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College of Health Professions
Dept. Of Physical Therapy and Human Performance
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
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When FGCU was founded in the early 1990s, Health Professions education was identified as a cornerstone of the new university's initial academic master plan. Founded in 1996, the Department of Physical Therapy was created with a dedication to innovation in the areas of PT curriculum and teaching methodologies. When its first class of Physical Therapy Students in 2001, that early vision of innovation proved to be an unqualified success. Since then, the department has expanded beyond its initial offering of Physical Therapy into the areas of Human Performance and Athletic Training.
In keeping with the Department's mission, there is continued growth in the form of electives in fitness and physical activity that are open to any student at FGCU.
 Athletic Training academically prepares students to evaluate, advise, and treat athletes of any type and of all ages, to assist them to recover from injury, avoid injury, and/or maintain peak physical fitness. The Athletic Training program is 120 credit hours in length. Upper division requirements can be completed in five semesters. It is a limited access program.
 Human Performance encompasses the study of the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions of movement. The focus of the program is both on the preventative (e.g. athletic training, corporate wellness, strength and conditioning coaching) and restorative (e.g. aspects of movement science).
 Physical Therapy is a dynamic profession with an established theoretical and scientific base and widespread clinical applications in the restoration, maintenance, and promotion of optimal physical function. The eight-semester program includes 115 hours of graduate coursework This program utilizes a variety of instructional methodologies including independent distributive learning with substantial computer-based and videotape instructional materials in combination with on-campus learning experiences. It is a limited access graduate program.
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