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 Admissions 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.

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. 

Accounting, AAS Requirements

First Semester (15-17 hours)

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
ACCT 121Accounting I3AC 201Introductory Design Project1
ACCT 131Federal Income Taxes I 3 General Elective
CSS 128PC Applications: MS Office 3 No equivalent
MATH 171College Algebra* ^73MA 135College Algebra3
Select one of the following:
ENGL 121
Composition I* 13EN 105First Year Writing Seminar I3
ENGL 119
College Composition I with Review* 15EN 105First Year Writing Seminar I3

Second Semester (13 hours) 

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
ACCT 122Accounting II* +3AC 202Princ. Managerial Accounting3
ACCT 137Accounting Applications - QuickBooks* 3 No equivalent
CSS 111Spreadsheets II: MS Excel* 1 No equivalent
Select one of the following:
BUS 121
Introduction to Business 3 No equivalent
BUS 241
Principles of Management 3 No equivalent
Select one of the following:
COMS 121
Public Speaking 13CA 103Public Speaking3
COMS 125
Personal Communication 13CA 105Intro to Human Communication3

Third Semester (18 hours)

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Program Elective (see list below)6
ACCT 210Data Analytics for Accounting* 3 AC 316 Data Analytics for Accounting
ACCT 222Managerial Accounting* 3 No equivalent
ACCT 231Intermediate Accounting I* M3AC 320Intermediate Accounting I3
Arts and Humanities Elective 3
Select one of the following:
ARTH 180
Art History: Ancient to Medieval 23AR 215Art History I3
ARTH 182
Art History: Renaissance to Modern 23AR 216Art History II3
ENGL 130
Introduction to Literature* 23EN 201Introduction to Literature3
ENGL 227
Introduction to Poetry* 23EN 232Introduction to Poetry3
ENGL 230
Introduction to Fiction* 23EN 234Introduction to Fiction3

Fourth Semester (16 hours)

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
Program Elective (see list below)3
ACCT 240Fraud Examination* 3 No equivalent
ACCT 278Accounting Internship* 1 No equivalent
ACCT 285Accounting Capstone* 3 No equivalent
BLAW 261Business Law I* +3MG 361Business Law I3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
Select one of the following:
ANTH 125
Cultural Anthropology 53AN 100General Anthropology3
SOC 125
Social Problems 53SO 206Soc Issues in Contemp Society3
SOC 146
Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 53SW 205Introduction to Social Work3
Total AAS Program Hours: 62

 Accounting, AAS Program Electives

JCCC
PARK
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse HoursTransfer CodeTransfer TitleTransfer Hours
ACCT 132Federal Income Taxes II* M3AC 310Fundamentals of Taxation3
ACCT 232Intermediate Accounting II* M3AC 325Intermediate Accounting II3
ECON 230Principles of Macroeconomics +3EC 141Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECON 231Principles of Microeconomics +3EC 142Principles of Microeconomics3
MKT 230Marketing +3MK 351Principles of Marketing3
PHIL 140Business Ethics 33PH 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 +3IB 315International Business Perspct3
MATH 161Elementary Statistics* +3MA 120Basic Concepts of Statistics3

 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.

^

AAS requires MATH 120 or higher. MATH 171 is equivalent to Park's MA 135 that satisfies Park's Core #7 Liberal Education Requirement.

+

 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 Jan 22 16:19:41 2026