Map for Transfer: CSN AA Art to UNLV BA and BFA Art-Photography Major

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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 UNLV to complete a BA or BFA Art-Photography Major upon graduating from CSN. This includes the following UNLV Art Programs:
- UNLV BA Art-Photography Major
- UNLV BFA Art-Photography 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: 15

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
Analytical Reasoning (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: PHIL 102 or PHIL 114
Humanities (General Education) - Credits 3: COM 101 - Public Speaking
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 101 - Drawing I

CSN Second Semester

Total Minimum Credits: 16

English Composition (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 102 or ENG 114
Literature (General Education) - Credits 3: Options Include: ENG 231 or ENG 232
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (General Education) - Credits 4: Options Include: HIST 100 or PSC 101
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

CSN Third Semester

Total Minimum Credits: 15 (BFA) or 16 (BA)

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

Social Science (General Education) - Credits 3: Select a course option from the GE Social Science list on the AA Art degree sheet.
Core Requirements (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 261 - Survey of Art History II
Art Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 108 - Design Fundamentals II (3-D)
General Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3-4:

(BA) - See your advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a World Language 111 course (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

(BFA) - See your advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose a course option that transfers to this UNLV program.

CSN Fourth Semester

Total Minimum Credits: 13 (BA) or 14 (BFA)
APPLY FOR GRADUATION by the deadline. Visit www.csn.edu/graduation for more information on applying for graduation.

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 1: ART 298 - Portfolio Emphasis
Art Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 3: ART 156 - Design Fundamentals III
General Elective (Major Requirements) - Credits 5-6:

(BA) - See your advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose course options that transfer to this UNLV program totaling 5 credits.

(BFA) - See your advising unit or the UNLV/CSN Transfer Program to choose course options that transfer to this UNLV program totaling 6 credits.