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 Missouri - Kansas City
| Johnson County Community College Transfer Program to the University of Missouri - Kansas City | Danielle Wilson |
| School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences | 816-235-1473 |
| Early Childhood Education, BA Elementary Education, BA Psychology, BA | drwilson@umkc.edu |
| Academic Year 2025-2026 | https://seswps.umkc.edu |
Program Descriptions: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. The School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences at UMKC offers the following degrees:
All UMKC undergraduate degrees require at least 120 credit hours, some programs may require more hours. Students must complete at least 30 credit hours at UMKC and at least 12 upper-division credit hours in their major department/program at UMKC to be eligible to receive an undergraduate degree from UMKC. | |
General UMKC Transfer Admission Requirements:
Admission Requirements for the Teacher Education Professional Program:
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General Education Requirements for Transfer students:
All UMKC undergraduate students complete general education requirements. Completing an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree or the Associate of Science (A.S.) in General Sciences at JCCC will satisfy all general education requirements at UMKC, including the Constitution requirement. JCCC students transferring to UMKC without completing the A.A. or A.S. will have the option to elect to complete either the UMKC Essentials or the Missouri Transfer (MOTR) Core 42 curriculum to meet general education requirements.
To learn more about these two options and UMKC general education requirements, including how transfer coursework applies visit the general education requirements for more information.
Early Childhood Education (BA)
This program is for those who want to be certified to teach or work with children from birth through age eight (3rd grade). This degree program places student teachers in one of our partner school districts and emphasis is on teaching within urban -and diverse settings.
Core 42 or General Education courses must be completed prior to Teacher Education admission.
JCCC | UMKC | |||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours | |
| Code | Title | Hours | ||||
| Math Pathway (one course) | ||||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Contemporary Mathematics* | 3 | MATH 116 & MATH 150 | Calculus II and Calculus I | 5 | ||
| Elementary Statistics* | 3 | |||||
| College Algebra* | 3 | MATH 110 | "Math, Its Form and Impact" | 3 | ||
| Precalculus* | 5 | MATH 120 | Precalculus | 5 | ||
| Any 200-level MATH or STAT course. Visit the UMKC transfer equivalency database for course options. | ||||||
| EDUC 121 | Introduction to Teaching* OR MOTR (social science) courses | 3 | TCH-ED 160 | Intro to Teaching | 3 | |
| Introduction to Teaching OR 6 hours of MOTR Core 42 Social/Behavioral Sciences Major Requirement | 6 | |||||
| EDUC 130 | Foundations of Early Childhood Education* Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 440 | Intro Early Childhood Educ | 3 | |
| EDUC 220 | Survey of the Exceptional Child* Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 404 | Educ Exceptional Child/Youth | 3 | |
| EDUC 224 | Technology in Education for K-12 Educators Major Requirement | 3 | TCH ED 385 | Teaching/Learning w/ Technolgy | 3 | |
| EDUC 250 | Child Health, Safety and Nutrition* Major Requirement | 3 | TCH ED 203 & TCH-ED 203 | "Health, Safety, and Nutrition" and Health/Safety/Nutrition in ECE | 3 | |
| ENGL 232 | Children's Literature* OR MOTR (arts/humn.) courses | 3 | TCH-ED 201 | Children's Literature | 3 | |
| Children’s Literature OR 6 hours of MORE Core 42 Arts/Humanities Major Requirement | 6 | |||||
| MATH 210 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I* | 3 | TCH-ED 130^# Children’s Literature | |||
| MOTR (sciences) courses Major Requirement | 6 | |||||
| PSYC 215 | Child Development* Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 400 Child Development | |||
| PSYC 225 | Educational Psychology* Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 403 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
districts and emphasis is on teaching within urban -and diverse settings.
Elementary Education (BA)
This program is for those who want to be certified to teach or work with children from grades 1 through 6. This degree program places student teachers in one of our nine partner school districts and emphasis is on teaching within urban and diverse settings.
Core 42 or General Education courses must be completed prior to Teacher Education admission.
JCCC | UMKC | |||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours | |
| Code | Title | Hours | ||||
| Math Pathway (one course) | ||||||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Contemporary Mathematics* | 3 | MATH 116 & MATH 150 | Calculus II and Calculus I | 5 | ||
| Elementary Statistics* | 3 | |||||
| College Algebra* | 3 | MATH 110 | "Math, Its Form and Impact" | 3 | ||
| Precalculus* | 5 | MATH 120 | Precalculus | 5 | ||
| Any 200-level MATH or STAT course. Visit the UMKC transfer equivalency database for course options. | ||||||
| EDUC 121 | Introduction to Teaching* ^+ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 160 | Intro to Teaching | 3 | |
| OR 6 hours of MOTR Core 42 Social/Behavioral Sciences | ||||||
| MOTR (social science) courses Major Requirement | 6 | |||||
| EDUC 220 | Survey of the Exceptional Child* ^ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 404 | Educ Exceptional Child/Youth | 3 | |
| EDUC 224 | Technology in Education for K-12 Educators Major Requirement | 3 | TCH ED 385 | Teaching/Learning w/ Technolgy | 3 | |
| ENGL 232 | Children's Literature* ^ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 201 | Children's Literature | 3 | |
| MATH 210 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I* (OR) ^+ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 130 | Number Systems/Related Topics | 3 | |
| MOTR (sciences) courses Major Requirement | 6 | |||||
| MATH 212 | Math for Elementary Teachers II* (OR) ^+ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 140 | Geometry Elementary Teachers | 3 | |
| MOTR (science) courses Major Requirement -Natural/Physical Sciences | 6 | |||||
| PSYC 215 | Child Development* ^ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 400 Child Development | |||
| PSYC 225 | Educational Psychology* ^ Major Requirement | 3 | TCH-ED 403 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
Psychology (BA)
JCCC | UMKC | ||||
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| Course Code | Course Title | Course Hours | Transfer Code | Transfer Title | Transfer Hours |
| Code | Title | Hours | |||
| Math Pathway – Visit the general education requirements guide for course options. (one course) | |||||
| MATH 161 | Elementary Statistics* ) | 3 | STAT 115 (preferred | ||
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology Major Requirement ^General Education | 3 | PSYCH 210 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 209 | Statistics in Psychological Research* Major Requirement | 3 | PSYCH 316 | Quantitative Methods in Psych | 3 |
| PSYC 210 | Research Methods in Psychology* Major Requirement | 3 | PSYCH 302 | Research Design in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 215 | Child Development* Major Requirement ^General Education | 3 | PSYCH 222 Child Psychology | ||
| PSYC 220 | Social Psychology* Major Requirement ^General Education | 3 | PSYCH 212 Social Psychology | ||
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JCCC course has a prerequisite or corequisite.
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All general education courses and Teacher Education program courses listed in bold on this academic program map for transfer should be completed prior to admission to the Professional Program.
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Early Childhood Education, BA degree - Students transferring with an Associate of Arts degree from any regionally accredited institution will be waived from TCH-ED 130, TCH-ED 160, and TCH-ED 201.
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Elementary Education, BA degree – Students transferring with an Associate of Arts degree from any regionally accredited institution will be waived from TCH-ED 160 and will be required to take either TCH-ED 130 or TCH-ED 140.
Last Approved Thu Nov 6 18:53:31 2025