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Education - Music - AA

An Associate of Arts provides a general education degree designed for students planning to transfer to four-year colleges and universities and pursue, in general, majors in arts and humanities. Of the 64 total credits needed to complete this degree pathway, 34-35 credit hours make up the Systemwide General Education Framework. The Additional Pathway Electives are courses specifically chosen for this transfer pathway. For more information about transfer and Systemwide General Education (SGE) please visit https://www.hutchcc.edu/transfer. This is a suggested list of courses. Consult with an advisor for more information. Click on the hyperlinks below to reveal a full list of courses. If you are interested in honors course options, please visit the HutchCC Honors Program (www.hutchcc.edu/honors) for further information.

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Fine Arts & Humanities
Fineartshumanities@hutchcc.edu
620-665-3503
1-888-GO-HUTCH ext. 3503

Suggested Degree Pathways Courses


Systemwide General Education Framework


  • English Options (SGE) 010
    Credit Hours : 6.00
  • Communication Options (SGE) 020
    Credit Hours : 3.00
  • Mathematics Options (SGE) 030
    Credit Hours : 3.00
  • Natural & Physical Science Lab Options (SGE) 040
    Credit Hours : 4.00
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences Options (SGE) 050
    Credit Hours : 6.00
  • Arts and Humanities Options (SGE) 060
    Credit Hours : 6.00
  • Institutional Options (SGE) 070
    Credit Hours : 6.00

Additional Pathway Electives


  • Applied Music Options
    Credit Hours : 6.00

  • Aural Skills Options
    Credit Hours : 4.00

  • Class Piano/Individual Piano Lessons
    Credit Hours : 3.00

  • Ensemble Options
    Credit Hours : 4.00

  • Music Theory Options
    Credit Hours : 9.00

  • Recital and Concert
    Credit Hours : 4.00

No other courses


Total Credit Hours
64.00
Program Notes:

Although the SGE requires 6 credit hours of Arts & Humanities courses from two different disciplines, a student must complete 9 credit hours of Arts & Humanities courses from two different disciplines to meet the HutchCC Associate of Arts degree requirement.

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