Map for Transfer: CSN AA Early Childhood Education to NSU BA Early Childhood Education & Special Education Major

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Early Childhood Education, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to NSU to complete a BA Early Childhood Education & Special Education 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
Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the GE Fine Arts list on the AA Early Childhood Education degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ECE 250 - Introduction to Early Childhood 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
Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: PHIL 102 or PHIL 114
Natural Science With Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 3-4:

Three (3) Credit Options with Lab (No Prerequisites): BIOL 122

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: ECE 251 - Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ECE 252 - Infant/Toddler Curriculum

Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: HIST 217 - Nevada History
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ECE 260 - Children’s Literature
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ECE 232 - Practicum: Infant and Toddler
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 280 - Valuing Cultural Diversity

Total Minimum Credits: 15
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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

Literature (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 231 or ENG 232
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: PSC 101 or HIST 100
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: EDU 220 - Principles of Educational Psychology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: EDU 299 - Education Portfolio
Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: Options Include: ECE 151 or ECE 152 or ECE 155