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Common Course Numbering (CCN)

We understand that changing course numbers may seem like a significant shift, but it’s a step that will ultimately benefit both students and faculty.

College of the Redwoods is aligning its course numbering system with other California Community Colleges. This change is part of a statewide effort to create greater consistency across institutions.

By updating our course numbers, it will be easier for students to identify equivalent courses at other colleges and universities, making the transfer process more straightforward. It will also improve internal organization and ensure that our curriculum remains aligned with statewide standards.

Thank you for your patience and support as we implement this important change.

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CCN Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Assembly Bill No. 1111 requires all California Community Colleges (CCC) to adopt a common course numbering (CCN) system for most community college courses. The CCN system assigns the same course number to courses across all CCCs to streamline transfer from CCCs to Universities within California and reduce excess credit accumulation. 
  2. Simply put, the CCN courses are a renumbering of existing College of the Redwoods (CR) courses. Otherwise, the courses are considered the same and will be treated similarly. 

CCN implementation will begin with three major phases. All College of the Redwoods (CR) courses, programs and general education patterns will be updated to reflect the new CCN. 

  1. Phase I includes 6 courses and becomes effective in the 2025 – 2026 academic year.
  2. Phase II includes 25 courses and becomes effective in the 2026 – 2027 academic year.
  3. Phase III includes 60 courses and becomes effective in the 2027 – 2028 academic year.

The CCN system adopted a standardized naming convention that all California Community Colleges will use for only CCN identified courses. Since Common Course Numbering (CCN) changes College of the Redwoods’ (CR) course names and numbers, CCN may not directly align with CR’s current course numbering system. For example, CR’s ENGL-1A: College Composition course name and number will change to the CCN course name and number of ENGL-C1000: Academic Reading and Writing. 

  1. Each course subject will have a 4-letter abbreviation.
  2. Each CCN course number will also have 4 characters and be preceded by the letter “C”, which indicates that it is a Common Course Number.
  3. Some CCN courses may have up to two specialty identifiers to indicate special attributes of a course such as a lab only course (L) or a course with embedded support (E).

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  1. CCN reduces barriers to transfer between California Community Colleges and to a UC or CSU by ensuring that course equivalencies are clear and consistent, minimizing the risk of lost credits. 
  2. CCN makes it easier for all students, particularly those from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds and first-generation students, to better understand which courses they need. 
  3. CCN will allow students to complete their degree or transfer requirements more efficiently, potentially reducing their time to graduation and easing the transfer process to a UC or CSU. 
  4. CCN ensures that all students, regardless of the California Community College(s) they attend, are held to the same academic standards. 

Yes. CR’s CCN courses function the same as any other CR course. 

  1. You still have three attempts to successfully complete a course within the California Community College (CCC) system. The CCN course and the former CR course are treated the same. The maximum of three attempts includes all the attempts taken for both the previous CR course and CCN course taken at CR or any other CCC. 
  2. If you did not pass a CR course, your non-passing grade can be replaced with the CCN course if completed at CR. At this time CCN courses completed at other CCCs cannot replace “D” or “F” grades at CR. 
  3. If you have successfully completed a course at CR, or another California Community College (CCC) prior to the transition to CCN, you will not be able to retake the CCN course at CR or another CCC. 
  1. If you complete a course prior to CCN, the previous CR course name and number will appear on your transcripts and the courses will count for same transferability and general education status, if applicable, prior to the transition. 
  2. If you complete a CCN course, the CCN course name and number will appear on your transcripts. 
  1. If you are in progress of completion or have completed a course prior to CCN, the CR course name and number will appear on your Student Education Plan (SEP) and Program Evaluation. 
  2. If you have a “planned” CR course name and number in your SEP, the CCN course name and number will be displayed.   
  3. The former CR course name and number & CCN course name and number will be treated the same and continue to satisfy the same requirements. 

No. If a course is currently being offered, and it is something you wish to enroll in, please register for the current course. 

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CR and CCN Courses

Are you looking for a course in WebAdvisor?

The full crosswalk between the former College of the Redwoods’ (CR) course names and numbers and new Common Course names and numbers can be viewed in the Crosswalk PDF at the top of this page. The information provided below will also help you when searching for a course by subject and/or course number (course no.) as Common Courses become live at CR. 

Searching for a course in WebAdvisor by subject:

  1. Some subjects appear duplicated. Some subjects may appear duplicated because there might be a separate subject for courses that are approved for Common Course Numbering (CCN) and a separate subject for courses that are not approved for CCN. 
    1. For example, Political Science and Psychology will have two options as subject in WebAdvisor: 
      1. "Political Science" (for non-CCN courses) and "Political Science CCN" (for active CCN courses)
      2. "Psychology" (for non-CCN courses) and "Psychology CCN" (for active CCN courses)
  2. Some subjects are new. New subjects may have been created for some Common Courses and the courses will now show in the new subject. 
    1. For instance, College of the Redwoods’ (CR) MATH-15: Introduction to Statistics and MATH-16: Introduction to Statistics with Support were formerly in the subject “Mathematics”. These courses will now be found in WebAdvisor under the subject “Statistics”. 
  3. Some subjects remain the same. Some subjects for Common Course Numbering (CCN) are still the same subjects we use at College of the Redwoods (CR). 
    1. For example, Communication Studies and English are the same subjects for CCN and College of the Redwoods (CR).  

Searching for a course in WebAdvisor by course number (course no.):

You can also search for all active Common Courses in WebAdvisor. To do that, select your term and desired campus, and simply enter “C” into the course number field, leaving the subject completely blank. After clicking “submit” all sections that have a Common Course Number (CCN) at your desired campus will show.