2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Jan 30, 2025  
2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

Map for Transfer: CSN AA Associate of Arts to NSU BA Interdisciplinary Studies Major


WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Associate of Arts, AA  at CSN and plan to transfer to NSU to complete a BA Interdisciplinary Studies Major upon graduating from CSN.
 
Students should visit the NSU/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.

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 3-5: 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  
  • Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3:  
  • Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
  • Social Science Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.

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CSN Semester #2 - Recommended Courses


  • Total Minimum Credits: 17
  • Student 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 - with Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 4:

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 

  • Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
  • U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100  or PSC 101  
  • Social Science Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.

 

CSN Semester #3 - Recommended Courses


  • Total Minimum Credits: 15
  • NSU recommends completion of ENG 231 or 232.
  • Student 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  
  • Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: PHIL 102  or PHIL 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  

  • Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 6: See a counselor or advisor to choose course options that transfer to the NSU Interdisciplinary Studies Major

 

CSN Semester #4 - Recommended Courses


  • Total Minimum Credits: 13
  • APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Click www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

 
  • Social Science Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
  • Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 10: See a counselor or advisor to choose course options that transfer to the NSU Interdisciplinary Studies Major