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Course Numbering System

Tarrant County College (TCC) is a member of the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS). The common course number facilitates the transfer of TCC courses between and among participating colleges and universities. All TCCNS courses are identified by a course prefix/rubric and course number.

  • Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) courses are designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

  • Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) courses are designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.

Four-Letter Course Prefix/Rubric

Indicates the discipline. For example, ENGL = English; BIOL = Biology; MATH = Mathematics, etc.

illustration of four digit course rubric

Four-Digit Course Number

  1. Course Level: The first digit indicates the course level:

    • A “0” in the first digit in a course number indicates the course is a sub-freshman-level course.

    • A “1” in the first digit in a course number indicates the course is a freshman-level course.

    • A “2” in the first digit in a course number indicates the course is a sophomore-level course.

  2. Credit Hours: The second digit in a course number indicates the semester credit hours.

  3. Unique Identifier: The third digit in a course number distinguish the course from other of the same level, credit value, and prefix.

  4. Course Sequence: The fourth digit in a course number indicates the course sequence.

For Workforce Education Course Manual Courses:

- A “7” as the third digit indicates the course is a Local Need Course.
- A “6” or “8” indicate the course is External Learning (Clinical, Cooperative Education, or Internship.
- A “9” indicates it is Special Topics Course.