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

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.  

Landscape Horticulture Option

Opportunities 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 

K-State Core

JCCC
KSTATE
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer 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 3
MATH 151Contemporary Mathematics* 3 MATH 160 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
Natural and Physical Sciences (One Subject area only, must include a lab) (One Subject area only, must include a lab) 4
BIOL 135Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology4BIOL 198Principles of Biology4
Social and Behavior Sciences (Select two courses in two subject areas) Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents. 6
Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two subject areas) Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents. 6

Program Requirements 

JCCC
KSTATE
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
ACCT 222Managerial Accounting*3ACCTG 231Intro to Managerial Accounting3
Select one of the following:
Chemistry in Society* 4 CHEM 110/111 General Chemistry/Lab
Principles of Chemistry* 5 CHEM 110/111 General Chemistry/Lab
Select one of the following:
Principles of Macroeconomics 3ECON 110Principles of Macroeconomics3
Principles of Microeconomics 3ECON 120Principles of Microeconomics3
HORT 201Introduction to Horticultural Science4HORT 201Prin of Horticultural Science4
HORT 205Plant Propagation*3HORT 350Plant Propagation3
HORT 214Woody Plants, Deciduous 3 HORT 375 Landscape Plants II
HORT 215Woody Plants, Evergreens 3 HORT 274 Landscape Plants I
Select 6 hours of Business Electives:
ACCT 121Accounting I (AND)3ACCTG 241Intro to Financial Accounting3
Select one of the following:
Accounting II*3ACCTG 241Intro to Financial Accounting3
Principles of Management3MANGT 220
& MANGT 420
Principles of Management
and Principles of Management
3
Marketing3MKTG 250
& MKTG 400
Introduction to Marketing
and Introduction to Marketing
3
Select 3 hours of Communications Elective:
Select one of the following:
Any level foreign language OR Foreign Language FL courses
Advanced Composition: The Art of the Essay* 3ENGL 300Expository Writing III3
Introduction to Creative Writing*3ENGL 461Intro to Fiction Writing3
Children's Literature*3ENGL 355Literature for Children3
American Literature I*3ENGL 381American Survey I3
American Literature II*3ENGL 382American Survey II3
Introduction to Shakespeare* 3ENGL 350Intro to Shakespeare3
*

* JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite. 

Last Approved Sat Nov 1 22:32:44 2025