# Foundations for Academic Success - Non-Credit COC (Certificate of Competency)

College of the Siskiyous · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Degrees and Certificates A-Z

Source: https://siskiyous.elumenapp.com/catalog/cos26-27catalog/program/foundations-for-academic-success-non-credit-coc-cdcp-fall-2026

**Credits:** 192.0 - 284.0 credits

The certificate serves as a bridge into higher education by which students strengthen their ability to learn effectively and efficiently, expand their thinking strategies, navigate campus resources, integrate attitudes and behaviors of successful college students, explore next steps community college, and prepare for transfer. This certificate is intended to promote inclusion into the campus community, to enhance students’ abilities and confidence, and to set and achieve thoughtful, individualized educational goals.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Complete: Complete all of the following** | | 192-284 |
| COLL 0600 | Strategies for Student Success | 60-90 |
| COLL 0601 | Critical Thinking in College | 60-90 |
| COLL 0602 | Your Next Chapter: Planning for Life Beyond Community College | 36-52 |
| COLL 0603 | Connecting College to Community | 36-52 |

### Recommended Sequence

#### Foundations for Academic Success CDCP

**Term 1** (60-90 units)

-   COLL0600 - Strategies for Student Success (60-90)

**Term 2** (60-90 units)

-   COLL0601 - Critical Thinking in College (60-90)

**Term 3** (36-52 units)

-   COLL0602 - Your Next Chapter: Planning for Life Beyond Community College (36-52)

**Term 4** (36-52 units)

-   COLL0603 - Connecting College to Community (36-52)

### Program Outcomes

#### COLL 0600

#### COLL 0601

#### COLL 0602

#### COLL 0603