Map for Transfer: CSN AA Music to UNLV BA Music Major and UNLV BA Jazz and Commercial Music Major

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About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Music, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to UNLV to complete either a BA Music Major or BA Jazz and Commercial Music Major upon graduating from CSN. This includes the following UNLV Music, and Jazz and Commercial Music Programs:
- UNLV BA Music Major
- UNLV BA Music-Composition: Instrumental Major
- UNLV BA Music-Composition: Piano Major
- UNLV BA Music-Composition: Vocal Major
- UNLV BA Music-Performance: Piano Major
- UNLV BA Music-Performance: Vocal Major
- UNLV BA Jazz and Commercial Music-Composition Major
- UNLV BA Jazz and Commercial Music-Performance: Instrumental Major
- UNLV BA Jazz and Commercial Music-Performance: Vocal Major
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

Total Minimum Credits: 16

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 Science (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course from the GE Social Science list on the AA Music degree sheet.
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 0: MUS 100 - Concert Attendance
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MUS 201E - Basic Musicianship I E
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 201F - Basic Musicianship I F
Private Lessons (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSA prefix course numbered 101 through 146.
Ensemble (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSE prefix course numbered 101 through 166.
Piano Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 109 - Functional Piano I

CSN Second Semester

Total Minimum Credits: 14

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

Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 0: MUS 100 - Concert Attendance
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MUS 202E - Basic Musicianship II E
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 202F - Basic Musicianship II F
Private Lessons (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSA prefix course numbered 101 through 146.
Ensemble (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSE prefix course numbered 101 through 166.
Piano Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 110 - Functional Piano II

CSN Third Semester

Total Minimum Credits: 16

Elective Requirement (General Education) - Credits 3: Complete the course listed based on the program you will be transferring into at UNLV:

» BA Music Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

» BA Music-Composition-Instrumental Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

» BA Music-Composition-Piano Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

» BA Music-Composition-Vocal Major: World Languages 111 or above course (includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

» BA Music-Performance-Piano Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

» BA Music-Performance-Vocal Major: World Languages 111 or above course (includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

» BA Jazz and Commercial Music-Composition Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

» BA Jazz and Commercial Music-Performance:Instrumental Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

» BA Jazz and Commercial Music-Performance-Vocal Major: ENG 231 or ENG 232

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

Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 0: MUS 100 - Concert Attendance
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MUS 207E - Advanced Musicianship III E
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 207F - Advanced Musicianship I F
Private Lessons (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSA prefix course numbered 201 through 246.
Ensemble (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSE prefix course numbered 101 through 166.
Piano Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 209 - Functional Piano III

CSN Fourth Semester

Total Minimum Credits: 14
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U.S and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: PSC 101 or HIST 100
Elective Requirement (General Education) - Credits 3: MUS 131 - Introduction to Music Literature
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 0: MUS 100 - Concert Attendance
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: MUS 208E - Advanced Musicianship IV E
Music Core Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 208F - Advanced Musicianship II F
Private Lessons (Major Requirements) - Credits 2: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSA prefix course numbered 201 through 246.
Ensemble (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a MUSE prefix course numbered 101 through 166.
Piano Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: MUS 210 - Functional Piano IV