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Anthropology - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 141

For curriculum information, contact the Social Sciences and Teacher Education Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1620.

This curriculum is designed as a guide to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in anthropology or archaeology. This curriculum prepares students for careers which may include museums, archives, government, and international organizations. Students are advised to check the requirements of the institution to which they intend to transfer.

General Education Core

Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

Composition

Course NumberTitleCredits
ENGL-121College Composition

3

Humanities, Arts and Literature

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Humanities Core Course

-Arts Core Course

-Literature Core Course

9-11

One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.

Social Sciences

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Courses

6

One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Sciences Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirements.

Science

Course NumberTitleCredits
GEOL-107Introduction to Physical Geology

3

GEOL-117Introduction to Physical Geology - Lab

1

BIOL-103Human Heredity

3

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Mathematics Core Course

3-5

Interdisciplinary

Course NumberTitleCredits
-Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core Course

2-3

Required Courses Related to Major

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANTH-104Intro. to Physical Anthropology & Archaeology

3

ANTH-105Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

ANTH-120Comparative World Cultures

3

GEOG-101Introduction to World Geography

3

GEOG-102Elements of Cultural Geography

3

HIST-121The Ancient World: Prehistory to the Middle Ages

3

PSYC-101General Psychology

3

SOCI-101Introduction to Sociology

3

-or

SOCI-102Social Problems

3

Electives – Select 6 credits from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
ARTT-104Art History I

3

ENGL-226World Literature I

3

ENGL-227World Literature II

3

PHIL-101Introduction to Philosophy

3

Total Credit Hours: 60-65