College of Sciences

ANTHROPOLOGY

(B.A.)

Department of Anthropology,
PH 309, 407-823-2227
http://www.cos.ucf.edu/anthropology
E-mail: anthropology@ucf.edu
Contact: A. Chase; 407-823-2227

The Anthropology major results in broad holistic understanding of humans and the human condition, both past and present. Students study all subfields of Anthropology: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistics, and Physical Anthropology.

Students with sufficient course background may participate in ongoing archaeological excavations associated with the Maya culture in the Central American country of Belize.

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Admission Requirements:

Degree Requirements

• UCF students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Departmental Residency Requirement: at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses must be taken from the UCF Anthropology Department
• Students must maintain a grade of “C” (2.0) or better in all courses used for the major
• Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in the major without prior approval
• Students should consult with a departmental advisor
• Courses designated in 1 (General Education Program) and 2 (Common Program Prerequisites) are usually completed in the first 60 hours

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

9 hrs

A. Communication Foundations

9 hrs

B. Cultural and Historical Foundations

C. Mathematical Foundations

D. Social Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Select a listed course
2. 3 hrs
   Select ANT 2000

E. Science Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Select a listed course
2. 3 hrs
   Select ANT 2511

(0 hrs)

2. Common Program Prerequisites

*See Transfer Notes for possible substitutes

(6 hrs)

3. Core Requirements: Lower Level

(12 hrs)

4. Core Requirements: Upper Level

All students are required to take the following upper level courses in the four subdisciplines of Anthropology:

(3 hrs)

5. Area Study

All students are required to take one of the following courses:

(18 hrs)

6. Restricted Electives

Six other Anthropology courses must be taken to complete the major. These may include other area study courses (see 5. above) or any other Anthropology courses that may be offered (see below).

7. Departmental Exit Requirements

• A grade of “C” (2.0) or better in all courses used for the major
• Computer Competency met by ANT 2100
• Students will be required to take a standard exit exam.
• Before applying to graduate, the CLAST must be completely satisfied.

(0-8 hrs)

8. Foreign Language Requirements

Admission: Met by graduation requirement.

Graduation: Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures or Judaic Studies. Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.

(variable)

9. Electives

Select primarily from upper level courses, with departmental advisor’s approval. These courses may be outside of the department.

10. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A “C” (2.0) GPA in all work attempted (both UCF and overall)
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST and nine hours of Summer credit (if applicable)

120 hrs

Total Semester Hours Required

• Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Maya Studies
• Related Minors: African-American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Anthropology in Multicultural Studies, Asian Studies, Judaic Studies, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, Russian Area Studies, Sociology, and Women’s Studies

Transfer Notes:

• Lower division courses taken at community colleges do not substitute for Upper Division courses
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.

Acceptable Substitutes for common program prerequisites if taken prior to transferring to UCF:

• ANT 2000: any ANT course. However, this course is a prerequisite and must be taken regardless.
• ANT 2511: any ANT course. However, ANT 2511 will need to be taken for the major.

Suggested Plan of Study:

One of numerous possible plans of study. See program description for all requirements. Courses with an asterisk (*) may be replaced by alternates in the same requirement. Consult a departmental advisor for alternate, new or more appropriate selections.