Map for Transfer: CSN AA Political Science to UNLV BA Political Science Major

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Political Science, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to UNLV to complete a BA Political Science 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 and MATH 120E
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
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

Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course from the GE Fine Arts list on the AA Political Science degree sheet.

English (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 102 or ENG 114
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
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

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

Literature (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 231 or ENG 232
Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: PSC 200 - Survey of Political Theory
Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: PSC 211 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Special Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 6: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to select courses from the Special Program Electives list on the AA Political Science degree sheet.

Total Minimum Credits: 13
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Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: PSC 231 - Introduction to International Relations
Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: Options Include: PSC 297 or PSC 299
General Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Options Include: HIST 102 or HIST 217
General Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a course option that transfers to this UNLV program.
Social Science Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the Social Science list on the AA Political Science degree sheet.