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 | Lisa Wuggazer |
| 785-532-1401 | |
| College of Agriculture – B.S. in Agriculture, Horticulture Major, Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Specialization | lisawugg@ksu.edu |
| Academic Year 2025-2026 | www.hnr.ksu.edu |
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. Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations ManagementThis program is designed to prepare for rewarding careers as the next generation of golf course superintendents and managers, and as turf managers for professional sports organizations, school districts, colleges and university grounds departments, and municipal park and recreation departments. The unique curriculum combines courses in business, communications, hospitality, and turfgrass management, along with two internships. Graduates are employed by golf courses, golf clubs, and other sports facilities all over the U.S. and world, as well as in industries allied to golf and turfgrass management. This degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours. No more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college. | |
General Education Program
The information below is a guide for students planning to take courses at JCCC that will apply toward the B.S. degree in Horticulture specializing in Golf Course and Sports Turf Operations Management at K-State. | |
K-State Core
JCCC | KSTATE | |||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours | |
| Code | Title | Hours | ||||
| English (two courses) Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents. | 6 | |||||
| Communications Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents. | 3 | |||||
| Math and Statistics | ||||||
| MATH 151 | Contemporary Mathematics* | 3 | MATH 160 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics | |||
| Natural and Physical Sciences (One Subject area only, must include a lab) | ||||||
| BIOL 135 | Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 | BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 | |
| Social and Behavior Sciences (Select two courses in two subject areas) | 6 | |||||
| Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two subject areas) | 6 | |||||
| Free Electives (Any 100 or 200 level courses may apply) Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents. | ||||||
Program Requirements
JCCC | KSTATE | ||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| 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 | ||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Chemistry in Society* | 4 | CHEM 110 General Chemistry/Lab | |||
| Principles of Chemistry* | 5 | CHEM 110 General Chemistry/Lab | |||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Principles of Macroeconomics and | 3 | ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| HMGT 123 | Professional Cooking I* | 3 | HM 341 Principles of Food Production Management | ||
| HMGT 279 | Beverage Control | 3 | HM 440 | Beverage Management | 3 |
| HORT 201 | Introduction to Horticultural Science | 4 | HORT 201 | Prin of Horticultural Science | 4 |
| HORT 205 | Plant Propagation* | 3 | HORT 350 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| HORT 214 | Woody Plants, Deciduous | 3 | HORT 375 | Landscape Plants II | 3 |
| HORT 215 | Woody Plants, Evergreens | 3 | HORT 274 Landscape Plants I | ||
| MKT 230 | Marketing | 3 | MKTG 400 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| Select 3 hours of Communications Elective: Any level foreign language OR Foreign Language FL courses | |||||
| ENGL 222 | Advanced Composition: The Art of the Essay* | 3 | ENGL 300 Expository Writing III | ||
| ENGL 223 | Introduction to Creative Writing* | 3 | ENGL 461 | Intro to Fiction Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 232 | Children's Literature* | 3 | ENGL 355 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| ENGL 246 | American Literature I* | 3 | ENGL 381 | American Survey I | 3 |
| ENGL 247 | American Literature II* | 3 | ENGL 382 | American Survey II | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Introduction to Shakespeare* | 3 | ENGL 350 | Intro to Shakespeare | 3 |
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JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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Students pursuing a K-State Business Minor should take K-State ECON 120 (JCCC ECON 231) as it is the prerequisite for K-State FINAN 450.
Last Approved Sat Nov 1 22:30:20 2025