Career Foundations designations are given at the course level. Therefore, it is a good idea to ensure that all faculty teaching the course will adopt the requirements for the designation if they are not currently part of the course. Gaining pre-approval from the dean or director is recommended, as they will be notified once the application is approved by the Career Integration Steering Committee.. 

The Registrar’s Office will assign the course attribute CAREERFDN to your course once approved by the Career Integration Steering Committee. This attribute will appear in the course catalog and on the students transcript.

No. These designations are separate from HIP course designations and go through a separate review process. If you have questions regarding obtaining or maintaining your HIP course designation, please contact HIP@ucf.edu.   

No*. Each designation has its own review process that proceeds separately. Courses are only allowed one HIP designation (Service-Learning, Global Learning, Research-Intensive, or Integrative-Learning Experience) or a Career Integrations designation (Career Foundations). More information on HIP designations can be found on their website. 

*In the pilot run of Career Foundation applications and reviews during fall 2025, courses were allowed to receive a Career Foundations course designation even if they already had an HIP designation. While this option is no longer available as of spring 2026 for new applicants, HIP designated courses that were approved by the Career Integrations Steering Committee in fall 2025 will be allowed to maintain both designations so long as the course content continues to satisfy both designation requirements.  

Review the designation requirements and utilize the rubric to highlight and/or develop required criteria. A course syllabus and additional materials will be submitted through Kuali. Kuali is a curriculum management system used at UCF. More information about Kuali can be found here. Meeting with a Career Education team member to review the application before submission may be helpful. This can help with preparing applications to facilitate a smooth process. 

After the review, applicants will be notified with either “approved,” “not approved,” or “approved pending revisions.” If revisions are required, and once these are completed, the application can be resubmitted through an abbreviated submission process. Once approved, the course designation will be sent to the chair and dean or director for final approval. Then, the course is routed through the registrar’s office to be labeled with the course attribute. Faculty will be expected to implement and maintain the designation criteria. Each designated course is subject to review every five years. 

Yes. Any instructor can initiate the application; however, as this is a course-level designation, all faculty involved in teaching the course and the program director must support the initiative. 

The review process and approval/implementation will be completed typically within the semester in which it is submitted. Completing the process will depend on if revisions are required, the scope of required revisions, and the faculty’s timeframe for resubmission if necessary.  

Yes, each designation can be assigned to a course that has not yet been taught so long as the course is already established in the course catalog, as the Career Foundations course attribute is applied through the registrar’s office once they are approved by the steering committee, department chair, and dean.

Faculty are expected to maintain the required elements for the designation applied. If modifications are made that compromise the designation status, faculty are required to notify CareerEducation@ucf.edu to resubmit the updated course materials or have the designation removed. 

Career Foundations designated courses appear on the registration page of the course catalog. Students will be able to filter their search for courses in the catalog by course attribute, CAREERFDN.

Yes, these designations can be granted to any course modality.