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Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Washburn University Cherry Steffen, Education Chair Elementary Education 785-670-1943 Bachelor of Education, B.Ed. cherry.steffen@washburn.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 https://www.washburn.edu/academics/collegeschools/appliedstudies/departments/education/index.html Program Description The systemwide transfer degree provides a pathway from any Kansas public community college offering the degree to any Kansas public university for individuals desiring to become licensed as a PK-6 elementary teacher. The pathway identifies courses/credit hours to be taken at the community college level and reflect the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) General Education framework “buckets” and recommended education coursework. JCCC offers an Associate of Arts in Elementary Education degree. These courses/credit hours transfer to any KBOR university as the first sixty hours toward a 120-hour PK-6 Elementary Education program degree. The remaining sixty hours at KBOR universities are the required courses to complete the PK-6 Elementary Education degree. Visit the Washburn University Course Catalog for more information. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas State University Marcus Kidd, Assist. Director of Enrollment Secondary Education, B.S. cssps@ksu.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 coe.k-state.edu www.k-state.edu/undergradadmit/ transferequivalency.html Program Description The B.S. degree in Secondary Education requires a minimum of 120 hours. No more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college. All programs consist of coursework in General Education, a Teaching Field, and Teacher Education. The General Education requirements are listed on page 2. One of the following Secondary Education teaching fields must be selected: Art (PK-12) Biology Business Chemistry Earth Science English English and Journalism Journalism Mathematics Modern Languages (PK-12) – Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish Physical Education/Health (PK-12) Physics Social Studies Speech Teacher Education program is also available from Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, Early Childhood (separate guide), and Music (separate guide).   Visit the College of Education undergraduate for specific degree requirements and the K-State transfer equivalency site to check course transferability. Visit the list of classes required for each of the teaching fields. Due to the wide variations and complexity of the coursework, it is recommended students consult with a K-State College of Education academic advisor and visit the transfer  pathways to plan transfer classes applicable to their chosen teaching field. Additional courses may be available at Johnson County Community College to satisfy teaching field requirements. Admission Requirements Admission to Teacher Education is required for the Professional component of the Teacher Education courses. Transfer students who have completed all the following admission requirements may apply at the time of initial enrollment. Secondary Education requires 42 total hours completed, including all transfer and K-State credits. Grades of “C” or better in Expository Writing I and II, Public Speaking, Intro to Teaching and Math Pathway assigned Math course. A 2.75^ GPA is required in coursework applied to the education degree. A 2.75^ average GPA in all teaching field coursework. ^To calculate GPA, the College of Education uses all attempted credits and grades. Early Field Experience is completed in EDCI 230. (K-State requires at least 40 documented hours of classroom observations). Professional Component Visit the College of Education – Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree for requirements. Classes in the Professional Program cannot be taken at a community college. General Education Students transferring to KSU, that complete the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA) , Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will be considered to have satisfied KSU’s core general education curriculum.  Students who transfer to KSU, without completing the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA) , Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree will have courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis toward meeting KSU requirements. To learn more about courses that satisfy KSU Core Requirements and KSU Transfer Equivalency Tool . Visit the KSU Core General Education Guide for JCCC equivalents. Visit the KSU Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites.  It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Pittsburg State University Dana Blubaugh 620-687-0480 Elementary Education dblubaugh@pittstate.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 www.pittstate.edu Program Description The  Associate of Arts , AA  at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students pursuing the AA may select courses that satisfy both the AA degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree at four-year institutions. The elective hours within the AA allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors. The AA degree requires completion of 60 credit hours. Meeting with a  JCCC counselor  is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate courses.  The systemwide transfer degree provides a pathway from any Kansas public community college offering the degree to any Kansas public university for individuals desiring to become licensed as a PK6 elementary teacher. The pathway identifies courses/credit hours to be taken at the community college level and reflect the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) General Education  framework “buckets” and recommended education coursework. Visit the JCCC Associate of Arts in Elementary Education degree for more information. These courses/credit hours transfer to any KBOR university as the first sixty hours toward a 120-hour PK-6 Elementary Education program degree. The remaining sixty hours at KBOR universities are the required courses to complete the PK-6 Elementary Education degree. Visit the full Pitt State University Course Catalog for more information. Admission Requirements Requirements for Admission for Elementary Education K-6 Majors: Complete the application for admission to Teacher Education. Be recommended for Teacher Education by Exploration in Education or Transfer Student Module instructor and one other college instructor. Meet the basic skills requirement with a minimum ACT composite score of 22 OR CORE Writing 162, Reading 156 and Math 142. (Other basic skills options may be available by petition.) Complete EDUC 261 or equivalent with a minimum grade of “C”. Complete EDUC 345 Transfer Student Module (for students transferring credit for EDUC 161). Have a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.50. Complete a background check. The minimum requirements for graduation include: 126 credit hours; 60 credit hours must be from a four-year school. In addition, a minimum of 45 credit hours must be upper-division and a minimum of 30 hours must be in residence at Pitt State. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas State University Marcus Kidd, Assist. Director of Enrollment Management & Institutional Partnerships College of Education 785-532-5524 Elementary Education, B.S. (K-6) ONLINE or ON CAMPUS cssps@ksu.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 coe.k-state.edu http://www.k-state.edu/undergradadmit/ transferequivalency.html The systemwide transfer degree provides a pathway from any Kansas public community college offering the degree to any Kansas public university for individuals desiring to become licensed as a PK-6 elementary teacher. The pathway identifies courses/credit hours to be taken at the community college level and reflect the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) General Education framework “buckets” and recommended education coursework. Visit the (KBOR) General Education framework “buckets” for more information. Visit the JCCC Associate of Arts in Elementary Education for degree requirements. These courses/credit hours transfer to any KBOR university as the first sixty hours toward a 120-hour PK-6 Elementary Education program degree. The remaining sixty hours at KBOR universities are the courses required to complete the PK-6 Elementary Education degree. The B.S. degree in Elementary Education requires a minimum of 120 hours and is offered either on-campus or online. Only half the hours for a K-State degree can be taken at a two-year college. This program is also offered online in a cohort format through K- State’s Global Campus. Students may do their student teaching in the Kansas City metro area.  Admission Requirements for Teacher Education:  Elementary Education requires 42 hours completed, including all transfer and K-State credits. Grades of “C” or better in Expository Writing I and II, Public Speaking, Contemporary Math or higher level math, and Intro to Education. A 2.75 GPA is required in coursework applied to the elementary education degree. To calculate GPA, the College of Education uses all attempted credits and grades used towards the degree. Early Field Experience is completed in EDCI 230. (K-State requires at least 40 documented hours of classroom observation). Admission to the Professional component of the Teacher Education program is required. Transfer students who have completed the following admission requirements should apply at the time of initial enrollment. Visit the College of Education for requirements. Classes in the Professional Program cannot be taken at a community college.  It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the MidAmerica Nazarene University Lisa Hood School of Education 913-971-3868 Accelerated Elementary Education Unified B.S. degree lbhood@mnu.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 www.mnu.edu Program Description All MNU students must complete general education courses however, completing an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree or the Associate of Science (A.S.) degree at JCCC will satisfy all the general education requirements at MNU, except 3 hours of the Faith Integration requirement. JCCC students transferring to MNU without completing the A.A. or A.S. will have transfer courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Therefore, it is recommended that students complete either the AA or the AS before transferring. The JCCC A.A . degree and the JCCC A.S. degree each require completion of 60 credit hours. Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate courses.  Admission Requirements If students have completed an AA or AS degree, they are only required to fulfill the Faith Integration (3 credit hours total) area of the general education requirements. Please note: MidAmerica Nazarene University is not participating in the Kansas (KBOR) Systemwide General Education framework. Certain majors may require specific classes in the general education core. Students should check the major’s specific section of the current MNU catalog for requirements and with a faculty advisor from that department to determine applicability of transfer courses. Upper-division credit will NOT be given for lower division courses that are transferred in as equivalents to upper division courses. Courses from the Learning Center, Academic Achievement Center, and Learning Strategies will not transfer to MNU. These courses are considered remedial or developmental. With special approval from the Kresge Academic Support Center at MNU, required developmental courses at MNU could be waived with satisfactory completion of courses from these areas. No college credit will be granted for these courses. A minimum residency of 30 semester hours taken at MidAmerica is required of all bachelor’s degree candidates. Bachelor degree students must earn at least eighteen of the final thirty hours at MidAmerica. A minimum of 15 semester hours taken at MidAmerica is required of all associates degree candidates. The residency requirement for the academic major is no less than fifteen hours in the discipline of the major, except where other institutional requirements exist. The following students will need to have completed all general education coursework associated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education Unified prior to starting: Students who do not have an Associate of Art or an Associate of Science degree but meet the 60-credit hour requirement. Students who have a bachelor’s degree but desire to earn a second degree in Elementary Education Unified. Please note: The Kansas Statewide Elementary Education transfer program does not apply to MNU. Conditional Acceptance: A student may be conditionally accepted into EEU for modules 1 and 2 under the following stipulations: If a candidate’s GPA is below 2.75, the student must receive at least a “B-“ or above in all coursework; if academic excellence is not shown, the student will be dropped from the program. If official transcripts are not provided, a student may start the program. However, the student will be dropped from the program before the third module if transcripts are not received by then. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences School of Education and Human Sciences 785-864-3726 Elementary Teacher Education (B.S.E.) soehsambassadors@ku.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 https://soehs.ku.edu/ Program Description The systemwide transfer degree provides a pathway from any Kansas public community college offering the degree to any Kansas public university for individuals desiring to become licensed as a PK6 elementary teacher. The pathway identifies courses/credit hours to be taken at the community college level and reflect the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) General Education framework “buckets” and recommended education coursework. JCCC offers an Associate of Arts in Elementary Education degree. These courses/credit hours transfer to any KBOR university as the first sixty hours toward a 120-hour PK-6 Elementary Education program degree. The remaining sixty hours at KBOR universities are the required courses to complete the PK-6 Elementary Education degree. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University Central Missouri  Registrar’s Office 660-543-4900 General Education Program articulation@ucmo.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 ucmo.edu/transfer Program Description The Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students who transfer to UCM with a JCCC Associate of Arts degree are considered to have met all 42 hours of UCM’s General Education requirements, with the exception of Major/Minor-Required General Education courses and the Constitution Requirement (see explanations below). The elective hours within the A.A. allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors/minors. Students who transfer to UCM without a degree (or a degree other than an AA) will have all coursework evaluated on a course-by-course basis.  JCCC students not completing the AA degree should refer to the tables in this document for JCCC General Education course equivalents and also the UCM catalog for any specific or additional General Education requirements for their UCM program of study.  NOTE: Courses taken to fulfill General Education requirements may not be taken on the pass/fail basis. Major/Minor-Required General Education Courses: Some majors and minors require specific General Education courses.  Additionally, some degree programs may require up to six additional hours of General Education depending on the math, science, and technology courses required. Visit the major/minor listing in the UCM catalog for major/minor-required General Education courses.  United States and Missouri Constitutions Requirement:  Missouri state law requirement. Section 170.011 RSMO Supp (1988) requires that all students at public Missouri institutions have a course that teaches the constitutions of Missouri and the United States. The following courses in the UCM General Education program fulfill this requirement: HIST 1350 - History of the United States to 1877, HIST 1351 - History of the United States from 1877, HIST 1402 - History of the Modern World and POLS 1510 - American Government or POLS 2511 - State Government, and are denoted with a “#” in the General Education course listing. These courses must be taken from institutions in the state of Missouri. Courses from out-of-state institutions which are articulated or substituted for these courses will not fulfill state law requirement Section 170.011 RSMO Supp (1988). Students who have one of these courses from out of state or who have already fulfilled all nine hours of Knowledge Area III in the general education program may fulfill this requirement by passing an exam on the constitutions of the United States and of Missouri. This test is offered online, at no cost by the School of Social Sciences and Languages (Wood 203). Testing information can be obtained by calling 660-543-8840. Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement Examination Requirement (State Law Requirement, Section 170.013) went into effect Fall 2019 for students pursuing a degree at any public Missouri institution and requires that all students shall successfully pass an examination on the provisions and principles of American civics with a score of seventy percent or greater as a condition of graduation. The subject matter of the 50 question, multiple-choice test includes the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and other areas of government and American history. Students may fulfill this requirement by passing an exam offered in Blackboard or by providing proof on an official transcript of having passed the exam at another Missouri higher education institution. This test is offered online, at no cost.  Students are encouraged to take and pass the test during their first semester at UCM.  The test may be taken any number of times until a passing score of at least 70 percent is earned.  When the test is passed the requirement will show as fulfilled on the Central Degree Audit and a notation will be added to the student’s transcript.  Students who have not passed the exam by the time they have reached 60 credit hours will have a hold on their account and be prevented from enrolling in future coursework until the exam is successfully passed.  Questions about the content of the test may be referred to the School of Social Sciences and Languages (Wood 203, 660-543-8840). Testing information can be obtained by calling the Testing Center at 660-543-4919. General Education Assessment Policy: All undergraduate students seeking a degree at UCM; except teacher education majors, RN-BS Nursing majors, and post-baccalaureate students (from UCM and transfer institutions); must, as a condition for graduation: Take the General Education Assessment (GEA), UCM currently utilizes The ETS Proficiency Profile, in the semester after which a total of 60 credit hours have been earned. Pass the GEA by obtaining a minimum score of 425 (based on a scaled score of 400-500) Transfer students, with at least 60 credit hours, must test during their first semester at UCM. Visit  Exams  to register for the GEA. Registration is also available through MyCentral. Click on the “student” tab, then the “Records and Registration” tab, then the “Register for a Test” link located in the “Testing Services” section. Complete the registration process as directed. Visit  UCM Testing Services  for complete information on the General Education Assessment Policy and requirements. UCM Residence Requirement:  Students should be cognizant of UCM’s Residence Requirement, especially if completing more than 60 hours at JCCC.  Residence requirements establish a minimum number of credit hours which must be earned from UCM. Online courses and courses which are offered off campus but through UCM do count towards residence hours. Hours earned as SC or CR credit (AP/CLEP/IB/military credits/work experience) do not count towards residence hours. A candidate for any bachelor’s degree must have earned the following minimum hours in residence at UCM: 30 hours overall 20 upper-level hours (3000/4000 level courses) 15 hours in the major 9 upper-level hours in the major 9 hours in the minor (if applicable) 1 upper-level hour in the minor (if applicable) the last 12 semester hours or any hours during the final semester required for the degree  UCM Upper-Level Requirement:  Students should also be familiar with UCM’s Upper-Level Requirement. Upper-level credit is coursework completed at the 3000 and 4000 level. Hours earned as SC or CR credit (AP/CLEP/IB/military credits/work experience/prior learning) do not count towards upper-level credit. Transfer credit will retain the leveling as designated by the original granting institution regardless of whether a UCM equivalent’s leveling is different . All courses taken at a two-year college and any 1000/2000 level courses taken at a four-year institution will not be applicable toward upper-level hour (3000/4000 level) requirements, even if these courses are articulated to upper-level UCM courses or used as substitutions for upper-level UCM courses. Candidates for a bachelor’s degree must complete a minimum of: 30 total semester hours of upper-level credit 20 semester hours of upper-level credit must be earned at UCM 12 upper-level hours must be in the major subject, nine of these must be earned at UCM One upper-level hour must be in the minor subject earned at UCM  It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Emporia State University ESU – Advising Center KC Metro Program – Todd Roberts The Teachers College 785-418-9309 Elementary Education B.S.E. troberts@emporia.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 https://www.emporia.edu/teachers- college/ Program Description The systemwide transfer degree provides a pathway from any Kansas public community college offering the degree to any Kansas public university for individuals desiring to become licensed as a PK-6 elementary teacher. The pathway identifies courses/credit hours to be taken at the community college level and reflect the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) General Education framework “buckets” and recommended education coursework. Visit the Associate of Arts in Elementary Education degree at JCCC. These courses/credit hours transfer to any KBOR university as the first sixty hours toward a 120-hour PK-6 Elementary Education program degree. The remaining sixty hours at KBOR universities are the required courses to complete the PK-6 Elementary Education degree. Visit the full ESU General Education Core Requirements  for more information. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas School of Education & Human Sciences School of Education and Human Sciences 785-864-3726 Physical Education Plus (B.S.E.) soehsambassadors@ku.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 http://www.soehs.ku.edu/ Program Description The Associate of Arts, AA at JCCC is a general transfer degree and partners well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students pursuing the AA may select courses that satisfy both the AA degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree at four-year institutions. The elective hours within the AA allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors. The AA degree requires completion of 60 credit hours. Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate courses.   Admission Requirements  The Physical Education Plus program prepares individuals to meet requirements for a physical education teaching endorsement in the state of Kansas and prepare them to pursue endorsement in an additional secondary field such as Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology; Health; Middle-level Math; Middle-level Science; English; Speech/Theatre; or psychology; or complete a minor in Sport Management or Business. Students can be admitted into PE Plus as transfer students if they are admitted to KU, declare PE Plus as their major, and meet the following criteria: A KU + Transfer Cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 Students must meet requirements to begin and progress through professional coursework blocks. Visit  Transition Points #1-#4  for more information. Minimum grades are required in some specific designated PE Plus courses. A maximum of 75 hours may be transferred to KU from community colleges. Students should be aware that 45 junior/senior credit hours are required for completion of the bachelor’s degree; 30 of those hours must be at KU; and community college courses do not transfer as junior/senior hours. Only 6 hours of Credit/No Credit is allowed for general education courses. A student cannot take a class Credit/No Credit for any major requirement. Minimum total hours for graduation is 120. Students transferring to KU, that complete the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA) , Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will be considered to have satisfied KU’s Core 34 general education curriculum. Students who transfer to KU, without completing the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA) , Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree will have courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis toward meeting KU requirements. To learn more about courses that satisfy KU Core 34 Requirements and KU CredTran . Visit the KU Core 34 General Education guide for JCCC equivalents. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas State University The Office of the Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness General Education: K-State Core -34 785-532-6224 K-State GE (GEN-ED) Requirements Academic Year 2025-2026 https://www.k-state.edu/general-education/students/ Program Description  The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) approved the Systemwide General Education Framework. It is comprised of 34-35 credit hours organized in six discipline-based “buckets” and an institutionally designed bucket. A student who satisfies all seven buckets will complete the systemwide GE program.   Please note this framework applies to the completion of General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA) , Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees only. Students that have not completed the General Education requirements for the AA, AFA, or AS, will have coursework reviewed on a course-by-course basis.   The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree and the Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree do not apply to the KBOR Systemwide General Education Framework. Please see your JCCC Counselor if you are pursing the AAS or AGS degree.   Prior to Fall 2024: Student who enrolled at K-State before Fall of 2024 will complete the K-State 8 general education requirements. Visit K-State 8 for more information.  It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Park University Christy Myers 816-584-6494 Liberal Education Requirements christy.myers@park.edu Academic Year 2025-2026 https://catalog.park.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=19&poid=4238&hl=%22Liberal+Education+Requirements%22&returnto=search Program Description All students pursuing Bachelor degree programs are responsible for fulfilling the University’s Liberal Education requirements. The Liberal Education Program at Park University— Integrative Literacies for Global Citizenship—is education that develops an awareness of human potentials. It develops proper attitudes for realizing such potential through critical and informed judgments that foster concern for individual and social well-being. It develops a love for learning by encouraging activities that promote knowledge of the basic concepts, methodologies, and rewards of learning. It builds skills and competencies that help students acquire the distinctive outcomes defined in the University vision, mission, core values, and literacies. These outcomes include: Thinking and Communication Citizenship Ethical Competency Scientific and Quantitative Competency Literary and Artistic Competency Interdisciplinary and Integrative Competency Visit the Park University Literacies for more information and the specific sub-competencies of each. In shifting our terminology from “general” to “liberal” education, Park University also aligns itself with the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ definition of liberal education as: An approach to college learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity and change. It emphasizes broad knowledge of the wider world (e.g., science, culture and society) as well as in-depth achievement in a specific field of interest. It helps students develop a sense of social responsibility as well as strong intellectual and practical skills that span all areas of study, such as communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, and includes a demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution. 

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas City Art Institute Advising 816-802-3302 General Education Requirements, BFA Academic Year 2025-2026 www.kcai.edu Admissions Requirements Transfer Student Admissions Requirements : To be considered for admission to KCAI, the following items must be submitted (unless noted as optional):  Application Personal Statement Portfolio - Students will submit a 10-15 image portfolio that will be assessed for scholarship and studio level placement. Students are encouraged to contact Julia Welles before submitting portfolio. Transcripts - It is the student’s responsibility to have an official copy of the transcript sent to KCAI’s Admissions Office as part of the application process and upon completion of the transfer course: Kansas City Art Institute Admissions Office 4415 Warwick Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Standardized Test Scores (optional) AP or IB Credit - It is the student’s responsibility to have an official copy of the transcript(s) sent to KCAI’s Admissions Office: Kansas City Art Institute Admissions Office 4415 Warwick Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri 64111 (optional) Letter of Recommendation (optional) Degree Requirements Total program includes: 120 hours. Liberal arts - 39 hours, Open electives – 6 hours, Studio courses – 75 hours. Kansas City Art Institute will consider transferring a maximum of 63 credit hours in liberal arts and studio courses that meet KCAI’s requirements, with a grade equivalent of “C” or better. Students cannot take the same classes to fulfill more than one liberal arts requirement. Students must take one 3-credit hour liberal arts class not based on the European tradition.  Developmental courses and physical education courses are not transferable. Applicants must understand that the number of transferable studio credit hours and the level of competence as indicated by the portfolio review are used to determine studio level placement. Students who choose to transfer to KCAI are required to complete AT LEAST two full years in a studio department. BFA degree program areas may be selected from Animation, Ceramics, Fiber, Filmmaking, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Product Design or Sculpture. Twenty-four of the final 30 credit hours MUST be completed at KCAI. Grades for transferred credit will not be calculated into the KCAI cumulative grade point average. KCAI also accepts credits from CLEP, AP, and IB. Please refer to the website for KCAI equivalencies. It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution.