Anthropology
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS
Learn about human biological and cultural differences, including human biology and origins, linguistics and world cultures both past and present.
Program/Major/Concentration Codes: AOAANTHROPOL/ANT/**** (see concentration codes below)
What can I do with this degree?
Academic Options:
Attend a university degree program in anthropology or archaeology. You may also choose to pursue a Field Archaeology Certificate to learn practical archaeological fieldwork techniques.
Program Requirements 2017-2018
Arizona General Education Curriculum Requirements (AGEC-A)
This section lists general education requirements that are not fulfilled by core or support courses.* A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
| English Composition | 6 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences** | 8 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 26 | |
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ANT /ARC 101 | Human Origins and Prehistory | 3 |
| ANT 102 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics | 3 |
| ANT 204IN | Human Evolution: Ape Men, Cave Women and Missing Links | 4 |
| ANT 210* | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 215 | The Nature of Language | 3 |
| ANT/ARC 225* | Principles of Archaeology | 3 |
| Second Language Completion of a Language course numbered 102*, second semester level. (Bilingual students should consult an advisor or counselor concerning exemptions from this requirement.) If a student satisfies the Language requirement in fewer than 8 credits, additional credit hours of transferable electives may be required to meet the minimum associate degree requirement of 60 credit hours. |
8 | |
| Subtotal | 27 | |
Core Concentrations - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
Choose one of the following concentrations: Department chair or faculty advisor approval is recommended in the selection of the program option.
| Anthropology (Concentration Code: AANT) | ||
| Anthropology Electives in consultation with an Anthropology faculty advisor OR Language courses numbered 201 and 202 (third and fourth semester level) or equivalent proficiency. (Note: ASU, NAU, and UA require fourth semester level language proficiency for a B.A. in Anthropology.) |
6-8 | |
| Transferable Elective | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 9-11 | |
| Archaeology (Concentration Code: AARC) |
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| ARC 275 | Archaeological Excavation I | 4 |
| GLG 101IN | Physical Geology [SUN# GLG 1101] | ** |
| GLG 102IN | Historical Geology | ** |
| or BIO 109IN | Natural History of the Southwest | |
| Archaeology Electives in consultation with an Anthropology faculty advisor OR Language courses numbered 201 and 202 (third and fourth semester level) or equivalent proficiency. (Note: ASU, NAU, and UA require fourth semester level language proficiency for a B.A. in Anthropology.) |
6-8 | |
| Subtotal | 10-12 | |
| Total | 62-65 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Social and Behavioral Sciences - ANT 101 fulfills 3 credits of this requirement, complete a non-ANT/ARC course; Other Requirements - ANT 102 and 210 fulfill this requirement; Special Requirements - ANT 210 fulfills the I and G requirement, complete the C requirement.
** For the Archaeology Concentration, GLG 101IN and either GLG 102IN or BIO 109 meet the Biological and Physical Sciences AGEC requirement.