Map for Transfer: CSN AA Elementary Education to NSU BA Elementary Education-Special Education Major

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WHO SHOULD USE THIS ACADEMIC MAP

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

Students should visit the NSU/CSN Transfer Center 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
EDU 201 satisfies NSU’s EDU 250 requirement.
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MATH 122 - Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: See a counselor or advisor to choose a course option without prerequisites and is valued at 3 credits.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 201 - Introduction to Elementary Education
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 214 - Preparing Teachers to Use Technology

CSN Semester #2 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
EDU 203 is a course recommended by CSN for satisfying 3 credits of the 9 credit Program Elective.
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT Semester.

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: MATH 123 - Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers
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

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 240 - Introduction to Classroom Management
Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 203 - Introduction to Special Education

CSN Semester #3 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 16
NSU recommends completion of PSY 233.
Students MUST MEET with an advisor or counselor BEFORE REGISTERING for their NEXT SEMESTER.

Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 4: See a counselor or advisor to choose a World Languages 111 or above course without prerequisites and is valued at 4 credits.
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

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity
Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: PSY 233 - Child Psychology

CSN Semester #4 - Recommended Courses

Total Minimum Credits: 13
EDU 212 satisfies EDSP 432 at NSU.
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
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 220 - Principles of Educational Psychology
Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 212 - Family Involvement