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

About 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.
This 60-credit map, designed for students without transfer credits, represents the optimal pathway to completing this degree.
Click on a course for more information (description, prerequisites, credit hours, etc.).

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CSN First 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

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

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
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: COM 216 - Survey of Communication Studies
COM Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a COM course that transfers to this UNLV program.

Total Minimum Credits: 14
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Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
COM Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 11: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose COM course options that transfer to this UNLV program.