Kansas State University

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas State University College of Engineering Student Services
College of Engineering 785-532-5592
Civil Engineering (BS) engineering@k-state.edu
Academic Year 2025-2026 engg.ksu.edu/academics/undergraduate/

Program Description

  • Civil engineering is the design, construction and maintenance of facilities and systems for the general public or private sector. The civil engineering department offers seven tracks within the bachelor’s in civil engineering degree: general, construction, environmental, geotechnical, structures, transportation and materials, and water resources. 

Admission Requirements

  • Admissions - Applicants must first be admitted to Kansas State University either as an incoming freshman or a transfer student. To apply for admission to Kansas State University, complete an application online at and have official transcripts from all previous colleges sent directly to the Office of Admissions, Kansas State University, 119 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66505-0102, or faxed to 785-532-6393 or emailed via electronic transcript service to Office of Admissions for review. For students transferring to K-State with fewer than 24 credit hours, please also send final high school transcript and ACT or SAT scores. Admission to the College of Engineering is selective. Declaration of the desired curriculum in the College of Engineering does not guarantee admission into the degree program selected. Visit the College of Engineering for current admission information.
  • Students not admitted to the College of Engineering can enter the university Exploratory Studies program or another available college/degree program. These students can still apply to enter the College of Engineering at a later date after they have completed one full-time semester at K-State as an internal transfer student.
  • Grade requirements - In addition to the university standards and policies for grades, the College of Engineering has the following standards:
  • Curricula grades - Visit the individual engineering department sections of the K-State Undergraduate Catalog for the grade requirements for their curriculum and degree. All courses applied to degree requirements require a letter grade except for 0 credit hour assembly courses.
  • DirectLink - an initiative between Kansas community colleges and Kansas State University to provide future transfer students with support as they prepare to make the transition to K-State. Visit DirectLink to register.
  • Transferability of Courses - Many of the fundamental courses required for a degree in engineering may be obtained through pre-engineering programs at other four-year institutions or at community colleges. However, there are differences among the curricula; students electing this route should work closely with their pre-engineering advisors. Students should be aware that no more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college, at least 30 credit hours must be K-State credit hours, and 15 of the last 30 must be K-State credit hours. Only courses with a grade of A, B or C will be applicable toward engineering degree requirements. 
  • The Cr and D grades are not acceptable for transfer into College of Engineering programs.
  • Some K-State courses in the curriculum do not have an equivalent course at all other institutions.  Visit the K-State Undergraduate Catalog for details and lists of courses. To learn more about academic credit for prior learning and advanced credit, please visit K-State Advanced Standing credit options.
  • To determine which courses at a particular college or university will substitute for courses at K-State, visit Transfer Equivalency on the K-State website.
  • 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.

Program Requirements

Civil Engineering (CE) (B.S.) 128 hours required for the K-State B.S. degree

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

K-State Core Requirements

JCCC
KSTATE
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
K-State Core
English (two courses) 6
Visit the K State Core English for JCCC equivalents6
Communications 3
Visit the K State Core Communications for JCCC equivalents3
Math and Statistics 5
MATH 241Calculus I*5MATH 220Analytic Geometry Calc I4
Natural and Physical Sciences 5
PHYS 220Engineering Physics I*5PHYS 213Engineering Physics I5
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select two courses in two subject areas) 6
Visit the K State Core Social and Behavioral Sciences for JCCC equivalents6
Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two subject areas)6
Visit the K State Core Arts and Humanities for JCCC equivalents6
Free Electives (Any 100 or 200 level courses may apply)6
Visit the K State Core Free Elective Institutionally Designated Area for JCCC equivalents.6

Program Requirements 

JCCC
KSTATE
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
CHEM 124
CHEM 125
General Chemistry I Lecture* and General Chemistry I Lab* 4CHM 210Chemistry I4
ENGR 121Engineering Orientation 2DEN 160
& DEN 161
Engineering Orientation
and Engineering Problem Solving
2
ENGR 251Statics* 3CE 333Statics3
ENGR 254Dynamics*3ME 512Dynamics3
GEOS 130General Geology5GEOL 100Earth in Action3
MATH 242Calculus II*5MATH 221Analytic Geometry Calc II4
MATH 254Differential Equations* 4MATH 340Elementary Differential Equatn4
Select one of the following:
General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab*4CHM 230Chemistry II4
Calculus III* 5MATH 222Analytic Geometry Calc III4
Engineering Physics II*5PHYS 214Engineering Physics II5
*

 JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.   

Last Approved Wed Jan 14 17:44:12 2026