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 |
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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.