Common Course Numbering
Common Course Numbering (AB 1111)
Over the next three years, between Fall 2025 and Fall 2027, the California Community Colleges will be adopting a statewide Common Course Number (CCN) system to streamline credit transfer between institutions and help students make informed course selections that support degree completion.
The goal of Common Course Numbering is to ensure that students can easily identify courses that meet equivalent transfer requirements across all California Community Colleges. This system will eventually assign common numbers, titles, and descriptions for approximately 75-80 of the highest volume transfer courses.
51反差黑料 will be adopting new course numbers and titles beginning Fall 2025 as part of Phase 1 of the Common Course Numbering project. These changes will appear across the schedule, catalogs, and other college publications, affecting the following
CCN Crosswalk
| Current Course | New Course | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 201 | COMM C1000 | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 201A | ENGL C1000 | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 201C | ENGL C1001 | Fall 2025 |
| POLS 202 | POLS C1000 | Fall 2025 |
| PSYC 201 | PSYC C1000 | Fall 2025 |
| MATH 247 | STAT C1000 | Fall 2025 |
A Common Course Number is comprised of four elements:
- Subject: 4-letter standardized abbreviation to be used across the state
- Course Type Identifier: All CCN courses are indicated with a 鈥淐鈥� prefix before the number
- Number: 4-digit standardized course number (1000 range to be used for first-year courses, 2000 for second-year courses, etc.)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The California Community College system is implementing a student-facing Common Course Numbering (CCN) system, as required by Education Code Sections 66725-66725.5 through Assembly Bill No. 1111 (Berman), to be completed by July 1, 2027. This system will create common course numbers for comparable courses across all community colleges in the state, facilitating smoother transfers to four-year institutions and reducing unnecessary credit accumulation. By maximizing credit mobility, the CCN system will enhance equitable transfer opportunities and support student success by helping students build cohesive academic plans, understand course transferability, and make informed course selections. This collaborative effort involves faculty, administrators, staff, and system officials to ensure the best outcomes for California community college students.
Course numbers and titles will be changing over the next few years for many of the most popular transfer courses. When searching and registering for courses, you may need to look in the schedule under a different subject abbreviation or title.
- For example, ENGLISH 201A will be changing to ENGL C1000 in the Fall 2025 schedule.
- If you are enrolling in math Statistics in Summer 2025, you will look up MATH 247, but if you are enrolling in Fall 2025 you will need to look for STAT C1000.
For now, there will be no changes to these courses and they will continue to be listed under their original subject abbreviations and numbers. As part of a future implementation project, some courses may be adjusted to align with the Common Course Numbering scheme, but there are no current plans to do so at this time.
The old version and the CCN version are treated as exactly the same course. Whether
you took it under the old number or the new number, they will fulfill the same requirements
and clear the same prerequisites. If you have previously completed the course with
a successful grade, you do not need to re-take the course.
The number and title under which you took the course is what will appear on your transcript.
Course articulation occurs at the college level, including for all CCN courses. Students
are strongly encouraged to speak with a counselor and consult 鈥痶o confirm how a course will apply to their specific academic plan.
Courses that are not part of the CCN system will continue to fulfill general education,
major preparation, and course-to-course equivalency credit under previously established
transfer agreements between 51反差黑料 and four-year transfer institutions.
For additional background information and progress on the implementation of Common Course Numbering, please see the websites of the鈥�痑苍诲鈥�.