Additional Requirements
Students seeking an Associate Degree from the College must complete a degree check and have an application for graduation on file with the Counseling Office. In addition, students need to meet the following requirements:
- complete all general education requirements for their degree; Bachelors degrees, masters degrees and doctorates earned at regionally accredited colleges and universities will be honored as fulfilling Kansas City Kansas Community College general education core requirements.
- complete a minimum of 60 academic credit hours and meet all degree requirements;
- complete college exit exam;
- All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the Accuplacer reading exam will take HUDV 100, College Orientation.
All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the Accuplacer reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning.
Exemptions:
- A student already has a college degree.
- A student from another institution who is enrolling only in summer courses.
- A student is only enrolled in Wellness, Workforce Development, or refresher courses.
- A transfer student with 30 or more college credit hours.
- Students taking Honors Tutorial I as Presidential Scholarship recipients.
If a student does not meet one of the exemptions listed above and wishes to appeal the requirement of completing the course, the student will need to obtain the approval of the chief academic officer.
All students working towards an Associate in Arts, an Associate in Science, and an Associate in General Studies are required to complete Composition I and II, Public Speaking, and Freshman Orientation or Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning. Students working toward an Associate in Applied Science may substitute Technical Writing as specified in certain degree requirements. Proper prerequisites must be observed unless they are waived by the Provost.