Map for Transfer: CSN AA Communication to UNLV BA Communication Studies Major

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Communication, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to UNLV to complete a BA Communication Major upon graduating from CSN.

Students should check with the UNLV/CSN Transfer Office for transfer course grade and GPA requirements.

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 60 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is set up to show students the ideal path to completing the degree in four (4) semesters. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree, graduate and transfer. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
PSY 101 and ECON 100 are a UNLV Requirement.
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: MATH 120 or MATH 120E
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Social Sciences (General Education) - Credits 3: ECON 100 - Introduction to Economics
Social Sciences (General Education) - Credits 3: PSY 101 - General Psychology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking

Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
SOC 101 is a UNLV Requirement.
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 102 or ENG 114
Natural Science - No Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 3:

Options without Lab (and No Prerequisites and three (3) credits) include: ANTH 102 or AST 103 or AST 104 or BIOL 112 or BIOL 113 or BIOL 114 or BIOL 116 or BIOL 120 or BIOL 121 or BIOL 220 or CHEM 105 or ENV 101 or ENV 220 or GEOG 103 or GEOG 117 or GEOL 100 or GEOL 105

Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: COM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 15
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Literature (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 231 or ENG 232
Natural Science with Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 3-4:

Three (3) Credit Option with Lab (No Prerequisites): BIOL 122

Four (4) Credit Options with Lab (No Prerequisites) include: ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L ; or AST 103 and AST 105 ; or AST 104 and AST 105 ; or BIOL 101 ; or CHEM 105 and CHEM 106 ; or CHEM 107 ; or GEOG 103 and GEOG 104 ; or GEOL 101 ; or PHYS 110

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: COM 133 - Culture and Communication
COM Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Complete any three (3) credit COM prefix course not already used to satisfy another part of this degree.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: COM 216 - Survey of Communication Studies

Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 14
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
COM Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 11: Complete any COM prefix courses totaling 11 credits that were not already used to satisfy another part of this degree.