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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog Sample Plan of Study for Major in Anthropology, Accelerated Anthropology Sequence (B.A. or B.S.)

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Sample Plan of Study

The requirements below pertain to this Undergraduate Catalog year and are intended as a guide for academic planning. Students should consult with their academic advisor to discuss their individual plan of study.

Min. of 120 total credit hours required, including 40 senior level hours (200-300 level)

First Year - Fall Semester (15-16 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education) (3)
ANT 102 (General Education) or ANT 185 (AMALI/General Education) (3)
Foreign language course 111-level or University-wide elective (3-4)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

First Year - Spring Semester (15-16 credit hours)

ENG 101 or COM 110 (General Education) (3)
ANT 102 (General Education) or ANT 185 (AMALI/General  Education) (3)
Foreign language course 112-level or University-wide elective (3-4)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

ANT 274 (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
B.S.-SMT or B.A. foreign language (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

ANT 277 or ANT 281 (3)
General Education course (3)
General Education course (3)
University-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)

Third Year - Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

ANT 265 (3)
Anthropology major elective (3)
Anthropology 300-level major elective (3)
Senior level university-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)

Third Year - Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

ANT 277 or ANT 281 (3)
Anthropology 300-level major elective (3)
IDEAS course (3)
University-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (3)

Fourth Year - Fall Semester (15-16 credit hours)

ANT 460 (3)
ANT/SOC 292 (1)
ANT 461 (3)
Senior level university-wide elective (3)
University-wide elective (2-3)
University-wide elective (3)

Fourth Year - Spring Semester (14-15 credit hours)

ANT 382 (3)
Anthropology 400-level concentration course (3)
Anthropology 400-level concentration course (3)
University-wide elective (2-3)
University-wide elective (3)

Notes

The Accelerated Anthropology Sequence is a pathway to the Master’s Program in Anthropology. Qualifying students must apply to the Accelerated Anthropology Sequence in the spring semester of their junior year. Students accepted to the sequence will be allowed to take courses during their senior year that will count toward both the undergraduate and graduate programs in anthropology. Students must submit an application to the Graduate School for the Master’s Program in Anthropology in the spring of their senior year.

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