Common Course Numbering
Transfer Made Simple
Starting Fall 2025 ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ is aligning course numbers with all California Community Colleges through Common Course Numbering (CCN). That means if you take a class here, the course number will match across all California Community Colleges—making transferring easier than ever.
| Previous Course Name | New Course Name |
| PHASE 1 | |
| ENGL-01A College Composition and Reading |
ENGL-C1000 Academic Reading and Writing |
| ENGL-13 Critical Reasoning and Writing |
ENGL-C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing |
| COMM-01 Fundamentals of Speech |
COMM-C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking |
| MATH-10 Elementary Statistics |
STAT-C1000 Introduction to Statistics |
| PHIL-13 (Critical Thinking, cross listed with ENGL-13) |
ENGL-C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing |
| POSC-01 Essentials of American Political System |
POLS-C1000 American Government and Politics |
| PSYC-01A Introductory Psychology |
PSYC-C1000 Introduction to Psychology |
| PHASE 2 | |
| ANTH-01Ìý Introduction to Biological AnthropologyÌý |
ANTH-C1000Ìý Introduction to Biological AnthropologyÌý |
| ART-01 Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle AgesÌý |
ARTH-C1100 Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era |
| ART-02 Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary |
ARTH-C1200 Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary |
| ASTR-01Ìý Principles of AstronomyÌý |
ASTR-C1001Ìý Introductory Astronomy |
| ASTR-01LÌý Introductory Astronomy LabÌý |
ASTR-C1001LÌý Introductory Astronomy LabÌý |
| BIOL-01Ìý General Biology for Non-MajorsÌý |
BIOL-C1000Ìý Introduction to Biology with LabÌý |
| COMM-15Ìý Interpersonal CommunicationÌý |
COMM-C1004Ìý Interpersonal CommunicationÌý |
| ECON-01 Introduction to Microeconomics |
ECON-C2001 Principles of Microeconomics |
| ECON-02 Introduction to MacroeconomicsÌý |
ECON-C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ENGL-01B Introduction to Literature |
ENGL-C1002 Introduction to Literature |
| HIST-17A United States History and United States Constitution Ìý |
HIST-C1001 United States History to 1877 Ìý |
| HIST-17B United States History and California State and Local GovernmentÌý |
HIST-C1002 United States History since 1865Ìý |
| MATH-04AÌý Calculus IÌý |
MATH-C2210Ìý Calculus I: Early TranscendentalsÌý |
| MATH-04BÌý Calculus IIÌý |
MATH-C2220Ìý Calculus II: Early TranscendentalsÌý |
| SOC-01 Introduction to SociologyÌý |
SOCI-C1000Ìý Introduction to SociologyÌý |
Frequently Asked Questions
California implemented Common Course Numbering (CCN) to make it easier for students to transfer between colleges and universities without confusion over course equivalencies.
Not at all! The courses are still taught by the same instructors with the same learning outcomes—only the number has changed.
No. If you completed one of the old-numbered courses, it will still count toward your degree or transfer requirements.
The new course numbers are part of a statewide effort to ensure courses transfer smoothly to CSUs, UCs and other California colleges.