UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Undergraduate Honors

For students in the College of Letters and Sciences and the Department of Anthropology, there are three options for honors:

1. Honors in the Liberal Arts: see the Honors Program office in 415 South Hall for more information on this option.
2. Honors in the Major: see departmental requirements below.
3. Comprehensive Honors: the highest degree awarded by the College of Letters & Science; it is a combination of the two above options.

Anthropology Honors Departmental Requirements:

Major Declaration form filed                                                     
L&S Honors in the Major form filed                                                      
3 (H) credits in Archaeology*                                                                     
3 (H) credits in Biology*                                                        
3 (H) credits in Cultural*                                                       

*Honors students must take 3 honors (H) credits in each of the three areas of Anthropology: Archaeology, Biology, and Cultural.   These credits can be obtained in any of the required courses listed below, with the exception of 681 and 682; these credits do not have to come from extra courses.

• 105, Introductory Human Biology, 3 credits
• 106, Human Biology Laboratory, 3 credits
• 300, Cultural Anthropology, 3 credits
• 490, Undergraduate Seminar, 3 credits
• A second 490 seminar or one seminar at the 600 level or one seminar at the 900 level (3 credits; note: a 900 level seminar requires consent of the instructor and advisor and a minimum 3.5 GPA).
• A senior honors thesis (6 credits): 681 and 682 (note: 681 and 682 must be taken sequentially, not concurrently)

Honors students 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

Students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 in courses taken in the major.

Undergraduate Anthropology Honors Check-Sheet

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