Group Tours

We Are Excited To Offer Group Tours for Prospective Student Groups of 10 or More.  Group Tours Last 90 Minutes but Can Be Modified To Meet Your Needs

The tour includes a drive around campus and athletics facilities (if bus transportation
is provided by group), a walking tour of the main campus (including academic buildings,
student plaza and Cohen Student Union) and a walk-through of a model suite in freshman
housing. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What is a Group Tour?

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  A Group Tour at FGCU is a group of college-bound high school students or college transfer
  student groups of more than 10 and up to 50 people.

• How many students can attend a Group Tour?

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  We can usually accommodate up to 50 students with at least 2 chaperones.

• How many Chaperones are required?

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  Groups must bring one chaperone per 20 students.

• What grade levels can schedule a Group Tour?

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  Scheduling preference is given to college-bound students of high school age or older. 

• What time are Group Tours offered?

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  Group tour times are flexible but reliant upon staffing availability Monday through
  Friday during regular business hours when the campus is open. Please note Monday and
  Friday are our busiest individual tour days so availability is limited for Group Tours
  on those days.

• What does a Group Tour include?

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  Information packets for all prospective students and a student-guided campus walking/driving
  tour of Athletics, Main Campus, and Freshman Housing (if bus transportation is provided
  by the group).

• How long is a Group Tour?

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  Groups should plan on 90 minutes for their tour but the time can be modified to meet
  your needs.

• Is an Information Session provided?

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  Admissions Information Sessions can be provided for groups of 50 students or less.

• Is transportation provided?

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  Groups must provide their own bus transportation.

Scheduling a Group Tour:

• How do I schedule a Group Tour?

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  You will need to fill out the online Group Tour Request form in order to begin the process of scheduling a tour. Please be prepared to provide
  all of the information requested including: 3 possible dates/times (please select
  three and we will schedule the first available date); group’s name; number of students
  attending the tour; adults/chaperones attending the tour; grade level(s) of your students;
  primary group contact name, email, and telephone number (work and cell #); interest
  in lunch on campus; how you will be traveling to campus (charter bus, school bus,
  etc.),

• How far in advance does a Group Tour need to be scheduled?

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  Group tours must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance of the desired date of your
  visit. Last-minute requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but staffing will
  dictate if we are able to accommodate. Please remember our tour guides are students
  and we need to have their course schedules finalized before committing to a tour schedule
  for a future semester.

• What dining arrangements can be made?

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  Please contact Kimberly Barker, Director of Catering, FGCU Campus Dining – [email protected] to make dining arrangements prior to your arrival.

• Who can I talk with about scheduling a Group Tour with special circumstances?

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  Lauren Cargo, our Coordinator of Campus Visits, is happy to work with you. You can
  reach her at [email protected] or 239-590-7982.

• How do I know when my requested tour is confirmed?

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  Requested dates for group tours are not guaranteed until the group has received a Group Tour Confirmation e-mail from the Coordinator
  of Campus Visits. 

• What else should I consider when scheduling a Group Tour?

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  Campus is much more active when classes are in session. The best campus experience
  will happen when prospective students are seeing a regular day with regular activity
  on campus. Study days, finals week and breaks are not great times to visit as campus
  is much quieter. Be sure to refer to the Academic Calendar when scheduling your date. Spring Break season is a very popular time for individual
  families to visit campus so availability of staff for group tours is more limited
  during the months of March and April.

Group Tour Policies

• Populations

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  Scheduling preference is given to college-bound groups of high school age or older.
  We are also happy to work with our local community organizations.

• Middle School & Elementary Students

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  If you have a group of students younger than high school age interested in visiting
  campus, you may visit Florida Gulf Coast University on your own by participating in
  a self-guided walking tour. Self-Guided groups should inform the Welcome Center of
  their visit no later than 2-weeks prior to the visit so we can inform Campus Safety
  and other offices to prepare for larger numbers on campus and to allow for packet
  preparation. Self-Guided brochures, as well as student information packets, can be
  picked up from the Welcome Center front desk on the date of your visit. The Welcome
  Center is open Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Prior Notice

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  Group tours must be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance of the desired date of your
  visit. All groups must be scheduled with the Welcome Center before arriving on campus.

• Promotion & Advertising

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  Group tours may not advertise on behalf of FGCU or use the FGCU logo without written
  consent from FGCU.

• Tour Guides

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  Groups should not solicit a guide not employed by the FGCU Welcome Center. Our guides are extensively trained and know the latest information regarding campus
  and admissions processes. Every effort should be made by the organizer to come to
  campus for a guided tour. If trained tour guides are unavailable, a self-guided tour
  will be advised.

• Chaperones

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  One chaperone for every 20 prospective students/visitors is required.

• Speakers

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  If a presenter from campus will be speaking to your group, you must inform the Welcome
  Center of the time, location and presenter so we are able to modify the visit if necessary.
  If requested, we can assist in finding a location on campus for the presentation,
  but you must make arrangements with the speaker ahead of time.

• Tour Companies

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  Tour companies must have a contracted and confirmed group before scheduling a campus
  tour. Tentative reservations for open group tours cannot be accommodated. Tour companies
  are also not permitted to reserve multiple group tour dates prior to finalizing a
  travel schedule for a group. Group tour dates can only be reserved for committed Tour
  Companies who are certain of a group’s confirmed travel schedule with their company.
  If a Tour Company makes multiple reservation requests and cancels the reservation
  multiple times for lack of “group participation,” the Tour Company may be denied future
  group tour requests at Florida Gulf Coast University.
  Tour companies must provide the list of students, their e-mail addresses, high school,
  and graduation year prior to arriving on campus for the campus tour.

• Student Names

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  All groups, including tour companies, must provide a list of the students attending
  prior to arriving on campus for the tour.

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