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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Anthropology B.A.
Sample Plan: Four-Field Anthropology
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ANTH 1001 - Human Evolution : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Language :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ANTH 1003W - Understanding Cultures : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP, WI
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ANTH 3001 - Introduction to Archaeology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology : 3.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ, WI
Language :5.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
ANTH 3002 - Sex, Evolution, and Behavior: Examining Human Evolutionary Biology : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
ANTH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
ANTH 4xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Rec: Fall Yr. 4 or Summer Yr. 3 study abroad and/or Summer archaeological field school, ANTH 3221
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ANTH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
To fill this ANTH 3xxx, consider taking ANTH 3009 or 3027W (fall), which also counts as a HIST LE
ANTH 4xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ANTH 3993 - Directed Study for Capstone Project Preparation : 1.0 cr
ANTH 5xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ANTH 4013W - Capstone Project Writing Seminar : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr