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New Common Course Numbering (CCN) System Implemented for Fall 2025

Phase I of a state-mandated initiative — aimed at simplifying student transfer and ensuring uniformity in course numbers across California Community Colleges — is underway for Fall 2025. This impacts six Foothill courses plus their honors course version. View the six courses listed here.

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When viewing a course in the schedule of classes, you will see a letter at the end of the class course section number IF that class is NOT being taught FULLY in person on campus. View section letter code definitions.

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Respiratory Therapy

RSPT 56

ORIENTATION TO HOSPITAL & PATIENT CARE I

1 unit

CSU

View Course Description ↗ View Course Outline

Description: A comprehensive introduction to the hospital environment and the fundamentals of patient care. Students will learn to perform a wide variety of respiratory care procedures. Through direct patient interactions and hands-on practice, students will develop critical thinking skills and clinical reasoning skills. Intended for students in the Respiratory Therapy Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
Prerequisite:
Corequisite:
Advisory:
Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
Hours: 3 hours lab per week. 36 hours total per quarter. This is a clinical laboratory course.
Foothill GE Area:
Transferability: CSU
Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
Foothill Transfer GE Guide

Department Note:

Section: RSPT-056.-01

Course Number (CRN): 31117

Dates: 1/5/2026 - 3/27/2026

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Type

Room

Day & Time

Instructor

Lab

HOSP

TF TBA

WEE TOM, BRADFORD

0 of 30 seats open
0 of 0 waitlist seats open

Modality: In-person

Textbook(s): Check Bookstore

Footnote: Schedule subject to assignment by clinical site. For additional information please contact the program director Brenda Hanning at hanningbrenda@fhda.edu or call (650)949-7466

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