Course Number and Name
Course descriptions begin with course number and name.
- Example: FILM 33, Making the Short Film
Units
On the right side of the course name and number is the number of units.
- Example: 3 units
Under the course number, name, and units, you will find all or some of the following:
Course Transferability
- Example: Transfer: UC, CSU
Course Identification Numbering System (C-ID)
Course Identification Numbering System is a course numbering system used statewide for lower-division, transferable courses that are part of the AA-T or AS-T degree.
- Example: C-ID: COMM 190
Cal-GETC
Cal-GETC stands for California General Education Transfer Curriculum. This is the most common method of satisfying a particular UC and CSU general education transfer requirement category.
- Example: Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities)
Global Citizenship
Course satisfies Global Citizenship requirement.
- Example: Satisfies Global Citizenship
Prerequisite
Classes that must be completed prior to taking this course.
- Examples: Prerequisite: Film Studies 32
Corequisite
Classes that must be taken in the same semester as this course.
- Example: Corequisite: Film Studies 33L
Advisory
Recommended class to be completed before taking this course.
- Example: Advisory: COMM C1000 (formerly COM ST 11)
Course Comment
- Example: UC gives no credit for CHEM 9 if taken after CHEM 11. Maximum UC credit for CHEM 9 and 10 combined is one course.
Description
Brief Course Description.
- Example: This course provides students with the foundational knowledge of persuasion, which includes ancient and modern theories of persuasion in addition to the functions and processes of persuasion. In this course, students also learn about the role of persuasion in historical social movements and diverse orators who have positively contributed to society. Lastly, students formulate logical persuasive speeches to live audiences.
Course Recommendation
- Example: Students enrolling in this course should have math skills equivalent to those entering MATH 31. This course does not fulfill the prerequisite for CHEM 11.



