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 | |
| B.S. in Agriculture, Horticulture Major, Landscape Horticulture Option | lisawugg@ksu.edu |
| Academic Year 2025-2026 | www.hnr.ksu.edu |
Program DescriptionThe 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. Landscape Horticulture OptionOpportunities abound in the landscape profession, from design and construction/installation through maintenance of commercial and residential landscape environments. This specialization is a perfect marriage of art and science and is ideal for people who enjoy being outdoors and working with a wide variety of plants and people. It includes business management, tree and shrub care, flower bed installation, designing and trouble-shooting irrigation systems, and landscape construction projects. Students with interest in developing artistic and design skills learn to create functional and sustainable landscape environments for outdoor living. Landscape horticulturists are sought by garden centers, botanical gardens, tree care, landscape maintenance and installation firms, nurseries, and governmental bodies. Private consulting is also a possibility. Many of these careers involve consumer relations and sales. Graduates are highly employable by professional firms nationwide. 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
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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) | 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 | |||||
| BIOL 135 | Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (recommended) | 4 | BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 | |
| Social and Behavior 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
JCCC | KSTATE | ||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| ACCT 222 | Managerial Accounting* | 3 | ACCTG 231 | Intro to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Chemistry in Society* | 4 | CHM 110 & CHM 111 | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab | 4 | |
| Principles of Chemistry* | 5 | CHM 110 & CHM 111 | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab | 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 110 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 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 | ||
| Select 6 hours of Business Electives: | |||||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Accounting I and Accounting II* | 3 | ACCTG 241 | Intro to Financial Accounting | 3 | |
| Principles of Management | 3 | MANGT 220 | Principles of Management | 3 | |
| Marketing | 3 | MKTG 250 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 | |
| Select 3 hours of Communications Elective: | |||||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
Foreign Language FL courses Any level foreign language | |||||
| Advanced Composition: The Art of the Essay* | 3 | ENGL 300 | Expository Writing III | 3 | |
| Introduction to Creative Writing* | 3 | ENGL 461 | Intro to Fiction Writing | 3 | |
| Children's Literature* | 3 | ENGL 355 | Literature for Children | 3 | |
| American Literature I* | 3 | ENGL 381 | American Survey I | 3 | |
| American Literature II* | 3 | ENGL 382 | American Survey II | 3 | |
| Introduction to Shakespeare* | 3 | ENGL 350 | Intro to Shakespeare | 3 | |
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* JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
Last Approved Wed Jan 14 13:29:38 2026