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.
Kansas State University
| Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Kansas State University | Dr. Jennifer Francois |
| College of Health and Human Sciences | 785-532-5500 |
| B.S. in Early Childhood Education | jfrancois@k-state.edu |
| Academic Year 2025-2026 | www.hhs.kstate.edu/ahs |
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 Early Childhood Education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and approved by the Kansas State Board of Education. Students completing this program and meeting state requirements are eligible for Kansas Teaching Licensure in Early Childhood Unified (Birth through Kindergarten).
The Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education is for students who wish to work in birth through kindergarten education programs in administrative or teaching positions, including work with parents and community resources as well as with young children.
Students desiring to earn the Kansas teaching license in early childhood unified, birth through kindergarten must be admitted to teacher education to enroll in the required licensure track courses. Select one of the following tracks:
- Licensure
- Non-Licensure
- The B.S. in Family Studies and Human Services Early Childhood Education major requires 120 semester credit hours. No more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college.
- Each student must complete at least 30 K-State resident credits to be considered for a degree from K-State.
- A minimum of 45 hours must be at a course level of 300 or above.
- Students must complete 20 of the last 30 hours of resident credit at K-State.
- Letter grades are required. Courses with “pass” or “credit” in lieu of letter grade can apply only as unrestricted electives.
- Grades of “C” or higher are required in all Professional Courses for both tracks.
- Admission to Teacher Education is required to complete the BS degree for the Licensure track only.
- 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.
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.
JCCC | KSTATE | |||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours | |
| Code | Title | Hours | ||||
| K-State Core | ||||||
| English (two courses) | 6 | |||||
| Visit the K State Core English for JCCC equivalents. | 6 | |||||
| Communications | 3 | |||||
| Visit the K State Core Communications for JCCC equivalents. | 3 | |||||
| Math and Statistics | 3 | |||||
| MATH 151 | Contemporary Mathematics * | 3 | MATH 160 | Intro to Contemporary Math | 3 | |
| Natural and Physical Sciences (One Subject area only, must include a lab) | 4-5 | |||||
| Visit the K State Core Natural and Physical Sciences for JCCC equivalents. | 4-5 | |||||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select two courses in two subject areas) | 6 | |||||
| Visit the K State Core Social and Behavioral Sciences for JCCC equivalents. | 6 | |||||
| Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two subject areas) | 6 | |||||
| Visit the K State Core Arts and Humanities for JCCC equivalents. | 6 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| EDUC 130 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education ^ | 3 | ECED 210 | Intro to Early Childhood Educ | 3 | |
| EDUC 260 | Observing and Interacting with Young Children * ^# | 3 | ECED 313 | Pre-Prof Exper Early Chldhd Un | 1 | |
| PSYC 218 | Human Development * ^ | 3 | HDFS 110 | Intro to Human Development | 3 | |
| SOC 131 | Sociology of Families ^ | 3 | HDFS 250 | Interpersonal/Family Relations | 3 | |
| Professional Electives | ||||||
| ACCT 121 & ACCT 122 | Accounting I and Accounting II * | 3 | ACCTG 241 | Intro to Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| ACCT 222 | Managerial Accounting * | 3 | ACCTG 231 | Intro to Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| BUS 241 | Principles of Management | 3 | MANGT 220 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
Any HDFS/ECED/CSD/PFP courses (3 hours): Courses evaluated as equivalent to HDFS, ECED, or PFP, visit the KSU Transfer Equivalency Tool for JCCC equivalents.
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JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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Teaching Field Courses – Grades of “C” or higher and an overall 2.75 GPA is required on all courses applied to degree. GPA is calculated from K-State and transfer courses.
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Physical exam and KBI/DCF clearance required.
Last Approved 2/23/2026, 1:56:21 PM