Literature, Language, and Writing, BA, BGS | Johnson County Community College Catalog

University of Kansas - Edwards Campus

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas, Edwards Campus	Academic Success Navigators
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	913-897-8539
Literature, Language and Writing, (BA, BGS)	kuecservices@ku.edu
Academic Year 2025-2026	https://edwardscampus.ku.edu/academicprograms
Program Description The Associate of Arts (AA) degree 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 Applicants are assured admission with 24+ transferable credit hours with 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. Apply at KU Admissions by selecting the Transfer application and selecting the Edwards Campus. Degree 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. KU Core 34 Requirements Students transferring to KU, with an Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will satisfy KU’s Core 34 general education curriculum. Students who transfer to KU, without completing 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.
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.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree-Specific Requirements

Students pursuing the B.A. must meet these specific requirements in addition to completing the KU Core 34 and the major.

Writing (6 hours)

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:
ENGL 121	Composition I*	3	ENGL 101 Composition
ENGL 119	College Composition I with Review*	5	ENGL 101	Composition	3
ENGL 122	Composition II*	3	ENGL 102	Critical Reading and Writing	3

Quantitative Reasoning (3 hours)

A single course cannot count for both the BA Quantitative Reasoning requirement and the KU Core 34 Math and Statistics requirement.

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
CHEM 124 & CHEM 125	General Chemistry I Lecture* and General Chemistry I Lab*	4	CHEM 130	General Chemistry I	5
CHEM 131 & CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab*	4	CHEM 135	General Chemistry II	5
ECON 132	Survey of Economics	3	ECON 104	Introductory Economics	4
ECON 230	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	ECON 144	Priniciples of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 231	Principles of Microeconomics	3	ECON 142	Principles of Microeconomics	3
Select one of the following:
MATH 151	Contemporary Mathematics*	3	MATH 105	Intro Quantitative Reasoning	3
MATH 175	Discrete Mathematics and its Applications*	3	MATH 105	Intro Quantitative Reasoning	3
MATH 171	College Algebra*	3	MATH 101	College Algebra	3
MATH 173	Precalculus*	5	MATH 104	Precalculus Mathematics	5
MATH 201	Statistics*	3	MATH 365	Elementary Statistics	3
MATH 231	Business and Applied Calculus I*	3	MATH 115	Calculus I	3
MATH 232	Business and Applied Calculus II*	3	MATH 116	Calculus II	3
MATH 241	Calculus I*	5	MATH 125	Calculus I	4
MATH 242	Calculus II*	5	MATH 126	Calculus II	4
MATH 243	Calculus III*	5	MATH 127	Calculus III	4
PHYS 130	College Physics I*	5	PHSX 114	College Physics I	4
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5	PHSX 211	General Physics I Lecture	4
PSYC 209	Statistics in Psychological Research*	3	PSYC 210	Statistics Psychological Rsrch	3

Laboratory or Field Experience - Variable credits.

One laboratory science (at least one credit hour) is required for the B.A. degree. Courses that fulfill this requirement will contain the code “LFE” in the course description.

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
ASTR 122	Astronomy	4	ASTR 191 & ASTR 196	Contemporary Astronomy and Contemporary Astronomy Lab	4
BIOL 121	Introductory Biology for Non-Majors	4	BIOL 100 & BIOL 102	Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Lab	4
BIOL 135	Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology	4	BIOL 150 Prin. of Molecular and Cellular Biology AND BIOL 154 Introductory Biology Lab for STEM Majors
BIOL 150	Biology of Organisms*	5	BIOL 152	Prin of Organismal Biology	3
BIOL 230 & BIOL 231	Microbiology* and Microbiology Lab*	3	BIOL 200 & BIOL 203	Basic Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Lab	5
EVRN 130 & EVRN 132	Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory*	3	EVRN 140	Global Environment I	3-5
GEOS 140 & GEOS 141	Physical Geography and Physical Geography Lab*	3	GEOG 104 & GEOG 105	Intro to Physical Geography and Intro Lab Phys Geography	5
PHYS 130	College Physics I*	5	PHSX 114	College Physics I	4
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5	PHSX 211 & PHSX 216	General Physics I Lecture and General Physics I Laboratory	5
PHYS 221	Engineering Physics II*	5	PHSX 212 & PHSX 236	General Physics II Lecture and General Physics II Laboratory	4
CHEM 122	Principles of Chemistry*	5	CHEM 110	Introductory Chemistry	5
CHEM 124 & CHEM 125	General Chemistry I Lecture* and General Chemistry I Lab*	4	CHEM 130	General Chemistry I	5
CHEM 131 & CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab*	4	CHEM 135	General Chemistry II	5

Foreign Language - One language is required.

For whichever language chosen, all courses in that language area must be completed. Visit the complete list of JCCC Foreign Language courses. Check with JCCC Counselor for placement into appropriate courses.

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
FL 120	Elementary German I	5	GERM 104	Elementary German I	5
FL 121	Elementary German II*	5	GERM 108	Elementary German II	5
FL 130	Elementary Spanish I	5	SPAN 104	Elementary Spanish I	5
FL 131	Elementary Spanish II*	5	SPAN 108	Elementary Spanish II	5
FL 140	Elementary French I	5	FREN 110	Elementary French I	5
FL 141	Elementary French II*	5	FREN 120	Elementary French II	5
FL 165	Elementary Chinese I	5	CHIN 104	Elementary Chinese I	5
FL 166	Elementary Chinese II*	5	CHIN 108	Elementary Chinese II	5
FL 170	Elementary Japanese I	5	JPN 104	Elementary Japanese I	5
FL 171	Elementary Japanese II*	5	JPN 108	Elementary Japanese II	5
FL 182	Intermediate Japanese I*	5	JPN 204	Intermediate Japanese I	5
FL 183	Intermediate Japanese II*	5	JPN 208	Intermediate Japanese II	5
FL 220	Intermediate German I*	3	GERM 201	Intermediate German I	3
FL 221	Intermediate German II*	3	GERM 202	Intermediate German II	3
FL 230	Intermediate Spanish I*	3	SPAN 212	Intermediate Spanish I	3
FL 231	Intermediate Spanish II*	3	SPAN 216	Intermediate Spanish II	3
FL 240	Intermediate French I*	3	FREN 230	Intermediate French I	3
FL 241	Intermediate French II*	3	FREN 240	Intermediate French II	3
FL 265	Intermediate Chinese I*	3	No KU equivalent but counts as CHIN U Intermediate Chinese
FL 266	Intermediate Chinese II*	3	CHIN 204	Intermediate Chinese I	5

Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.) Degree-Specific Requirements

Students pursuing the B.G.S. must meet these specific requirements in addition to completing the KU Core and the major.

1. Completion of the requirements of a single B.G.S. major AND a secondary field of academic study (a second degree offered by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) or another KU professional school, a second CLAS major or co-major, a minor offered by CLAS or another school, or two certificates offered by CLAS or another school).

2. Completion of an approved upper-level career preparation course (minimum 3 credit hours total) taken at KU.

Major Information

The KU Edwards Campus offers the following B.A. and B.G.S. programs through the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Following are descriptions of the majors with suggested coursework that should be taken as a part of the associate’s degree at JCCC.

Literature, Language and Writing, BA/BGS

A degree in English will help develop the skills of dealing with concepts and abstractions, creativity, and good communication and people skills. The undergraduate degree in literature, language and writing is an excellent base from which to explore career options and good preparation for a variety of advanced degrees in areas such as business or law. Students should complete ENGL 121*, ENGL 122* and a 200-level English course at JCCC. These are prerequisites for the upper-level English courses in the major at KU Edwards.

Recommended JCCC Courses for Literature, Language and Writing:

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Select one of the following:
ENGL 223	Introduction to Creative Writing* ^	3	ENGL 220	Fiction into Film	3
ENGL 230	Introduction to Fiction* ^	3	ENGL 209	Introduction to Fiction	3
ENGL 246	American Literature I*	3	ENGL 320	American Literature I	3

Second Quantitative Reasoning Course for B.A.: (see list above)

Foreign Language: BA students must demonstrate fourth-semester proficiency in a single non-English language, OR third semester proficiency in a first non-English language and first-semester proficiency in a second non-English language. (see list above) Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for placement into appropriate courses.

*: JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
^: Writing or English Language Required Electives

Last Approved Fri Jan 23 15:07:18 2026