Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Anthropology

Total credits: Thirty-three (33) hours in Anthropology:

1.  Four core courses (12 credits): ANTH 021, ANTH 024, ANTH 026, ANTH 028

2.  Fifteen (15) credits at the 100-level or above, including 3 credits at the 100-level in each of two different areas of anthropology (6 credits total), chosen from the following four subfields: Archaeology; Biological Anthropology; Cultural Anthropology; Linguistic Anthropology. Each semester, the department indicates which subfield requirements ANTH 195/196 offerings fulfill.

Archaeology Subfield:

ANTH 104, ANTH 130, ANTH 133, ANTH, 134, ANTH 135, ANTH 160, ANTH 161, ANTH 164, ANTH 167, ANTH 188

Biological Anthropology Subfield:

ANTH 140, ANTH 172, ANTH 174, ANTH 187, ANTH 189

Cultural Anthropology Subfield:

ANTH 102, ANTH 103, ANTH 123, ANTH 125, ANTH 127, ANTH 151, ANTH 152, ANTH 153, ANTH 155, ANTH 156, ANTH 160, ANTH 161, ANTH 162, ANTH 163, ANTH 164, ANTH 165, ANTH 166, ANTH 167, ANTH 169, ANTH 172, ANTH 174, ANTH 179, ANTH 180, ANTH 181, ANTH 183, ANTH 184, ANTH 187, ANTH 189

Linguistic Anthropology Subfield:

ANTH 142, ANTH 176 (may repeat for credit with different content), ANTH 178

3.  Six (6) credits at the 200-level. Only 3 credits from ANTH 197, ANTH 198, ANTH 200, ANTH 297, ANTH 298, HON 202 and HON 203 will count toward the major. ISSP thesis (ANTH 190) and internship (ANTH 201) courses will not count toward the 33 credits required for the anthropology major. Students planning to pursue a graduate degree are encouraged to take an appropriate mixture of methods and theory courses at the 200-level.

4.  Students can count only 3 credits out of ANTH 197/198, 297/298, or HON 202/203 toward the major. The College will only apply these courses toward the major requirements if they are taken as a block of three credits in a single semester.

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