This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
University of Central Missouri
| Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University Central Missouri | Karen Doyle, Ph.D., ACSM, CEP |
| College of Health, Science, and Technology | Phone Number: 660-543-4662 |
| Health Studies, BS | Email: kmdoyle@ucmo.edu |
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | Homepage: Health Studies |
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 an 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. Visit the UCM General Education Program guide for details. 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 visit the UCM General Education Program guide for 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.
Students should be cognizant of UCM’s Residence Requirement, especially if enrolling in more than 60 hours at JCCC. Visit the UCM General Education Program guide for details.
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.
The Health Studies, BS degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.
JCCC Transfer Guide Disclaimer
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.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements
All students must complete a minimum of 42 credit hours in general education. The following general education courses are required by this major.
JCCC | UCM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Principles of Chemistry + | 5 | CHEM 1104 Intro to Sciences: Chemistry: 4 hours | |||
OR | |||||
| General Chemistry I Lecture * and General Chemistry I Lab * + | 5 | CHEM 1131 | General Chemistry I | 5 | |
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology + | 3 | PSY 1100 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 218 | Human Development * + | 3 | PSY 3220 | Life-Span Development | 3 |
Health Studies Major Requirements (76-77 hours)
JCCC | UCM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| BIOL 140 | Human Anatomy + | 4 | BIOL 3401 | Human Anatomy | 3 |
| BIOL 225 | Human Physiology * + | 4 | BIOL 3402 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIOL 235 | The Science of Human Nutrition * + | 3 | NUTR 3340 | Nutrition | 3 |
| CJ 170 | Drugs and Crime + | 3 | HLTH 4310 | Drugs: Addiction to Recovery | 3 |
| COMS 120 | Interpersonal Communication + | 3 | COMM 2010 | Interpersonal Communciation | 3 |
| HC 130 | Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions + | 3 | BIOL 3215 | Medical Terminology | 2-3 |
| HPER 202 | Personal Community Health + | 3 | HLTH 1100 | Personal Health | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Research Methods in Psychology * + | 3 | PSY 3100 | Research Methods | 3 |
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JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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Grade of “C” or better required.