CHERRYPICKERFoothill College
PHIL 1
CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING · 5 units · used in 340 transfer pathways
Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsFall 2026 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Develops understanding of informal logic and practical reasoning skills necessary for academic success, including tools needed to analyze information from a variety of sources such as academic essays, philosophic literature, news media and advertising. Focus on skills of argumentation including, but not limited to, elements of an argument, deductive and inductive forms of argumentation, the evaluation of arguments and the recognition of a variety of fallacies. Skills developed through a series of written assignments of increasing scope and difficulty culminating in a sophisticated argumentative essay.
Sections this term
Fall 2026 · updated Sep 3, 3:30 PM UTCPHIL 1CRITICAL THINKING & WRITINGFull1 section · 0 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 20620 · 01Full · 0
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
- One of the following: ENGL C1000
- orC1000H
- or
ESLL 26ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING
Catalog wording: “One of the following: ENGL C1000 or C1000H or ESLL 26.”
Transfer pathways that use PHIL 1
ASSIST maps PHIL 1 to a requirement in 340 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- PHILOSOPHYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
- Nursing B.S.N. (RN-BSN)Foothill → Humboldt State
- NursingFoothill → San Francisco State
- PsychologyFoothill → UCLA
- Comparative LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
- Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Law and SocietyFoothill → UC Irvine
- Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- FrenchFoothill → UC Irvine
- Chinese StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Philosophy, B.A. with a Specialization in Medicine and Well-BeingFoothill → UC Irvine
- History, with a Specialization in History for Future TeachersFoothill → UC Irvine
- European StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- African American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- ClassicsFoothill → UC Irvine
- Gender and Sexuality StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- HistoryFoothill → UC Irvine
- Literary JournalismFoothill → UC Irvine
- Global CulturesFoothill → UC Irvine
- German StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
- Japanese Language and LiteratureFoothill → UC Irvine
- SpanishFoothill → UC Irvine
- EnglishFoothill → UC Irvine
- East Asian CulturesFoothill → UC Irvine
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