Associate of Applied Science | Johnson County Community College Catalog

The associate of applied science degree from JCCC:

is designed with an emphasis in a specific career program.
requires completion of a minimum of 60 college-level credit hours, not to exceed 68 credit hours, within specified course distribution subgroups, including areas of emphasis, with a 2.0 or higher GPA.
the 68-credit-hour maximum shall not apply to any programs having external accreditation or industry requirements that exceed the 68-credit-hour limit.
requires a minimum of 15 credit hours of JCCC General Education requirements.

Please refer to your specific degree for a list of all requirements. Students should meet with a JCCC counselor and discuss degree options when selecting a program of study.

JCCC General Education Requirements

English and Communications, Associate of Applied Science (3 hrs.)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
ENGL 121	Composition I* ^{(SGE 010)}	3
or ENGL 119	College Composition I with Review*
If your specific degree program requires a communications elective, select one from the following:		3
COMS 120	Interpersonal Communication ^{(SGE 020) (SGE 070)}
COMS 121	Public Speaking ^{(SGE 020) (SGE 070)}
COMS 125	Personal Communication ^{(SGE 020) (SGE 070)}
ENGL 122	Composition II* ^{(SGE 010) (SGE 070)}
ENGL 123	Technical Writing I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}
ENGL 140	Writing for Interactive Media* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}

Arts and Humanities, Associate of Applied Science (3 hrs.)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Art History
ARTH 180	Art History: Ancient to Medieval ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ARTH 182	Art History: Renaissance to Modern ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ARTH 184	Art History: Twentieth Century ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ARTH 188	History of Photography ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ARTH 200	Women, Art, and Society ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Communications
COMS 180	Intercultural Communication ^{(SGE 070)}	3
English
English (Literature)
ENGL 130	Introduction to Literature* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 214	Environmental Literature* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 215	U.S. Latino and Latina Literature* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 216	African-American Literature* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 217	Literature by Women* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 227	Introduction to Poetry* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 230	Introduction to Fiction* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 232	Children's Literature* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 235	Drama as Literature* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 236	British Literature to 1800* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 237	British Literature after 1800* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 246	American Literature I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 247	American Literature II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 254	Masterpieces of the Cinema* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
English (Writing)
ENGL 222	Advanced Composition: The Art of the Essay* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 223	Introduction to Creative Writing* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
ENGL 257	Generative AI and The Future of Writing* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Film and Media Studies
FMS 100	Intro to Film ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FMS 200	Intro to Filmmaking and Media Aesthetics ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Foreign Languages
FL 120	Elementary German I ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 121	Elementary German II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 130	Elementary Spanish I ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 131	Elementary Spanish II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 140	Elementary French I ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 141	Elementary French II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 165	Elementary Chinese I ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 166	Elementary Chinese II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 170	Elementary Japanese I ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 171	Elementary Japanese II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 182	Intermediate Japanese I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 183	Intermediate Japanese II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	5
FL 220	Intermediate German I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 221	Intermediate German II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 230	Intermediate Spanish I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 231	Intermediate Spanish II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 240	Intermediate French I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 241	Intermediate French II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 265	Intermediate Chinese I* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
FL 266	Intermediate Chinese II* ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
History
HIST 120	Local and Kansas History ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 125	Western Civilization: Ancient World to the Renaissance ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 126	Western Civilization: Scientific Revolution to the Modern Age ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 128	Medieval History ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 129	Early Modern Europe 1500-1789 ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 130	European History Since 1789 ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 132	History of Africa ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 135	Eastern Civilization ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 137	African American History ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 140	U.S. History to 1877 ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 141	U.S. History Since 1877 ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 143	Ancient Greece, the Near East and Egypt ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 145	History of Ancient Rome ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 149	History of India ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 151	World History: Traditional ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 152	World History: Modern World ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 160	Modern Russian History ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 162	Modern Latin America ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 165	History of China ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 167	Introduction to History: Japan ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 180	North American Indian History ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 195	History of the Middle East ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 200	Empires of the Silk Road ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 210	Environmental History of North America ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 250	American West ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HIST 260	Women in U.S. History ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Humanities
HUM 122	Introduction to Humanities ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 145	World Humanities: Ancient to Medieval ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 146	World Humanities: Renaissance to Modern ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 155	Classical Mythology ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 156	Contemporary Approaches to World Mythology ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 165	Introduction to Chinese Culture ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
HUM 167	Introduction to Japanese Culture ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Journalism
JOUR 120	Mass Media and Society ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Music
MUS 121	Introduction to Music Listening ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
MUS 125	Introduction to Jazz Listening ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
MUS 126	Introduction to World Music ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
MUS 128	History of Rock and Roll Music ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Religion
REL 120	Exploring World Religions ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
REL 125	Asian Religions ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
REL 126	Religions of the West ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
REL 150	Islam: Religion and Civilization ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Philosophy
PHIL 121	Introduction to Philosophy ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
PHIL 124	Logic and Critical Thinking ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
PHIL 128	Environmental Ethics ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
PHIL 130	Food Ethics ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
PHIL 143	Ethics ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
PHIL 154	History of Ancient Philosophy ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
PHIL 176	Philosophy of Religion ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Photography
PHOT 200	Foundations in Photography ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3
Theater
THEA 120	Introduction to Theater ^{(SGE 060) (SGE 070)}	3

Social and Behavioral Sciences, Associate of Applied Science (3 hrs.)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Anthropology
ANTH 125	Cultural Anthropology ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
ANTH 126	Physical Anthropology ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
ANTH 130	World Cultures ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
ANTH 142	World Prehistory ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
ANTH 165	Linguistic Anthropology ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Criminal Justice
CJ 121	Introduction to Criminal Justice System ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
CJ 141	Criminal Law ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
CJ 223	International Criminal Justice Systems ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Economics
ECON 132	Survey of Economics ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
ECON 230	Principles of Macroeconomics ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
ECON 231	Principles of Microeconomics ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Geoscience
GEOS 145	World Regional Geography ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
GEOS 155	Human Geography ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Legal Studies
LAW 120	Introduction to Paralegal Studies ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
LAW 121	Introduction to Law ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Political Science
POLS 122	Political Science ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 124	American National Government ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 126	State and Local Government ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 132	Introduction to Comparative Government ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 135	International Relations ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 175	Environmental Policy and Law ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 192	Political Theory ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 200	Model United Nations ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 220	Introduction to Public Policy ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
POLS 245	Introduction to Public Administration ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Psychology
PSYC 121	Applied Psychology ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
PSYC 130	Introduction to Psychology ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
PSYC 215	Child Development* ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
PSYC 218	Human Development* ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Sociology
SOC 122	Introduction to Sociology ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
SOC 125	Social Problems ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
SOC 131	Sociology of Families ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
SOC 146	Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3
Gender and Ethnic Studies
WGS 201	Global Women's Studies ^{(SGE 050) (SGE 070)}	3

Mathematics and Sciences, Associate of Applied Science (3 hrs.)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Mathematics
MATH 120	Business Mathematics*	3
MATH 130	Technical Mathematics I*	3
MATH 131	Technical Mathematics II*	3
MATH 151	Contemporary Mathematics* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 161	Elementary Statistics* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 171	College Algebra* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 172	Trigonometry* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 173	Precalculus* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	5
MATH 175	Discrete Mathematics and its Applications* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 201	Statistics* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 231	Business and Applied Calculus I* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 232	Business and Applied Calculus II* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	3
MATH 241	Calculus I* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	5
MATH 242	Calculus II* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	5
MATH 243	Calculus III* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	5
MATH 254	Differential Equations* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	4
MATH 285	Statistics for Business* ^{(SGE 030) (SGE 070)}	4
Life Science
BIOL 121	Introductory Biology for Non-Majors ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
BIOL 125	General Botany ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
BIOL 127	General Zoology ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
BIOL 135	Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
BIOL 140	Human Anatomy ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
BIOL 144	Human Anatomy and Physiology* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
BIOL 150	Biology of Organisms* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
BIOL 161	Introduction to Biotechnology ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
BIOL 225	Human Physiology* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
BIOL 230	Microbiology* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	3
BIOL 231	Microbiology Lab* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	2
EVRN 124	Oceanus: Essentials of Oceanography ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	3
EVRN 130	Environmental Science ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	3
EVRN 132	Environmental Science Laboratory* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	2
EVRN 134	Principles of Sustainability	3
EVRN 250	Bioethics in Science and Research*	3
EVRN 275	Nature, Law, and Environmental Protection*	3
Physical Science
ASTR 120	Fundamentals of Astronomy	3
ASTR 122	Astronomy ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
CHEM 120	Chemistry in Society* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
CHEM 122	Principles of Chemistry* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
CHEM 124	General Chemistry I Lecture* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
CHEM 125	General Chemistry I Lab* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	1
CHEM 131	General Chemistry II Lecture* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4
CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lab* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	1
CHEM 140	Principles of Organic & Biological Chemistry* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
ENGR 121	Engineering Orientation	2
GEOS 130	General Geology ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
GEOS 140	Physical Geography ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	3
GEOS 141	Physical Geography Lab* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	2
GEOS 160	Introduction to Meteorology ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
PHYS 130	College Physics I* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
PHYS 131	College Physics II* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
PHYS 221	Engineering Physics II* ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	5
PSCI 120	Physical Science ^{(SGE 040) (SGE 070)}	4

Cavalier Credits (3 hrs.)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Requires the completion of 3 additional credit hours to be selected from one of the above general education categories.

General Education Hours: 15

Program Elective Hours

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
See the program page for specific course requirements.

Elective Hours: 45-53

Total Program Hours: 60 -68

*: This course has registration requirements.

Kansas Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

English SGE⁰¹⁰
Communications SGE ⁰²⁰
Mathematics and Statistics SGE ⁰³⁰
Natural and Physical Sciences SGE ⁰⁴⁰
Social and Behavioral Sciences SGE⁰⁵⁰
Arts and Humanities SGE⁰⁶⁰
Cavalier Credits SGE⁰⁷⁰