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C S 49
FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING · 4.5 units · used in 22 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Introduction to basic computer programming concepts using an object-oriented language. Topics include the software life-cycle, procedural vs. object-oriented programming, IDE and debugging, documentation, and coding conventions. Using an object-oriented computer language, students will explore data types, basic data structures and algorithms, control structure, console and file I/O, functions, error handling and testing.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTCC S 49FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGOpen1 section · 35 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 33377 · 01WOpen · 35
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: Intermediate Algebra or equivalent.”
Transfer pathways that use C S 49
ASSIST maps C S 49 to a requirement in 22 published pathways from Foothill College.
- Computer ScienceFoothill → San Francisco State
- Mathematics, AppliedFoothill → San Francisco State
- Mathematics: Concentration in Mathematics for Advanced StudyFoothill → San Francisco State
- Mathematics: Concentration in Mathematics for Liberal ArtsFoothill → San Francisco State
- Mathematics: Concentration in Mathematics for TeachingFoothill → San Francisco State
- StatisticsFoothill → San Francisco State
- Visual Communication DesignFoothill → San Francisco State
- Actuarial ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Earth ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Earth Science, B.S. - Geophysics EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Financial Mathematics and StatisticsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- GeographyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Physical GeographyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science EmphasisFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Psychological and Brain SciencesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Statistics and Data ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Statistics and Data ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Communication: Media Industries and CommunicationFoothill → UC San Diego
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