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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Anthropology B.A.
Sample Plan: Biological, Linguistic, and Sociocultural Subfields
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: 17.0 cr
ANTH 1001 - Human Evolution : 4.0 cr : BIOL
Language :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ANTH 1003W - Understanding Cultures : 4.0 cr : SOCS, GP, WI
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :4.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology : 3.0 cr
ANTH 3401 - The Human Fossil Record : 3.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ANTH 3005W - Language, Culture, and Power : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ, WI
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Environment) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ANTH 4029W - Anthropology of Social Class : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :3.0 cr
ANTH 4049 - Religion and Culture : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Recommended: Plan for Year 4 fall study abroad/Year 3 summer archaeological field school (ANTH 3221)
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ANTH 3006 - Humans and Aliens: Learning Anthropology through Science Fiction : 3.0 cr : GP
ANTH 4071 - Race, Culture, and Vision : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
ANTH 3993 - Directed Study for Capstone Project Preparation : 1.0 cr
ANTH 5980 - Topics in Anthropology : 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
ANTH 4013W - Capstone Project Writing Seminar : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr