Common Course Numbering
Common Course Numbering Background
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, multiple phases of CCN have been announced. Phase I began in Fall 2025 and consists of six courses plus their honors course version; Phase IIA begins in Fall 2026 and consists of additional courses plus their honors course version. Phase IIB and Phase III will begin in future catalog years.
Refer to the charts below for the lists of Phase I and Phase IIA courses and their former Foothill course numbers and titles.
CCN Phase I
| 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 |
CCN Phase IIA
| New CCN Course Number & Title | Course Formerly Known As |
|---|---|
| ECON C2001 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ECON 1B PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS |
| ECON C2002 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ECON 1A PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS |
| ENGL C1002 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | ENGL 16 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE |
| ENGL C1002H INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE - HONORS | ENGL 16H HONORS INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE |
| ENGL C1003 CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING THROUGH LITERATURE | ENGL 1B COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE |
| ENGL C1003H CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING THROUGH LITERATURE - HONORS | ENGL 1BH HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE |