Table of basic requirements by section (click on subdiscipline name at top of column for more information)
| STEPS/SECTION | ARCHAEOLOGY | BIOLOGICAL | CULTURAL | INTERSECTIONAL |
| MINOR REQUIREMENTS: | As defined by Minor Department | Same | Same | Same |
| BREADTH REQUIREMENTS: | 300 level or above in one other section, taken before or after Quals | Same | Same | As defined by committee |
| SEMINAR AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO M.A. REQUIREMENTS: | 21 additional credits, including one course 300 level or above from another Anthro section, and two seminars in anthropology/archaeology. | 21 additional credits, including course work relevant to field of specialization. | 21 additional credits, including one additional 900 level seminar in Anthropology, one course in research methods. | As defined by committee |
| LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: | Determined and tested by Major Advisor | Same | Same | Same |
| PH.D. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT: | 32 credits, two full time semesters in the field in which you receive your degree | Same | Same | Same |
| PRELIMINARY EXAMS: | By end of 8th semester for incoming B.A. students; by end of 6th semester for incoming M.A. students | By end of the 3rd semester after passing Qualifying Exam | Normally taken at the end of the 6th semester in the program | As decided by committee. |
| PH.D. DISSERTATION: | Completed within five years of passing preliminary exams | Same | Same | Same |
| PH.D. ORAL DEFENSE: | Oral Defense (2 hrs) of previously submitted dissertation. | Same | Same | Same |