Honors Program
The Admission and Entry Timeline
Freshmen
If you are a first-time-in-college freshman (this includes dual enrollment, IB, AP, collegiate high school, and such programs), your application to FGCU serves as your application to Honors.
January 11, 2012: Honors will begin notifying students who have been accepted into FGCU and who are eligible for Honors of their acceptance into the Program. These acceptances will be mailed out on a rolling basis until our 2011 class is full. Students who are eligible but for whom there is no remaining spot will be placed upon a waiting list.
Early January-Late February 2012: Accepted students will begin receiving our Honors acceptance letters. The letter will outline all of the important dates for the upcoming year. It will also contain a form that you need to return to us. This form must be mailed back to Honors postdated on or before May 1, 2012 to guarantee a student's spot in Honors for Fall 2012.
April 1, 2012: Deadline for priority housing. Students applying after this date will not receive priority housing for the Honors residential communities. Information and applications can be found here.
April 15, 2012: Pending available seats, Honors begins notifying waitlisted students of their acceptance into Honors. Honors acceptance letters sent.
June 30, 2011: Deadline for receipt of waitlisted student's acceptance letters. No incoming freshmen admitted after this date.
Transfers
December 1, 2012-May 1, 2012: Applications accepted from transfer students.
February 1, 2012- May 1, 2012: Notification of decisions mailed.
April 1, 2012: Deadline for priority housing. Students applying after this date will not receive priority housing for the Honors residential communities. Information and applications can be found here.
June 30, 2012: Deadline for receipt of acceptance forms. Forms postdated after this deadline will not be accepted.
Current FGCU Students
Week of Jauary 23rd, 2012: Eligible students will be notified (via email) of that they meet the minimum requirements for the Honors Program.
February 3, 2012 (1-2PM in 110 SRHM): Honors Open House (attendance required by all applicants).
February 10, 2012: Complete applications due, including reference form.
February 20-22, 2012: Students who advance to the interview phase of the process notified.
February 17, 2012: Candidate interviews.
February 29, 2012: Final notifications sent via email.
Week of February 27th, 2012: Welcome meeting for accepted students.
