Academic Catalog

Common Course Numbering

Beginning in Fall 2025 all California Community Colleges are to comply with Assembly Bill (AB) 1111, the Common Course Numbering (CCN) project, which requires colleges implement student-facing common course numbering. The CCN system will assign the same course number to comparable courses across all California Community Colleges in order to streamline transfer to four-year colleges and universities and reduce excess unit accumulation.

To date, three phases of CCN have been announced. Phase I begins in Fall 2025 and consists of six courses plus their honors course version. Refer to the chart below for the list of Phase I courses and their former Foothill course numbers and titles. Phase II and Phase III will begin in future catalog years.

New CCN Course Number & Title Course Formerly Known As
COMM C1000 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING COMM 1A PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMM C1000H INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING - HONORS COMM 1AH HONORS PUBLIC SPEAKING
ENGL C1000 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING ENGL 1A COMPOSITION & READING
ENGL C1000H ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING - HONORS ENGL 1AH HONORS COMPOSITION & READING
ENGL C1001 CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING ENGL 1C ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
ENGL C1001H CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING - HONORS ENGL 1CH HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
POLS C1000 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS POLI 1 POLITICAL SCIENCE: INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
PSYC C1000 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY PSYC 1 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC C1000H INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY - HONORS PSYC 1H HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
STAT C1000 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS MATH 10 ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

Please note that the CCN courses listed above become effective Fall Quarter 2025.