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Common Course Numbering (CCN)

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The California Community College system is implementing a Common Course Numbering (CCN) system to make transferring between Community Colleges easier fro students . Under Assembly Bill 1111 (Berman), courses with the same content will have the same number across all community colleges in California.

The Common Course Numbering project aims to streamline the transfer process for students across California. By making some of the common courses align with the same number and title, students can better navigate the transfer process from one college to another.

CCN courses are easy to spot! They have a "C" in the catalog number, for example, ENGL 1A is now ENGL C1000. Keep scrolling to see a list of impacted courses and their former and new names.

Courses have been grouped into three phases, with the most common courses in the first phase with an effective date of Fall 2025. Future academic years will include a growing number of courses going through this process.

Courses taken in a past semester under the previous course name should still transfer and fulfill graduation requirements due to Catalog Rights.

Check with an Academic Counselor to review your specific graduation and/or transfer goals.

Common Course Numbering

  • Art History

    ARTH C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era (formerly: AH20A Survey of Art from Prehistoric Through Medieval Periods)

    ARTH C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary (formerly: AH20B Survey of Art from the Renaissance to the Present)

  • Communication Studies

    COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking (formerly: COMM 1 Public Speaking)

    COMM C1000H Introduction to Public Speaking - Honors (formerly: COMM 1H Honors Public Speaking)

  • Economics

    ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics (formerly: ECON 1B Introduction to Microeconomics)

    ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics (formerly: Introduction to Macroeconomics)

  • English

    ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (formerly: ENGL 1A College Composition)

    ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors (formerly: ENGL 1AH Honors College Composition)

    ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing (formerly: ENGL 2 Composition and Critical Thinking)

    ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors (formerly: ENGL 2H Honors Composition and Critical Thinking)

    ENGL C1002 Introduction to Literature (formerly: ENGL 1B Composition and Literature)

    ENGL C1002H Introduction to Literature - Honors (formerly ENGL 1BH Honors Composition and Literature)

  • History

    HIST C1001 United States History to 1877 (formerly HIST 17A: United States History to 1877)

    HIST C1001H United States History to 1877 - Honors (fomerly HIST 17H: Honors United States History to 1877)

    HIST C1002 United States History since 1865 (formerly HIST 17B: United States History Since 1865)

    HIST C1002H United States History since 1865 - Honors (formerly HIST 17BH: Honors United States History Since 1865)

  • Mathematics

    STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics (formerly: MATH 12 Elementary Statistics)

  • Political Science

    POLS C1000 American Government and Politics (formerly: PS 1 Introduction to Government)

    POLS C1000H American Government and Politics - Honors (formerly: PS 1H Honors Introduction to Government)

  • Psychology

    PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology (formerly: PSYCH 1 General Psychology)

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