Anthropology Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course(Credits: 3 - 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 48

Specific Departmental Requirements:

ANTH 151 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 4
ANTH 201 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 4
ANTH 210 - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology Credits: 4
OR
ANTH 212 - Applied Anthropology Credits: 4
ANTH 236 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
OR
ANTH 246 - Human Biological Variation Credits: 3
ANTH 395 - History of Anthropological Thought Credits: 4
ANTH 496 - Senior Research Seminar Credits: 4 ^f

Methods Requirement:

Students must choose one course focused on methods from the list below. A course that is used to satisfy the methods requirement may not be used to satisfy the Anthropology Explorations requirement below.

ANTH 320 - Archaeological Lab Techniques Credits: 4
ANTH 359 - Forensic Osteology and Bioarchaeology Credits: 4 ^f
ANTH 369 - Field Training in Archaeology Credits: 6
ANTH 378 - Topics in Anthropological Methods Credits: 4
ANTH 398 - Fundamentals of Anthropological Research Credits: 4 ^f
ANTH 403 - Advanced Archaeological Field Techniques Credits: 6 ^f

Additional Anthropology Coursework:

Students must take a total of five additional courses, one from each of the three Anthropology Explorations categories, and two from the Anthropology Electives. Three of the total five courses must be numbered 300 or above, and each course must be at least 3 credits. NOTE: ANTH 316 : Internship in Anthropology may NOT be used to fulfill additional anthropology coursework (but may count towards general college electives).

Anthropology Explorations:

Each student must take one course from each of the following three categories:

Anthropology Electives:

Students must take any two ANTHROPOLOGY-prefixed courses not already taken in fulfillment of the above requirements. These courses must be at least 3 credit hours each.

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^fCheck course description for prerequisite course requirements.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Anthropology Major: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Anthropology Major: Transfer Student Map