Anthropology
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Minimum Program Hours
Program Graduation Requirements
A minimum of 40 semester credit hours in Anthropology major courses are required, plus 12 allied hours.
A minimum of 24 semester credit hours of Anthropology major classes must be completed at the U of U.
A maximum of 5 transfer courses (15 credits) can be counted in the major.
Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.50 in all Major courses.
Except for repeatable courses, major courses can only be used in one section of the major.
All major courses must be completed with a "C" or better.
Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Honors Option
General Education and Bachelor Degree Requirements
Honors Requirements
An emphasis is required for the program:
Students may earn two emphases:
Choose two classes for a minimum of six credits from ANTH 2002-5999 courses.
Elective may be chosen from ANTH 3002 - 5999 courses
Certain internships and Learning Abroad experiences may also be counted as upper-division electives with department approval.
Maximum six credits of SBS 4890 is allowed towards major requirements.
This section is designed to allow students to choose a minimum of 18 Anthropology credits from upper division Anthropology courses (3002-5999), and up to six credits from SBS 4890.
from ANTH 5001 - 5999 courses
from: BIOL, CRIM, ECON, ENV, ETHNC, ENVST, FCS, GNDR, GEOG, GEO, HIST, PHIL, POLS, PSY, SBS, SOC, or CMP courses
Courses cross-listed with anthropology are also acceptable.
Other courses accepted with department approval.
Emphasis Hours: 39
Courses from ATMOS, BIOL, ENV, ENVST, GEO, or GEOG
Emphasis Hours: 39
Choose 8 courses, with a minimum of 24 credits. At least one class (3 credit minimum) must be from the 5000-level.
At least three credits must be from the 5000-lvl.
Courses from BIOL, CHEM, CS, ECON, ENV, ENVST, ETHNC, GEOG, GEO, MATH, PHYS, or PSY
Emphasis Hours: 42
Choose Four Anthropology Upper Division Cultural Electives for a minimum of 12 credits.
Learning Abroad programs, Internships, and some additional field programs can also count here with department approval.
Courses from CRIM, ECON, ENV, ENVST, FCS, GEOG, PSY, SOC, POLS, ETHNC, HIST, LING, COMM, CLCS, or CL CV.
Courses cross-listed with anthropology are also acceptable. Other courses accepted with department approval.
Emphasis Hours: 42
18 credits minimum of Health Emphasis electives, at least one class must be from the 5000-lvl.
At least three credits must be from the 5000-lvl.
Courses from BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS.
Allied classes must be at least 3 credits to count in the Health Emphasis.
Courses from BIOL, CHEM, CRIM, PATH, PHYS, PSY, NUIP, FP MD, or PBHLT:
Allied classes must be a minimum of 3 credits.
Maintain a minimum U of U cumulative GPA of 3.0