Pseudo or “fake” courses are used for some transfer credits (domestic and international) to meet FIU's University Core Curriculum (UCC). Pseudo courses typically satisfy the intent of the UCC, but are not exact matches to FIU courses. As such, they do not always satisfy prerequisites or required courses in the major.
| Group One | |
ENC UCC1 | Satisfies Communication-Group One |
| Group Two | |
ENC UCC2 | Satisfies the first of two courses in Communication Group Two |
SPC UCC1 | Satisfies the second of two courses in Communication Group Two |
SPC UCC1W | Satisfies the second of two courses in Communication Group Two and counts toward satisfying the Gordon Rule Writing (GRW) requirement. |
HUM UCC1 | Satisfies Humanities – Group One |
HUM UCC1W | Satisfies Humanities – Group One and Gordon Rule Writing (GRW) with grade of C or better |
HUM UCC2 | Satisfies Humanities – Group Two |
HUM UCC2W | Satisfies Humanities – Group Two and Gordon Rule Writing (GRW) with grade of C or better |
MAC UCC1 | Satisfies MAC – Mathematics content (Group One or Group Two) |
MGF UCC1 | Satisfies MGF – Mathematics content (Group One or Group Two) |
STA UCC1 | Satisfies Statistics (Group One or Group Two) |
NPM UCC1 | Satisfies Mathematics – Group Two (COP, CGS content) |
GLS UCC1 | Satisfies Natural Science – Group One or Group Two |
GLS UCC1L | Satisfies Natural Science Lab – Group One or Group Two |
BSC UCC1 | Satisfies Natural Science – Group One or Group Two |
BSC UCC1L | Satisfies Natural Science Lab – Group One or Group Two |
GPS UCC1 | Satisfies Natural Science – Group One or Group Two |
GPS UCC1L | Satisfies Natural Science Lab – Group One or Group Two |
CHM UCC1 | Satisfies Natural Science – Group One or Group Two |
CHM UCC1L | Satisfies Natural Science Lab – Group One or Group Two |
SOC UCC1 | Satisfies Social Science – Group One |
SOC UCC1W | Satisfies Social Science – Group One and Gordon Rule Writing (GRW) with grade of C or better |
SOC UCC2 | Satisfies Social Science – Group Two |
SOC UCC2W | Satisfies Social Science – Group Two and Gordon Rule Writing (GRW) with grade of C or better |
GRW UCC1 | Satisfies a Gordon Rule Writing (GRW) course component with grade of C or better |
FFL UCC1 | Satisfies 1st term Foreign Language |
FFL UCC2 | Satisfies 2nd term Foreign Language |
ELE UCC1 | Satisfies Lower-Division Elective |
CIV UCC1 | Satisfies Civic Literacy COURSE requirement |
* Courses in this UCC area must be completed with a grade of C or better.