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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog (DRAFT) 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog (DRAFT) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Anthropology, B.S.


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Major Requirements


Credit Hours: 33+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Note:


  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 168  in lieu of ANTH 202 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 169  in lieu of ANTH 205 .

Required Capstone Experience


Complete ANTH 492  once senior standing has been achieved.

Electives


Complete 12 additional credit hours from ANTH coursework or from the following with no more than one 100-level ANTH course.

Notes:


  • Students majoring in anthropology are encouraged to include courses in sociology, history, political science, international studies, psychology, economics, statistics and computer programming in their program of study.
  • The anthropology faculty very strongly recommends that anthropology majors take MATH 104 Elementary Statistics  or a higher level statistics course as one of the two math courses fulfilling the general education requirements. This requirement should be fulfilled as early in an individual’s program as possible and certainly within the first 6 credit hours after declaration of the anthropology major.
  • No more than 3 credit hours from ANTH 290  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from any combination of ANTH 381 ANTH 384 ANTH 385 ANTH 386 ANTH 387 , or ANTH 388  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 382  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 383  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 490  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 3 credit hours from ANTH 492  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 8 credit hours from ANTH 493  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 8 credit hours from ANTH 494  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation


None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.

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