Program: Map for Transfer: CSN AA Anthropology to UNLV BA Anthropology Major - College of Southern Nevada

2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

Jul 25, 2025

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Anthropology, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to UNLV to complete a BA Anthropology 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
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the GE Fine Arts list on the AA Anthropology degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 102 or ENG 114
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: 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

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ANTH 102 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Anthropology Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Choose any ANTH prefix course except ANTH 101, 102, 105, 106 and 299.

Literature (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 231 or ENG 232
Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
Natural Science No Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 3:

Options without Lab (and No Prerequisites and three (3) credits) 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 117 or GEOL 100 or GEOL 105

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ANTH 105 - Introduction to World Archaeology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ANTH 106 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics

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

Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the GE Humanities list on the AA Anthropology degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: ANTH 299 - Capstone Course in Anthropology
Anthropology Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Choose any ANTH prefix course except ANTH 101, 102, 105, 106 and 299.
Social Science Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 6: Select course options from the Major Requirements Social Science Electives list on the AA Anthropology degree sheet.