Getting Started

If you are not yet an FGCU Student, visit the Admissions Office Web site.

If you are a newly-admitted FGCU student please be sure to sign up for an Orientation session. As part of this session you will be meeting with an academic advisor who will assist you in registering for classes for your major. 

Program Admission Requirements

Limited Access

A competitive admissions process is conducted for this major. All applicants who meet the minimum admission requirements listed below may not be admitted into the program.  Application forms are available from the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Performance or on the web.  For priority consideration, all application materials must be received by February 1st of the year in which entry is sought.  Application materials received after February 1st will be considered on a space-available basis.  Admission decisions are made based on materials and coursework completed at the time of the application.

Admission Requirements

• Submit FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
• Submit supplemental application materials.
• Complete a total of 50 hours observation in two different athletic training sites.
• At time of application to the major, 18 hours of prerequisite course work must be completed.  At time of admission into the major, all prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better (a grade of C- or less is not acceptable). 
• Grade point average calculated for all prerequisite courses of at least 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).
• A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale) for the most recent 30 college credit hours.