Common Course Numbering (CCN)
Common Course Numbering (CCN) is a system that uses the same course number and name for comparable courses across all California Community Colleges. All Common Course Numbering courses start with a "C" in the course number, i.e. ENGL C1000. Courses taken before Fall 2025 will not change to CCNs on student records. Courses taken before Fall 2025 will appear with the original course information on the official transcript.
If a student passed a course before Fall 2025, they should not re-take the same course with the new title and number. The two courses are equivalent. The old course number will appear on all academic records for any of these classes taken before or during Summer 2025. Fall 2025 onward, students taking these courses will see the new course number.
| Old Course | New Course (CCN) | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1: Changes in Fall 2025 | ||
| ENGL 100: Reading and Composition | ENGL C1000: Academic Reading and Writing | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 105: Reading and Composition with Support | ENGL C1000E: Academic Reading and Writing | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 165: Composition, Argument and Critical Thinking | ENGL C1001: Critical Thinking and Writing | Fall 2025 |
| PSYC 100: General Psychology | PSYC C1000: Introduction to Psychology | Fall 2025 |
| COMM 110: Public Speaking | COMM C1000: Introduction to Public Speaking | Fall 2025 |
| PLSC 200: National, State and Local Government | POLS C1000: American Government and Politics | Fall 2025 |
| MATH 200: Elementary Probability & Statistics | STAT C1000: Introduction to Statistics | Fall 2025 |
| Phase 2: Changes in Fall 2026 | ||
| ANTH 125: Biological Anthropology | ANTH C1001: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | Fall 2026 |
| ANTH 127: Biological Anthropology Laboratory | ANTH C1001L: Biological Anthropology Lab | Fall 2026 |
| ART 101: History of Western Art I | ARTH C1100: Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | Fall 2026 |
| ART 102: History of Western Art II | ARTH C1200: Survey of Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | Fall 2026 |
| ASTR 100: Introduction to Astronomy | ASTR C1001: Introduction to Astronomy | Fall 2026 |
| ASTR 101: Astronomy Laboratory | ASTR C1001L: Introduction to Astronomy Lab | Fall 2026 |
| BIOL 110: Principles of Biology | BIOL C1000: Introduction to Biology with Lab | Fall 2026 |
| COMM 130: Interpersonal Communication | COMM C1004: Interpersonal Communication | Fall 2026 |
| ECE. 201: Child Development** | CDEV C1000: Child Growth and Development | Fall 2026 |
| ECON 100: Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON C2002: Principals of Macroeconomics | Fall 2026 |
| ECON 102: Principles of Microeconomic | ECON C2001: Principals of Microeconomics | Fall 2026 |
| ENGL 110: Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking | ENGL C1002: Introduction to Literature | Fall 2026 |
| HIST 201: United States History I | HIST C1001: United States History to 1877 | Fall 2026 |
| HIST 202: United States History II | HIST C1002: United States History since 1865 | Fall 2026 |
| MATH 251: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I** | MATH C2210: Calculus I: Early Transcendentals | Fall 2026 |
| MATH 252: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH C2220: Calculus II: Early Transcendentals | Fall 2026 |
| SOCI 100: Introduction to Sociology | SOCI C1000: Introduction to Sociology | Fall 2026 |