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First-year students are those who have not enrolled in any college course work after completing their high school or secondary schooling.
First-year applicants must complete secondary school and earn an appropriate secondary certification or pass an appropriate external exam. Grades should be above average and course selection must include preparatory study in humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences.
Students who are completing an International High School Completion (IHSC) program and earning an associate degree in Washington state (including Associate in Arts DTA, Associate in Arts and Sciences DTA, Associate in Science – Transfer or MRP transfer degrees) should apply as transfer students and submit their official community college transcripts. IHSC applicants who are not completing their associate degree will be required to submit all secondary school transcripts with certified English translations if necessary.
With the exception of students whose primary and secondary education took place in Australia, Canada (English Provinces), Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand or the U.S., applicants must demonstrate English proficiency. This is generally demonstrated by a minimum score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) of 80 (iBT) or 550 (paper-based), or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. Students who are earning a transferable associate's degree from a Washington State community college and have "B" or better grades in two English composition courses are NOT required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. TOEFL scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service and must be postmarked by the priority application deadline. Photocopies of TOEFL score reports cannot be accepted.
By exception, the English language proficiency requirement can be waived for applicants educated in other countries if the applicant's primary and secondary education language of instruction was in English. Such exceptions require an official letter from the school of instruction.
Students whose English language proficiency does not yet meet minimum requirements may be considered for Conditional Admission, a program that allows students to be fully admitted to the university upon successfully completing at least one quarter of the Intensive English Program.
The Anthropology Department offers this combined major in partnership with Western's Woodring College of Education. Anthropology is particularly valuable for teachers, because it provides a broad understanding of human behavior, cultural diversity, and learning as a process of social interaction. Teachers today work with students of various cultural backgrounds and awareness of specific cultural learning influences, attitudes, motivations, and patterns of interaction is an integral part of working effectively and respectfully in diverse communities.
Through the required basic courses in Anthropology, majors will acquire an understanding of cultural context, the evolution of contemporary institutions, and both similarities and differences that are both the heritage and potential of humanity. With faculty advisement, Anthropology/Social Studies students will identify topics for advanced coursework, including:
Diverse cultures and ethnic communities in the Pacific Northwest
The relationship of cultural and political realities to civic engagement
Linkages between cultural expectations and learning processes
To receive a recommendation for state of Washington certification, students must complete the teacher certification program, including the content methods course SEC 426, offered by the Department of Secondary Education, as a part of the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree, or as a post-baccalaureate program, or as a part of the Master’s in Teaching degree. See the Secondary Education section of the online catalog for program admission, completion, and teacher certification requirements. Completion of this combined major leads to an endorsement in Social Studies.
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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 496 - Portfolio Assembly Credits: 1
❑ ENVS 204 - Human Geography Credits: 4
❑ HIST 103 - Introduction to American Civilization: American History to 1865 Credits: 5
❑ HIST 104 - Introduction to American Civilization: American History Since 1865 Credits: 5
❑ HIST 121 - World History to 500 Credits: 5
❑ HIST 123 - World History, 1500 to the Present Credits: 5
❑ HIST 391 - History of the Pacific Northwest Credits: 5
❑ PLSC 250 - The American Political System Credits: 5
❑ One course from:
ANTH 481 - Childhood and Culture Credits: 5
ANTH 484 - Intercultural Education Credits: 5
❑ One course from:
ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4
ECON 446 - Economics for the Teacher Credits: 3 (preferred)
❑ One course from:
ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECON 447 - Methods for Teaching About the National Economy in the Public Schools Credits: 3 (preferred)
❑ One of the following:
ENVS 202 - Introduction to Environmental Studies and Sustainability Credits: 3
ENVS 220 - Map Reading and Analysis Credits: 3
ENVS 221 - Geographic Information Science Survey Credits: 3
ENVS 240 - Geography and World Affairs Credits: 2
ENVS 320 - GIS I: Introduction to Geographic Information Science Credits: 4
ENVS 342 - Geography of the World Economy Credits: 4
ENVS 343 - Urbanization: Processes and Patterns Credits: 4
❑ Electives under departmental advisement — at least one course from each of the following groups:
Cultural area courses:
ANTH 361 - American Indian Perspectives Credits: 5
ANTH 362 - Anthropological Perspectives on Asia Credits: 5
ANTH 365 - Latin American Perspectives 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
Topical cultural anthropology courses:
ANTH 247 - Intro to Linguistic Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH 330 - Religion and Culture Credits: 5
ANTH 338 - Economic Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH 351 - Family and Kinship Organization Credits: 5
ANTH 353 - Sex and Gender in Culture Credits: 5
ANTH 424 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH 453 - Women of the Global South Credits: 5
ANTH 475 - Humane Migration Credits: 5
ANTH 480 - Applied Anthropology Credits: 5
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