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The Honors Program is currently accepting applications for the Spring & Fall 2010 Semesters.

Deadlines:

  • The deadline for both Spring 2010 admission and Fall 2010 early-decision admission is October 30, 2009. Only completed applications that are received by this deadline will be considered for Spring admission. Students who have completed applications by this deadline should expect to hear if they are accepted, rejected or waitlisted by November 16th
  • The Honors Program begins to accept applicants for the Fall semester starting on February 2nd. Students seeking funding are encouraged to apply by that date. Applications received after this time will still be reviewed for admittance, however they will not be considered for scholarships for the academic year in which they are applying.
  • The final deadline for applying for the Honors Program for the fall semester is April 1st. Students who have completed applications should expect to hear if they are accepted, rejected, or waitlisted within two weeks following the deadline.
  • The Honors Program can only admit a small number of students. These will be chosen by the Application Review Committee and the decision will be based upon numerous factors including the following: GPA, Letters of Recommendation, Transcripts, Essay, and Awards.

 Instructions

  • Please fill out the application form and submit on-line.  This will allow us to track your application and respond in a timely manner.
  • All required fields must be completed before submittig your application.
  • The essay (question #8) is one of the most important parts of the application. We will judge responses for clarity and depth of thought, sophistication  of prose and argumentation, and general qualitiy of content and style. Your response should be between 750 and 1250 words (3-5 pages).
  • If cutting and pasting your essay:  REMOVE ALL DASHES ( - ) or you may receive an error message upon submission. Any dashes within your essay or e-mail adress may result in an error.

*Applicants who submit an essay with a length of less than 500 words will be automatically rejected.

 

 

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Academic Information
1.) Which of the following best describes you:* I am currently a high-school or dual-enrollment student and will be a freshman next year.
I will be a freshman next year and am currently not in high school.
I am currently a college student and will be transferring into FGCU
I am currently an FGCU Student
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2.) Please specify the semester in which you are applying for Admission. * Please select an item. Please select an item.
3.) What is your anticipated graduation date? * Please select an item. Please select an item.
4.) if accepted, how many college credit hours will you have
upon entering the Honors Program? * 0 - 16  17-30  31-45  45-75
Above 75, but I have 3 or more semesters (excluding current semester and Summer) before graduation.
Students with above 75 credit hours and less than 3 semesters remaining before graduation are admitted only through interview. Contact the Honors Program at 239 590-7490 to set up an interview. Please make a selection.
5.) If you are an incoming Freshman (including dual enrollment and AP students),
check the boxes below that apply to you: * I scored above 1100 on my SAT (Verbal and Quantitative Only)
SAT Score: Verbal Quantitative Total Written
My ACT composite score was above a 23  Score:
I was or am currently in the top 10% of my high-school graduating class
Your rank: Number in graduating class  I am in the top
 I am an IB or Dual Enrollment Student
 I graduated from high school more than 5 years ago.
 I am not an incoming Freshman.
Please make a selection.
6.) If you are currently in or previously were in College (not including
dual enrollment or AP), check the boxes below that apply to you.  My College GPA is above a 3.3  My current GPA is:
 I am a graduate of a community college Honors Program or am transferring from an Honors Program.  Name of College:
 I was last enrolled more then 5 years ago.
Additional Information
7.) In the box below, please list and describe any awards, accomplishments,
personal traits, internships, service activities, research, etc. that you have received
or preformed that you believe will help us better evaluate your application.
(Note: It is highly suggested that you write this in a word-processing program and
then cut-and-paste it into the box. That will allow you to spell-check your document.)* A value is required.
8.) In the box below, describe how your education will make the world a better
and/or more interesting place to live in. Please do not exceed 7000 characters..
(Note: It is highly suggested that you write this in a word-processing program,and
then cut-and-paste it into the box. That will allow you to spell-check your document)*
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Benefits
9.) Honors students are eligible for priority consideration for residence Honors Hall.
Would you like to be considered for housing in Honors Hall? (Note: All incoming
honors students who are incoming freshmen who are living on campus must opt to
live in Honors Hall or a special academic [music, engineering] or athletic
[cross-country, soccer, etc] residence community to receive a renewable honors
scholarship.) If 'yes' you should also request Honors Hall on your application
for housing.* Please select an item.


10.) Honors students are eligible for consideration for special scholarships.
Please check which of the following you would like consideration for. (Note:
The boxes that you check will in no way impact your chances for admission.) * Standard Honors Scholarship ($1500 scholarship that is renewable under the conditions listed in the Honors Handbook or $500 non-renewable scholarship. Incoming freshmen who will reside on campus must choose to live in Honors Hall or another academic or athletic residence community to receive the $1500 scholarship.)
Housing waiver (must be used for Honors Hall)
I do not request an Honors Scholarship Please make a selection.
11.) Honors students who are not receiving Bright Futures awards are eligible for
consideration for tuition waivers. Are you or do you anticipate receiving a
Bright Futures award?
Note: Receipt of any award from Bright Futures voids a student's claim to an Honors Tuition Waiver. Please select an item.
12.) Students are invited to submit letters of recommendation to support their
application. Letters can be sent to Carey Fells; FGCU Honors Program;
Florida Gulf University; Fort Myers, FL 33965. Would you like us to hold
off on considering your application until letters of recommendation arrive? * Please select an item.
13.) I certify that all of the above information is correct and realize that any
inaccurate representations about myself that I have made in this application
will result in my automatic expulsion from the Honors Program and nullify
any awards offered to me by the Honors Program?* Please select an item.
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