Anthropology, B.A.

General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit.

Core (35 hours)

See “General Education Requirements.”

Second Language Proficiency (0-6 hours)

The foreign language program requirement is 6 hours of the same second language (Elementary I and II) or a minimum language competency equivalent to the Elementary II level.

Major (32 hours)

Anthropology Foundation Courses (14 hours)

ANTH 1415 - Biological Anthropology (also counts toward the core)
ANTH 2316 - Understanding Cultures (also counts toward the core)
ANTH 3313 - Archaeology
or
ANTH 3320 - Buried Cities, Ancient Lives
ANTH 4382 - Anthropological Theory
ANTH 4195 - Senior Seminar

Electives (18 hours)

A minimum of 18 upper-level elective hours in Anthropology. Six of these hours may be taken in upper level courses outside of the Anthropology program. In order to count toward this requirement, courses taken outside of the program must be selected in consultation with and approved by an anthropology advisor. Additionally, one or more of the following methods-intense courses is strongly recommended as part of the electives for the Anthropology major:

Minor

(none required)

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach 120 minimum total hours, 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and/or 30 hours in residence.