Bachelor of Science in Anthropology
Admission Requirements
Complete the Application and Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
Graduation Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ANTH A202 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH A205
& A205L | Biological Anthropology
and Biological Anthropology Laboratory | 4 |
| ANTH A210 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
ANTH A211
& A211L | Archaeology
and Archaeology Laboratory | 4 |
| ANTH A410 | Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| ANTH A458 | Applied Ethics in Anthropology 1 | 3 |
| ANTH A390A | Arctic and Subarctic Cultures 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| World Cultures 1 | |
| Comparative Culture Studies 1 | |
| 2 | 6 |
| Applied Anthropology | |
| Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology | |
| Field Methods in Archaeology and Bioanthropology | |
| Cultural Resource Management | |
| Analytical Techniques in Archaeology and Bioanthropology 1 | |
| Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology | |
| 2 | 6 |
| Archaeological Theory | |
| Culture and Human Biodiversity | |
| Culture and Ecology | |
| Culture and Health | |
| Culture and Globalization | |
| Health, Ritual and Science 1 | |
| Historical Engagements 1 | |
| Belief and Identity 1 | |
| Topics in the Contemporary North 1 | |
| Culture, Environment, Place 1 | |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| Applied Statistics for the Sciences | |
| Probability and Statistics | |
| 6 |
| Total | 51 |
A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 42 credits must be upper-division.
Honors in Anthropology
The award of honors in anthropology recognizes outstanding achievement by undergraduate majors in the study of anthropology. To be eligible for departmental honors, a student must satisfy the following requirements:
- Be a declared anthropology major.
- Satisfy all of the requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Anthropology.
- Meet the requirements for Graduation with Honors.
- Earn a grade point average of 3.50 or above in courses specific to the anthropology major.
- Complete a senior thesis project (taken as ANTH A499), based on library, laboratory or field research resulting in a substantial, thesis-quality paper defended before the anthropology faculty. The course may be taken on a one-semester (3-credit) or two-semester (6-credit) basis.
