UC says phase 1 CCN templates are live; committee questions whether statewide July 2027 deadline is achievable

Hanmi Yoon Woo (UC associate vice provost) described the University of California's participation in the statewide Common Course Numbering (CCN) program led by the California Community Colleges chancellor's office and the Academic Senate.

Woo said UC faculty and staff have contributed hundreds of hours to CCN template development. Phase 1 has six courses (examples: introductory public speaking, English writing/critical thinking, introductory statistics, political science, psychology) represented by 14 templates and was made student‑facing in Fall 2025. Phase 2 includes 18 additional courses (42 templates) and template development is complete; UC staff are working with partners to renumber and make those student‑facing in Fall 2026. Phase 3 would cover 46 courses (about 106 templates) and requires broader disciplinary review and larger faculty convenings.

Assembly members asked how students will see that information; Woo said equivalencies and articulation will appear in ASSIST, the statewide repository for articulation agreements. The chair and members asked what public materials exist to track progress and whether UC and other segments can meet the Education Code requirement for broader implementation by July 1, 2027. Woo said UC is actively participating in biweekly workgroups but deferred timetable feasibility questions to the community college chancellor's office and the chancellor's implementation leads.

Committee members requested follow‑up information from the community colleges and UC on timelines, public access to templates, and plans to make the numbering student‑facing across catalogs and advising tools.