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 | School of Education & Human Sciences |
| School of Education and Human Sciences | Phone: 785-864-3726 |
| Secondary Education, BSE (History and Government) | Email: soehsambassadors@ku.edu |
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | Homepage: School of Education and Human Sciences |
Program DescriptionThe 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
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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 & Secondary (6-12) History and Government 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.
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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 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 122 | Composition II * + | 3 | ENGL 102 | Critical Reading and Writing | 3 | |
| KU Core 34 Communications | 3 | |||||
| COMS 121 | Public Speaking + | 3 | COMS 130 Public Speaking | |||
| KU Core 34 Math and Statistics | 3 | |||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Contemporary Mathematics * (M) | 3 | MATH 105 | Intro Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| College Algebra * (M) | 3 | MATH 101 | College Algebra Support | 1 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Elementary Statistics * (M) | 3 | MATH 107 | Introductory Statistics | 3 | ||
| KU Core 34 Natural and Physical Sciences (lab required) | 4-5 | |||||
| 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 | |
| KU Core 34 Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select two courses in two different disciplines) | 6 | |||||
| ECON 132 | Survey of Economics ^ | 3 | ECON 104 | Introductory Economics | 4 | |
| GEOS 145 | World Regional Geography ^ | 3 | GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 | |
| GEOS 155 | Human Geography ^ | 3 | GEOG 102 | "People, Place and Society" | 3 | |
| POLS 124 | American National Government ^ | 3 | POLS 110 | Introduction to US Politics | 3 | |
| POLS 132 | Introduction to Comparative Government ^ | 3 | POLS 150 | Intro to Comparative Politics | 3 | |
| KU Core 34 Arts and Humanities (Select two courses in two different disciplines) | 6 | |||||
| HIST 140 | U.S. History to 1877 + | 3 | HIST 128 | Hist of US Through Civil War | 3 | |
| KU Core 34 US Culture (Institutionally Designated) | 3 | |||||
| KU Core 34 Global Culture (Institutionally Designated) | 3 | |||||
| ANTH 130 | World Cultures # | 3 | ANTH 160 The Varieties of Human Experience | |||
| Secondary (6-12) History and Government Requirements | ||||||
| Pre-Professional Requirements | ||||||
| EDUC 121 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 | CT 100 | Intro to Education Profession | 3 | |
| EDUC 221 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for K-12 Educators | 3 | CT 235 | Cultural DEI K-12 Schools | 3 | |
| Professional Block 1 Requirements | ||||||
| EDUC 220 | Survey of the Exceptional Child | 3 | SPED 326 | Tchng Excep Chld/Yth Gen Educ | 3 | |
| EDUC 224 | Technology in Education for K-12 Educators | 3 | CT 302 | Educ Tech in Middle/Secnd Educ | 3 | |
| PSYC 218 | Human Development * | 3 | EPSY 306 | DevelpmntLearng of Adolescent | 3 | |
| Content Area Courses (History/Government and the Social Studies) | ||||||
| HIST 120 | Local and Kansas History | 3 | HIST 348 | Hist of People of Kansas | 3 | |
| POLS 124 | American National Government | 3 | POLS 110 | Introduction to US Politics | 3 | |
| POLS 132 | Introduction to Comparative Government | 3 | POLS 150 | Intro to Comparative Politics | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| World Regional Geography | 3 | GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 102 | "People, Place and Society" | 3 | ||
| ANTH 130 | World Cultures | 3 | ANTH 160 | The Varieties of Human Exper | 3 | |
| A course from History Category I: Western Orientation (only courses with JCCC equivalents are listed below) | ||||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Local and Kansas History | 3 | HIST 348 | Hist of People of Kansas | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Medieval History | 3 | HIST 108 Medieval History | ||||
OR | ||||||
| Early Modern Europe 1500-1789 | 3 | HIST 114 | Europe 1500-1789 | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| European History Since 1789 | 3 | HIST 115 Europe 1789-Present | ||||
OR | ||||||
| U.S. History to 1877 | 3 | HIST 128 | Hist of US Through Civil War | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| U.S. History Since 1877 | 3 | HIST 129 | Hist of the US After Civil War | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Ancient Greece, the Near East and Egypt | 3 | HIST 105 | Intro Ancnt Near East/Grk Hist | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| History of Ancient Rome | 3 | HIST 106 | Intro to Roman History | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Modern Russian History | 3 | HIST 101 | Intro to Western His: | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| American West | 3 | HIST 357 | History of the American West | 3 | ||
| A course from History Category II: Non-western Orientation. (only courses with JCCC equivalents are listed below) | ||||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Local and Kansas History | 3 | HIST 348 | Hist of People of Kansas | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Modern Latin America | 3 | HIST 121 | Modern Latin America | 3 | ||
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JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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This course is a Recommended Core 34: Systemwide General Education course. This specific course is not required but is recommended by the program’s faculty.
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MATH 105 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning is the designated "math pathway" course. MATH 101 or MATH 107 are also accepted. These courses will fulfill your Core 34 Math and Statistics requirement.
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ECON 104, GEOG 100 or GEOG 102, POLS 110, and POLS 150 are required courses of the major. Students are strongly advised to satisfy 6 credits of their Core 34 Social and Behavioral Sciences by taking two of these courses from different disciplines.
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ANTH 160/SOC 130 is a required course of the major. Students are strongly advised to satisfy 3 credits of their Core 34 Global Culture by taking this course.
Last Approved 6/1/2026, 1:28:37 PM