://www.fgcu.edu/honors/

Q. What advisor do I meet with and where is his or her office located? Go back
A. First Year Advising is located on the 2nd floor of McTarnaghan Hall Suite 229. Program assistants are available to schedule appointments at 239-590-7875. Students are able to meet with the 1st available advisor. Student athletes meet with Patti Stringham in athletics, undeclared students may meet with Adam Musolino, Allison Bacigalupi, or Ashley Pittman.  Early admissions and dual enrollment students meet with Ashley Pittman.  Students will be eligible for transition to an upper level advisor midway through their 2nd semester if they are in good academic standing.

Q. What do I do if I want to drop a class? Go back
A. First year students may drop a class before or within the add/drop period by submitting requests in Gulfline. (Add/Drop period ends the 4th day after classes begin.)  After the add/drop period removing a class is considered a withdrawal which will result in a loss of enrollment fees for the the withdrawn class.  To withdraw from a class (1st yr. students) contact the First Year Advising Office to submit their withdrawal request.  For more detailed information on academic timelines see academic calendar.

Q. What can I do with my major? Go back
A. See:  "What can I do with this Major" (Acrobat Reader required)

Q. What if I am undecided about a major? Go back
A.  See:  Resources for Undecided Students

Q. Where do I learn about housing? Go back
A.  http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/Housing/

Q. What type of material will be covered in the FGCU 
Math Placement Test? Go back
A.  Some students will be required to take a Math Placement Test at their FGCU orientation (retakes are not permitted).   For more information about math testing and enrollment click here.

Students may prepare for math testing within the following pdf (see directions):

Within these math pdf preparation materials:

• Reference Elementary Algebra content on pgs. 5-6 if ACT math is 23 or less or if SAT math is 540 or less.
   
• Reference College Level Math content on pgs. 7-8 if ACT math is 26 or higher or if SAT math score is 600 or higher.

Q. What do I do if a course I would like to take is closed? Go back
A.  There is no guarantee that you may be added into a particular course, yet there is a procedure to follow to find out if it may be possible for you gain approval to enroll in a closed course. The following process is the sole responsibility of the individual student. First proceed to the online course schedule making sure to choose the option for the appropriate semester.  To learn how to search for classes and web register refer to the tutorials here:
http://enrollment.fgcu.edu/advising/FreshmanSchedule.htm