KCKCC Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts to UMKC Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA)

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1 KCKCC Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts to Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA) Students completing a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree must successfully complete a minimum of 120 credit hours, including 36 hours at the 300/400 level. At least 90 credit hours must be earned in the College of Arts and Sciences. At least 30 credit hours of coursework must be earned after declaration of intent to pursue a BLA degree. A 2.0 overall GPA is required for graduation. The credit/non-credit option is not available for students pursuing this degree. The BLA degree is separated into three divisions: Humanities, Natural Sciences/Math, and Social Sciences. To fulfill the degree requirements, students must successfully complete 20 minimum credit hours of required courses (in Communication, Math, Constitution, and Physical/Biological Sciences) and 100 additional credit hours of electives in the three divisions. At least 21 credit hours must be earned from each division; however, no more than 60 credit hours from any one division may be applied toward the BLA degree. Additionally, coursework must be taken from at least two departments in each division, with no more than 21 credit hours taken from any one department. The Associate in Arts degree (AA) at KCKCC partners well with the first two years of bachelor degree programs at. Students pursuing the AA may select courses that satisfy both the AA degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor's degree at. Courses that can fulfill requirements towards the AA at KCKCC and the bachelor s degree at are marked with a symbol. The elective credits 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 of academic work with a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.0. does not limit the number of credit hours that may be transferred from a community college and applied toward a bachelor's degree as long as requirements for general education and the major, as well as 36 hours of upper division credit, are met. Please note that any KCKCC courses that are equivalent to upper-level courses will not transfer as upper-level and will not count towards the 36 minimum upper-level hours required at. The final 30 minimum consecutive hours of the bachelor's degree must be completed at. Meeting with a KCKCC counselor is strongly recommended. For a full listing of course equivalencies between KCKCC and, go to: and click on Course equivalencies at the left. Note: HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning, is required for the Associate in Arts Degree at KCKCC, but this course does not count as credit towards a bachelor s degree at. Requirements for the Bachelor of Liberal Arts at with KCKCC Equivalencies:

2 A. Communication (9 minimum credit hours, which count towards E. below) To fulfill the Communication requirement, students must successfully complete two composition courses, the Written English Proficiency Test, and a 300/400 level Writing Intensive course. Note: The first composition course (English 110) may be satisfied by scoring 30 or higher on the English subsection of the ACT or 690 or higher on the verbal subsection of the SAT. Please note that high school transcripts must be sent to Admissions. Composition Courses (6 minimum credit hours, including ENGLSH 110 or HUMN 105P and ENGLSH 225 or HUMN 202P): Other School/University-KCKCC ENGLSH 110 English I ENGL 101 Composition I HUMN 105P Literature, Composition, and Critical Thinking ENGLSH 225 English II ENGL 102 Composition II HUMN 202P The Meaning of the American Experience Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT): Other School/University-KCKCC Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) 0.0 No Equivalent 0.0 Writing Intensive (WI) Course (3 minimum credit hours): Other School/University-KCKCC Any 300/400 level Writing Intensive Course No Equivalent 0.0 B. Mathematical, Symbolic and Logical Reasoning (3 minimum credit hours, which count towards E. below) To fulfill the Math, Symbolic and Logical Reasoning requirement, students must successfully complete one course chosen from College Algebra or Math for Liberal Arts. Note: Students that have completed four years of secondary mathematics, beginning with Algebra I, will not be required to take the math course. Please note that high school transcripts must be sent to Admissions. Mathematical, Symbolic and Logical Reasoning Courses (3 minimum credit hours):

3 Other School/University-KCKCC MATH 110 College Algebra MATH 105 College Algebra MATH 110 College Algebra MATH 108 Pre-Calculus Mathematics MATH 116 Math for Liberal Arts No Equivalent 0.0 C. Constitution (3 minimum credit hours, which count towards E. below) To fulfill the Constitution requirement, students must successfully complete a course that covers the United States Constitution and the Missouri State Constitution. Constitution Courses (3 minimum credit hours): Other School/University-KCKCC HIST 101 American History to 1877 HIST 102 American History Since 1877 HIST 360R Constitutional History of the US POL SC 210 American Government HIST 104 United States to 1877 HIST 105 United States Since 1877 No Equivalent 0.0 POSC 111 American Government POL SC 409P Bureaucratic Politics SOC SC 102P Intro to Social Science D. Physical/Biological Sciences (5 minimum credit hours, which count towards E. below) To fulfill the Physical/Biological Sciences requirement, students must successfully complete 5 minimum credit hours, including a lecture course and a laboratory component. Physical and Biological Science Courses-check individual courses for status (5 minimum credit hours, including one course with at least one laboratory component): Other School/University-KCKCC Any Chemistry course with lab (CHEM) Any Environmental Science course with lab (ENVS) Any physical Geography course with lab (GEOG) Any Chemistry course with lab that accepts for credit (CHEM) No Equivalent 0.0 No Equivalent 0.0

4 Any Geology course with lab (GEOL) Any Natural Science course with lab (NAT SC) Any Physical Science course with lab (PHY SC) Any Physics course with lab (PHYS) 4.0- Any Biology course with lab (BIOL, LS BIOC, LS MCRB, LS ANAT) 4.0- NASC 185 Physical Geology with Lab Any Natural Science course with lab that accepts for credit (NASC) NASC 103 General Physical Science with Lab Any Physics course with lab that accepts for credit (some under NASC-check course equivalencies) Any Biology course with lab that accepts for credit (BIOL) 4.0- E. Elective Courses for the BLA (120 minimum credit hours, including 21 minimum credit hours in the three divisions of Arts and Sciences--Humanities, Natural Sciences/Math, and Social Sciences) To fulfill the elective courses for the BLA, students must successfully complete the minimum hourly requirement of 21 credit hours in the three divisions (Humanities, Natural Sciences/Math, and Social Sciences) without taking over 60 credit hours in any division. Additionally, students may not take more than 21 credit hours in one single department within a division. Students are not required to take any non-arts and Sciences courses, but may take as many as 30 credit hours towards the BLA degree. Similarly, there is no minimum or maximum hourly requirement for general Arts and Sciences courses (A&S, A&S-IN). Beyond the minimum 21 credit hours required in the three divisions, students will choose the remaining electives from any area to reach 120 total hours (and 36 upper level hours), but may not go in excess of the maximum hours in a given area. Note: The courses taken to fulfill A.-D. above will also count towards E. Elective Courses for the BLA in the appropriate division (Humanities, Natural Sciences/Math, Social Sciences). Geography courses will be either social/cultural geography or physical geography, and each course will count towards either the Natural Sciences/Math or Social Sciences division below. Please consult the General Catalog for or an academic advisor to determine in which area individual geography courses will count. Humanities Division-check individual courses for status (21 minimum credit hours, including courses from at least two departments below and no more than 21 credit hours from a single department): Other School/University-KCKCC Any general Humanities courses (HUMN)--the maximum of 21 hours does not apply to HUMN courses Any Art or Art history courses (ART) Any Communication Studies courses (COM S) 4.0 Any Humanities courses (HUMN) Any Art or Art history courses (FNAR) Any Communications courses (SPCH or JOUR)

5 Any English courses (ENGLSH) Any Foreign Language courses (FRENCH, GERMAN, etc.) - Any English courses that accepts for credit (ENGL) Any Foreign Language courses that accepts for credit (LANG) - Any Philosophy courses (PHIL) Any Philosophy courses (PHIL) Any Theater courses (THEAT) Any Theater courses (THTR) 1.0- Natural Sciences/Math Division-check individual courses for status (21 minimum credit hours, including courses from at least two departments below and no more than 21 credit hours from a single department): Other School/University-KCKCC Any general Natural Sciences courses (NAT SC)--the maximum of 21 hours does not apply to NAT SC courses Any Biology courses (BIOL, LS BIOC, LS MCRB, LS ANAT) Any Chemistry courses (CHEM) Any Computer Science courses (IT or COMP SC) Any Environmental Studies courses (ENVS) Any physical Geography courses (GEOG) No Equivalent-the KCKCC NASC courses will fall under the appropriate specific category below Any Biology courses that accepts for credit (BIOL) Any Chemistry courses that accepts for credit (CHEM) Any Computer Science courses that accepts for credit (CSCI) No Equivalent NASC 175 Introduction to Meteorology Any Geology courses (GEOL) NASC 185 Physical Geology Any Mathematics courses (MATH), except MATH Any Physics courses (PHYSICS) 2.0- Any Physical Science courses (PHY SCI) Any Mathematics courses that accepts for credit (MATH) Any Physics courses that accepts for credit (some under NASC-check course equivalencies) Any Physical Science courses that accepts for credit (some under NASC-check course equivalencies) Social Science Division-check individual courses for status (21 minimum credit hours, including courses from at least two departments below and no more than 21 credit hours from a single department): Other School/University-KCKCC Any general Social Sciences courses (SOC SC)--the maximum of 21 hours does not apply to SOC SC courses

6 Any Anthropology courses (ANTH) 1.0- SOSC 125 Anthropology Any Criminal Justice and Criminology courses (CJC) 1.0- Any Economics courses (ECON) Any social/cultural Geography courses (GEOG) Any Criminal Justice courses that accepts for credit (CRJS) Any Economics courses (some under SOSC-check course equivalencies) SOSC 121 Geography Any History courses (HIST) 1.0- Any History courses (HIST) Any Political Science courses (POL SC) Any Psychology courses (PSYCH) Any Sociology courses (SOCIOL) 1.0- Any Political Science courses (POSC) Any Psychology courses that accepts for credit (PSYC) Any Sociology courses that accepts for credit (some under SOSC-check course equivalencies) General Arts and Sciences Courses (No minimum or maximum credit hours required): Other School/University-KCKCC Any general Arts and Sciences courses (A&S, A&S-IN) 1.0- No Equivalent 0.0 Non-Arts and Sciences Courses (No credit hours are required, but students may take a maximum of 30 credit hours): Other School/University- KCKCC Any Business courses (ACCTNG, BA, BDS, BMA) Any Conservatory courses (CNSVTY, DANCE, VOICE, etc.) Any Education courses (EDUC, TE) Any other non-arts and Sciences courses approved by advisor 1.0- Any Business courses that accepts for credit (BUSN, INBU) Any Music courses (MUSC) Any Education courses that accepts for credit (EDUC) Any other non-arts and Sciences courses approved by advisor 2.0-