Common Course Numbering System
San Jacinto College is a member of the Texas Common Course Numbering System. Institutions of higher education in Texas teach similar courses, and these courses have a common number. This common number facilitates transferring these courses among the participating institutions.

The Texas Common Course Numbering System Manual identifies general academic courses that transfer. (It does not include developmental and technical courses.) The common number system makes it easier for students to plan future studies.

For example, English 1301, Composition I at San Jacinto College, has the common course number ENGL 1301. Some institutions adopt the common course number as their number. Other institutions may not change their course numbers to common course numbers, but may display common course numbers alongside their existing course numbers. Three possible ways of presenting ENGL 1301 are:

San Jacinto Course Number	Other Institutions Course Number
ENGL 1301 Composition I	ENGL 1301 Composition I
ENGL 1301 Composition I	ENG 101 (ENGL 1301)
	Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1301 Composition I	LANG 1311 Rhetoric and
	Composition (ENGL 1301)

Once students understand this system, they can easily match the courses they have taken at San Jacinto College to the corresponding courses at other member institutions. However, since not all courses are common courses, students should obtain a list of courses recognized by the school to which they plan to transfer. Many courses not recognized as common at a member institution may still have equivalents at that institution and will transfer and fulfill degree requirements.

Students can get more information about the Texas Common Course Numbering System at San Jacinto College from the Registrar's Office on any campus.