Associate of Applied Science (AAS) and Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) General Education Requirements
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General Education
Please Note: Not all courses listed on the AAS and BAS general education list may be used to satisfy general education requirements for Bachelor of Architecture and BS degrees as many are nontransferable. Please refer to the General Education listing for AA, AS, Bachelor of Architecture, and BS degrees.
Communications
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 107 | Business Speech Communications | 3 |
| BUS 111 | Workplace Communications | 3 |
| COM 113 | Fundamentals of Speech Communications | 3 |
| COM 215 | Introduction to Group Communication | 3 |
| COM 285 | Communication Disabilities and Film 1 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENG 100 | Composition Enhanced | |
| or ENG 113 | Composition I for International and Multilingual Students | |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENG 114 | Composition II For International and Multilingual Students | |
| ENG 107 | Technical Communications I | 3 |
| ENG 108 | Technical Communications II | 3 |
| ENG 205 | Intro to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| EPY 101 | Educational, Career, and Personal Development | 3 |
| JOUR 107 | Media Writing | 3 |
| READ 135 | College Reading Strategies | 3 |
English
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 106 | Business English | 3 |
| BUS 108 | Business Letters and Reports | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENG 100 | Composition Enhanced | |
| or ENG 113 | Composition I for International and Multilingual Students | |
| ENG 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENG 114 | Composition II For International and Multilingual Students | |
| ENG 107 | Technical Communications I | 3 |
| ENG 108 | Technical Communications II | 3 |
| ENG 181 | Vocabulary and Meaning | 3 |
| JOUR 107 | Media Writing | 3 |
Human Relations
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Content may be embedded in required program courses | ||
| CE 201 | Workplace Readiness | 3 |
| EPY 101 | Educational, Career, and Personal Development | 3 |
| MGT 171 | Supervision and Human Relations | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Leadership and Human Relations | 3 |
| MGT 235 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 102 | Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment | 3 |
Fine Arts, Humanities, or Social Science
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select a course in one of the three areas below: | ||
| Fine Arts | ||
| ART 100 | Visual Foundations | 3 |
| ART 101 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 124 | Introduction to Printmaking | 3 |
| ART 141 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 |
| ART 160 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 211 | Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART 212 | Ceramics II | 3 |
| ART 260 | Survey of Art History I | 3 |
| ART 261 | Survey of Art History II | 3 |
| ART 263 | Survey of African, Oceanic, & Native American Art 1 | 3 |
| ART 265 | Introduction to Contemporary Art 1 | 3 |
| ART 268 | Latin American Art 1 | 3 |
| ART 270 | Women in Art 1 | 3 |
| DAN 101 | Dance Appreciation 1 | 3 |
| DAN 138 | Modern Dance, Beginning | 1 |
| ENG 202 | Film Analysis and Interpretation | 3 |
| ENG 205 | Intro to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 222 | Intermediate Fiction: Novel Writing | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| ENG 246 | The Art of Literature | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 275 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 281 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| ENG 282 | Introduction to Language and Literary Expression | 3 |
| HUM 101 | Introduction to Humanities I | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Introduction to Humanities II | 3 |
| HUM 105/THTR 180 | The Art of Film | 3 |
| HUM 106 | Introduction to the American Motion Picture | 3 |
| JOUR 162 | History of Documentary | 3 |
| MUS 101 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS 121 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 122 | Survey of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 125 | History of Rock Music | 3 |
| SOTA 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| THTR 100 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 105 | Introduction to Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 180/HUM 105 | Cinema as Art and Communication | 3 |
| THTR 205 | Introduction to Acting II | 3 |
| THTR 210 | Theatre: a Cultural Context 1 | 3 |
| THTR 258 | Theatre Experience and Travel | 1-2 |
| Humanities | ||
| AAD 201 | History of the Built Environment 1 | 3 |
| AM 145 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| AM 146 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| AM 147 | American Sign Language III | 3 |
| AM 148 | American Sign Language IV | 3 |
| AUTO 200 | History of the Automobile | 3 |
| CH 201 | Ancient and Medieval Cultures | 3 |
| CH 202 | The Modern World | 3 |
| CH 203 | American Experiences and Constitutional Change 2 | 3 |
| ECON 105 | History and Comparison of Economic Systems 1 | 3 |
| ENG 205 | Intro to Creative Writing: Fiction and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 220 | Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 221 | Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENG 222 | Intermediate Fiction: Novel Writing | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 |
| ENG 231 | World Literature I 1 | 3 |
| ENG 232 | World Literature II 1 | 3 |
| ENG 246 | The Art of Literature | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 267 | Introduction to Women and Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENG 275 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 281 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| ENG 282 | Introduction to Language and Literary Expression | 3 |
| ENG 298 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| FREN 111 | First Year French I | 4 |
| FREN 112 | First Year French II | 4 |
| FREN 211 | Second Year French I | 3 |
| FREN 212 | Second Year French II | 3 |
| HIST 105 | European Civilization to 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 106 | European Civilization since 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 208 | World History I 1 | 3 |
| HIST 209 | World History II 1 | 3 |
| HIST 227 | Introduction to Latin American History & Culture I 1 | 3 |
| HUM 101 | Introduction to Humanities I | 3 |
| HUM 102 | Introduction to Humanities II | 3 |
| HUM 105/THTR 180 | The Art of Film | 3 |
| HUM 106 | Introduction to the American Motion Picture | 3 |
| HUM 211 | Survey of Chinese Culture 1 | 3 |
| MUS 121 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 122 | Survey of Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 125 | History of Rock Music | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 135 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 210 | World Religions 1 | 3 |
| PHIL 211 | Introduction to Ancient Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 213 | Introduction to Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 245 | Contemporary Moral Issues 1 | 3 |
| SPAN 111 | First Year Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 112 | First Year Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 211 | Second Year Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 212 | Second Year Spanish II | 3 |
| THTR 100 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 180 | Cinema as Art and Communication | 3 |
| or HUM 105 | The Art of Film | |
| THTR 209 | Theatre Practicum | 1-6 |
| THTR 210 | Theatre: a Cultural Context 1 | 3 |
| THTR 232 | Children's Theatre | 3 |
| Social Science | ||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Peoples and Cultures of the World 1 | 3 |
| ANTH 202 | Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH/SOC 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life 1 | 3 |
| ANTH 208 | Fundamentals of Cultural Diversity 1 | 3 |
| CH 201 | Ancient and Medieval Cultures | 3 |
| CH 202 | The Modern World | 3 |
| CH 203 | American Experiences and Constitutional Change 2 | 3 |
| COM 113 | Fundamentals of Speech Communications | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 105 | History and Comparison of Economic Systems 1 | 3 |
| EDU 201 | Introduction to Elementary Education | 3 |
| EDU 202 | Introduction to Secondary Education | 3 |
| EDU 203 | Introduction to Special Education 1 | 3 |
| GEOG 106 | Introduction to Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography 1 | 3 |
| HDFS 201 | Lifespan Human Development | 3 |
| HDFS 202 | Introduction to Families | 3 |
| HIST 101 | US History to 1877 2 | 3 |
| HIST 102 | U. S. History since 1877 2 | 3 |
| HIST 105 | European Civilization to 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 106 | European Civilization since 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Survey of U.S. Constitutional History 2 | 3 |
| HIST 208 | World History I 1 | 3 |
| HIST 209 | World History II 1 | 3 |
| HIST 215 | History of Sexuality in the United States 1 | 3 |
| HIST 217 | Nevada History 2 | 3 |
| JOUR 103 | Introduction to Media and Society | 3 |
| JOUR 107 | Media Writing | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 212 | Leadership and Human Relations | 3 |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to American Politics 2 | 3 |
| PSC 211 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| PSC 231 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 102 | Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| SOC/ANTH 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life 1 | 3 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies 1 | 3 |
| WMST 250 | Introduction to Feminist Theory 1 | 3 |
| WMST 255 | The American Women's Movement 1 | 3 |
Mathematics
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Content may be embedded in required program courses | ||
| APST 207 | Practical Statistics | 3 |
| BUS 117 | Business Calculations and Methods | 3 |
| COT 110 | Business Machines | 1-3 |
| CUL 245 | The Business Chef | 3 |
| ECON 261 | Principles of Statistics I | 3 |
| ECON 262 | Principles of Statistics II | 3 |
| MATH 100 | Math for Allied Health and Public Safety Programs | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Applied Topics in Math | 3 |
| MATH 108 | Math for Technicians | 3 |
| MATH 119 | Fundamentals of College Mathematics II (Successful completion of MATH 19 & MATH 119 is equivalent to MATH 120 and fulfills MATH requirement for Associate of Applied Science.) | 3 |
| MATH 120 | Fundamentals of College Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 124 | College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 126 | Pre-Calculus I | 3 |
| MATH 127 | Pre-Calculus II | 3 |
| MATH 176 | Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 181 | Calculus I | 4 |
| PSY/SOC 210 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| STAT 152 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
Science
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Content may be embedded in required program courses | ||
| AGSC 100 | Elements of Livestock Production | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 110L | Biological Anthropology Laboratory | 1 |
| AST 104 | Introductory Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies | 3 |
| BIOL 100 | General Biology for Non-Majors | 3 |
| BIOL 106 | Introduction to Evolution and Adaptation | 3 |
| BIOL 112 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 113 | Life in the Ocean | 3 |
| BIOL 137 | Introduction to Entomology | 3 |
| BIOL 170 | Calling Bullshit: Reasoning in a World of Data and Misinformation | 3 |
| BIOL 189A | Fundamentals of Life Science | 3 |
| BIOL 190A | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 190L | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 191A | Introduction to Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 191L | Intro to Organismal Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 202 | General Botany | 4 |
| BIOL 234 | Natural History of the Great Basin | 4 |
| BIOL 251 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 100 | Molecules and Life in the Modern World | 3 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CS 138 | Programming for Data Science in Python I | 3 |
| DATA 101 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| GEOG 103 | Physical Geography of Earth's Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 121 | Climate Change and its Environmental Impacts | 3 |
| GEOL 100 | Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters | 3 |
| GEOL 101 | Geology: Exploring Planet Earth | 4 |
| GEOL 102 | Earth and Life Through Time | 4 |
| MASG 205/PTR 210 | Kinesiology for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 3 |
| MTT 150 | Metallurgy I | 3-4 |
| NUTR 121 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NUTR 223 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| PHYS 100 | Introductory Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 151 | General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | General Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 180 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I | 3 |
| PHYS 180L | Physics for Scientists/Engineers Lab I | 1 |
| PHYS 181 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II | 3 |
| PHYS 181L | Physics for Scientists/Engineers Lab II | 1 |
| PTR 210/MASG 205 | Kinesiology for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 3 |
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Course also satisfies Diversity.
- 2
Course also satisfies U.S. and/or Nevada Constitutions.
Additional College Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Associate of Applied Science Additional College Requirements | (6) | |
| General Education Units | 18 | |
| Diversity | 3 | |
| U.S. and Nevada Constitutions | 3 | |
| Degree, Emphasis, and Elective units. | 36 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Applied Science Additional College Requirements | (6) | |
| General Education Units | 18 | |
| Diversity | 3 | |
| U.S and Nevada Constitutions | 3 | |
| Degree, Emphasis, and Elective units. | 96 | |
| Total Units | 120 | |
Diversity
3 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AAD 201 | History of the Built Environment | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Peoples and Cultures of the World | 3 |
| ANTH/SOC 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life | 3 |
| ANTH 208 | Fundamentals of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| ART 261 | Survey of Art History II | 3 |
| ART 263 | Survey of African, Oceanic, & Native American Art | 3 |
| ART 265 | Introduction to Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 268 | Latin American Art | 3 |
| ART 270 | Women in Art | 3 |
| COM 285 | Communication Disabilities and Film | 3 |
| DAN 101 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| ECON 105 | History and Comparison of Economic Systems | 3 |
| EDU 203 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| ENG 231 | World Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 232 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 267 | Introduction to Women and Literature | 3 |
| GEOG 200 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| HDFS 232 | Diversity in Children | 3 |
| HIST 208 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 209 | World History II | 3 |
| HIST 215 | History of Sexuality in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 227 | Introduction to Latin American History & Culture I | 3 |
| HIST 228 | Intro to Latin American History and Culture II | 3 |
| HUM 211 | Survey of Chinese Culture | 3 |
| LGM 202 | International Logistics Management | 3 |
| NURS 212 | Cultural Aspects of Nursing Care | 3 |
| NUTR 253 | Cultural Considerations in Nutrition and Health Care | 3 |
| PHIL 210 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 245 | Contemporary Moral Issues | 3 |
| PSY/SOC 276 | Aging in Modern American Society | 3 |
| SOC/ANTH 205 | Race and Ethnicity in Everyday Life | 3 |
| SOC/PSY 276 | Aging in Modern American Society | 3 |
| SPAN 221 | Iberia and Its Cultures | 3 |
| SPAN 222 | Hispanic-America and Its Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 225 | A Cultural Perspective: Spain...New Mexico | 3 |
| THTR 210 | Theatre: a Cultural Context | 3 |
| WMST 101 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| WMST 250 | Introduction to Feminist Theory | 3 |
| WMST 255 | The American Women's Movement | 3 |
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions
3 to 6 Units Required
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CH 203 | American Experiences and Constitutional Change | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Survey of U.S. Constitutional History | 3 |
| PSC 101 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| HIST 101 & HIST 102 | US History to 1877 and U. S. History since 1877 | 6 |
| HIST 101 & HIST 217 | US History to 1877 and Nevada History | 6 |
| HIST 101 & PSC 100 | US History to 1877 and Nevada Constitution | 4 |
| HIST 101 & PSC 208 | US History to 1877 and Survey of State and Local Government | 6 |
Certificate of Achievement
The certificate of achievement is a stackable credential within the Associate of Applied Science degree.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | 3 | |
| Human Relations | 3 | |
Content may be embedded in required program courses | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
Content may be embedded in required program courses | ||
| Certificate Requirements | 21 | |
| Total Units | 30 | |
