Students make a choice of courses from the Core Curriculum Requirements noted below. They must take the following number of credits from each of the Core areas.
Requirements and the Number of Credits
| English |
3-8 |
Study & Technology Skills
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0-3 |
| Mathematics |
3-5 |
Natural Sciences
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7-8 |
Social Sciences
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3 |
Fine Arts
|
3 |
| Humanities |
6 |
| Constitution |
3-6 |
Cultural Diversity
|
3 |
| Total |
31-45 |
English (3-8 credits required)
English placement exam is given to students with an Enhanced ACT score of 1-17 in English or a Verbal/Critical Reading SAT score of 200-410 in Verbal, or to students who have not taken the ACT or SAT. Students who placed below ENG 100 on the placement exam are referred to developmental English courses at the community college.
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COURSE
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Enhanced ACT English
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SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing
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Accuplacer
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Sentence Skills
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Reading Comprehension
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ENG 100
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18-20
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420-480
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60-85
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60-75
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ENG 116
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18-20
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420-480 |
60-85
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60-75 |
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ENG 101
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21-29
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490-650
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86 or above
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76 or above
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ENG 102
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30-36
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660-800
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Students who complete ENG 102 will satisfy the Core Curriculum Requirement. Typically, students take ENG 101 during their first semester at the college and ENG 102 during the second semester. Students needing extra assistance in English writing skills will take ENG 100, a 5-credit course offering more instruction and practice than ENG 101. A student who successfully completes (with a C or higher grade) ENG 100 can move on to ENG 102.
| ENG 100 | Composition I Enhanced | 5.00 |
| | or | |
| ENG 116 | Composition for Multilingual Students | 5.00 |
| | or | |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3.00 |
And
Study and Technology Skills (0-3 credits required)
Accompanying the student's Core Curriculum Courses are two credits of course work that will teach time and stress management skills, study skills, and technological skills that will be used in subsequent and concurrent courses. Students also will learn about student support services (e.g. advising, financial aid), library research skills, academic integrity (e.g. plagiarism), and our program in assessment of learning outcomes. Transfer students with 30 or more transferrable college credits will be able to waive the Study and Technology Core Requirement. Transfer students who transfer less than 30 credits will be required to take CEP 123 or ALS 101N.
Mathematics (3-5 credits required)
NSC students can be placed into mathematics courses by submitting ACT or SAT scores, or by taking an Accuplacer test. All degree programs require MATH 120 or higher to fulfill the Mathematics Core Curriculum (please see your degree outline for specific course requirements).
Placement Scores
Course
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Enhanced ACT Math
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Re-Center SAT Math
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Accuplacer Elementary Algebra (EA) and College Level Math (CM)
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MATH 95*
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19 or below
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440 or below
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EA: 84 or below
CM: N/A
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MATH 96A* + MATH 120E
MATH 96D* + MATH 126E
MATH 96S* + STAT 152E
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20-21 |
450 or above
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EA: at least 85
CM: N/A
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MATH 120
STAT 152
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22 |
530 or above
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EA: at least 85
CM: at least 63
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MATH 126
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25-27 |
560 or above
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EA: at least 85
CM: at least 70
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MATH 181
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28 or above
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630 or above
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EA: at least 85
CM: at least 101
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Natural Sciences (7-8 credits required)
Students are required to take two science courses, at least one of which must include an associated laboratory course
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 3.00 |
| AST 103 | Introduction to Astronomy: Solar System | 3.00 |
| AST 104 | Introduction to Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | 3.00 |
| CHEM 105 | Chemistry, Man, and Society | 3.00 |
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3.00 |
| GEOG 117 | Meteorology/Climatology. | 3.00 |
| GEOL 100 | Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Disasters | 3.00 |
The following courses may be taken for laboratory credit. Students must complete all prerequisites prior to enrolling in natural science courses.
Social Science (3 credits required)
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 |
| COM 216 | Survey of Communication Studies | 3.00 |
| COU 300 | Introduction to Human Services and Counseling | 3.00 |
| CRJ 104 | Introduction to Administration of Justice | 3.00 |
| ECON 103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.00 |
| PSC 210 | American Public Policy | 3.00 |
| PSC 211 | Comparative Government and Politics | 3.00 |
| PSC 231 | World Politics | 3.00 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3.00 |
| PSY 460 | Social Psychology | 3.00 |
| SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3.00 |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Issues | 3.00 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3.00 |
Fine Arts (3 credits required)
| | Any ART Course | 3.00 |
| FIS 100 | Introduction to Film | 3.00 |
| FIS 110 | Language of Film | 3.00 |
| MUS 121 | Music Appreciation | 3.00 |
| MUS 122 | Survey of Jazz | 3.00 |
| MUS 128 | Masterworks of Music | 3.00 |
| MUS 134 | Jazz Appreciation | 3.00 |
| THTR 100 | Introduction to the Theatre | 3.00 |
| VIS 113 | Creating with Digital Video | 3.00 |
| VIS 131 | Storyboarding and Previsualization | 3.00 |
Humanities (6 credits required)
| CH 201 | Ancient and Medieval Cultures | 3.00 |
| CH 202 | The Modern World | 3.00 |
| COM 101 | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| COM 110 | Power, Culture, and Society | 3.00 |
| COM 250 | News Gathering and Writing | 3.00 |
| EDU 250 | Foundations of Education | 3.00 |
| ENG 131 | Introduction to Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 205 | Introduction to Creative Writing, Fiction, and Poetry | 3.00 |
| ETS 101 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3.00 |
| | Any Literature Course ENG 231 or higher | 3.00 |
| | Any Philosophy Course (other than 102, 105, 109) | 3.00 |
| | Any History Course | 3.00 |
| | Foreign Language Course 111 or above | 3.00-4.00 |
| | Any American Sign Language (AM prefixed) Course | 3.00-4.00 |
Constitution (3-6 credits required)
| CH 203 | American Experience and Constitutional Change | 3.00 |
| PSC 101 | (from an NSHE institution) | |
| PSC 101 | (equivalent from out of state) | |
| | and | |
| PSC 100 | Nevada Constitution | 1.00 |
| PSC 101 | (equivalent from out of state) | |
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| HIST 217 | Nevada History | 3.00 |
| HIST 101 | US History to 1877 | 3.00 |
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| HIST 102 | US History Since 1877 | 3.00 |
| HIST 101 | US History to 1877 | 3.00 |
| | and | |
| PSC 100 | Nevada Constitution | 1.00 |
| HIST 101 | US History to 1877 | 3.00 |
| | and | |
| HIST 217 | Nevada History | 3.00 |
HIST 102: must be taken at an NSHE institution excluding UNR
Cultural Diversity (3 credits required)
The Cultural Diversity requirement aims to engender understanding, appreciation, and insight into different, non-mainstream American or non-Western cultures. It also helps provide students with different lenses and perspectives through which to view cultural constructs such as class, ethnicity, gender, religion, and sexual orientation.
Any of the following courses will fulfill the requirement:
| AM 253 | Deaf Culture | 3.00 |
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3.00 |
| ANTH 216 | Cultures Through Film | 3.00 |
| COM 110 | Power, Culture, and Society | 3.00 |
| EDRL 402 | Literature for Young Adults | 3.00 |
| ENG 231 | World Literature I | 3.00 |
| ENG 232 | World Literature II | 3.00 |
| ENG 272 | Queer Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 290 | Introduction to African-American Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 292 | Introduction to Chicano Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 427A | Women and Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 481A | Comparative Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 481B | Modern Comparative Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 485 | Topics in Comparative Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 485A | Asian Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 486A | Studies in Post-colonial Literature and Theory | 3.00 |
| ENG 490 | Asian American Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 490A | Gender and Sexual Identity in Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 494A | Native American Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 495C | African-American Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 496A | Themes in Modern Chicano Literature | 3.00 |
| ENG 497A | Topics in Multicultural Literature | 3.00 |
| ETS 101 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3.00 |
| ETS 375 | US Latino/a-Chicano/a Experience | 3.00 |
| ETS 435 | Asian-American Identities in Comparative Context | 3.00 |
| HIST 320 | Hispanic Culture in the US | 3.00 |
| HIST 418 | American Indian Relations | 3.00 |
| HIST 424 | Role of Religion in US Culture | 3.00 |
| HIST 432 | History of Women in the US | 3.00 |
| HIST 433 | African-American History | 3.00 |
| HIST 436 | Nazi Holocaust from American Perspective | 3.00 |
| HIST 444 | Latinos in the American West | 3.00 |
| HIST 449 | History of Japan | 3.00 |
| HIST 450 | Modern Chinese History | 3.00 |
| HIST 470 | History of Mexico | 3.00 |
| HIST 478 | Middle Eastern Studies | 3.00 |
| NURS 310 | Cultural Diversity in Healthcare | 3.00 |
| SOC 230 | Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies | 3.00 |
| SOC 449 | Sex and Social Arrangements | 3.00 |
| SOC 453 | Gender and Society | 3.00 |
| SOC 469 | Crossing Borders/Global Migrations | 3.00 |
| SOC 471 | Racial and Ethnic Relations in America | 3.00 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3.00 |