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Anthropology (120 Credits)
A minimum of 34 hours in anthropology courses are required. Grades of C- or higher are considered passing grades for all anthropology classes; D+ and lower are failing grades. No required course can be taken pass, fail.
The anthropology major must complete a core: ANTH 203, 230, 260, 390, 490, and one course from each of the following: a) ANTH 300, 301, 303, 304, 306, 307, 309, 316, 320, 327, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 418, 419, or 428; b) ANTH 350, 355, or 450; c) ANTH 463, 465, 466, or 468; d) ANTH 300, 330, 331, 334, 336, 370, 430, or 436.
The anthropology major must complete a core: ANTH 203, 230, 260, 390, 490, and one course from each of the following: a) ANTH 300, 301, 303, 304, 306, 307, 309, 316, 320, 327, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 418, 419, or 428; b) ANTH 350, 355, or 450; c) ANTH 463, 465, 466, or 468; d) ANTH 300, 330, 331, 334, 336, 370, 430, or 436.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANTH 203 | 3 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 101 [SCI] | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective1 | 3 or 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ANTH 260 | 4 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if neccessary, or Elective1 | 3 or 4 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab or SCIENCE 102 [SCI] | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANTH 230 | 3 |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]2 | 3 or 4 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Biological ANTH Elective3 | 3 |
| Creative & Professional Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Cultural ANTH Elective3 | 3 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANTH 390 | 3 |
| Archaeology ANTH Elective3 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| Electives4 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives4 | 9 |
| ANTH Electives5 | 6 |
| Consider study abroad or summer field school | |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives4 | 9 |
| ANTH 340 [M], 390 [M], 401 [M], 403 [M], 405 [M], or 430 [M] | 3 |
| Linguistic ANTH Elective3 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ANTH 490 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| Integrative Capstone [CAPS] | 3 |
| 300-400-level Electives4 | 9 |
Footnotes
| 1 | Two years of one foreign language from high school or one year at college required. |
| 2 | STAT 212 preferred. |
| 3 | 18 hours of ANTH courses required. Minimum of 3 hours credit from each of the following areas: Archeology: ANTH 300, 330, 331, 334, 336, 340, 370, 430 [M]; Biological: ANTH 268, 380, 463, 465; Cultural: ANTH 300, 303, 306, 307, 309, 316, 320, 327, 402, 404, 405, 417, 418; Linguistics: ANTH 350, 450. |
| 4 | Concentrating electives beginning in the junior year in one sub-area of anthropology or in a minor discipline in consultation with the adviser is recommended. |
| 5 | Select courses from the four subdisciplines. |
- Anthropology
Courses
- American Indian Studies
- Anthropology
Schedules of Studies
- Anthropology
- Human Biology, BA
Minors
- Anthropology