FGCU Office of Admissions - Prospective Students

How to Apply

All prospective students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with application deadlines and general information regarding the process of admission at Florida Gulf Coast University.  Prospective students can apply by requesting a hard copy application to be sent to your home address, by downloading and printing the PDF version of the application, apply on-line through this website, or apply electronically via FACTS.org.

Please apply for the term you intend to actually enroll at FGCU.  Your application and admission is only good for the term for which you apply.  Please carefully check the application term when you are filling out the application.

If circumstances prevent you from enrolling at FGCU for the term which you are admitted, you must submit a Change of Term form [.pdf - 56kb] (you can only do this for two (2) semesters beyond your original application term).  Students who submit this form are not guaranteed admission in their new term.  Admission will be based on meeting admissions requirements for the new term and space availability. 

*Summer applicants please only apply for the summer term if you intend to enroll in the summer!

Application Fee Waivers

Application fees will only be waived in the following situations:

• When students submit a Request for Waiver of College Application Fee from the SAT or ACT Program Fee Waiver Service. These forms are obtained from the High School counselors. Students must submit these once they are completed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by mail or fax. The SAT or ACT Test Fee Waiver forms will not be accepted as application fee waivers.
• For students in financial distress as evidenced by documentation received from an official government services agency, or from the University Financial Aid Office. Letters of request from the student's high school counselors on their own will normally not be sufficient to waive the fee. All such requests are reviewed by the Associate Director of Admissions.

 

On-line Application

You are encouraged to apply using our on-line application. To use this on-line application you should be prepared to pay the $30 non-refundable  application fee with a major credit card (American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa).  You will be asked to create a Login ID and PIN.

IMPORTANT: Remember to write down your Login ID and PIN, as University personnel will not have access to self-created Login IDs and PINs. If you do not remember either your ID, PIN, or both - you will have to create a new application.  Please note that your Login ID is case sensitive.

Please click the link below to begin your application:

Apply online here:

FACTS.org Application

FACTS.org is Florida's official online student advising system where you can apply online to Florida's public community colleges, universities, and career technical centers.

• Decide how long you would like FACTS to keep your application information
• If you have a FACTS login – click 'Yes, I have a FACTS login' and login to the application
• If you do not have a FACTS login yet – click 'No, I do not have a FACTS login'. You will need to create a FACTS Login ID and Password - follow the directions on the website to get to the application
• Complete application
• Be sure to print the Signature page, sign, and mail to Florida Gulf Coast University
• You can not pay with a credit card on FACTS.org.  You must send in a $30 non-refundable application fee payable by check or money order to Florida Gulf Coast University (your application will not be processed until we receive the fee) to:
  
  
    Office of Undergraduate Admissions
  Florida Gulf Coast University
  10501 FGCU Boulevard South
  Fort Myers, Florida 33965-6565

Print Application

To download the Florida Gulf Coast University undergraduate admission application in PDF format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (free software) to view and print PDF files across all major computer platforms.

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Once you download the FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application [pdf - 92kb] form, please print it out, fill in the information according to instructions, sign it, and mail it along with your $30 non-refundable application fee, payable by check or money order to Florida Gulf Coast University, to the following address: