Program Admission Requirements
- Submit a FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
- Complete common prerequisites with a grade of C or better.
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Contract.
Degree Requirements
- FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
Refer to the General Education Program for more information.
- Communication (6 hrs)
- ENC 1101 (3)
- ENC 1102 (3)
- Mathematics (6 hrs)
- STA 2037 or STA 2023 (3)
- Select MAC 2312 (4)
- Humanities (9 hrs)
- HUM 2510 (3)
- Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
- Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)
- PHY 2048C (4) recommended
- PHY 2049C (4) recommended
Note: At least one Natural Sciences course must include a laboratory or field component. Courses meeting this requirement contain a “C” or “L” in their course numbers.
- Common Prerequisites
- COP 1500 Intro to Computer Science (3)
- MAC 2311 Calculus I (4) (GEP)
- MAC 2312 Calculus II (4)
- MAC 2313 Calculus III (4)
- MAP 2302 Differential Equations (3)
- PHY 2048C General Physics with Lab I (4) (GEP)
- PHY 2049C General Physics with Lab II (4) (GEP)
- Required Courses in the Major (36 hrs)
- MAA 4226 Analysis I (3)
- MAA 4227 Analysis II (3)
- MAP 3161 Math for Science & Engineering (4)
- MAP 3162 Probability & Statistics (4)
- MAP 3163 Operations Research I (3)
- MAS 3105 Linear Algebra (3)
- MAS 4301 Abstract Algebra I (3)
- MAS 4302 Abstract Algebra II (3)
- MAS 4730 Computational Technology (2)
- MAT 4937 Senior Seminar (2)
- MHF 2191 Mathematical Foundations (3)
- MHF 4400 Mathematics & Society (3)
- Electives in the Major (6 hrs)
Select 6 hrs from the following prefixes numbered 3000 or
above: MAA, MAD, MAP, MAS, MAT, MHF, MTG, or STA
- University Requirements (3 hrs)
- IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
- Additional Electives (variable)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED: 120 HRS
Additional Graduation Requirements
- A minimum of 120 credit hours.
- At least 48 of the 120 hours at the upper division (3000 and higher) level.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories: common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and electives in the major.
- Satisfaction of CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/
- Thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an application to graduate to CAS Advising by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes
The following substitutions are acceptable for common prerequisites and must be completed with a grade of C or better.
- COP 1500: may substitute any scientific programming course designed for Computer Science majors.
- PHY 2048C and PHY 2049C sequence: may substitute PHY 2048 and PHY 2048L and PHY 2049 and PHY 2049L; CHM 1045C and CHM 1046C; BSC 1010C and BSC 1011C; or two semesters (8 hrs) of laboratory-based science courses for science majors with BSC, CHM, GLY, or PHY prefixes.