UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

The Undergraduate Major in Anthropology

Major Declaration Form

To declare a major in Anthropology, go to the Department office and pick up a Major Declaration Form. Complete the top box, check the box that indicates you are declaring the major, and sign the form at the appropriate place. Please include your e?]mail address, so we can add you to our e?]mail mailing list and send you announcements regarding funding, colloquia, field schools, etc.

If necessary, indicate on the appropriate places on the form if Anthropology is your second or third major.  If you plan to pursue Honors study you must fill out the L&S Honors in the Major form and have it signed by your major advisor.

Take the Major Declaration Form to the Undergraduate Advisor who will assign you an advisor and sign the form. When this is done, return the form to the Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department office for processing.

Requirements

An undergraduate major in Anthropology consists of a minimum of 30 credits distributed within the department including the following required courses: 

• 105, Introductory Human Biology, 3 credits
• 300, Cultural Anthropology, 3 credits
• 490, Undergraduate Seminar, 3 credits

Majors must also take two of the following three Archaeology courses:

• 112, Principles of Archaeology, 3 credits
• 321, The Emergence of Human Culture, 3 credits
• 322, The Origins of Civilization, 3 credits

Courses 300 and above can be counted toward the 15 credits of advanced work in the major with the exception that 361 and 362 (Elementary Quechua) do not count toward the major in anthropology. No more than 40 credits in anthropology may be taken as part of the major. If advanced degree study is planned, additional courses in related fields should be discussed with an advisor in the department.

By arrangement with a supervising professor, advanced students may substitute a thesis for four  (4) of the above credits, to be written in either biological anthropology, archaeology, or cultural anthropology using course number 699 for juniors or seniors.

Questions regarding the Anthropology Major should be directed to the Undergraduate Advisor.

Undergraduate Anthropology Major Check-Sheet

Download Anthropology Major Check Sheet pdf file