Map for Transfer: CSN AA Secondary Education to NSU BA Secondary Education - Social Studies Major

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Secondary Education, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to NSU to complete a BA Secondary Education - Social Studies Major upon graduating from CSN.
This 60-credit map, designed for students without transfer credits, represents the optimal pathway to completing this degree.
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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
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 202 - Introduction to Secondary Education
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 214 - Preparing Teachers to Use Technology

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

Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: PSY 101 or SOC 101 or SOC 102
Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity

Total Minimum Credits: 16
CSN recommends completion of SPAN 111. NSU requires completion of either GEOG 103 or 117.

Natural Science No Lab (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: GEOG 103 or GEOG 117
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 4: SPAN 111 - First Year Spanish I
Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course from the GE Fine Arts list on the AA Secondary Education degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 220 - Principles of Educational Psychology
Major Elective Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877

Total Minimum Credits: 16
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Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 240 - Introduction to Classroom Management
Major Elective Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
Major Elective Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: HIST 251 - Introduction to Historical Methods
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics