Florida Gulf Coast University

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Outcomes

NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for Florida Gulf Coast University, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 99% over 397 candidates.

Florida Gulf Coast University's latest reported year is 2025, and that 98.9% — from a cohort of 91 first-time candidates — is 12.2 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Florida Gulf Coast University.

Admissions

Admissions at Florida Gulf Coast University

Moderately Competitive.

• No published acceptance or admission rate specific to the BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program was found on official FGCU websites.
• Minimum GPA requirements for admission into the nursing major (“major connection” or upper‑division nursing courses):
• – Overall GPA: minimum 3.0 (cumulative)
• – FGCU GPA: minimum 2.0
• Prerequisites required, with minimum grades, before admission to nursing:
• – BSC 1020C (or BSC 1010C) with grade C or better
• – BSC 1085C with grade C or better
• – MAC 1105 with grade C or better
• – PSY 2012 with grade C or better
• – STA 2023 with grade C or better
• – Enrollment in MCB 2010C is also required
• Common prerequisites GPA requirement prior to BSN program admission:
• – Minimum 3.0 GPA on all coursework attempted (common prerequisites)
• TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) requirement:
• – TEAS is a required entrance exam for the BSN Program. The original, first-attempt TEAS exam results must be submitted via NursingCAS. Applicants must upload their TEAS “Individual Performance Profile” (with section scores) as part of th

Based on publicly available information. Source

Format

Schedule and format at Florida Gulf Coast University

• For graduate programs in general, FGCU may offer fully online, hybrid, and on-campus formats. Accelerated 7-week sessions (online and asynchronous) are also available for some programs. Source: FGCU Graduate Admissions FAQ (What type of learning formats does FGCU offer…)
• It is unclear whether these specific formats—fully online, hybrid, accelerated 7-week sessions—apply to the nursing graduate programs (e.g. Nurse Educator MSN, BSN-to-DNP pathways).
• For the BSN to DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) pathway:
• Core courses are offered in a hybrid format (partially online and face-to-face). Source: FGCU BSN-to-DNP program page (“The core courses are offered in a hybrid format…”)
• Full-time students are expected to be on campus 2 days per week; part-time students, 1 day per week. Source: same
• For the traditional Undergraduate BSN program:
• Format is traditional full-time, upper-division, implying primarily on-campus delivery with required in-person attendance for classes, labs, and clinicals. Source: FGCU BSN program description (“traditional full-time program…”)
• There are two pathways with different cohort start options:
• Traditional pathway: admitted in Fall and Spring semesters.
• ‑ Fall admits complete in five consecutive semesters (including summer).
• ‑ Spring admits complete in six consecutive semesters (inc

Based on publicly available information. Source

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