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 | Gillian Campbell, SESWPS Manager of Recruitment |
| School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences (SESWPS) | Phone Number: 816-235-1473 |
| Early Childhood Education, BA; Elementary Education, BA; Psychology, BA | Email: gocampbell@umkc.edu |
| Academic Year 2026-2027 | Homepage: School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences |
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.
The School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences at UMKC offers the following degrees:
- Early Childhood Education, BA
- Elementary Education, BA
- Elementary Education, BA with an emphasis in Special Education
- Psychology, BA
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, 36 upper division credit hours of which a minimum of 12 hours in their major department/program at UMKC to be eligible to receive an undergraduate degree from UMKC.
General UMKC Transfer Admission Requirements:
- 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
- Credit/No-credit or Pass/Fail coursework may only be applied to elective coursework and will not apply towards UMKC’s General Education Core or major requirements.
- Equivalent courses may be repeated but all grades will be averaged for GPA calculation purposes, and students will only receive credit for one attempt.
- Visit Full transfer admission requirements for more information.
UMKC Teacher Education Professional Program (TEPP) Admission Requirements:
- 2.75 or higher cumulative GPA in all coursework.
- A grade of “C” or higher in all Teacher Education coursework.
- 3.0 or higher cumulative Major GPA from Teacher Education coursework.
- Applications are accepted annually with a program start each fall semester.
- Visit UMKC Teacher Education Application for more information.
- Students considering transfer into the UMKC School of Education, Social Work, and Psychological Sciences are encouraged to contact Gillian Campbell.
JCCC Transfer Guide Disclaimer
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.
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 course requirement; however, students are still required to complete the Civics Exam. 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.
A student’s general education pathway must be completed prior to admission into Teacher Education Professional Program (TEPP).
Early Childhood Education (BA)
This program is ideal for students seeking educator knowledge in Early Childhood Education and teacher certification in working with children from birth through Grade 3. This bachelor’s degree program places future teachers in local partner school districts and emphasis is on teaching within urban -and diverse settings.
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 * (General Education) | 3 | MATH 116 Mathematics For Liberal Arts | ||||
OR | ||||||
| Elementary Statistics * (General Education) | 3 | STAT 115 | Statistical Reasoning | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| College Algebra * (General Education) | 3 | MATH 110 | Precalculus Algebra | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Precalculus * (General Education) | 5 | MATH 120 | Precalculus | 5 | ||
OR | ||||||
Any 200-level MATH or STAT course. (General Education) Visit the UMKC transfer equivalency database for course options. | ||||||
| Completion of Life-Science and Physical Science (7hrs w/ lab) or an Associate of Arts degree will waive this requirement. Associate of Arts degree from any regionally accredited institution will be waived from TCH-ED 130 and TCH-ED 201. (Major Requirement) | 7 | |||||
| EDUC 121 | Introduction to Teaching (Major Requirement)^# | 3 | TCH-ED 160 Introduction to Teaching AND TCH-ED 256 Field Experience in Education | |||
| 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 221 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for K-12 Educators (Major Requirement) | 3 | TCH-ED 150 Foundations of Urban Education | |||
| 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 | Health/Safety/Nutrition in ECE | 3 | |
| Children’s Literature OR 6 hours of Arts/Humanities Major Requirement | 6 | |||||
| ENGL 232 | Children's Literature * ((arts/humn.) courses) (Major Requirement)^# | 3 | TCH-ED 201 | Children's Literature | 3 | |
| Number Systems OR Natural/Physical Sciences (Major Requirement) | 6 | |||||
| Completed AA degree OR Natural/Physical Sciences courses; Transfer: TCH-ED 130 Number Systems and Related Topics (Major Requirement)^# | ||||||
| Choose one of the following: | ||||||
| Child Development * (Major Requirement) | 3 | TCH-ED 400 | Child Development | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Human Development * | 3 | TCH-ED 251 Child and Adolescent Development for Future Educators | ||||
| PSYC 225 | Educational Psychology * (Major Requirement) | 3 | TCH-ED 403 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
Elementary Education (BA) & Elementary Education (BA) with emphasis in K-12 Special Education
Elementary Education (BA) - This program is ideal for students seeking educator knowledge in Elementary Education and teacher certification in working with children from Grades 1-6. This bachelor’s degree program places future teachers in local partner school districts with an emphasis on teaching in urban and diverse settings.
Elementary Education (BA) with emphasis in K-12 Special Education -
This program is ideal for students seeking educator knowledge in Special Education. This program culminates in teacher certification in working with children from Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Mild/Moderate Cross-Categorial Special Education*. This bachelor’s degree program places future teachers in local partner school districts with an emphasis on teaching in urban and diverse settings.
*This Missouri certification transfers to Kansas as a High-Incidence endorsement.
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 * (General Education) | 3 | MATH 116 Mathematics For Liberal Arts | ||||
OR | ||||||
| Elementary Statistics * (General Education) | 3 | STAT 115 | Statistical Reasoning | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| College Algebra * (General Education) | 3 | MATH 110 | Precalculus Algebra | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Precalculus * (General Education) | 5 | MATH 120 | Precalculus | 5 | ||
OR | ||||||
Any 200-level MATH or STAT course. Visit the UMKC transfer equivalency database for course options. (General Education) | ||||||
| EDUC 121 | Introduction to Teaching (Major Requirement; social science courses)^+ | 3 | TCH-ED 160 Introduction to Teaching AND TCH-ED 256 Field Experience in Education | |||
| 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 | |
| HPER 245 | Health and Physical Education for the Elementary Classroom Teacher (Major Requirement) | 3 | PHYS-ED 401 Teaching Healthy Behaviors in the School | |||
| Select one of the following: | ||||||
| Child Development * (Major Requirement)^ | 3 | TCH-ED 400 | Child Development | 3 | ||
OR | ||||||
| Human Development * (Major Requirement)^ | 3 | TCH-ED 251 | ||||
| PSYC 225 | Educational Psychology * (Major Requirement)^ | 3 | TCH-ED 403 | Educational Psychology | 3 | |
| Completion of Life-Science and Physical Science (7hrs w/ lab) or an Associate of Arts degree will waive this requirement. (Major Requirement) Associate of Arts degree from any regionally accredited institution will be waived from TCH-ED 160 and satisfy either TCH-ED 130 or TCH-ED 140. | 7 | |||||
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 * (preferred)(General Education) | 3 | STAT 115 | Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| PSYC 130 | Introduction to Psychology (Major Requirement; ^General Education) | 3 | PSYCH 210 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 215 | Child Development * (Major Requirement; ^General Education) | 3 | PSYCH 222 | Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 218 | Human Development * (Course counts toward the psychology major as either the developmental requirement or a psychology elective) | 3 | HLSC 252 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSYC 220 | Social Psychology * (Major Requirement; ^General Education) | 3 | PSYCH 212 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 250 | Health Psychology * | 3 | PSYCH 231 Health 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 on this transfer guide 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.
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Undergraduate degree-seeking students are required to earn credit in at least 36 credit hours of coursework numbered 300 and above at UMKC.
Last Approved 3/31/2026, 4:08:58 PM