Welcome Page
Welcome to this website for the FGCU General Education Program (GEP).
The GEP supports the university mission and guiding principles by promoting academic excellence, preparing students for their majors, and cultivating habits of lifelong learning. FGCU students complete thirty-six credit hours of General Education coursework within the subject areas of communication, mathematics, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as they develop their skills in quantitative reasoning, written communication, oral communication, and critical thinking.
The General Education curriculum is developed and approved by program faculty, through their elected representatives on the General Education Council of the Faculty Senate. Administration and assessment is coordinated by the General Education Program Director, working within the Office of Curriculum and Instruction.
Looking for a list of General Education Program requirements and courses?
Just click on this link from the Student Information page.
News and Updates
The next meeting of the General Education Council will be held in September 2010.
The GEP Policy was revised by the General Education Council on April 22, 2010.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2009-2010 Creative Course Design in General Edication Grant Awards!
For more information about the FGCU General Education Program, please follow the links in the toolbar on the left side of this page.
Comments or questions? Please contact:
Scott L. Karakas, Ph.D.
General Education Program Director
Office of Curriculum and Instruction
Academic Building 5, room 214-F
Phone: 239.590.7272
Email: skarakas@fgcu.edu
