Map for Transfer: CSN AA Elementary Education to NSU BA Elementary Education Major

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Elementary Education, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to NSU to complete a BA Elementary Education 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

English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3-5: Options Include: ENG 100 or ENG 101 or ENG 110 or ENG 113
Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the General Education Fine Arts list on the AA Elementary Education degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 201 - Introduction to Elementary Education
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 214 - Preparing Teachers to Use Technology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: MATH 122 - Number Concepts for Elementary School Teachers

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: MATH 123 - Statistical and Geometrical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers
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

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 240 - Introduction to Classroom Management
Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 203 - Introduction to Special Education

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

Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 4: See your CSN advising unit or the NSU/CSN Transfer Program to choose a World Language 111 or above course.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity

Total Minimum Credits: 16
NSU requires completion of PSC 101.
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 220 - Principles of Educational Psychology
Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 212 - Family Involvement
Program Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See your CSN advising unit or the NSU/CSN Transfer Program to choose a course option that transfers to this NSU program.