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Freshman Admission Requirements

Traditional High School Graduates
Students who are high school graduate Average Freshman Profile

s, or in the process of graduating from, a Florida public or regionally accredited high school, or its equivalent adhere to the following admissions requirements:

All Freshman applicants must show proof that they are high school graduates or in the process of graduating from high school or have a GED certificate.
Official high school transcripts reflecting courses completed from ninth grade through the eleventh grade must be sent by the applicant's high school to FGCU when the applicant applies to FGCU. *NOTE* A final high school transcript showing date of graduation will be required following high school graduation.
Applicants with a GED must submit official GED test scores . Also, the test scores required for admissions are as follows: SAT- CR (460); M (460); W (440) and/or ACT- R (19); M (19); E (17); E/W (18).
Letters of Recommendation, Personal Statements, and Essays are not required for admission and will only be used when an applicant does not meet minimum requirements or if admissibility by regular admission requirements is questionable.

GPA Range 3.0 and above	3.0+
440 Critical Reading 440 Math 440 Writing	SAT
OR
18 Reading 19 Math, 17 English 18 combined English / Writing	ACT

GPA Range 2.5-2.99	2.5-2.99
460 Critical Reading 460 Math 440 Writing	SAT
OR
19 Reading 19 Math, 17 English 18 combined English / Writing	ACT

Required High School Units & GPA Recalculation
Complete 18 academic units in the following table:

	Students Entering High School July 1, 2007 or later	Students Entering High School Prior to July 1, 2007
English	4 units must include 3 units of substantial writing requirements
Math	4 units Algebra I level or higher	3 units Algebra I level or higher
Natural Science	3 units must include 2 units of laboratory requirements
Social Science	3 units may include anthropology, history, civics, political science, economics, sociology, psychology, and/or geography
Foreign Language	2 units must be in the same language. American Sign Language will be accepted inplace of a foreign language.
Electives	2 units	3 units
	Any combination of courses listed in the Department of Education Course Code Directory located at: www.fldoe.org/articulation
High School GPA Recalculation	High school GPA is calculated using grades in courses above. Additional points added to units: 1 pt. added to courses for grades of C or higher in the following courses: Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Dual Enrollment (DE) courses, and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE). ½ pt. added to courses for grades of C or higher in the following courses: Honors, pre-IB, and pre-AICE courses

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