Program: Map: CSN Associate of General Studies (AGS) Degree - College of Southern Nevada

2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Jun 10, 2025

WHO SHOULD USE THIS MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing an Associate of General Studies degree. Students wishing to complete the Associate of General Studies degree must consult with an advisor/success coach in order to plan a course of study.

HOW THIS ACADEMIC MAP IS SET UP

The academic map totals a minimum of 60 credits and assumes no transferred coursework. It is designed to provide students with the optimal route to earning an Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree. Students who cannot take the map’s recommended number of credits each semester will take longer to complete the degree and graduate. Click on a course to see more information about that course including description, prerequisites and credit value.

NEED ASSISTANCE?

Students needing assistance from a CSN Advisor may visit https://www.csn.edu/advising.

Students needing assistance from a CSN Counselor may visit https://www.csn.edu/counselingdepartment.

CSN Semester #1 - Recommended Courses

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

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: MATH 104B or above
Communications (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Natural Science (General Education) - Credits 3:

Three (3) credit options (and no prerequisites) include: 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 116 or GEOG 117 or GEOL 100 or GEOL 105

Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.

CSN Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
Student MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Communications (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: BUS 107 or BUS 108 or COM 101 or COM 102 or COM 215 or ENG 102 or ENG 107 or ENG 114 or ENG 205 or JOUR 102 or THTR 105
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
Major Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 6: See a counselor or advisor to choose courses that fit within your course of study plan.

CSN Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

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

Major Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 15: See a counselor or advisor to choose courses that fit within your course of study plan.

Semester #4 (14 Total Minimum Credit Hours)

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

Major Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 14: See a counselor or advisor to choose courses that fit within your course of study plan.