High School Diploma: You must have graduated by the time you start at NIU in order to be admitted.
Grades: You must have passing grades equivalent to a U.S. C+ average on all transcripts and/or exam scores
Students enrolling at NIU must first prove they can communicate in English at a university level.
Any one of the following will be considered as adequate proof of English proficiency:
Official TOEFL or IELTS score report
TOEFL: Either an Internet-based or paper-based test. Required minimum scores:
71 on an Internet-based test- use NIU’s TOEFL Code 1559
527 on a paper-based test
IELTS: Minimum required overall band score of 6.0
PTE Academic English: minimum score of 48
IGCSE, GCSE, or GCE O-level or A-Level English test subject. Minimum passing grade of C.
International Baccalaureate (IB): Score of 4 of higher on English A Standard Level exam
Completion of ELS level 112 for Academic Purpose offered by ELS Language Centers
High school diploma from Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales). Students will need to submit official school records
Our anthropology degree is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the study of humans; past, present
You’ll get involved with research projects and learn directly from our nationally-recognized faculty who have made major discoveries, attracting global attention in all four areas of anthropology:
Archeology
Linguistic anthropology
Physical/biological anthropology
Social/cultural anthropology
Work side-by-side with our faculty in a field setting in places like Madagascar, Cambodia, Kenya
Our Pick Museum of Anthropology houses over 12,000 archaeological and cultural specimens and objects and is a great place for you to get hands-on experience in all phases of museum work. The museum also maintains a large archaeological research collection of artifacts from Illinois and the surrounding states.
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We have several local and national awarding-winning professors who conduct research all over the globe in the areas of:
Primate anatomy.
Evolution.
Monumental architecture.
Muslim women’s political engagement.
Rhe reconstruction of meaning in post-war.
Culture and agriculture.
Economic anthropology.
The transition from prehistory to history in the New World.
With your anthropology degree, you can find careers in many areas from advocacy to museum curation, to forensics and law. Learn more about potential careers that you can pursue with your anthropology degree .
Student Medical Insurance: $ 2448 per year
