College of Health Professions

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.

WSU College of Health Professions

A new degree-bound student is admitted to the College of Health Professions as a pre-major in one of the degree programs offered, a health science major or as a health profession undecided major. However, admission to the college as a pre-major does not guarantee acceptance into any of the undergraduate professional programs. To be admitted to a professional program, a student must be admitted to Wichita State University, apply for admission to a particular program, and be accepted by the admissions committee of that program. See individual program information for application requirements and procedures.

Required grade point average for admission to College of Health Professions’ undergraduate professional programs:

Minimum overall grade point averages are required for each undergraduate professional program. Please consult individual program information for application requirements.

New transfer students must present an earned grade point average required for admission to their program on a 4.000 scale for all prior college work to be admitted to their pre-major. An earned grade point average of 3.000 is required for communication sciences and disorders, physical therapy and physician assistant pre-majors. An earned grade point average of 2.750 is required for pre-majors in dental hygiene and nursing. An earned grade point average of 2.500 is required for premedical laboratory sciences. An earned grade point average of 2.000 is required for health sciences, health management and health professions undecided majors.

WSU Admission Requirements:

If you are a transfer student with 24 credit hours or more, you must:

• Have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale) on all previous college work.

If you are a transfer student under age 21, with fewer than 24 credit hours, you must:

• Have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale) on all previous college work and meet the freshman requirements.
• Some academic colleges at WSU have an additional higher transfer GPA requirement for admission. 

WSU General Education Requirement:

• Students transferring to WSU, that complete the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will be considered to have satisfied WSU’s core general education curriculum.

• Students who transfer to WSU, without completing the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS)  degree will have courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis toward meeting WSU requirements. To learn more about courses that satisfy WSU Core Requirements and WSU Transfer Equivalency Tool.

• WSU Core General Education Guide

• WSU requires Specific General Education Requirements by College.

WSU Transfer Students Should Remember:

• WSU Transfer Policy – Credit Acceptance: It is the policy of Wichita State University (WSU) to accept all credits – with the exception of remedial coursework – earned at a post- secondary institution accredited by one of the U.S. regional accrediting agencies. Each academic college or department within WSU determines how those credits apply toward a particular degree program. Sometimes there can be a significant difference between what transfers and what counts toward a degree, especially if the courses are vocational in nature. To be eligible for graduation from Wichita State University, students transferring from a two-year college must complete at least 60 credit hours of four-year college work and 45 credit hours of upper-division coursework.

• Dual Advising: WSU strongly suggests that potential transfer students involve their WSU advisor in program planning.

• Graduation Requirements: To qualify for graduation with a WSU bachelor’s degree, transfer students must meet certain requirements such as course credit hours, levels, GPA, and residency.