University of Kansas

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas Leah Ade
School of Health Professions 913-588-5221
Clinical Laboratory Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) clsed@kumc.edu
Academic Year 2025-2026 https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-health-professions/academics/departments/clinical-laboratory-sciences.html

Admission Requirements

  • Application to enter KU’s Clinical Laboratory Science should be made one year prior to their anticipated enrollment date to enter the program. The priority deadline to apply is December 15 of the year before the anticipated start date. Also required: complete college transcript(s) and three letters of recommendation, two of which should be from college basic science instructors. Class size is limited and admission is competitive.
  • All courses listed on this guide must be completed before admittance to the Medical Center with a minimum grade of “C” or better. The student must have earned a 2.70 GPA overall and in the following courses: chemistry, biology, and math.
  • Students who are interested in the KUMC BS Degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences are required to complete 57 prerequisite credit hours prior to beginning the Professional Program at the KU Medical Center campus. Because all prerequisites must be completed during the freshman and sophomore years, students need to ensure that all the KU Core 34 Curriculum requirements are met. This guide applies for both the traditional Clinical and Molecular Biotechnology concentrations.
  • Students are required to complete 66 credit hours of junior/senior level course work to satisfy graduation requirements.
  • The program requires that at least one laboratory course in biology and chemistry be taken in an on-campus laboratory, face to face format.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to take all laboratory courses in the face to face format, although virtual laboratory courses will be accepted.
  • 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.

Program Prerequisites

JCCC
KU
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
BIOL 135Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology 4 BIOL 150 Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biology
BIOL 205General Genetics* 4BIOL 350Principles of Genetics3-4
BIOL 225Human Physiology* 4BIOL 246Principles of Human Physiology3
BIOL 230
& BIOL 231		Microbiology* and Microbiology Lab* 5BIOL 400
& BIOL 402		Fundamentals of Microbiology
and Fun of Microbiology Laboratory		5
CHEM 124
& CHEM 125		General Chemistry I Lecture* and General Chemistry I Lab* 5CHEM 130General Chemistry I5
CHEM 131
& CHEM 132		General Chemistry II Lecture* and General Chemistry II Lab* 5CHEM 135General Chemistry II5
CHEM 220Organic Chemistry I* 5CHEM 330
& CHEM 331		Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory		5
Select one of the following:
ENGL 121
Composition I* 3 ENGL 101 Composition
ENGL 119
College Composition I with Review* 3 ENGL 101 Composition
ENGL 122Composition II* 3ENGL 102Critical Reading and Writing3
Select one of the following:
MATH 171
College Algebra*3MATH 101College Algebra3
MATH 173
Precalculus*5MATH 104Precalculus Mathematics5
MATH 231
Business and Applied Calculus I*3MATH 115Calculus I3
Select one of the following:
MATH 201
Statistics* 3 MATH 365 Elementary Statistics OR
PSYC 209
Statistics in Psychological Research* 3 PSYC 210 Statistics in Psychological Research
Visit the KU Core 34 Communications for JCCC equivalents.
Visit the KU Core 34 Arts and Humanities for JCCC equivalents.
Visit the KU Core 34 Core 34 Social and Behavioral Sciences for JCCC equivalents.
Visit the KU Core 34 US Culture for JCCC equivalents.
Visit the KU Core 34 Global Culture for JCCC equivalents.

 Please note: BIOL 140 Human Anatomy (4 hours) OR BIOL 144 Human Anatomy and Physiology* (5 hours) are prerequisites for BIOL 225 Human Physiology* (4 hours) at JCCC. 

*

JCCC course with registration requirements.

Last Approved Tue Oct 28 20:48:01 2025