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.
University of Kansas - Edwards Campus
| Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas | Academic Success Navigators |
| School of Professional Studies | Phone: 913‐897‐8539 |
| American Sign Language and Deaf Studies (ASLD), BA, BGS | Email: professionalstudies@ku.edu |
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | Homepage: School of Professional Studies American Sign Language (ASL) |
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.
Admissions
Apply at KU Admissions by selecting the Transfer application and selecting the Edwards Campus. Students are assured admission with 24+ transferable credit hours at a GPA of 2.5. Only transfer grades of “C-” or higher will count towards KU degree requirements. All grades count in the transferable GPA used for admission decisions. Grades of "C" or higher in all required ASLD courses, electives, and capstone.
Graduation Requirements
Students must earn 120 hours for graduation. A maximum of 75 hours may be transferred to KU from community colleges. Students should be aware that 45 junior/senior credit hours are required for completion of the bachelor’s degree; 30 of those hours must be at KU; and community college courses do not transfer as junior/senior hours.
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
KU Core 34 Requirements
- Students transferring to KU, 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 KU’s Core 34 general education curriculum.
- Students who transfer to KU, 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 KU requirements. To learn more about courses that satisfy KU Core 34 Requirements and KU CredTran.
Visit the KU Core 34 General Education guide for JCCC equivalents.
JCCC | KU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours | |
| Code | Title | Hours | ||||
| KU Core 34 English (two courses) | 6 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Communications | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Math and Statistics | 3 | |||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Contemporary Mathematics * (M) | 3 | MATH 105 | Intro Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Elementary Statistics * (M) | 3 | MATH 107 | Introductory Statistics | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| College Algebra * (M) | 3 | MATH 101 | College Algebra Support | 1 | ||
| KU Core 34 Natural and Physical Sciences (lab required) | 4-5 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select two courses in two different disciplines) | 6 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two different disciplines) | 6 | |||||
| KU Core 34 US Culture (Institutionally Designated) | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Global Culture (Institutionally Designated) | 3 | |||||
American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Major Preparation at JCCC. Please note the ASL Studies Certificate is no longer offered at JCCC.
Students must complete at JCCC, at a minimum, the below courses at JCCC:
JCCC | KU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| ASL 120 | Elementary American Sign Language I | 3 | SPED 501 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL 121 | Elementary American Sign Language II * | 3 | SPED 502 | Amererican Sign Language II | 3 |
| ASL 122 | Intermediate American Sign Language I * | 3 | SPED 503 | American Sign Language III | 3 |
| ASL 123 | Intermediate American Sign Language II * | 3 | SPED 504 | American Sign Language IV | 3 |
| ASL 135 | Intro to American Sign Language Linguistics * ^ | 3 | No KU equivalent, but counts as ASLD U | ||
| ASL 145 | Introduction to the Deaf Community * ^ | 3 | No KU equivalent, but counts as ASLD U | ||
| ASL 150 | American Sign Language Literature * ^ | 3 | No KU equivalent, but counts as ASLD U | ||
* JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
Students who complete ASL 123 Intermediate American Sign Language II with a “C” or higher at JCCC will be allowed to advance into upper level ASL courses at KU. However, for students who complete ASL 123 then have a lapse of two years or more before enrolling at KU, a proficiency interview will be required.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) Degree Requirements beyond the KU Core: The School of Professional Studies changed its BA and BGS requirements effective Fall 2021 which are different than those required for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. There is no longer a practical reason for a student to choose the BGS as they must still take ASL 120-123 to be prepared for the program.
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JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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ASL 135, ASL 145 and ASL 150 are not required, but recommended as they will satisfy an elective requirement toward the KU bachelor’s degree but will not count towards a required course for the ASLD program.
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MATH 105 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning is the designated "math pathway" course. MATH 101 or MATH 107 are also accepted. These courses will fulfill your Core 34 Math and Statistics requirement.
Last Approved 6/11/2026, 8:43:08 AM