2024-25 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Dec 11, 2024  
2024-25 HCC Catalog & Student Handbook

Communications, A.A.


The Associate of Arts in Communications is intended primarily for students planning on transferring to a senior college or university to receive a baccalaureate degree.Transfer Specializations - Choose one:

Program CIP Code: 09.0101

Cost of Attendance: https://www.hccs.edu/applying-and-paying/tuition-calculator/

The credit totals are displayed in two key locations: 1. At the end of each semester: You’ll find the total number of credits for that specific semester. 2. At the end of the degree plan: The total number of credits for the entire degree program is listed at the bottom of the plan.

First Year


Semester Total: 15


Semester total hours include hours required from specialization.

Second Semester ‐ Spring


Semester Total: 15


Semester total hours include hours required from specialization.

Second Year


First Semester ‐ Fall


  • Credits: 3
  • XXXX #3## - Language, Philosophy, & Culture Elective Credits: 3 2
  • HIST #3## - American History Elective II Credits: 3 2
  • XXXX #3## - Life & Physical Sciences Elective Credits: 3 2

Semester Total: 15


Semester total hours include hours required from specialization.

Second Semester ‐ Spring


Semester Total: 15


Semester total hours include hours required from specialization.

Total Minimum Credits for the AA Degree: 60


1 Liberal arts electives include the following selections from the Core
2 A list of electives appears in the
Core Curriculum  section of this catalog.
3 Note: Students transferring to a BA program in Communication(s) will need 6 hours of the same intermediate foreign language (LANG 2311  and LANG 2312 ).