Admission Requirements

Applicants applying for admission must:

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning; and

• Meet one of the following requirements (effective July 1, 2003):

  (Combined score of GRE quantitative and verbal sections) + (GPA for the last 60 semester hours attempted at the upper division undergraduate level x 200) must equal or exceed 1600; or

  MAT score + (GPA for the last 60 semester hours attempted at the upper division undergraduate level x 200) must equal or exceed 1000; or

  (GMAT score) + (GPA for the last 60 semester hours attempted at the upper division undergraduate level x 200) must equal or exceed 1100; or

  A graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

The GRE, GMAT, and MAT must have been taken within 5 years preceding the application.

• Submit a Graduate Application for Admission to Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The FGCU Graduate Application for Admission and academic transcripts from every college attended are submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office; and
  
• Submit a completed Division of Health Sciences Supplemental Application for Admission to the Graduate Admissions Office; and
  
• Submit a portfolio and a one to three page essay/statement of goals  to Graduate Admissions Office; and
  
• International applicants who speak English as a second language, must earn a minimum score of 550 on TOEFL to demonstrate proficiency in English so as to facilitate student success and learning in the program of study.
  
• License, certification, and/or registration in a health profession is required for the Health Professions Education Concentration.
  
• Applicants for the Master of Science in Geriatric Recreational Therapy must be certified therapeutic recreation specialists (CTRS).

Application Deadlines:

• To be considered for Fall admission, the deadline for all application materials is July 1st.

• To be considered for Spring admission, the deadline for all application materials is November 15th.