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COURSE NUMBERING

All courses offered at Merced College are considered to be lower division. No upper division credit is granted. Course numbers are assigned as follows:

  • Courses numbered 1-49 are certified as transferable to the California State University system. Other four-year institutions may accept courses numbered 1-49 as transferable, but students transferring to colleges outside the CSU system should consult the catalog of that college and confer with a counselor.

  • Courses numbered 50-79 and independent letters such as A, B, and C designate courses that apply only to A.A./A.S. Degrees and to certificate programs and are not normally transferable to four-year institutions.

  • Courses numbered 80-89 designate intermediate non degree-applicable basic skills courses OR certain occupational and activity credit courses. These courses do not apply to the Associate Degree or transfer programs.

  • Courses numbered 90-99 designate courses that are primarily non-degree applicable basic skills courses that do not apply to the Associate Degree or transfer programs.

  • Courses numbered 100-999 designate courses that are noncredit that do not apply to Associate Degree or transfer programs.

Additional Course Information

  • CSU and/or UC Transfer Course Agreement

  • California State University General Education (CSU-GE) Breadth and Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Areas

  • Course Identification (C-ID) Number System

  • Prerequisite, Corequisites, Advisories, and Limitations on Enrollment