Common Course Numbering
To simplify credit transfer between institutions, California Community Colleges have adopted a statewide Common Course Numbering system required by recent legislation (AB 1111).
This system is intended to provide a standardized set of subjects and course numbers for common courses across all California Community Colleges, ensuring that equivalent courses have the same identifier, regardless of the college offering them. By aligning course numbers, the legislation was intended to allow students to more easily identify transferable credits, reducing confusion and streamlining their educational pathways.
Implementing Common Course Numbering
Allan Hancock College will begin rolling out the new course numbering system in a series of phases. Refer to the third column for the effective date for each course.
|
Old course |
New course |
Effective |
|---|---|---|
|
COMM 101 – Public Speaking |
COMM C1000 – Introduction to Public Speaking |
Summer 2025 |
|
ENGL 101 – Freshman Composition: Exposition |
ENGL C1000 – Academic Reading and Writing |
Summer 2025 |
|
ENGL 103 - Critical Thinking and Composition |
ENGL C1001 - Critical Thinking and Writing |
Summer 2025 |
|
MATH 123 – Elementary Statistics |
STAT C1000 – Introduction to Statistics |
Summer 2025 |
|
POLS 103 – American Government |
POLS C1000 – American Government and Politics |
Summer 2025 |
|
PSY 101 – General Psychology |
PSYC C1000 – Introduction to Psychology |
Summer 2025 |
|
ANTH 101 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology |
ANTH C1001 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology |
Summer 2026 |
|
ANTH 110 - Biological Anthropology Lab |
ANTH C1001L - Biological Anthropology Lab |
Summer 2026 |
|
ART 103 - Art History Ancient to Medieval |
ARTH C1100 - Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era |
Summer 2026 |
|
ART 104 - Art History Renaissance to Modern |
ARTH C1200 - Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary |
Summer 2026 |
|
ASTR 100 - Elementary Astronomy |
ASTR C1001 - Introduction to Astronomy |
Summer 2026 |
|
COMM 103 - Interpersonal Communication |
COMM C1004 - Interpersonal Communication |
Summer 2026 |
|
ECON 101 - Principles of Macro-Economics |
ECON C2002 - Principles of Macroeconomics |
Summer 2026 |
|
ECON 102 - Principles of Micro-Economics |
ECON C2001 - Principles of Microeconomics |
Summer 2026 |
|
ECS 100 - Child Growth and Development |
CDEV C1000 - Child Growth and Development |
Summer 2026 |
|
ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition Literature |
ENGL C1002 - Introduction to Literature |
Summer 2026 |
|
HIST 107 - US History to 1877 |
HIST C1001 - United States History to 1877 |
Summer 2026 |
|
HIST 108 - US History from 1877 to Present |
HIST C1002 - United States History since 1865 |
Summer 2026 |
|
MATH 181 - Calculus 1 |
MATH C2210 - Calculus I: Early Trancendentals |
Summer 2026 |
|
MATH 182 - Calculus 2 |
`MATH C2220 - Calculus II: Early Trancendentals |
Summer 2026 |
|
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology |
SOCI C1000 - Introduction to Sociology |
Summer 2026 |
What Does This Mean?
In summer 2025, if you're interested in enrolling in MATH 123 - Elementary Statistics, you will need to look for STAT C1000 instead. This does not change your academic degree requirements: your degree program will view the new course as equivalent to the old course.
What Will Appear On My Transcript?
Students will see the old course for any classes taken before summer 2025. On or after summer 2025, students will see the new common course numbering system. All common course numbering courses will start with a "C" in the course number:
| STAT | C1000 |
| Subject | Course Number |