Park University

Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the Park University Dr. Penelope Dejong
816-584-6345
AAS in Accounting to BS in Business Administration Accounting pdejong@park.edu
Academic Year 2025-2026 https://www.park.edu/academics/exploremajors-programs/accounting/

Program Description 

The AAS in Accounting at JCCC transfers to Park University with the opportunity to take additional credit hours that transfer in to meet degree requirements. A maximum of 75 hours from all two-year schools can be applied toward a Park undergraduate degree.

TRANSFER STUDENT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • A cumulative 2.0 GPA in all previous college study.
  • Submit all transcripts from prior college work completed.
  • If less than 60 hours of college credit earned, also submit an official high school transcript or GED.
  • Apply online to complete the Park Application. Select the session, year and location (online or Park campus center). The application fee is waived for JCCC transfer students, using the waiver code JCCC.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA.

  • Completion of all requirements for the major, degree specific requirements, Liberal Education requirements.

  • Completion of residency requirement, 30 hours of earned and graded (A, B, C, D) college hours at Park, at least 15 of the 30 hours must be in the major.

Accounting, AAS Requirements

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
First Semester (15-17 hours)
ACCT 121Accounting I Applies to Park Business Core3AC 201Introductory Design Project1
ACCT 131Federal Income Taxes I Applies to Park Accounting Major3AC 310Fundamentals of Taxation3
CSS 128PC Applications: MS Office 3 No equivalent
Select one of the following:
ENGL 121
Composition I* (OR) Applies to Park Core #1 Liberal Education Req.3EN 105Intro to English Studies3
ENGL 119
College Composition I with Review* Applies to Park Core #1 Liberal Education Req.5EN 105First Year Writing Seminar I3
Select one of the following:
MATH 171
College Algebra* (OR) (or higher) 3MA 135Quant Ltrcy:Math in Real Wrld3
MATH 120
Business Mathematics* (AAS math req.) Applies to Park Core #7 Liberal Education Req.3 MATH 171
JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Second Semester (13 hours)
ACCT 122Accounting II* Applies to Park Business Core3AC 202Princ. Managerial Accounting3
ACCT 137Accounting Applications - QuickBooks* 3 No equivalent
Select one of the following:
BUS 121
Introduction to Business (OR)3 No equivalent
BUS 241
Principles of Management 3 No equivalent
Select one of the following:
COMS 121
Public Speaking (OR)3CA 103Public Speaking3
COMS 125
Personal Communication Applied to Park Core #1 Liberal Education Req3CA 105Intro to Human Communication3
CSS 111Spreadsheets II: MS Excel* 1 No equivalent
JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Third semester (18 hours)
Program Elective (see below) See table below 6
ACCT 210Data Analytics for Accounting* 3 No equivalent
ACCT 222Managerial Accounting* 3 No equivalent
ACCT 231Intermediate Accounting I* Applies to Park Accounting Major3AC 320Intermediate Accounting I3
Arts and Humanities Elective (Choose one) 3
ARTH 180Art History: Ancient to Medieval3AR 215Art History I3
ARTH 182Art History: Renaissance to Modern3AR 216Art History II3
ENGL 130Introduction to Literature*3EN 201Introduction to Literature3
ENGL 227Introduction to Poetry* 3EN 232Introduction to Poetry3
ENGL 230Introduction to Fiction*3EN 234Introduction to Fiction3
JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Fourth Semester (16 hours)
Program Elective (see table below) See table below3
ACCT 240Fraud Examination* 3 No equivalent
ACCT 278Accounting Internship* 1 No equivalent
ACCT 285Accounting Capstone* 3 No equivalent
BLAW 261Business Law I* Applies to Park Business Core3MG 361Business Law I3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
Select one of the following:
ANTH 125
Cultural Anthropology 3AN 100General Anthropology3
SOC 125
Social Problems 3SO 206Soc Issues in Contemp Society3
SOC 146
Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 3SW 205Introduction to Social Work3

Total hours required for AAS: 62

 Accounting, AAS Program Electives

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
ACCT 132Federal Income Taxes II* 3AC 312Business Income Tax3
ACCT 232Intermediate Accounting II* Applies to Park Accounting Major3AC 325Intermediate Accounting II3
ECON 230Principles of Macroeconomics Applies to Park Business Core3EC 141Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECON 231Principles of Microeconomics Applies to Park Business Core3EC 142Principles of Microeconomics3
MKT 230Marketing Applies to Park Business Core3MK 351Principles of Marketing3
PHIL 140Business Ethics Applies to Park Core #3 Liberal Education Req.3PH 308Business Ethics3

Additional JCCC Courses that will fulfill Park Degree Requirements

Students may be able to take up to an additional 12 hours at JCCC. Please meet with an advisor at Park.

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
BUS 235Introduction to International Business 3 IB 315 International Business Perspectives+
MATH 161Elementary Statistics* 3 MA 120 Basic Concepts of Statistics+

 Visit the Park Liberal Education Requirements guide for JCCC courses that will apply to the following Park Core requirements: Core #1 (EN 106), Core #4, Core #6, Core #8A, Core #8B and Core #8C.

*

JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.

+

 Applies to Park Business Core.

M

Applies to Park Accounting Major

1

Applies to Park Core #1 Liberal Education Req.

2

Applies to Park Core #2 Liberal Education Req.

3

Applies to Park Core #3 Liberal Education Req.

5

Applies to Park Core #5 Liberal Education Req.

7

Applies to Park Core #7 Liberal Education Req.

Last Approved Thu Nov 13 11:46:32 2025