Transfer Students

Welcome!  As a Transfer Student, we want to make certain you feel right at home, right away.  Our committed faculty and staff, small class sizes, strong advising, and excellent job placement resources are just a few of the ways we strive to make certain you have a great experience at Jewell.

If you have questions about how to Apply for Admission, fund your Jewell experience, or transfer courses, please feel free to e-mail or call me at (816) 415-7510.

I am always happy to be of assistance!  Also, be certain to check out our Transfer Scholarship opportunities!

Melissa Bryson
Transfer Admission Counselor

Transferring to Jewell

Articulation Agreements with Surrounding Colleges
William Jewell College has several articulation guides with schools around the Kansas City area including the Metropolitan Community College system, Kansas City, Kansas Community College, North Central Junior College, Johnson County Community College, Donnelly College, Cottey College and Wentworth Junior College. Articulation guides will be helpful to students who are thinking about transferring to William Jewell College and need some assistance in choosing courses. Prospective students can also refer to the below information on general education guidelines for transfer students.

Core Curriculum Guidelines for Transfer Students
The Core Curriculum program at William Jewell College ensures that each student has a common experience of learning. Research shows that colleges and universities with a common experience in their general education program increase the odds of having students with meaningful relationships and greater likelihood to graduate. If you have over 24 hours of college credit, please refer to the rest of this page as a guideline in helping you find out what college courses will transfer directly into William Jewell College’s unique general education program.

Students with less than 24 hours of college credit, should contact Melissa Bryson, Transfer Admission Counselor, in the Office of Admission for a personal advising session. She can also be reached at (816) 415-7510.

Level I

• The Responsible Self (CTI100) - No transfer equivalent.
• Oral Communication (CTI 101) - A transfer equivalent would be an oral communication course of at least three semester hours with a grade of “C” or higher that contains a public speaking emphasis.
• Written Communication (CTI 102) - A transfer equivalent would be an English composition course of at least three semester hours with a grade of “C” or higher.
• Math Model Building and Statistics (CTI 103) or Statistics and Applied Calculus (CTI 104) - A transfer equivalent would be a 3 hour statistics, calculus, college algebra, finite math, or discrete math for CTI 103 or a calculus course for CTI 104.
• Physical Education Requirement - A transfer equivalent would be two hours of different Physical Education activities. A wellness course may be used to satisfy one hour of physical education activity.
• Foreign Language/Cross-Cultural Requirement - A transfer equivalent for a Bachelor of Arts (BA) student would have to be at least four hours of intermediate level foreign language. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree may elect to take a cross-cultural course at Jewell, transfer in at least a three hour course containing significant emphasis on a non-western culture. Transfer students may also choose to fulfill an additional Level II course before or after they get to William Jewell College. If a student decides to fulfill the requirement in the last way, they must take at least one of the four General Education level II courses in the Culture and Traditions category.

Level II
There are four categories of courses in level two (Culture and Traditions, Power and Justice in Society, Sacred and Secular and Science, Technology, and the Human Experience). Each William Jewell College student must take one course in three of the areas (the only category that the student does not have to fulfill is the category that most closely matches their major). An example of this would be a student who majors in religion would not have to take a course under the Sacred and Secular category.

Transfer Equivalents at Level II are as follows:

• Culture and Traditions - Two courses from different disciplines within the humanities showing a total of at least four semester hours, or one interdisciplinary course of at least 3 hours within humanities.
• Power and Justice in Society - Two courses from different disciplines within the social sciences showing a total of at least four semester hours, or one interdisciplinary course of at least 3 hours within the social sciences.
• Sacred and Secular - Two courses showing a total of at least four semester hours. One must be an introduction to the Bible course of at least two semester hours. The other must be a course in the broader study of religion (e.g. church history, Christian ethics, theology, history of Christian thought, world religions, philosophy of religion, etc.).
• Science, Technology, and the Human Experience - One laboratory science course and one advanced mathematics course (calculus II or above), or two science courses with one being physical and the other a life science. One of the science courses must be a laboratory science. Requirement may be met by one interdisciplinary course of at least 3 hours within math and sciences, involving a significant laboratory experience.

Level III

• Senior Capstone (CTI 400) - No transfer equivalent