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 | Don Kurtz |
| College of Arts and Sciences | Phone Number: 785-532-2951, Option 2 |
| Social Work, BA, BS (Manhattan/Salina/Online) | Email: socansw@k-state.edu |
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | Home Page: Social Work Degree |
Program Description
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 BA/BS in Social Work requires 120 hours. No more than seventy-five hours may be transferred as credit from a community college. Each student must complete 20 of the last 30 hours of resident credit at K-State. A minimum of 45 hours must be at a course level of 300 or higher.
Admission to Social Work Practice Sequence
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in social work from Kansas State University is a multi-step process:
- Admission to Kansas State University
- Declaration of social work major with the College of Arts and Sciences
- Admission to Social Work Practice Sequence
The Social Work Practice Sequence includes upper-level social work courses during the student's last three semesters of college: two semesters of intensive, hands-on coursework and a one-semester field practicum at a social service agency.
Students apply for the practice sequence prior to their last three semesters of coursework.
To be admitted to the social work practice sequence, students must have:
- Taken or be enrolled in SOCWK 100 and 315
- Grade of “C” or above in all social work courses
- 2.5 overall GPA and 3.0 core social work GPA
- A long-range plan completed with your academic advisor that will allow you to graduate in three semesters upon entering the practice sequence
Contact Kristen Kremer with application questions.
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.
Program Requirements
- 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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| K-State Core | ||
| English (two courses) | 6 | |
| Communications | 3 | |
| Math and Statistics | 3 | |
| Natural and Physical Sciences (One Subject area only, must include a lab) | 4-5 | |
| Social and Behavioral 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) | 6 | |
Bachelor of Arts Program Requirements
JCCC | KSTATE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| BA Program Requirements | |||||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Cultural Anthropology | 3 | ANTH 200 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
OR | |||||
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfills Global Perspectives Overlay requirement) | 3 | ANTH 204 | GE Intro Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
| MATH 201 | Statistics * ^ | 3 | STAT 225 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Political Science | 3 | POLSC 110 | Intro to Political Science | 3 | |
OR | |||||
| American National Government | 3 | POLSC 115 | U.S. Politics | 3 | |
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 122 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | SOCIO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCWK Required Courses: 49 credit hours | |||||
| Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare | 3 | SOCWK 100 | Social Work: Helping Professn | 3 | |
Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents for the following requirements:
Natural and Quantitative Restricted Electives - 3 credit hours
- One course in the following, at any level: Natural Science OR Quantitative (3 credit hours)
Arts, Humanities, and Non-Quantitative Social Sciences Restricted Electives – 6 credit hours total (3 credit hours in each of the following, with at least 3 credit hours at 300 or above or at level with a prerequisite in the same)
- Fine Arts (3 credit hours)
- Humanities (3 credit hours)
Second Language Requirement – 3-16 credit hours - Visit JCCC Foreign Language for course options.
- Option 1: (3 credit hours) At least 3 credit hours of coursework culminating with level 4 or above or the equivalent of level 4 in a second language (3-14 credit hours).
- Option 2: (14-16 credit hours) At least 16 credits of coursework in which a student takes the first and second levels of two different languages, selected from any language offered within the department of Modern Languages, ASL, or from any other second language transferred in at an equivalent level (16 credit hours).
- Option 3: (3 credit hours) Students whose first language is not English may satisfy this requirement by meeting the English Proficiency Admissions Standards for K-State or by completing the appropriate level of exit courses with the English Language Program.
Free Electives – 0-16 credit hours (in addition to K-State Core #7)
Bachelor of Science Program Requirements
JCCC | KSTATE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| BS Program Requirements | |||||
| Introductory Courses: 12 credit hours | |||||
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Cultural Anthropology | 3 | ANTH 200 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
OR | |||||
| Cultural Anthropology (Fulfills Global Perspectives Overlay requirement) | 3 | ANTH 204 | GE Intro Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
| MATH 201 | Statistics * ^ | 3 | STAT 225 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | |||||
| Political Science | 3 | POLSC 110 | Intro to Political Science | 3 | |
OR | |||||
| American National Government | 3 | POLSC 115 | U.S. Politics | 3 | |
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 122 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | SOCIO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCWK Required Courses: 49 credit hours | |||||
| SOC 146 | Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare | 3 | SOCWK 100 | Social Work: Helping Professn | 3 |
Visit the KSU Core General Education guide for JCCC equivalents for the following requirements:
Natural and Quantitative Sciences, and Quantitative Social Sciences Restricted Electives - 9 credit hours total - one Natural Science (at any level) and two that are either Natural Science or Quant (one at any level, one at 300 level or above)
- Natural Science (3-5 credit hours)
- Quantitative or Natural Science or Quantitative Social Science Course (6 Credit Hours): Two additional courses in natural or quantitative science, or quantitative social science (social science with a MATH or STAT prerequisite)
Arts, Humanities, and Non-Quantitative Social Sciences Restricted Electives – 3 credit hours
- Fine Arts OR Humanities (3 credit hours)
Free Electives – 0-4 credit hours
- *
JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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Required if not met through K-State Core General Education requirements.
Last Approved 8/8/2026, 8:37:38 AM