Mathematics, BA,BS | Johnson County Community College Catalog

University of Kansas

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Kansas	College Undergraduate
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	tel:+17858643500
Mathematics, BA, BS	mailto:collegeundergrad@ku.edu
	https://catalog.ku.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/math/ba/
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.
Admission Requirements Separate programs lead to the B.A. in mathematics and the B.S. in mathematics. The B.A. has fewer mathematics course requirements and more general education requirements. The B.S. requires more mathematics courses, three courses in mathematics applications, and fewer general education courses. Students wishing to attend graduate school in mathematics or to pursue a career that makes substantial use of mathematics (as an actuary, for example) should get a B.S. in mathematics. Many students majoring in mathematics are interested in a liberal arts degree; such students may want to consider the B.A. in mathematics. Students who wish to teach mathematics in high school should pursue a B.A. or B.S. in mathematics while participating in the STEMTeach program. Visit the STEMTeach program for more information. Minimum total hours for graduation is 120. A maximum of 75 hours may be transferred to KU from community colleges. Students should be aware that 45 junior/senior credit hours (300+) 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. Generally, it is okay to elect CR/NC for a KU Core requirement, but students should check with their advisor. A student cannot take a class Credit/No Credit for any major requirement.
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.

Transfer List
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
MATH 241	Calculus I * ^	5	MATH 125	Calculus I	4
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

Mathematics, BA Requirements

BA students will demonstrate proficiency in a Non-English Language. (1 credit hour of a Laboratory or Field Experience, 6 credit hours of Writing, and 3 credit hours of Quantitative Literacy are required for all BA students. These requirements will be met through the completion of the KU Core 34.)

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Program Requirements
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
MATH 246	Elementary Linear Algebra *	3	MATH 290	Elementary Linear Algebra	2

Writing (BA Degree Requirement): 6 credits. Students must complete six credit hours (two courses) of collegiate writing-level instruction. The specific courses depend on initial placement. A student whose initial placement is ENGL 101 (Composition) must take ENGL 101 (ENGL 119 or ENGL 121 at JCCC) and ENGL 102 (Critical Reading and Writing) (ENGL 122 at JCCC). A student whose initial placement is in ENGL 102 or ENGL 105 (and who does not have credit for ENGL 101) must take ENGL 102 or ENGL 105 (the honors equivalent of ENGL 102) and ENGL 205. (May typically be satisfied by completing the Effective Communication: English requirement in Core 34)

Laboratory or Field Experience (BA Degree Requirement): 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. (May typically be satisfied by completing the lab requirement in Core 34)

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Laboratory or Field Experience
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 Principles of Organismal Biology AND BIOL NLAB
BIOL 230 & BIOL 231	Microbiology * and Microbiology Lab *	5	BIOL 200 & BIOL 203	Basic Microbiology and Introductory Microbiology Lab	5
EVRN 130 & EVRN 132	Environmental Science and Environmental Science Laboratory *	5	EVRN 140 & EVRN 160	Global Environment I and Environmental Solutions	4-6
GEOS 140 & GEOS 141	Physical Geography and Physical Geography Lab *	5	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 *	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

Non-English Language (BA Degree Requirement): Variable credits. 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. This requirement may be met through coursework or examination by the appropriate language department. Visit the complete list of JCCC Foreign Language courses for course options. Check with JCCC Counselor for placement into appropriate courses and course offerings per semester at KU.

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Non-English Language
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

Quantitative Reasoning (BA Degree Requirement): 3 credits. This course must be approved by CUSA and be offered by a department/program within the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The course should enable students to define a problem, analyze numerical or symbolic information, apply mathematical or logical principles, and integrate quantitative or formal methods into problem solving. (May typically be satisfied by completing the Math Pathways requirement)

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Quantitative Reasoning
Select one of the following:
CHEM 124 & CHEM 125	General Chemistry I Lecture * and General Chemistry I Lab *	5	CHEM 130	General Chemistry I	5
OR
CHEM 131 & CHEM 132	General Chemistry II Lecture * and General Chemistry II Lab *	5	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	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 231	Principles of Microeconomics	3	ECON 142	Principles of Microeconomics	3
MATH 151	Contemporary Mathematics *	3	MATH 105	Intro Quantitative Reasoning	3
MATH 171	College Algebra *	3	MATH 101	College Algebra Support	1
MATH 173	Precalculus *	5	MATH 104	Precalculus Mathematics	5
MATH 201	Statistics *	3	MATH 112 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	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 & PHSX 216	General Physics I Lecture and General Physics I Laboratory	5
PSYC 209	Statistics in Psychological Research *	3	PSYC 210	Statistics Psychological Rsrch	3

Mathematics, BS Requirements

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Program Requirements
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
MATH 246	Elementary Linear Algebra *	3	MATH 290	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
MATH 254	Differential Equations *	4	MATH 220	Analytic Geometry Calc I	4
CS 134	Programming Fundamentals	4	EECS 168	Programming I	4
Select one of the following:
CS 200	Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++ *	4	EECS 268	Programming II	4
OR
CS 201	Concepts of Programming Algorithms using C# *	4	EECS 268	Programming II	4
OR
CS 202	Concepts of Programming Algorithms using Python *	4	EECS 268	Programming II	4
OR
CS 205	Concepts of Programming Algorithms using Java *	4	EECS 268	Programming II	4

Mathematics Application Requirement: 3 courses, totaling at least 8 credit hours, that make significant use of mathematics. At least 2 courses must be in the same area. Courses from List C have been approved for this requirement. Other upper-division courses making significant use of mathematics can be used for the mathematics application requirement with the approval of a mathematics department advisor. NOTE: some courses may require additional prerequisites. The following courses have JCCC equivalents. Note: A student using at least 2 statistics courses for the mathematics application requirement must complete MATH 627 and MATH 628 (or MATH 727 and MATH 728) as a List A sequence. (MATH 627, MATH 628, MATH 727, and MATH 728 do not count for the mathematics application requirement.) A student using at least 2 curriculum & instruction courses for the mathematics application requirement must complete PHSX 211 (PHYS 220 at JCCC) as one of the natural science courses and must complete at least 1 of the geometry courses MATH 559, MATH 660, or MATH 661.

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
Mathematics Application Requirement
ENGR 251	Statics * (Civil Engineering)	3	CE 201	Statics	2
ENGR 254	Dynamics * (Civil Engineering)	3	CE 250	Dynamics	2.500-3
ENGR 254	Dynamics * (Mechanical Engineering)	3	ME 320	Dynamics	3

STEMTeach Requirements: This program is designed to be completed along with an approved BS or BA degree to fulfill the requirements necessary for the STEMTeach KU Certificate in your desired area of licensure. The program is also designed to fulfill the course requirements necessary to gain state licensure eligibility to become a secondary teacher in Kansas, but completion of the program does not guarantee the student’s licensure. Please consult with your major advisor for further information about meeting your degree/major requirements.

2.75 KU + Transfer Cumulative GPA
2.5 Content GPA

Transfer List
JCCC			KU
Course Code	Course Title	Course Hours	Transfer Code	Transfer Title	Transfer Hours
Code	Title	Hours
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
MATH 246	Elementary Linear Algebra *	3	MATH 290 Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 254	Differential Equations *	4	MATH 220	Applied Differential Equations	3

*: JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
^: MATH 125 Calculus I is the Math Pathway course for the Mathematics, B.A. degree. If a student is not ready to start in MATH 125, this degree will take more than 4 years to complete. This course will fulfill your Core 34 Math and Statistics requirement.
: NOTE: KU assumes students will have the equivalent of MATH 101 College Algebra (MATH 171 College Algebra at JCCC) completed prior to transfer. This course is also a pre-req for several math courses.

Last Approved 5/26/2026, 3:33:38 PM