Admissions Information

Getting Started

Please visit the Office of Graduate Studies website www.fgcu.edu/graduate or contact Graduate Studies at 239-590-7988 or graduate@fgcu.edu for an application for admission and additional information about the application process.

Program Admission Requirements

This program prepares students for leadership positions in fields outside of k-12 education in which education is a major component of the career field, such as higher education or corporate training.

• A four year undergraduate degree from an accredited institution. 
• Any one of the following:
  1. a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 semester hours attempted accruing to the undergraduate degree; or
  2. a combined score of 1000 or higher on the quantitative and verbal sections of the GRE exam; or
  3. a 400 or higher on the MAT; or
  4. a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Note: All applicants must submit GPA and graduate admission (GRE or MAT) test scores regardless of which of the above criteria are met for admissions.


• Submission of three favorable recommendations from professionals in the field.