The resources and tools provided here are intended to assist faculty and staff in the process of course development and revision. The goal is to provide resources that contribute to an understanding of the articulation process and how articulation ensures the transferability of courses to a given receiving institution.
NEW! LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FALL 2025
There are three significant legislative changes that will be implemented in Fall 2025 across the California Community College system. Below are brief explanations of these upcoming changes. You can also review the FLEX PowerPoint presentation from August 18th, 2025 for more information:
Common Course Numbering Explained! A Guide for Faculty, Administrators and Staff
Cal-GETC
Cal-GETC is the new general education pattern to be implemented across California Community Colleges in Fall 2025. Cal-GETC is a result of AB 928 which called for a singular general education pattern to prepare students for transfer to the UC and CSU system. Students who begin Fall 2025 must follow Cal-GETC if they are planning to complete lower-division general education prior to transfer to a UC or CSU. Students who began their academic journey prior to Fall 2025 and maintain catalog rights have the option to complete Cal-GETC or continue with the existing IGETC or CSU Breadth requirements (see General Education below).
Title 5 Updates to Local General Education
Starting in Fall 2025, changes to Title 5 Article 6 require that California Community Colleges align their local GE pattern with the new Cal-GETC transfer general education pattern (see above). The new local GE pattern calls for a minimum of 21 units and removes the English and Math competency graduation requirements. Local GE “areas” must align with the following 6 areas of Cal-GETC but do not need to be approved for Cal-GETC in order to be applied to the local GE pattern: English Composition (1A), Critical Thinking and Composition/Oral Communication (1B), Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (2), Arts & Humanities (3), Social & Behavioral Sciences (4), Natural Sciences (5), and Ethnic Studies (6).
Common Course Numbering
The Common Course Numbering system is a result of AB 1111 which requires that California Community Colleges adopt a common course numbering system by Fall 2025, making it easier for students to understand which courses will transfer between institutions and streamlining the transfer process to four-year universities. More information is available in the following video: Common Course Numbering.
| COM COURSE NUMBER | CCN NUMBER |
|---|---|
| COMM 103: Public Speaking | COMM C1000: Introduction to Public Speaking |
| ENGL 150: College Writing and Reading (1A) | ENGL C1000: Academic Reading and Writing |
| ENGL 155: Critical Thinking and Composition | ENGL C1001: Critical Thinking and Writing |
| MATH 115: Probability and Statistics | STAT C1000: Introduction to Statistics |
POLS 101: Introduction to the Government of the United States | POLS C1000: American Government and Politics |
| PSY 110: Introduction to Psychology | PSYC C1000: Introduction to Psychology |
| COM COURSE NUMBER | CCN NUMBER |
|---|---|
| ART 101: History of Western Art: Ancient - Medieval | ARTH C1100: Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era |
| ART 102: History of Western Art: Medieval - Nineteenth Century | ARTH C1200: Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary |
| ECON 101: Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON C2002: Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 102: Principles of Microeconomics | ECON C2001: Principles of Microeconomics |
| ENGL 151: Advanced College Writing about Literature (1B) | ENGL C1003: Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature |
| HIST 117: History of the United States I | HIST C1001: United States History to 1877 |
| HIST 118: History of the United States II | HIST C1002: United States History since 1865 |
| COM COURSE NUMBER | CCN NUMBER |
|---|---|
ANTH 101: Introduction to Physical/Biological Anthropology | ANTH C1001: Biological Anthropology |
| ANTH 101L: Physical/Biological Anthropology Lab | ANTH C1001L: Biological Anthropology Lab |
| ASTR 101: Introduction to Astronomy | ASTR C1001: Introduction to Astronomy |
| ASTR 117L: Introduction to Astronomy Lab | ASTR C1001L: Introduction to Astronomy Lab |
| BIOL 110: Introduction to Biology | BIOL C1001: Introduction to Biology |
| BIOL 110L: Introduction to Biology Laboratory | BIOL C1001L: Introduction to Biology Lab |
| COMM 101: Interpersonal Communication | COMM C1004: Interpersonal Communication |
| ECE 110: Child Development | CDEV C1000: Child Growth and Development |
| MATH 123: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | MATH C2210: Calculus I: Early Transcendentals |
| MATH 124: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | MATH C2220: Calculus II: Early Transcendentals |
| SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology | SOCI C1000: Introduction to Sociology |
Please stay tuned as we await guidance on the next steps for CCN implementation.
More information about the next phases of CCN can be found at the ASCCC website.
CCN Templates can be found at the CCN Implementation website.
Catalog Rights
It is important for faculty, counselors, and students to understand that students may have catalog rights to different General Education patterns. Students maintain catalog rights to any year that they have attended as long as they have maintained "continuous enrollment" which is defined as attending one semester per academic year. Students who begin Fall 2025 MUST follow Cal-GETC if they are planning to complete lower-division general education prior to transfer to a UC or CSU. Students who began their academic journey prior to Fall 2025 and maintain catalog rights have the option to complete Cal-GETC or continue with the existing IGETC or CSU Breadth requirements. Students who maintain catalog rights prior to Fall 2025, may choose to follow Cal-GETC, IGETC, CSU Breadth or the prior version of COM’s Local GE depending on their academic goals. Please refer students to counseling to ascertain if they have catalog rights to a specific year.
ARTICULATION RESOURCES
Curriculum Committee
Our goal as Curriculum Committee members is to provide the highest quality of education for all College of Marin students by supporting and assisting the faculty in the process of course development and course revisions. It is our intent to maintain and improve academic standards as set forth by Title 5 regulations, the State Chancellor’s Office, and the duties as set forth by the state Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
For more information, visit the Curriculum Committee website.
C-ID Information
What is a C-ID?
The Course Identification Numbering System (C-ID) is a numbering system developed to ease transfer and articulation in California’s system of higher education. It is a faculty-driven system that assigns identifying designations (C-ID numbers) to transfer courses. Courses are submitted and reviewed by discipline faculty to determine that the course outline of record meets the elements defined in the C-ID descriptor. Once a course has been approved for a C-ID, it enters into a reciprocity agreement with other institutions guaranteeing transfer credit at the receiving institution for a similar course.
Learn more at C-ID website.
What is an ADT?
ADT stands for Associates Degree for Transfer. The ADT is an umbrella term that includes Associate of Arts Degrees for Transfer (AA-T) and Associate of Science Degrees for Transfer (AS-T). ADTs create clear pathways for California Community College students with the goal of transferring to a partnering institution (CSUs, HBCUs and other private and independent California colleges and universities) in a similar major. Students who complete an ADT receive several benefits. Through completion of an ADT, students are guaranteed admission into one of the 23 CSUs and guaranteed to graduate within 60 units of transfer. ADTs are also accepted “in lieu of” specific major preparation—further easing the transfer process. In addition, some institutions offer a GPA boost for students who have completed an ADT.
Learn more at the I Can Go to College Website.
Find out if your institution participates in the ADT program:
- CSU ADT Major & Campus Search
- Participating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Participating AICCU members
What is a TMC?
TMC stands for Transfer Model Curriculum. TMCs are the templates used to create the Associates Degrees for Transfer (ADTs—see above). The TMCs are developed and vetted by discipline faculty and, therefore, TMC course requirements vary by discipline. TMCs can include courses based on the following course designations:
- C-ID: Courses with an approved C-ID
- AAM: Articulation Agreement by Major (demonstrating lower division preparation in the major at a CSU)
- BCT: CSU Baccalaureate Level Course List by Department for the transfer
- GECC: CSU GE Certification Course List by Area
How do I submit a COM Course for C-ID?
If your discipline has a currently active course that aligns with a C-ID Descriptor, email COM’s Articulation Officer, Sara Malmquist-West ([email protected]). Please identify the COM course and the C-ID Descriptor(s) that you are interested in having reviewed.
General Education
College of Marin offers the following General Education patterns.
- Cal-GETC—The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) is the singular general education pathway for California Community College Students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admissions to both the California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC). Please note that not all departments at the UCs accept Cal-GETC. Meet with a counselor to determine if Cal-GETC aligns with your educational goals.
- Local COM General Education—The College of Marin’s local general education pattern meets the general education requirements for an Associate Degree in Arts or Sciences. Please note that this general education pattern does not meet the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) requirements. For ADTs, you must complete IGETC or CSU Breadth.
In order for a course to be approved for Cal-GETC, it needs to be submitted for review to the UC and/or CSU reviewers. Courses are submitted for Cal-GETC approval each December and reviewed for the following Fall semester. If you are interested in submitting a course for general education, please email Sara Malmquist-West at [email protected].
The following document details the criteria for each general education area: