Program Overview

Anthropology, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan

Freshman Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (15 units)

• ANTH 201 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area B2: Life Science)
• ENGL 101 - Expository Writing and Analytical Reading Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area A2: Written Communication)
• Lower Division GE Area A1: Oral Communication Credits / Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area C1: Arts Credits / Units: 3
• University Electives Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (15 units)

• ANTH 203 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Unit(s): 3
• Lower Division GE Area A3: Critical Thinking , Credits / Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area B4: Quantitative Reasoning , Credits / Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area C2: Humanities , Credits / Units: 3
• University Elective Credits / Units: 3

Sophomore Year: 30 units

Fall Semester (15 units)

• ANTH 240 - Living in our Globalized World Unit(s): 3
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences , Credits / Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area F: Ethnic Studies , Credits / Units: 3
• University Electives Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (15 units)

• ANTH 200 - Introduction to Language Studies Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area C2: Humanities)
• ANTH 202 - Introduction to Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Unit(s): 3
• Lower Division GE Area B1: Physical Sciences + Lab Credits / Units: 4
• HD 200 - Introduction to Human Aging Unit(s): 3OR
• SSCI 299 - Seminar: How to Think Like a Social Scientist Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development)
• University Electives Credits / Units: 2

Junior Year: 30 units

Fall Semester (15 units)

• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Credits / Units: 3
• ANTH 318 - Human Development in Evolutionary Perspective Unit(s): 3 (Meets Upper Division GE Area B: Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning)
• Upper Division Biological Anthropology Credits / Units: 4
• University Electives Credits / Units: 5

Spring Semester (15 Units)

• ANTH 300 - Nature, Culture, and Theory: The Growth of Anthropology Unit(s): 4
• Upper Division Cultural Anthropology Credits / Units: 4
• Upper Division GE Area C: Arts and Humanities Credits / Units: 3
• University Electives Credits / Units: 4

Senior Year: 30 units

Fall Semester (15 units)

• ANTH 491 - Senior Seminar Unit(s): 1
• Upper Division Archaeology Credits / Units: 4
• University Electives (units depend on whether Methods and/or Internship is taken) Credits / Units: 5
• Methods Course Credits / Units: 4
• Internship Credits / Units: 1-3

Spring Semester (15 units)

• Methods Course, Unit(s): 4
• Internship, Unit(s): 1-3
• University Electives, Unit(s): 7-9 (units depend on whether Methods and/or Internship is taken)
• Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences , Credits / Units: 3

Total Units: 120