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Anthropology Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Note:

  • two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required;
  •  the Anthropology major does not require a minor.
Required Disciplinary Foundation Courses
ANTR 202HUMAN EVOLUTION5
ANTR 204ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE5
ANTR 301CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY5
ANTR 303LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY5
Methods Course
ANTR 401ANTHROPOLOGY RESEARCH METHODS5
Theory Course
ANTR 408ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY5
Electives–choose a minimum of 25 upper-division ANTR credits.25
Capstone Series
ANTR 490SENIOR CAPSTONE ANTHROPOLOGY5
Total Credits60

Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ANTR 202 (Natural Science BACR 1)5ANTR 204 (Natural Science BACR 2)5MATH 1075
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015Diversity - graduation requirement15
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215Social Science BACR 115
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ANTR 3035ANTR 3015ANTR 4015
Global Studies - graduation requirement15Anthropology Elective25Anthropology Elective25
Social Science BACR 215Anthropology Elective25Anthropology Elective25
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Anthropology Elective25ANTR 4085Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
 15 15 15
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5ANTR 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective5
 15 15 15
Total Credits 180
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Electives–choose a minimum of 25 upper-division ANTR credits.

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB


General Education Requirements (GER)
  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences


University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List


Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BA in Anthropology from EWU should be able to:
  • demonstrate basic knowledge in and integration of each of the four anthropological subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology;
  • connect knowledge of anthropological theories and methods to trends within the discipline;
  • address human problems using anthropological knowledge, methods, and theories;
  • demonstrate anthropologically informed ethical reasoning that draws upon a social justice framework.