Roadmap: Anthropology, BA

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 units)

ANTH 11 - Cultural Anthropology 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4)
GE Area 1A 3 unit(s)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 3A 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 5A + 5C 4 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (15 units)

ANTH 12 - Introduction to Human Evolution 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5B)
STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics OR SOCS 15 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2)
ANTH 13 - Archaeology 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1B)
GEOG 12 - World Regional Geography 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4)*
GE Area 3B 3 unit(s)*

Year 2

Fall Semester (13 units)

Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement
AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government , AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I , CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government , OR HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 + US1)*
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
Physical Education 1 unit*

Spring Semester (15 units)

AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government , AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II , CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government OR POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 + US 23)*
ANTH 149 - Ethnographic Methods OR ANTH 155 - Forensic Osteology OR ANTH 168 - Archaeological Methodology OR ANTH 169 - Archaeological Site Excavation 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*

Year 3

Fall Semester (16 units)

100W 3 unit(s) (WID)
ANTH 131 - Theories of Culture 3 unit(s)
GE UD Area 2/5 3 unit(s)*
GE UD Area 4 3 unit(s)*
Anthropology Upper Division Area Course 3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit*

Spring Semester (15 units)

GE UD Area 3 3 unit(s)*
Anthropology Upper Division Area Course 3 unit(s)
Anthropology Upper Division Area Course 3 unit(s)
Anthropology Upper Division Area Course 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
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Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

Anthropology Upper Division Area Course 3 unit(s)
Anthropology Upper Division Area Course 3 unit(s)
Anthropology Elective Course 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (15 units)

ANTH 191 - Frontiers of Anthropology 3 unit(s)
Anthropology Elective Course 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)*

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in Upper Division GE courses. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

GE UD courses (2/5 , 3 , or 4 ) may not be used towards the major.

View the Academic Catalog for more information about required Anthropology courses. The program requires one 3 unit Research Methods course and 6 units in each area: Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, and Physical Anthropology.

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.