Anthropology, B.S. - General Anthropology Subplan/Option: 180 units

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Offered by: College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Geography and Anthropology Department

Required Core Courses for Major
Required Subplan/Option Courses
Elective Support Courses

Unrestricted Electives
General Education Requirements

The General Anthropology Subplan adds advanced coursework in each of the major subfields to the common core, providing students with a traditionally broad and generalized “four-field” anthropology degree. This subplan is particularly suitable for students intending to go on to graduate studies in anthropology or a related field at an institution which prefers or requires broad-based undergraduate training in anthropology, or for students who intend to pursue a career in social, governmental, or international service, primary or secondary education, or law.

Required Core Courses for Major: 42 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses, including subplan courses, in order to receive a degree in the major.

Required Subplan/Option Courses: 12 units

Elective Support Courses: 16 units

Any four upper division ANT courses not otherwise used to satisfy degree requirement (16)

Unrestricted Electives: 42 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “GE” and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 110 units.

Note:

If ANT 320 , ANT 350 , ANT 379 , ANT 405 or ANT 491 are used as an Elective Support course and to satisfy General Education, then the number of Unrestricted Elective units may change.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.csupomona.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

Oral Communication
Written Communication
Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

Physical Science
Biological Science
Laboratory Activity
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

Visual and Performing Arts
Philosophy and Civilization
Literature and Foreign Languages
Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
History, Economics, and Political Science
Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)