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Human Biology, BA (120 Credits)
Completion of the Human Biology major requires a minimum of 20 credits of coursework in each of Anthropology (ANTH) and Biology (BIOLOGY), which can include required courses.
First Year | |
First Term | Credits |
ANTH 203 [DIVR] | 3 |
BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI] | 4 |
CHEM 101 or 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
BIOLOGY 107 | 4 |
CHEM 102 or 106 | 4 |
HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
STAT 212 [QUAN] | 4 |
Second Year | |
First Term | Credits |
ANTH 260 | 4 |
Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
Social Sciences [SSCI] | 3 |
Major Elective1,2 | 3 |
Second Term | Credits |
Arts [ARTS], Humanities [HUM], or Social Sciences [SSCI]3 | 3 |
BIOLOGY 301 | 4 |
Human Behavior Requirement4 | 3 |
Science and Society Requirement5 | 3 |
Major Elective1,2 | 3 |
Complete Writing Portfolio | |
Third Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Genetics and Evolution Requirement6 | 3 |
Human Behavior Requirement4 | 3 |
Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
Foreign Language, if needed, and/or Major Electives1,2,7 | 6 |
Second Term | Credits |
Genetics and Evolution Requirement6 | 3 |
Writing in the Major [M] course8 | 2-4 |
Foreign Language, if needed, and/or Major Electives1,2,7 | 9 |
Fourth Year | |
First Term | Credits |
Human Cultural Diversity Requirement9 | 3 |
Integrative Capstone [CAPS]10 | 3 or 4 |
Writing in the Major [M] course | 2-4 |
Major Electives and/or Electives1,2,11 | 7 |
Second Term | Credits |
Major Electives and/or Electives1,2,11 | 15 |
Complete School of Biological Sciences Exit Survey |
Footnotes
1 | Major Electives (18 credits) approved courses include: ANTH 301, 303, 304, 305, 330, 331, 340 [M], 380, 404, 405, 495, 498, 499; BIOLOGY 251 or 353, 315, 321 [M], 333, 340 [M], 354, 372, 476, 491, 495, 499; H D 220; MBIOS 303, 305, 405, 446; PSYCH 320, 361. 363; and any ANTH or BIOLOGY course listed in the Science and Society, Genetics and Evolution, Human Behavior, and Human Cultural Diversity modules that were not taken to satisfy the requirement in those areas. |
2 | A maximum of 4 credits of coursework that are graded S,F (ANTH 498, 499; BIOLOGY 491, 495, 499) may be used toward fulfilling Major Electives. |
3 | An additional [ARTS], [HUM], or [SSCI] is required by the College of Arts and Sciences. |
4 | Human Behavior Requirement (6 credits) approved courses include: ANTH 268, 381, 466; BIOLOGY 307, 438; PSYCH 230, 321, 324, 372. |
5 | Science and Society Requirement (3 credits) approved courses include: ANTH 309; BIOLOGY 330; PHIL 350, 365, 370; SOC 331, 332; SOE 390, 402, 444. |
6 | Genetics and Evolution Requirement (6 credits) approved courses include: ANTH 302, 463, 469; BIOLOGY 335, no more than one from BIOLOGY 395, 403, or 405; MBIOS 423. |
7 | Two years of high school foreign language or at least two semesters of college-level foreign language are required by the College of Arts and Sciences for graduation. |
8 | [M] courses must be chosen from ANTH or BIOLOGY. |
9 | Human Cultural Diversity Requirement (3 credits) approved courses include: ANTH 201, 307, 316, 320, 327. |
10 | Integrated Capstone [CAPS] course must be chosen from either ANTH 464, 473 [M], 490 [M], BIOLOGY 401, 408, 473 [M], or 483 [M]. |
11 | Electives must include sufficient 300-400-level coursework to meet the University requirement of 40 credits of upper-division coursework. |
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