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.

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.

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Writing (6 hours)
Select one of the following:
ENGL 121	Composition I* (OR)	3	ENGL 101	College English I	3
ENGL 119	College Composition I with Review* (AND)	5
ENGL 122	Composition II*	3	ENGL 102 & ENGL 105	College English II and Honors Introduction to English	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
CHEM 131 & CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab*	4	CHEM 135 General Chemistry II
ECON 132	Survey of Economics	3	ECON 104 Introductory Economics
ECON 230	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	ECON 144 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 231	Principles of Microeconomics	3	ECON 142 Principles of Microeconomics
Select one of the following:
MATH 151	Contemporary Mathematics*	3	MATH 105 Introductory Quantitative Reasoning
MATH 175	Discrete Mathematics and its Applications*	3	MATH 105 Introductory Quantitative Reasoning
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
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
MATH 242	Calculus II*	5	MATH 126 Calculus II
MATH 243	Calculus III*	5	MATH 127 Calculus III
PHYS 130	College Physics I*	5	PHSX 114	College Physics I	4
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5	PHSX 211 General Physics I
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 191/196 Contemporary Astronomy/Lab
BIOL 121	Introductory Biology for Non-Majors	4	BIOL 100/102 Principles of Biology/Lab
BIOL 135	Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology	4	BIOL 150 /154 Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology/Lab
BIOL 150	Biology of Organisms*	5	BIOL 152 Principles of Organismal Biology
BIOL 230 & BIOL 231	Microbiology* and Microbiology Lab*	3	BIOL 200/203 Basic Microbiology/Lab
EVRN 130 & EVRN 132	Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory*	3	EVRN 140 Global Environment I: The Discovery of Environmental Change
GEOS 140 & GEOS 141	Physical Geography and Physical Geography Lab*	3	GEOG 104/105 Introduction to Physical Geography/Lab
PHYS 130	College Physics I*	5	PHSX 114	College Physics I	4
PHYS 220	Engineering Physics I*	5	PHSX 211/216 General Physics I/Lab
PHYS 221	Engineering Physics II*	5	PHSX 212/236 General Physics II/Lab
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
CHEM 131 & CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab*	4	CHEM 130 General Chemistry I

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
FL 231	Intermediate Spanish II*	3	SPAN 216 Intermediate Spanish II
FL 240	Intermediate French I*	3	FREN 230 Intermediate French I
FL 241	Intermediate French II*	3	FREN 240 Intermediate French II
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

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 anotherschool).

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.