​​​​​​​CORE+ Approved Courses

Below is the list of approved CORE+ Courses through Wave 30.



C1 Outcome: 

Students will use scientific inquiry to interpret data, solve problems, or draw conclusions.

BIOL 102 – Introduction to the Biological Sciences 
BIOL 201 – Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 
CHEM 111 – Basic Chemistry 
CHEM 130 – General Chemistry I 
CSCI 191 – Visual Basic Programming 
CSCI 192 – Introductory Java Programming 
CSCI 194 – Introductory Python Programming 
ESOH 240 – Energy for a Sustainable Future 
FORS 201 – Forensic Science 
GEOL 120 – Introduction to Geology 
PHYS 100 – Astronomy PHYS150 – Conceptual Physics 
PHYS 250 – General Physics I/Lecture 
PHYS 252 – Calculus-Based Physics I 
PHYS 260 – Physics for the Health Sciences​




C2 Outcome: 

Students will use methods in mathematics, statistics, or logic to interpret data, solve problems, and draw conclusions. MATH 110 or its equivalent is prerequisite for courses in this Outcome. 


MATH 130 – Practical Perspectives in Math 

MATH 132 – Applied Mathematical Analysis 

MATH 133 – Applied Calculus 

MATH 138 – College Algebra 

MATH 139 – Trigonometry 

MATH 140 – Precalculus 

MATH 141 – Calculus I 

MATH 205 – Mathematics for Early Childhood Teachers I – Passed UC 4-30-18 (retroactive fall 2017) 

MATH 215 – Mathematics for Middle School Teachers and Intervention Specialists I – Passed UC 4-30-18 (retroactive fall 2017) 

MATH 221 –​ Integrated Statistical Analysis 

MATH 223 – Applied Statistics and Data Analysis




C3 Outcome: 

Students will apply relevant terms, concepts, and histories to critically analyze political, social,religious, philosophical, or economical systems.


ANTH 210 – Cultural Anthropology 

BLMC 280 – Linguistics and English Grammar 

CJUS 220 – Introduction to Criminological Theory 

COMM 170 – Media Literacy 

COMM 200 – Sport Communication 

ECON 199 – Introduction to Economic Thinking 

ECON 200 – Principles of Macroeconomics 

GERN 241 – The Psychology of Aging 

GERN 242 – The Sociology of Aging 

HIST 101 – Introduction to History 

HIST 110 – History of the United States to 1865 

HIST 111 – History of the United States since 1865 

HIST 120 – Selected Themes in the History of Civilization 

HIST 150 – The Ascent of Civilization to 476 A.D. 

HIST 151 – Global History, C. 500 B.C. to C. 1780 A.D. 

HIST 152 – Global History, 1780 to present 

HIST 220 – European Civilization from 476-1648 

HIST 221 – European Civilization since 1648 

HIST 242 – World War II 

HIST 248 – Film and History 

HIST 260 – The History of Women in America 

HUMN 100 – Approaches to the Humanities 

PBAD 205 – Introduction to Public Administration 

PHIL 220 – Ethical Issues in the Modern World 

PHIL 221 – Health Care Ethics 

PHIL 224 – Ethics and Technology 

PHIL 226 – Business Ethics 

PHIL 228 – Ethics and Education 

PHIL 230 – Sports Ethics 

PHIL 233 – Social and Political Thought 

PHIL 240 – Media Ethics 

POLS 100 – Introduction to Political Science 

POLS 110 – American Politics 

POLS 111 – State and Local Politics 

PSYC 100 – General Psychology 

RELI 103 – Pop Culture and Religion: Methods and Theories in the Study of Religion 

SOCI 220 – Contemporary Social Problems 

SOCI 225 – Juvenile Delinquency



O1 Outcome: 

Students will demonstrate oral communication skills for a variety of workplaces and disciplines.

​​COMM 110 – Principles of Speech
COMM 150 – Introduction to Communication
COMM 211 – Argumentation and Debate
THEA 150 – Acting I​

THEA 190 – Acting for Healthcare Simulation​




O2 Outcome: 

Students will evaluate information for reliability and legitimacy, and demonstrate rhetorical skills in written texts for academic and professional environments.​ ENGL 104, 145, and 106, or their equivalents, are prerequisite for courses in this Outcome. 


COMM 251 – Newswriting – Passed UC 11-5-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a student who entered the institution under the 2017 Undergraduate Catalog wishes to use this class for the O2 outcome)

ENGL 201 – Introduction to Public and Professional Writing

​ENGL 202 – Writing and Literature 

ENGL 272 – Introduction to Technical Communication 

ENGL 282 – Introduction to Writing for the Sciences 

ENGL 292 – Advanced Writing – Passed UC 3-12-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the O2 outcome) 

ENGL 295 – E-Rhetoric and Writing – Passed UC 3-12-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the O2 outcome) 

ENGL 296 – E-Literature and Writing – Passed UC 3-12-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the O2 outcome) 

ENGL 302 – Advanced Writing 

ENGL 305 – E-Rhetoric and Writing 

ENGL 306 – E-Literature and Writing 



O3 Outcome: 

Students will demonstrate competency in broadly applicable current technologies.


ART 205 – Introduction to Digital Design
BIOL 250 – The Art of Microscopy
COMM 280 – Social and Digital Media
CSCI 148 – Educational Technology

CSCI 149 – Computer Concepts for Business 

CSCI 150 – Digital Literacy for the Liberal Arts
CSCI 190 – Digital Literacy for the Sciences



R1 Outcome: 

Students will identify the similarities and differences among individuals, groups, societies, and/or languages to apply and integrate these multicultural perspectives for interaction in a diverse world. 


BLMC 156 – American Sign Language (ASL) I 

BLMC 160 – Deaf Culture in the United States 

BLMC 220 – Introduction to Culture: Bridging Differences 

BLMC 240 – Introduction to International Studies 

BLMC 255 – American Sign Language (ASL) II 

COMM 218 – Intercultural Communication 

EDUC 151 – Ethnicity 

FREN 125 – Elementary French I 

FREN 130 – Elementary French II 

GEND 200 – Introduction to Gender Studies 

GERM 120 – Elementary German I 
GERM 121 – Elementary German II 

GERN 210 – Gender and Aging 

JAPN 120 – First-Year Japanese I 

JAPN 121 – First-Year Japanese II 

JAPN 220 – Second-Year Japanese I 

JAPN 221 – Second-Year Japanese II 

RELI 200 – Religions of India and Tibet 

RELI 201 – Religions of China and Japan 

RELI 220 – The Islamic Tradition 

SOCI 250 – Human Diversity in America 

SPAN 120 – Elementary Spanish I 

SPAN 121 – Elementary Spanish II 

SPAN 150 – Spanish for Professionals 

SPAN 220 – Intermediate Spanish I 

SPAN 221 – Intermediate Spanish II 



R2 Outcome: 

Students will evaluate relationships between humans and the natural world and demonstrate responsible stewardship of natural resources. 


BIOL 100- An Integrated Approach to the Sciences 

BIOL 180 – Oceanus 

BIOL 236 – Natural History and Conservation – Passed UC 4-3-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the R2 outcome)
EDUC 211 – Evaluating Human Impact on the Environment through Children’s and Early Adolescent Literature
ESOH 100 – Environment and Society
GEOG 101 – Economic Geography

GEOG 200 – Human Geography 

GEOL 205 –Surficial Earth Systems 

PHIL 235 – Environmental/Animal Ethics 



R3 Outcome: 

Students will apply principles of value and civic duty in a wide range of settings, including their relationship to local and global communities and the social, political, and cultural issues therein.


ANHS 215 (Previously HHP 215) – Community and School Health Education​
BIOL 293 – Biology and Society
CJUS 101 – Introduction to Criminal Justice

COMM 216 – Interpersonal Communication 

ECON 201 – Principles of Microeconomics 

GERN 200 – The Aging Process
HHP 215 -  Community and School Health Education (Renamed/Renumber in the same meeting from HHP 315 - Comprehensive School Health Education)

HIST 234 – Introduction to Museum Studies – Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the R3 outcome) 

PLAW 100 – Introduction to Law 

POLS 202 – Comparative Politics 

POLS 203 – International Relations 

SOWK 101 – Introduction to Social Work 

SOWK 170 – Topics in Social Work 



E1 Outcome: 

Students will evaluate questions of meaning, faith, and vocation in light of enduring religious and philosophical texts and traditions.


PHIL. 100 – Introduction to Philosophy 

PHIL 210 – Philosophy of Religion 

PHIL 270 – Existentialism 

RELI 101 – Introduction to Religion 

RELI 102 – The Jewish and Christian Traditions 

RELI 235 – The Old Testament 

RELI 240 – The New Testament 

RELI 270 – Religious Issues in Contemporary Society




E2 Outcome: 

Students will articulate and defend aesthetic arguments or craft expressive work within larger historical or modern contexts.​


ART 100 – Art Appreciation 

ART 110 – 2D Visual Fundamentals 

ART 111 – 3D Design in Crafts 

ART 210 – Introduction to Drawing 

ART 211 – Drawing: Media and Concepts 

ART 213 – Film Photography 

ART 216 – Digital Photography 

ART 220 – History of Art 1 

ART 221 – History of Art II 

ART 225 – Watercolor and Works on Paper 

ART 226 – Sculpture 

ART 227 – Ceramics 

ART 228 – Printmaking 

ART 229 – Painting 

COMM 180 – Introduction to Digital Media 

COMM 270 – Film and Society
ENGL 110 – Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL 205 – Introduction to Literature (Previously named ENGL150 – Literature Appreciation)
ENGL 208 – Creative Writing
ENGL 235 – Topics in Literature
ENGL 298 – Social Dimensions of Language 
MUSC 220 – Rock Music Styles
MUSC 233 – Survey of Jazz

MUSC 234 – Music Appreciation 

MUSC 270 – Survey of American Musical Theatre

PHIL 225 – Beauty and Value 

THEA 100 – Introduction to Theatre 

THEA 102 – Introduction of Theatre Design 

THEA 110 – Stage Technology 

THEA 230 – Creative Drama 



E3: CORE Elective:

Students will demonstrate the disposition of UF graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers by completing any additional three-semester-hour 100- or 200-level CORE-approved course from the 11 CORE Outcomes listed above. U1 and U2 cannot be used as electives. 



U1 Outcome 

Students will engage in reflective summative study in a capstone course, and/or engage in on- or off-campus experiential learning (undergraduate research, service learning, internships, study abroad), for three to six semester hours of coursework. 


ACCT 499 – Accounting Internship 

ANHS 285 – Immersion in Health Sciences

ANHS 484 (Previously HHP484) – Research in Health and Human Performance 

​ANHS 485 (Previously HHP485) – Experiential Learning in Health and Human Performance​

ANSC 133 – Practical Animal Handling I: Equine 

ANSC 134 - Practical Animal Handling II: Food Animals 

ANSC 351L - Beef Production and Management Lab 

ANSC 352L - Dairy Production and Management Lab 

ANSC 353L - Sheep Production and Management Lab 

ANSC 354L - Swine Production and Management Lab 

ANSC 355L - Horse Production and Management Lab 

ANSC 356L – Poultry Production and Management Lab

ANSC 470 – Research in Animal Science 

ANSC 480 – Internship 

ANTH 499 - Anthropological Research 

ART 328 – Art Internship

ART 495 – Professional Practices in Art

BIOL 331L – General Ecology

BIOL 331L – Ecology Lab

BIOL 360 – Field Experience Practicum

BIOL 412L – Microbiology Lab

BIOL 415 – Field Biology
BIOL 422 – Independent Research​​

BIOL 498 – Senior Biology Seminar 

BLMC 270 – Cross-Cultural Communication 

BLMC 330 – International Living/Study/Internship 

BLMC 480 – Practicum/Fieldwork in TESOL 

BUAD 493 – Business Policy/Strategic Management - CORE+ status will begin Fall of 2025

BLMC 495 – Senior TESOL Capstone Project 

BUAD 201 – Leadership and Development: Professional Development – Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

BUAD 301 – Leadership and Development: Community Engagement – Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

BUAD 401 – Leadership and Development: Leadership Capstone– Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

CHEM 480 – Internship in Chemistry – Passed UC 11-5-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a student who entered the institution under the 2017 Undergraduate Catalog wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome)

CHEM 499 – Supervised Research 

CJUS 490 – Internship in Criminal Justice – Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

COMM 308 - Media Effects 

COMM 410 – Senior Assessment 

COMM 428 – Communication Arts Internship
COMM 440 Organizational Communication

CSCI 480 – Software Engineering 

CSCI 496 – Information Assurance Capstone 

CSCI 497 – Capstone Project 

CSCI 498 – Internship in Computer Science 

DMSE 425 – Clinical Education I 

DMSG 420 – Clinical Education 

DMSV 425 – Clinical Education I 

EDUC 418 – Capstone Seminar for Middle Childhood, Adolescent/Young Adult, Multi-Age 

EDUC 478 – Career Professionalism for Early Childhood 

ENGL 480 – Practicum/Fieldwork in English 

ENGL 492 – Capstone Seminar in English 

ESOH 315 - Environmental Sampling and Field Analytical Methods 

ESOH 490 - Internship in Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health Management 

ESOH 496- Environmental, Safety, or Occupational Health Research 

EQST 421- Advanced Horse Training III 

EQST 422 – Advanced Horse Training IV 

EQST 423 - Advanced English Riding and Training II 

EQST 424 – Advanced English Riding and Training III 

EQST 480 – Internship 

FORS 434 – Seminar in Forensic Science​

FORS 490 - Internship in Forensic Science 

GERN 400 – Internship 

GERN 425 – Gerontology Ethics 

HCMG 450 – Integrated Concepts in Healthcare Management 

HIST 496 – Senior Seminar 

HHP 484- Research in Health and Human Performance 

HHP 485 – Experiential Learning in Health and Human Performance 

JAPN 240 – Experiences in Japanese 

JAPN 499 – Study/Internship Japan

MATH 330 – Mathematical Modeling 

MRKT 499 – Marketing Internship
MTCC 414 – Parasitology

MTCC 461 – Laboratory Operations I – Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

MTCC 462 – Laboratory Operations II– Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

MTCC 463 – Laboratory Operations III– Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome)
MTMH 412 – Urinalysis: Lab
MTMH 414 – Hematology and Hemostasis: Lab
MTMH 416 – Microbiology: Lab
MTMH 420 – Immunohematology: Lab
MTON 420 – Immunology Laboratory
MTON 469 – Clinical Hematology Practicum
MTON 470 – Blood Bank Practicum
MTON 471 – Medical Chemistry Practicum
NMED 485 – Clinical Nuclear Medicine I

NURS 299 – Foundations of Nursing Practice ​

PHAR 391 – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience I 

PHAR 392 – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience II 

PHAR 406 – Directed Research in Pharmacy 

PHAR 491 – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience III 

PHAR 492 – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience IV 

PHIL 492 – Capstone Course 

PHTH 543 – Introduction to Physical Therapy Practice – Passed UC 4-30-18 (Office of the Registrar must be notified if a fall 2017 entering student wishes to use this class for the U1 outcome) 

PLAW 420 – Legal Research and Writing 

POLS 495 – Seminar in Political Science CORE+ approved courses – through Wave 9 
PVET 490 – Clinic Internship 

PSYC 428 – Senior Capstone Seminar 

RELI 390 – Travel Seminar in Religious Studies 

SOWK 310 – Field Placement I 

SPAN 499 - Study/Internship in a Spanish-Speaking Country 

SPED 485 – Capstone Seminar for Intervention Specialists 

THEA 409 – Professional Internship 

THEA 490 – Individual Study 

THEA 495 – Theatre Seminar 

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U2 Outcome 

And, for no more than three semester hours, students will: 

• perform or create original expressive work, OR 

• articulate models promoting lifelong learning and wellbeing, OR 

• complete an additional CORE Elective (e.g. E3) 


ADDC 100 – Alcohol and Other Drugs: The Fundamentals 

ADDC 200 – Approaches to Addiction Treatment 

ANHS 100 (Previously HHP100) – Wellness: Strategies for Life

ANHS 150 – First-Year Experience for Health Professionals​​

ART 195 – Topics in Arts
ART 395 – Topics in the History of Art
CJUS 111 – Self Defense/ Stress Management
COMM 312 – Small Group Communication
CSCI 152 – Presentation Graphics
CSCI 155 – Spreadsheet Design
CSCI 157 – Database Applications
EDUC 382 – Postsecondary Transition Planning​
FNCE 200 – Personal Finance

MUSC 190 – Concert-Chorale (choir) 

MUSC 191 – Concert Band 

MUSC 192 – Orchestra ​

MUSC 199 – Wind Ensemble​

MUSC 250 – Topics in Music 

THEA 210 - Theatre Practicum