Map for Transfer: CSN AA Art to NSU BA Visual Media-Animation Majors

About this Academic Map

This academic map should be used by CSN students who are completing the Art, AA at CSN and plan to transfer to NSU to complete a BA Visual Media-Animation Major upon graduating from CSN. This includes the following NSU Visual Media-Animation Majors:
- NSU BA Visual Media-Animation Major
- NSU BA Visual Media-3D Animation 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

Mathematics (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: MATH 120 or MATH 120E
English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: 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: PSY 101 - General Psychology
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 101 - Drawing I

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 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: ART 107 - Design Fundamentals I (2-D)
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 260 - Survey of Art History I
Art Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 141 - Introduction to Digital Photography

Literature (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 231 or ENG 232
Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
Natural Science - No Lab Experience (General Education) - Credits 4:

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

Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 261 - Survey of Art History II
Art Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 102 - Drawing II

Total Minimum Credits: 14
NSU requires completion of ART 201 and a Social Science course.
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U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 1: ART 298 - Portfolio Emphasis
General Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 201 - Life Drawing I
General Electives (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: See your CSN advising unit or the NSU/CSN Transfer Program to choose a Social Science course that transfers to this NSU program.
General 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.