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Johnson County Community College: Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Recommended Transfer Courses

Recommended Transfer Courses

2027-28 Transfer Guide

This Transfer Guide is for information only and is not a contract. Courses / requirements subject to change. Produced March 2027.

WSU Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires their graduates to complete courses that fulfill the following competencies. General Education, major and elective courses may be used to complete the competencies. Courses that meet an LAS competency are identified with *.

  1. Written Communication
  2. Textual Analysis
  3. Oral Communication
  4. Civic Responsibility
  5. Cultural Literacy
  6. World Language
    • Only required for Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
  7. Quantitative Literacy
  8. Scientific Reasoning
  9. Technological Literacy

NOTE:

  • (L) - For purposes of this transfer guide, "Lab" in the course name or "(L)" after the course name indicates that the WSU equivalent course carries the "laboratory" (LAB) attribute.

Academic Divisions for General Education

Johnson County CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • ENGL 121 Composition I or ENGL 119 College Comp I w/Rev or ENGL 257 Generative AI and the Future of Writing
  • ENGL 122 Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • COMS 120 Interpersonal Comm
  • COMS 121 Public Speaking

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MATH 151 Contemporary Math
  • MATH 161 Elementary Statistics
  • MATH 171 College Algebra
  • MATH 172 Trigonometry
  • MATH 173 Precalculus
  • MATH 201 Statistics*
  • MATH 231 Bus/Applied Calculus I*
  • MATH 241 Calculus I*

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • ASTR 122 Astronomy (L)*
  • BIOL 121 Intro Bio/Non-majors (L)*
  • BIOL 125 General Botany (L)
  • BIOL 127 General Zoology (L)
  • BIOL 135 Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology (L)*
  • BIOL 140 Human Anatomy and BIOL 225 Human Physiology (L)
  • BIOL 144 Human Anatomy & Phys (L)
  • BIOL 150 Biology of Organisms (L)
  • BIOL 230 Microbiology and BIOL 231 Microbiology (L)
  • CHEM 120 Chemistry in Society (L)*
  • CHEM 122 Princ of Chemistry (L)*
  • CHEM 124 Gen Chemistry I Lecture and CHEM 125 Gen Chem I Lab (L)*
  • CHEM 131 Gen Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM 132 Gen Chem II Lab (L)
  • CHEM 140 Principles of Organic & Biological Chemistry (L)*
  • CHEM 220 Organic Chemistry I (L)
  • EVRN 130 Envrnm Science
  • EVRN 132 Envrnm Sci Lab (L)*
  • GEOS 130 General Geology (L)*
  • GEOS 160 Intro to Meteorology
  • PHYS 130 College Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 131 College Physics II (L)
  • PHYS 220 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 221 Engineering Physics II (L)
  • PSCI 120 Physical Science (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • ANTH 125 Cultural Anthropology*
  • ANTH 130 World Cultures*
  • ANTH 142 World Prehistory*
  • ANTH 144 Archaeology*
  • ANTH 150 People and Cultures of Mesoamerica*
  • ANTH 165 Linguistic Anthropology
  • BIOL 132 Intro to Public Health
  • BUS 235 Intro Int'l Business
  • CJ 121 Intro to Criminal Justice Sys
  • CJ 141 Criminal Law
  • ECON 230 Princ of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 231 Princ of Microeconomics
  • GEOS 140 Physical Geography
  • GEOS 145 World Regional Geog
  • PHIL 177 Feminist Theory*
  • POLS 122 Political Science
  • POLS 124 American National Gov*
  • POLS 126 State/Local Government
  • POLS 132 Intro to Comparative Gov*
  • POLS 135 International Relations*
  • POLS 192 Political Theory
  • POLS 250 Intro to Globalization
  • PSYC 130 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC 215 Child Development
  • PSYC 218 Human Development
  • PSYC 220 Social Psychology
  • SOC 122 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SOC 125 Social Problems*
  • SOC 131 Sociology of Families*
  • SOC 146 Introduction to Social Work & Social Welfare
  • SOC 270 Men and Masculinities*
  • WGS 201 Global Women's Studies*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • ANTH 135 American Indian Art
  • ART 142 Ceramics I
  • ARTH 180 Art Hist: Ancient-Mdvl
  • ARTH 182 Art Hist: Renais-Modern
  • ASL 123 Intermd Amer Sign Lang II*
  • COMS 180 Intercultural Comm*
  • ENGL 130 Introduction to Literature*
  • ENGL 205 Bible as Literature
  • ENGL 214 Environmental Literature
  • ENGL 223 Intro to Creative Writing*
  • ENGL 227 Introduction to Poetry*
  • ENGL 230 Introduction to Fiction*
  • ENGL 235 Drama as Literature*
  • ENGL 236 British Lit to 1800*
  • ENGL 237 British Lit after 1800*
  • ENGL 243 Lit of Science Fiction
  • ENGL 244 Lit of Amer Popular Music
  • ENGL 246 American Literature I*
  • ENGL 247 American Literature II*
  • ENGL 251 World Lit to 1620
  • ENGL 252 Intro to Shakespeare
  • EVRN 155 Bioethics
  • EVRN 250 Bioethics in Science and Research
  • FL 130 Elementary Spanish I
  • FL 131 Elementary Spanish II
  • FL 140 Elementary French I
  • FL 141 Elementary French II
  • FL 182 Intermediate Japanese I*
  • FL 183 Intermediate Japanese II*
  • FL 220 Intermediate German I*
  • FL 221 Intermediate German II
  • FL 230 Intermediate Spanish I*
  • FL 241 Intermediate French II*
  • FMS 100 Intro to Film
  • HIST 120 Local & Kansas History*
  • HIST 125 Western Civilization: Ancient World to the Renaissance*
  • HIST 126 Western Civ: Scientific Revolution to the Modern Age*
  • HIST 130 European Hist since 1789
  • HIST 140 US History to 1877*
  • HIST 141 US History since 1877*
  • HIST 151 World History: Traditional
  • HIST 152 World History: Modern*
  • HIST 160 Modern Russian History
  • HUM 122 Introduction to Humanities
  • HUM 145 World Humnt: Anc-Mdieval
  • HUM 146 World Humnt: Ren-Modern
  • JOUR 120 Mass Media & Society
  • MUS 121 Intro to Music Listening
  • MUS 124 Basic Mus Elem Classroom
  • MUS 125 Intro to Jazz Listening
  • MUS 126 Introduction to World Music
  • MUS 128 History Rock & Roll Music
  • PHIL 121 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 124 Logic & Critical Thinking
  • PHIL 140 Business Ethics
  • PHIL 143 Ethics
  • PHIL 154 Hist Ancient Philosophy
  • PHIL 155 Bioethics
  • PHIL 176 Philosophy of Religion
  • PHIL 210 Hist Modern Philosophy*
  • REL 120 Exploring World Religions
  • REL 126 Religions of the West
  • THEA 120 Introduction to Theater
  • THEA 121 Fundamentals of Acting
  • THEA 130 Acting I

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • ANTH 126 Physical Anthropology
  • ASTR 120 Fundamentals of Astronomy
  • CIS 124 Intro Compu Conc/App (L)
  • CIS 201 Intro to Info Systems
  • EVRN 124 Oceanus
  • MATH 242 Calculus II
  • MATH 243 Calculus III
  • MATH 285 Statistics for Business

Program-Specific Requirements

World Language Requirement:

All Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland

Security require a world language through the intermediate level.

Courses to Begin Las Majors

In the first two years of college, the

program may include one or two

courses that begin the major. Students

transferring 48 hours or more to LAS

must declare a specific LAS major or

degree preference during the first

semester of enrollment. The best initial

courses for LAS majors are listed below.

Anthropology (BA)

  • ANTH 125 Cultural Anthropology*
  • ANTH 126 Physical Anthropology*
  • ANTH 150 People & Cultures of Mesoamerica*

Biology (BA or BS)

  • BIOL 135 Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology (L)*
  • BIOL 150 Biology of Organisms (L)
  • CHEM 124 Gen Chemistry I Lecture and CHEM 125 Gen Chem I Lab (L)*
  • CHEM 131 Gen Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM 132 Gen Chem II Lab (L)

Chemistry (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 124 Gen Chemistry I Lecture and CHEM 125 Gen Chem I Lab (L)*
  • CHEM 131 Gen Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM 132 Gen Chem II Lab (L)
  • MATH 241 Calculus I*
  • MATH 242 Calculus II
  • MATH 243 Calculus III
  • PHYS 220 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 221 Engineering Physics II (L)

Communication (BA)

Major Courses at WSU

Creative Writing (BA)

  • ENGL 223 Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice (BS)

Major courses at WSU

English (BA)

  • ENGL 230 Introduction to Fiction*
  • ENGL 235 Drama as Literature*

Forensic Science (BS)

  • BIOL 135 Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology (L)*
  • BIOL 140 Human Anatomy and BIOL 225 Human Physiology (L)
  • BIOL 144 Human Anatomy & Phys (L)
  • BIOL 150 Biology of Organisms (L)
  • CHEM 124 Gen Chemistry I Lecture and CHEM 125 Gen Chem I Lab (L)*
  • CHEM 131 Gen Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM 132 Gen Chem II Lab (L)
  • CHEM 220 Organic Chemistry I (L)
  • CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry II

Geology (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 124 Gen Chemistry I Lecture and CHEM 125 Gen Chem I Lab (L)*
  • CHEM 131 Gen Chemistry II Lecture and CHEM 132 Gen Chem II Lab (L)
  • GEOS 130 General Geology (L)*
  • MATH 241 Calculus I*
  • MATH 242 Calculus II
  • MATH 243 Calculus III

History (BA)

  • HIST 125 Western Civilization: Ancient World to the Renaissance*
  • HIST 126 Western Civ: Scientific Revolution to the Modern Age*
  • HIST 140 US History to 1877*
  • HIST 141 US History since 1877*

Mathematics (BA or BS)

  • MATH 241 Calculus I*
  • MATH 242 Calculus II
  • MATH 243 Calculus III

Modern Languages (BA)

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy (BA)

  • PHIL 121 Intro to Philosophy
  • PHIL 143 Ethics

Physics (BA or BS)

  • MATH 241 Calculus I*
  • MATH 242 Calculus II
  • MATH 243 Calculus III
  • PHYS 220 Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PHYS 221 Engineering Physics II (L)

Political Science (BA)

  • POLS 124 American National Gov*
  • POLS 126 State/Local Government
  • POLS 132 Intro to Comparative Gov*
  • POLS 135 International Relations*

Psychology (BA)

  • PSYC 130 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC 215 Child Development
  • PSYC 218 Human Development
  • PSYC 220 Social Psychology

Social Work (BA)

  • PSYC 130 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYC 205 Human Sexuality
  • SOC 122 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SOC 146 Intro Soc Work/Soc Welfare

Sociology (BA)

  • SOC 122 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SOC 125 Social Problems*
  • SOC 131 Sociology of Families*

Courses that Fulfill General Education & Program Requirements

Certain general education courses are also used as program requirements for specific programs with systemwide transfer plans. These courses can be applied to the programs through

transfer credits. WSU strongly recommends that students looking at these programs take the following courses to fulfill both General Education and program requirements simultaneously.

Social Work (BA)

  • BIOL 121 Intro Bio/Non-majors (L)*
  • PSYC 130 Introduction to Psychology
  • SOC 122 Introduction to Sociology*
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