Map for Transfer: CSN AA Creative Writing to UNLV BA English- Creative Writing Major

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Creative Writing, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to UNLV to complete a BA English - Creative Writing 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 or MATH 124 or MATH 124E
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
Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the GE Social Science list on the AA Creative Writing degree sheet.
Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 102 or ENG 114
Natural Science No Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 3:

Options without Lab (and No Prerequisites and three 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

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: PSC 101 or HIST 100
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ENG 205 - Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry
Literature Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a course of ENG 223 or above that transfers to the UNLV program.

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

English Core Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose either ENG 243 or ENG 261 or ENG 275 .
Literature (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ENG 298 - Writing About Literature
World Languages Requirement (Major Requirements) - Credits 4: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a course from World Languages 111 or above that transfers to the UNLV program.

Total Minimum Credits: 12
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Fine Arts (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the GE Fine Arts list on the AA Creative writing degree sheet.
English Core Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See your CSN advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose either ENG 243 or ENG 261 or ENG 275 . Cannot take the same course used in semester three.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ENG 221 - Writing Fiction
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ENG 296 - Portfolio Assessment