Undergraduate Requirements

FGCU's General Education Program (GEP) requires 36 credits of coursework across five subject areas. A complete list of current General Education courses may be found on the program's website, linked below.

General Education 

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Students may earn credit for General Education courses through exams, including AP, AICE, CLEP, and IB, following the equivalency tables listed in the Academic Catalog.

EQuivalency Tables

Note: A transfer student who has successfully completed the general education requirements for any public university or state college in Florida prior to enrolling as a degree-seeking student at FGCU, and has this completion noted on their official transcript, shall be considered to have satisfied the GEP requirements at FGCU. All other transfer students are expected to complete the FGCU GEP requirements. Transfer students' transcripts will be evaluated to determine course equivalencies and fulfillment of FGCU GEP requirements.

All admitted undergraduate students must satisfy the statewide foreign language admission requirement by demonstrating competency of foreign language or American Sign Language equivalent to the second high school level or higher (Spanish 2, Haitian Creole 2, etc.). A limited number of students not meeting the high school foreign language requirement may be admitted; however, these students must fulfill the foreign language requirement prior to completion of the baccalaureate degree. These students may meet this foreign language admission requirement by demonstrating competency at the elementary 2 level in one foreign language or American Sign Language at an undergraduate institution; demonstrating equivalent foreign language competence on the basis of scores determined by the Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) Credit-By-Exam Equivalencies, as adopted by the Board of Governors; or demonstrating equivalent foreign language or American Sign Language competence through other means approved by the university.

Foreign Languages at FGCU 

Students receiving a baccalaureate degree from Florida Gulf Coast University must complete twelve (12) semester hours of writing skills coursework with a minimum grade of C.  These courses are designated with the CLWS attribute.  Students are strongly urged to complete ENC 1101 Composition I before attempting additional writing skills courses. 

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To find CLWS course offerings, use Gulfline's schedule search and select "CLWS - Coll Lvl English Lang Writing" in the "Course Attribute" box.

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Students receiving a baccalaureate degree from FGCU must complete at least three (3) semester hours of sustainability coursework with a minimum grade of C.  Courses that apply toward this requirement, which include IDS 3920 University Colloquium, will be designated with the attribute SCGR.

FGCU Courses meeting this requirement - Note that the course must be completed at FGCU during or after the effective term to fulfill this requirement.

*These courses also meet the College-Level Writings Skills (CLWS) requirement as of the effective term listed for CLWS.

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Undergraduate students entering FGCU with fewer than 60 semester hours of credit must earn a minimum of 9 semester credit hours of coursework during one or more summer sessions prior to graduation.

The university may waive the application of this rule in cases of unusual hardship. A student who wishes to have the rule waived must submit a written request to the student’s college dean or designee for a decision. The college will send written notification to the student and student’s academic advisor.

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One of the defining characteristics of Florida Gulf Coast University is its institutional commitment to service, put into practice through the civic engagement activities of faculty, staff, and students. Service-learning connects students to the community and the classroom to the real world. Through service-learning students are both learners and teachers, sharing themselves and their knowledge and, in turn, learning from the clients and the environment where they serve. Because service-learning is such a powerful teaching tool and because service-learning sets the stage for continued community involvement, University founders established service-learning as an undergraduate requirement.

Students must complete 40-80 hours of service-learning to complete this graduation requirement, as outlined in the Academic Catalog.

Service Learning Website

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Consistent with Florida Board of Governors Regulation 8.006 and Florida Statute Section 1007.25, in order to earn a bachelor's degree, undergraduate students must satisfy the State of Florida's Civic Literacy requirement by demonstrating competency in civic literacy.

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