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.
All colleges in the state will be adopting new course numbers and titles beginning
Fall 2025 as part of Phase 1 of the Common Course Numbering project. Phase 2 will
go into effect beginning Fall 2026 and Phase 3 will go into effect beginning Fall
2027. These changes will appear across the schedule, catalogs, and other college publications.
The courses at Compton College that are currently impacted are as follows:
CCN Crosswalk
| Old Compton College Course |
New Common Course Number (CCN) |
Effective |
| COMS 100 Public Speaking |
COMM C1000 Introduction to Public Speaking |
Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 101 Reading and Composition |
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing |
Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 101H Honors Reading and Composition |
ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors |
Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 101E Enhanced Reading and Composition |
ENGL C1000E Academic Reading and Writing |
Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 103 Critical Thinking and Composition |
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing |
Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 103H Honors Critical Thinking and Composition |
ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors |
Fall 2025 |
| MATH 150 Elementary Statistics with Probability |
STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics |
Fall 2025 |
| MATH 150H Honors Elementary Statistics with Probability |
STAT C1000H Introduction to Statistics - Honors |
Fall 2025 |
| POLI 101 Governments of the United States and California |
POLS C1000 American Government and Politics |
Fall 2025 |
| POLI 101H Honors Governments of the United States and California |
POLS C1000H American Government and Politics - Honors |
Fall 2025 |
| PSYC 101 General Psychology |
PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology |
Fall 2025 |
| PSYC 101H Honors General Psychology |
PSYC C1000H Introduction to Psychology - Honors |
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 “C” 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.)
- Course Specialty Identifier: System-level suffixes for special courses (L = Lab only
course, S = Support Course, E = Embedded Support)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Why are we moving to Common Course Numbering?
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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.
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- Why it this important to students?
Course numbers and titles will be changing over the new 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, ENGL 101 will be changing to ENGL C1000 in the Fall 2025 schedule. The
embedded support version ENGL 101E will be changing to ENGL C1000E. The honors version,
ENGL 101H will be changing to ENGL C1000H. (Please note that the support class ENGLISH
101S will for now remain under their original course numbers).
- If you are enrolling in MATH 150 Summer 2025, you will look up MATH 150, but if you
are enrolling in Fall 2025, you will need to look for STAT C1000.
- If you are enrolling in POLI 101 Summer 2025, you will look up POLI 101, but if you
are enrolling Fall 2025, you will need to look for POLS C1000.
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- When will this change go into effect and how many courses are included?
In total, somewhere between 75 and 80 courses will be included under Common Course
Numbering over three distinct phases of implementation. The courses in these clusters
were chosen because they represent the highest volume general education and transfer
courses.
- Fall 2025 – Phase I (courses listed above) includes 6 courses, as well as embedded
support
- Fall 2026 – Phase II part A (course templates released) includes approximately 6-10
courses in Art History, Economics, English, and History
- Fall 2027 – Phase II part B (course templates are under review) includes approximately
10-12 courses in Anthropology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Child Development, Communications
Studies, Mathematics, Psychology, and Sociology
- Fall 2027 – Phase III (course template review process just beginning) will include
approximately 50-60 courses
- Career Technical Education (CTE) and noncredit courses are not included in the current
plans for Common Course Numbering.
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- What will happened to courses that are not part of Common Course Numbering?
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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.
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- What if I took a CCN course under the previous number and title?
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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.
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- How will Common Course Numbering affect course transfer and articulation?
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Course articulation occurs at the college level, including all CCN courses. Students
are strongly encouraged to speak with a counselor and consult ASSIST to 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 Compton College and four-year transfer institutions.
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- Where can I find out more about Common Course Numbering?
