Common Course Numbering | CCN
Transfer Center WebsiteWhat is Common Course Numbering (CCN)?
California Community Colleges have made it easier for students to transfer credits between schools with the new Common Course Numbering (CCN) system.
- Equivalent courses at California Community Colleges will be renamed with the same course number and name.
- This will make it easier to confirm that course credit is the same no matter where you took the course.
- Change went into effect Fall 2025. Additional changes go into effect Fall 2026.
- Courses you have already completed will not change on your transcript. Don't worry about losing any progress!
Questions? Contact the Transfer Center
Beginning in Fall 2025,
- Transfer students who are new or who were not enrolled continuously at a California Community College will follow the new Cal-GETC pattern for general education requirements.
- The state's new Common Course Numbering (CCN) system will update course numbers for a selection of GE courses.
What does this mean for me in Summer 2026 and Fall 2026?
Summer 2026 course numbers will stay the same. When registering for Fall 2026 classes, students should use WebSchedule to look up the new course number, as listed in the table below.
Example:
- Summer 2026: If you want to take ENGL 110: Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking, look up ENGL 110 as usual.
- Fall 2026: If you want to take the same ENGL 110: Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking course, look for ENGL C1002 instead.
Course Number Map
| 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 |
**Related Course Changes:
- ECE. 201 is the only course changing to CDEV. All other ECE. courses will retain the ECE. discipline name through the Fall 2026/Spring 2027 semester. All other ECE. courses are expected to change to CDEV effective Fall 2027.
- MATH 851 (Just-In-Time Support for Calculus I) changed to MATH 8210 (Just-In-Time Support for Calculus I) - Effective Fall 2026.
Why does this matter to me?
Since the course numbers and titles are changing in Fall 2026, you want to make sure you do not accidentally repeat a course you took earlier.
Will classes that I took before Fall 2026 change to the new CCN?
Don't worry, you will not lose any progress!
Courses that you took before Fall 2026 will not change in your records. The same course name, number, and title will appear with the original course information on your official transcript.
If you passed a course before Fall 2026, you should not re-take the same course with the new title and number. The two courses will be equivalent
Example: If you already passed MATH 251 in a prior semester, you will not need to take MATH C2210.
Example: If you took MATH 251 before or during Summer 2026, your transcript will still show MATH 251. The same class in Fall 2026 onward will show the new CCN, MATH C2210.
When can we expect to see more courses with CCNs announced?
We are adding 17 new CCNs in the Fall 2026 semester and 50 in Fall 2027. More will be added each year until the goal of 300 is reached.