Anthropology
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS - CONCENTRATION
Learn about human biological and cultural differences, including human biology and origins, linguistics and world cultures both past and present.
Program/Major/Concentration Codes: AOAALA/ALA1/ALAA
Title IV Financial Aid eligible: Yes
What can I do with this concentration?
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 2018-2019
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 Recommend: GLG 101IN and either GLG 102 IN or BIO 109IN for students planning to specialize in Archaeology for their B.A. |
8 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Complete a non-ANT/ARC course from this category |
3 | |
| Special Requirements The "C" requirement should be fulfilled by completing an appropriate course in the above categories. |
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| Subtotal | 26 | |
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| ANT /ARC 101 or ANT 102 |
Human Origins and Prehistory Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics |
3 |
| ANT/ARC 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 |
| Subtotal | 16 | |
Required Support Courses
A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| STU 100 or STU 107 |
College Success and Career Planning University Transfer Preparation |
1 |
| Transfer Elective | Complete a 3 credit transferable elective. Recommend: ANT /ARC 101, ANT 102, ARC 275 or ANT elective in consultation with an Anthropology faculty advisor |
3 |
| Second Language** | Completion of a Language course numbered 202, fourth semester level |
16 |
| Subtotal | 20 | |
| Total | 62 | |
* Other general education requirements are fulfilled by required core and support courses: Social and Behavioral Sciences - ANT 101 fulfills 3 credits of this requirement; Other Requirements - ANT 210 and Second Language; Special Requirements - ANT 210 fulfills the I and G requirement, complete the C requirement.
** See an advisor or counselor if:
- you are a bilingual student to discuss exceptions to this requirement or
- if you are considering taking the CLEP test to earn language credits or
- if the university major does not require a second language, this requirement may be waived
If this requirement is met in fewer than 16 credits, or if the language requirement is waived, additional transferable electives are necessary to meet the minimum associate degree requirement of 60 credit hours.
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