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

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Nursing Program 

Admission to the nursing program requires an application separate from Jewell admission. Visit the nursing program for admission requirements and prerequisites. The following rules apply to all students: 

• Students must have a record of successful academic progress with a grade of “B–“ or better in the first attempt at each prerequisite course. An attempt is defined as enrollment in a class with the following result on an official transcript: a) course grade, b) incomplete [I] or c) withdrawal [W].

• Students are encouraged to take prerequisite courses at Jewell.

• Only courses in nursing, such as nutrition, pharmacology or pathophysiology, in which a grade of “B–“ or better has been earned and which have been completed within 5 years of matriculation at Jewell will be accepted in transfer to meet requirements of the nursing major.

• Prerequisite biomedical science courses must have been completed within 10 years of the beginning of the program. Other non-nursing prerequisites must have been completed within 15 years of the beginning of the program.

• Once a student has begun William Jewell College nursing courses at the 200-level or higher, credit in nursing courses from other institutions can no longer be transferred for use toward the major in nursing at William Jewell. As part of the program requirements for the Department of Nursing, students must complete required diagnostic testing at selected points during their course of study. Students are responsible for the cost of the testing.

Jewell offers spring and fall entry points for nursing:

To start in January, submit your application, official transcripts and supplemental items by November 1.

To start in August, submit your application, official transcripts and supplemental items by July 1.

Application Procedure for Transfer Admission

Candidates for transfer admission are required to submit the following:

1.   A completed Application for Admission and Scholarship.

2.   Official copies of transcripts from each college at which the student was enrolled in courses, attended classes or received financial aid, even if credit was not awarded.

3.   If fewer than 12 total credit hours from properly accredited institutions have been earned since finishing high school, applicants must supply the College with an official copy of the final high school transcript.

William Jewell College seeks candidates for admission who can demonstrate outstanding performance in core academic courses in English, math, science, and social sciences. Candidates for transfer admission who have completed fewer than 12 total credit hours from properly accredited institutions since finishing high school will be evaluated on performance in college-level coursework and performance in the core academic courses completed in high school. Official ACT results or official SAT results can be submitted for review for the purposes of admission and academic scholarship consideration. Eligibility for some academic majors requires the submission of a standardized test score. William Jewell’s ACT code is 2394; SAT code is 6941.

Before beginning classes at William Jewell, transfer students must submit official copies of final transcripts from all post-secondary institutions at which they have been enrolled in courses or received financial aid, even if credit was not awarded. (If all such transcripts are found not to have been submitted, enrollment at William Jewell beyond one semester will not be permitted.)

Guidelines for Transfer of Credits

The following guidelines and policies apply to undergraduate transfer of credit to William Jewell College: 

• Credit will be considered for transfer to William Jewell College, and for potential use toward a degree from William Jewell College, only for courses that are consistent with the curriculum of the College and on which the student has earned grades of “C-“ or higher.

• Up to two hours of credit will be granted, and recorded as transfer credit of physical activities, upon the receipt of an official military transcript showing successful completion of basic military training. No other credit will be awarded on the basis of a military transcript or on the basis of experiential learning.

• A course for which only a “passing” or “satisfactory” grade is recorded by another institution is not normally considered for transfer, unless the corresponding class at William Jewell is also graded on a pass/fail basis for all students.

• The final determination concerning whether credit is transferable is made by the College Registrar, who may consult with department chairs. The student may provide additional materials (descriptions, syllabi, assignments, etc.) from courses whose transferability is questioned.

• A minimum of 45 semester hours, aside from any courses that are graded pass/fail, must be completed in residence at William Jewell, including at least 16 hours (with a grade of “C–“ or better) in any major and at least 9 hours (with a grade of “C–“ or better) in any minor, by any student who intends to earn a degree from the College.

• Transfer students with fewer than 26 transferable college credit hours that have been earned since finishing high school will be expected to complete William Jewell’s Core Curriculum in its entirety through William Jewell courses. Exceptions are made for 100-level CTI courses, aside from CTI 100 and CTI 150.

• Transfer students with 26 or more transferable hours that have been earned since finishing high school are allowed to follow rules for meeting the requirements of the Core Curriculum. Visit the Core Curriculum Guidelines for more information. The Diversity and Inclusion: Global and US requirements are waived. The rules apply only at the time of the first enrollment at William Jewell. Credit awarded by William Jewell on the basis of examinations (e.g., AP and IB credit) does not count toward the 26 hours.