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Bachelor of Science in Anthropology

Admission Requirements

Complete the Application and Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.

Graduation Requirements

Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
Complete the major requirements below:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Core Anthropology Courses
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
Ethnographic Courses
ANTH A390A	Arctic and Subarctic Cultures ¹	3
Complete one of the following:		3
ANTH A390B	World Cultures ¹
ANTH A390C	Comparative Culture Studies ¹
Methodology Courses
Complete six credits from at least two the following: ²		6
ANTH A415	Applied Anthropology
ANTH A430	Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology
ANTH A431	Field Methods in Archaeology and Bioanthropology
ANTH A477	Cultural Resource Management
ANTH A480	Analytical Techniques in Archaeology and Bioanthropology ¹
ANTH A487	Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology
Topical/Theoretical Courses
Complete six credits from at least two of the following: ²		6
ANTH A411	Archaeological Theory
ANTH A452	Culture and Human Biodiversity
ANTH A454	Culture and Ecology
ANTH A455	Culture and Health
ANTH A464	Culture and Globalization
ANTH A490A	Health, Ritual and Science ¹
ANTH A490B	Historical Engagements ¹
ANTH A490C	Belief and Identity ¹
ANTH A490D	Topics in the Contemporary North ¹
ANTH A490E	Culture, Environment, Place ¹
Anthropology Electives
Complete any additional 3 credits in anthropology.		3
Statistics
Complete one of the following:		4
STAT A253	Applied Statistics for the Sciences
STAT A307	Probability and Statistics
Upper-Division Natural Sciences Electives
Complete six upper-division credits in BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS.		6
Total		51

Specific topical emphasis for this course varies by offering. See catalog course descriptions for details.

Other upper-division selected topics courses (ANTH A490) or independent study courses (ANTH A397 or ANTH A497) may be petitioned to satisfy methodological or topical/theoretical course requirements, depending on course content.

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.