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Anthropology (120 Credits)
A student may be admitted to the anthropology major upon making their intention known to the department. To graduate, a minimum of 34 credits in anthropology courses are required. Grades of C- or higher are required for all anthropology courses. No required course can be taken pass, fail.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANTH 203 [DIVR] | 3 |
| Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective2 | 3 or 4 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ANTH 260 | 4 |
| Foreign Language, if necessary, or Elective2 | 3 or 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]3 | 3 or 4 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANTH 230 | 3 |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1 | 4 |
| Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| ANTH Electives4 | 6 |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ANTH 390 [M] | 3 |
| ANTH Elective4 | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives5 | 9 |
| ANTH Electives4 | 6 |
| Consider study abroad or summer field school | |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives5 | 12 |
| ANTH Elective4 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| 300-400-level Electives5 | 9 |
| ANTH 490 [CAPS] [M] | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
Footnotes
| 1 | To meet College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must complete 1 additional lab credit of [BSCI] or [PSCI] for a total of 8 credits (2 labs). |
| 2 | Two years of one foreign language from high school or one year at college required. |
| 3 | STAT 212 preferred. |
| 4 | ANTH Electives (18 credits required): Minimum of 3 credits from each of the following areas: Archeology: ANTH 300, 330, 331, 334, 336, 340, 370, 430; Biological: ANTH 268, 380, 381, 463, 464, 465, 466, 469, 473; Cultural: ANTH 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 309, 316, 320, 327, 402, 404, 405, 417, 418; Linguistics: ANTH 350, 355, 450. |
| 5 | 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. |
- Anthropology
Courses
- American Indian Studies
- Anthropology
Schedules of Studies
- Anthropology
- Human Biology, BA
Minors
- Anthropology