Program: Associate of Science, AS - College of Southern Nevada

2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Jun 09, 2025

CODE: AS | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Science, Engineering and Mathematics

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Science Degree is a general transfer program for students who are planning to transfer to UNLV, UNR, NSU, GBC or another baccalaureate-level institution. A secondary objective may be employment upon completion of the AS.

ACADEMIC MAPS AND TRANSFER OPTIONS

Explore the link below for transfer pathways to various institutions.

Academic Maps: AS Associate of Science

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate Scientific Methods and relate theory, experiment, data analysis, and general knowledge.
Analyze data and perform dimensional and graphical analysis of collected data.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 32

300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.
Courses with a B suffix (i.e. 100B) cannot be used to satisfy general education or degree requirements for Associate of Arts, Associate of Business, and Associate of Science degrees. B suffix courses may not be transferable within NSHE.

Mathematics (3-4 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

For Health Sciences:
MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122 and MATH123)
For Science
MATH 181 - Calculus I
_{REMINDER: If a student does not place into the correct college-level MATH course, they are required to complete a preparatory or prerequisite course(s) or attempt to gain a higher score on the MATH placement exam. Such preparatory or prerequisite courses are not part of the degree, may delay degree completion, and will cause the student to complete more credits than the total listed on this degree.}

English (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course must be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Seven credits of coursework to include at least one laboratory experience.

^{Please see an academic counselor/advisor for appropriate course selection. Course options are listed for flexibility of transfer and are not specific to a four-year degree program. For example, HHP courses listed are for some Health Science majors.}

Any AST prefix course
or any BIOL prefix course
or CHEM 105 or above
or any ENV prefix course
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or HHP 124 - Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab

Humanities (6 Credits)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

Social Science (3 Credits)

any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course (except PSY 270)
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: PSC 101.

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Values and Diversity

All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.

ENG 231 or ENG 232 fulfills this requirement.

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 28

Core Requirements (18 Credits)

Students MUST take one science designated prefix with a lab. Students cannot repeat courses used to fulfill another area of the degree. See an academic advisor or counselor for appropriate course selection. HHP courses are recommended for health science transfer students only.

Any AST prefix course
or any BIOL prefix course
or any CEE prefix course
or CEM 100 - Fundamentals of Construction Management
or CEM 250 - Construction Materials and Methods
or CHEM 105 or above
or any CPE prefix course
or CS 135 - Computer Science I
or any EE prefix course
or any ENV prefix course
or any GEOG prefix course
or any GEOL prefix course
or GIS 109 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or HHP 124 - Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab
or any IS prefix course
or MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)
or any ME prefix course
or any NRES prefix course
or any PHYS prefix course
or STAT 152 - Introduction to Statistics

Electives (10 Credits)

Please see a counselor or advisor for course selection or the academic map for which institution you are transferring to. All courses must be 100-level or higher.