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Anthropology—Biocultural Concentration, BA
Anthropology—Biocultural Concentration, BA

Anthropology—Biocultural Concentration, BA

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants are responsible for requesting official credentials/transcripts from the appropriate institutions as defined below. A transcript is considered official if is sent directly from the institution of origin or the Ministry of Education to the Office of Admissions. Please do not mail your own transcripts. They cannot be accepted, even in a sealed envelope.

First-Year applicants must submit:

  • Official secondary school credentials with certified English translations when necessary

Transfer and Post-baccalaureate applicants must submit:

  • Official credentials from all postsecondary institutions attended, even if you do not expect to transfer credit. Only transcripts issued within the last year will be accepted.

  • Transfer applicants with fewer than 45 transferable quarter (30 semester) credits must also submit official secondary school credentials with certified English translations when necessary

English Requirements

  • TOEFL: Minimum Score: 79 (iBT) or 550 (paper-based).

  • IELTS: Minimum Score: 6.5

  • Duolingo: The Duolingo English Test is an online English proficiency test that can be taken in under an hour for $49. The test requires a computer with a camera, audio and reliable internet. Results are sent within 48 hours and shared with the schools you select for free. Score: 105 or higher

  • Grades: Earn at least a "B" or 3.0 in two college-level English composition courses at a U.S. college/university. Students with these grades are NOT required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Course Information

Anthropology explores what it means to be human. Anthropology is the scientific study of humankind in all the cultures of the world, past and present. This study includes humankind’s physical development and creation of diverse lifestyles. The cross-cultural approach of Anthropology provides a framework for understanding all the diverse facets of what it means to be human.

The Biocultural Anthropology Concentration is the most flexible of the biology anthropology combined majors and allows for students to gain a broad interdisciplinary training relevant for many of the professions confronting the challenges of modern society. Students can supplement their studies with related coursework from other departments given the requirements of specific training or post-baccalaureate programs.

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Requirements

ANTH 201 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: 5

ANTH 210 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 5

ANTH 215 - Introductory Biological Anthropology Credits: 5

ANTH 247 - Intro to Linguistic Anthropology Credits: 5 (LING 201 or LING 204 or ENG 370 or HNRS 217 may be substituted)

ANTH 301 - Anthropological Theory Credits: 5

ANTH 303 - Qualitative Methods in Anthropology Credits: 5 (optional)

ANTH 335 - Quantitative Methods in Anthropology Credits: 5

ANTH 350 - The Ecology of Human Variation Credits: 5

ANTH 424 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 5

ANTH 490 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology Credits: 5 (optional)

ANTH 496 - Portfolio Assembly Credits: 1

BIOL 204 - Introduction to Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity Credits: 5

BIOL 205 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology Credits: 5

BIOL 206 - Introduction to Organismal Biology Credits: 5

BIOL 348 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5

BIOL 349 - Human Physiology Credits: 5

Two courses from:

    ANTH 361 - American Indian Perspectives Credits: 5

    ANTH 362 - Anthropological Perspectives on Asia Credits: 5

    ANTH 365 - Latin American Perspectives Credits: 5

    ANTH 422 - Nutritional Anthropology Credits: 5

    ANTH 423 - Human Evolution Credits: 5

    ANTH 426 - Human Genetics and Epigenetics for the 21st Century Credits: 5

    ANTH 457 - The Anthropology of Death and Dying Credits: 5

    ANTH 462 - Critical Issues in Indigenous Northwest Studies Credits: 5

    ANTH 463 - Critical Issues in East and Southeast Asia Credits: 5

    ANTH 465 - Critical Issues in Mexico and Central America Credits: 5

    ANTH 476 - Borderlands Credits: 5

Choose one of the following series:

    CHEM 161 - General Chemistry I Credits: 5

    CHEM 162 - General Chemistry II Credits: 5

    CHEM 163 - General Chemistry III Credits: 5

OR

    CHEM 175 - General Chemistry I, Honors Credits: 5

    CHEM 176 - General Chemistry II, Honors Credits: 5

    CHEM 225 - General Chemistry III, Honors Credits: 5

Choose either:

    CHEM 251 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Credits: 5

    or all three of the following:

    CHEM 351 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4

    CHEM 352 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4

    CHEM 353 - Organic Chemistry Credits: 3

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Physical Anthropologist

  • Archaeologist

  • Cultural Anthropologist

  • Anthropological Linguist

  • Forensic Anthropologist

  • Applied Health

  • Medical Fields

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Emergency Health Insurance: $1,188 per year

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