Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Cultural Anthropology Major Requirements

Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
ANTH 3410Ethnographic Field Experience4
ANTH 3421Foundations of Anthropological Theory4
ANTH 4600Senior Seminar4
or ANTH 4100 Making Anthropology and Sociology Public
Advanced Area Courses
Complete two area courses in the range ANTH 4101 and ANTH 4520 not used to satisfy another requirement8
Anthropology Electives
Complete seven ANTH courses not used to fulfill other requirements. Two study-abroad courses may count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department.28

Cultural Anthropology Major Grade Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 across all major courses is required.

Cultural Anthropology Major Credit Requirement

Complete 56 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
ANTH 10001ANTH 23054Elective4Elective4
ANTH 11014ANTH Elective 14Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114ANTH Elective 24  
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
ANTH 34104EESH 20001Elective4Co-op0
ANTH 34214ANTH Area Course 14Elective4 
ANTH Elective 34ANTH Elective 44  
Elective4Elective4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer Session AHoursSummer Session BHours
Co-op0ANTH Area Course 24Elective4Co-op0
 ANTH Elective 54Elective4 
 ANTH Elective 64  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ANTH 46004  
 ANTH Elective 74  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130