Common Course Numbering (CCN)
The statewide Common Course Numbering (CCN) system is being implemented to streamline transfer and improve student success across California Community Colleges, as required by California Education Code through Assembly Bill 1111. This initiative ensures that similar courses across all community colleges will have the same course number. As a result, students can more easily identify equivalent courses, build clear academic plans, and understand how their credits apply to degree completion and transfer goals at four-year institutions such as the CSU and UC systems.
Templates are created by faculty from accross the state for how outlines for the common courses must be changed in order to align. As the templates come out, they are posted on the Statewide CCN Course Outline of Records Submission page.
The process of creating the templates and then updating the outlines to reflect those templates has many steps:
- Discipline faculty around the state are given the opportunity to share their views in a pre-survey.
- A few faculty are chosen to create the draft templates based on the C-ID for the course together with the pre-survey results.
- Discipline faculty around the state are given the opportunity to share their views on the draft template in a post-survey.
- Templates are finalized and sent to the local colleges.
- Faculty modify the outlines and the curriculum committee approves the modifications.
- The SMCCCD Board approves the modifications.
- The new outlines are submitted to COCI.
The courses that will be using the common course numbering system have been broken up into three phases: Phase I, Phase II and Phase III. The following tables can be used to see what stage of the process the courses are in. For the courses that have templates already and the outlines are in the process of being modified, a link to the template is provided, but you can also find the templates on the Statewide CCN Course Outline of Records Submission page.
Phase I
Phase I courses have been modified, approved, and are in the 25-26 catalog:
| Old Course | New Course (CCN) | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 II
The templates for the first part (A) of Phase II (highlighted in green ) are being used to modify the courses which will then be brought through curriculum in Fall 2025. The CCN course number is hyperlinked to the template.
The templates for some of the second part (B) of Phase II (highlighted in blue ) here and hyperlinked, and the rest are due to arrive soon. We will update the rest when they arrive. Group B of Phase II must be ready for the 27/28 catalog. We are asking faculty to bring the updated courses through the curriculum committee in Spring 2026.
| Old Course | New Course (CCN) | Projected Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 201: United States History I | HIST C1001: US History to 1877 | Fall 2026 |
| HIST 202: United States History II | HIST C1002: US History from 1865 | Fall 2026 |
| ENGL 110: Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking | ENGL C1002: Introduction to Literature | Fall 2026 |
| ECON 102: Principles of Microeconomics | ECON C2001: Principals of Microeconomics | Fall 2026 |
| ECON 100: Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON C2002: Principals of Macroeconomics | Fall 2026 |
| ART 101: History of Western Art I | ARTH C1100: Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages | Fall 2026 |
| ART 102: History of Western Art II | ARTH C1200: Survey of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary | Fall 2026 |
| BIOL 250: Human Anatomy | Human Anatomy with Lab | Fall 2027 |
| BIOL 260: Human Physiology | Human Physiology with Lab | Fall 2027 |
| BIOL 110: Principals of Biology | BIOL C1000: Introduction to Biology with Lab | Fall 2027 |
| CHEM 192: Introductory Chemistry | Introduction to Chemistry | Fall 2027 |
| CHEM 210: General Chemistry I | General Chemistry for Science Majors I with Lab | Fall 2027 |
| CHEM 220: General Chemistry II | General Chemistry for Science Majors II with Lab | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 251: Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | MATH C2210: Calculus I: Early Transandentals | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 252: Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | MATH C2220: Calculus II: Early Transandentals | Fall 2027 |
| ANTH 125: Biological Anthropology | ANTH C1001: Introduction to Biological Anthropology | Fall 2027 |
| ANTH 127: Biological Anthropology Laboratory | ANTH C1001L: Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab | Fall 2027 |
| ASTR 100: Introduction to Astronomy | ASTR C1001: Introduction to Astronomy | Fall 2027 |
| ASTR 101: Astronomy Laboratory | ASTR C1001L: Introduction to Astronomy Lab | Fall 2027 |
| COMM 130: Interpersonal Communication | COMM C1004: Interpersonal Communication | Fall 2027 |
| SOCI 100: Introduction to Sociology | SOCI C1000: Introduction to Sociology | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 201: Child Development | CDEV C1000: Child Growth and Development | Fall 2027 |
Phase III
The drafts for the Phase III templates were created summer 2025. Post draft surveys to help inform final versions of the templates should be coming soon. This table will be color-coded and updated with links as we get more information. The projected date for the Phase III courses to go live is also Fall 2027 so ideally we get enough information in time to bring the courses through the Curriculum Committee in Spring 2026.
| Old Course | New Course (CCN) | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| ACTG 121: Financial Accounting | Financial Accounting | Fall 2027 |
| ACTG 131: Managerial Accounting | Managerial Accounting | Fall 2027 |
| ADMJ 100: Introduction to Criminal Justice | Introduction to Criminal Justice | Fall 2027 |
| ADMJ 104: Concepts of Criminal Law | Concepts of Criminal Law | Fall 2027 |
| ART 130: Art Appreciation | Understanding Art | Fall 2027 |
| BIOL 240: General Microbiology | Microbiology | Fall 2027 |
| BUS. 100: Introduction to Business | Introduction to Business | Fall 2027 |
| BUS. 401: Business Communications | Business Communication | Fall 2027 |
| BUS. 201: Business Law | Business Law | Fall 2027 |
| BUS. 123: Statistics | Business Statistics | Fall 2027 |
| COMM 127: Argumentation and Debate | Argumentation and Debate | Fall 2027 |
| COMM 150: Intercultural Communication | Intercultural Communication | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 210: Early Childhood Education Principles | Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 211: Early Childhood Education Curriculum | Introduction to Curriculum | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 212: Child, Family, and Community | Child, Family, and Community | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 272: Teaching in a Diverse Society | Teaching in a Diverse Society | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 314: Health, Safety, and Nutrition for Young Children | Health, Safety, and Nutrition | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 333: Observation and Assessment | Observation and Assessment | Fall 2027 |
| ECE. 366: Practicum in Early Childhood Education | Practicum in Early Childhood Education | Fall 2027 |
| ESOL 400: Critical Reading & Writing for Multilingual Speakers | College Composition for multi-language learners | Fall 2027 |
| ETHN 130: Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies | Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | Fall 2027 |
| HIST 104: World Civilizations I | World History to 1500 | Fall 2027 |
| HIST 106: World Civilizations II | World History since 1500 | Fall 2027 |
| HIST 100: History of Western Civilization I | Western Civilization I | Fall 2027 |
| HIST 101: History of Western Civilization II | Western Civilization II | Fall 2027 |
| KINE 101: Introduction to Kinesiology | Introduction to Kinesiology | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 241: Applied Calculus I | Business Calculus | Fall 2027 |
| MATH 253: Calculus with Analytic Geometry III | Multivariable Calculus | Fall 2027 |
| MUS. 100: Fundamentals of Music | Music Fundamentals | Fall 2027 |
| MUS. 202: Music Appreciation | Music Appreciation | Fall 2027 |
| PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy | Introduction to Philosophy | Fall 2027 |
| PHIL 200: Introduction to Logic | Introduction to Logic | Fall 2027 |
| PHIL/POLS 280: Introduction to Political Philosophy | Introduction to Political Theory and Thought | Fall 2027 |
| POLS 115: Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | Fall 2027 |
| PSYC 105: Experimental Psychology | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology | Fall 2027 |
| PSYC 220: Introduction to Psychobiology | Introduction to Biological Psychology | Fall 2027 |
| PSYC 171: Quantitative Reasoning in Psychology | Psychology Statistics | Fall 2027 |
| SOCI 105: Social Problems | Social Problems | Fall 2027 |
| SOCI 110: Courtship, Marriage and Family | Introduction to Marriage and Family | Fall 2027 |
| SOCI 160: Sociology of Sex, Gender and Sexuality | Introduction to Gender | Fall 2027 |
Phase IV+
Phase IV and beyond are planned. Information will be shared when we hear more.