Anthropology, B.A. (CSN)

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Students who start their career at College of Southern Nevada may complete a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Anthropology by following the course of study described below.

CSN Program to be completed - Anthropology, AA

A candidate for a bachelor’s degree must earn a minimum of 120 units, at least 42 of which must be in courses numbered 300 or above. A minimum of 30 units (300-level or above) must be taken in residence at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Students who graduate from a Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) community college with an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or an Associate of Business degree automatically fulfill lower-division general education requirements (CO1-8) at the University unless specific general education courses are required for completion of the student’s major program.
To find out how other courses transfer, visit the Transfer Center website or access the Transfer Evaluation System.
See the Anthropology, B.A. program description description for a four-year recommended schedule for completion of degree requirements.

Academic Advising Information

University of Nevada, Reno
College of Liberal Arts Student Center (transfer advising)
(775) 682-8745
http://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/academic-advising
Lincoln Hall 314

CSN Advising & Coaching Services
https://www.csn.edu/advising

To ensure a successful transition to the University and graduation in four years, students must work with academic advisors at UNR and CSN throughout their career.

Students may earn an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science or Associate of Business degree after transferring to the University via reverse transfer . Talk with an academic advisor at CSN and/or UNR about this opportunity.

The Co-Admission program may provide the least costly route to a bachelors degree, including personalized academic advising from both institutions, certainty on how your specific courses will transfer and the exchange of transcripts between institutions at no additional cost to you.

Recommended Schedule

For information about the Core Objectives (CO) 1-14, please visit the Core Curriculum chapter in the catalog.

Associate’s First Semester (15 units)

ENG 101 - Composition I (3 units)
Mathematics (3 units)
COM 101 - Public Speaking (3 units) [Humanities] **
Fine Arts (3 units)
ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 units) CO6 [also meets Values & Diversity]

Associate’s Second Semester (15 units)

ENG 102 - Composition II (3 units) CO1, CO3
Natural Science with Lab (4 units)
HIST 100 or PSC 101 (4 units)
ANTH 102 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3 units) CO4
ANTH 110L - Biological Anthropology Lab (1 unit) CO4L *

Associate’s Third Semester (15 units)

ENG 231 or ENG 232 (3 units) [Literature]
PHIL 102 or PHIL 114 (3 units) [Analytical Reasoning] **
ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3 units) CO4, CO9
ANTH 105 - Introduction to World Archaeology (3 units) CO6
Social Science Elective (3 units). Recommended: PHIL 135, 244, or 245 [also satisfies UNR Ethics CO12]. **

Associate’s Fourth Semester (15 units)

ANTH 106 - Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (3 units) CO6, CO10
ANTH 299 - Capstone Course in Anthroplogy (2 units)
ANTH Elective (3 units)
Social Science Elective (3 units). Choose from eligible CRJ, PHIL, PSC, SOC, or WMST courses. **
World Language 111 (4 units) [Humanities] ***

Bachelor’s Fifth Semester (16 units)

300/400-level Global Contexts course (3 units) CO11
World Language 112 (4 units)
300/400-level ANTH Elective (3 units)
300/400-level ANTH Elective (3 units)
Minor (3 units) ****

Bachelor’s Sixth Semester (15 units)

World Language 211 (3 units)
300/400-level ANTH Elective (3 units)
300/400-level ANTH Elective (3 units)
Minor (3 units) ****
Minor (3 units) ****

Bachelor’s Seventh Semester (15 units)

ANTH Capstone course (3 units) CO13
Application (3 units) CO14
300/400-level Minor (3 units) ****
300/400-level General Electives (OR CO9/CO12, if not already satisfied) (6 units)

Bachelor’s Eighth Semester (15 units)

World Language 212 (3 units)
300/400-level ANTH Elective (3 units)
300/400-level Minor (3 units) ****
300/400-level Minor (3 units) ****
300/400-level General Elective (3 units)

Legend

* Course fulfills specific program requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

** This requirement may also fulfill 3 of the 6 units needed to satisfy the UNR College Breadth Requirement, depending on the minor chosen. For information about the College Breadth Requirement, please go to the College of Liberal Arts page in the catalog.

*** Contributes to fulfilling UNR World Language Requirement. Choose a language sequence at CSN that can be completed at UNR (French or Spanish suggested).

**** For information about the Minor, please go to the Undergraduate Minors page in the catalog.