Anthropology, B.A.

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Degree Requirements: 124 Credit Hours

See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.

General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

Students who test out of FORL 2002, may choose 3 credit hours from among the following Area F electives:

Major Requirements Credit Hours 9:

REQUIRED: ALL Students must take the following courses:

Choose one:

Then the student can choose from one of the three following tracks:

Option 1: Archaeology field experience Credit Hours: 30

Students in the Archaeology field experience Track must take

ANTH 4131 - Archaeological Methods and Theory (3 Credit Hours)

12 Hours from the Following Upper Division Courses

Then the student should choose 12 hours from the following upper division courses and 6 hours from the Internship Experience track:

And a Total of 9 Hours Field Experience:

ARCH 4732 - Archaeology Field Session (3-9 Credit Hours)

Option 2: Internship experience Credit Hours: 30

Students in the Internship experience track must take:

ANTH 4334 - Ethnographic Methods (3 Credit Hours)

Choose 12 Hours:

Then the student should choose 12 hours from the courses listed below, and 6 hours from the archaeology track:

And a Total of 9 Hours of Internship Experience:

APAN 4790 - Internship in Anthropology

Option 3: Four Field Anthropology Credit Hours: 21

In the four field option, the student must take one of the methods courses (Archaeological Methods and Theory OR Ethnographic Methods) and then choose 9 hours from each of the two tracks.

Electives

For Options 1 & 2 students should choose 6 hours of free electives. For Option 3 students should choose 15 hours of free elective, which can include up to six hours of field session or internship.

Minor - Required

Select 15 credit hours of Minor courses 15

Total Credit Hours: 124

Other Program Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” in required Anthropology courses; “C” average for all Anthropology courses with maximum of one “D” included; a maximum of 9 hours can be taken either for the Archaeology Field Session or for the Internship in Anthropology; or for a combination of the Archaeology Field Session and the Internship in Anthropology.

Honors in Anthropology

To graduate with Honors in Anthropology, a student must:

be admitted to the Honors College;
successfully complete one credit hour of HONS 4610 during their first semester in the departmental honors program, and at least two credit hours of HONS 4999 after HONS 4610 and before graduation (normally one during each of the last semesters enrolled);
successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
be in good standing in the Honors College at the time of graduation.

Three UHON hours can be applied toward the required hours in either track of the major. The three hours of UHON credit can be substituted in the major for the capstone course, if the student is in good standing with their thesis mentor during the spring semester of their senior year.

Advisement

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