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
| Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas | Leah Ade |
| School of Health Professions | Phone Number: 913-588-5221, Option 2 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science, BS | Email: clsed@kumc.edu |
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | Homepage: School of Health Professions |
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.
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 Prerequisites
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.
The Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science has been approved by the Kansas Board of Regents to have a deviation from the standard Systemwide General Education requirements to modify where some of the hours are now distributed. This program also has an approved requirement of 124 total student credit hours for completion. The adjustments were made in the following discipline areas:
- Natural & Physical Sciences - increased from 4-5 hours to 10 hours
- Social & Behavioral Sciences - decreased from 6 hours to 3 hours
- Arts & Humanities - decreased from 6 hours to 3 hours
JCCC | KU | |||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours | |
| Code | Title | Hours | ||||
| KU Core 34 English (two courses) | 6 | |||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Composition I * | 3 | ENGL 101 Composition | ||||
OR | ||||||
| College Composition I with Review * | 5 | ENGL 101 Composition | ||||
| ENGL 122 | Composition II * | 3 | ENGL 102 | Critical Reading and Writing | 3 | |
| KU Core 34 Communications | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Math and Statistics | 3 | |||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| College Algebra * | 3 | MATH 101 | College Algebra Support | 1 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Precalculus * | 5 | MATH 104 | Precalculus Mathematics | 5 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Business and Applied Calculus I * | 3 | MATH 115 | Calculus I | 3 | ||
| KU Core 34 Natural and Physical Sciences (lab required) | 10 | |||||
| CHEM 124 & CHEM 125 | General Chemistry I Lecture * and General Chemistry I Lab * # | 5 | CHEM 130 | General Chemistry I | 5 | |
| CHEM 131 & CHEM 132 | General Chemistry II Lecture * and General Chemistry II Lab * # | 5 | CHEM 135 | General Chemistry II | 5 | |
| KU Core 34 Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Arts and Humanities | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 US Culture (Institutionally Designated) | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Global Culture (Institutionally Designated) | 3 | |||||
| Biology Courses | ||||||
| BIOL 135 | Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 | BIOL 150 Principles of Molecular Cellular Biology | |||
| BIOL 205 | General Genetics * | 4 | BIOL 350 | Principles of Genetics | 3-4 | |
| BIOL 225 | Human Physiology * ^ | 4 | BIOL 246 | Principles of Human Physiology | 3 | |
| BIOL 230 & BIOL 231 | Microbiology * and Microbiology Lab * | 5 | BIOL 400 & BIOL 402 | Fundamentals of Microbiology and Fun of Microbiology Laboratory | 5 | |
| Chemistry Courses | ||||||
| CHEM 220 | Organic Chemistry I * | 5 | CHEM 330 & CHEM 331 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 5 | |
| Mathematics Courses | ||||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Elementary Statistics * | 3 | MATH 107 | Introductory Statistics | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Statistics in Psychological Research * | 3 | PSYC 210 Statistics in Psychological Research | ||||
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JCCC course with registration requirements.
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This course is a Required Core 34: Systemwide General Education course. This program is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents to require this specific Core 34:Systemwide General Education course. If a student did not take this course it must be taken in addition to other degree requirements.
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BIOL 140 Human Anatomy or BIOL 144 Human Anatomy and Physiology are prerequisites for BIOL 225 Human Physiology* at JCCC.