Anthropology, BS

Program Requirements

The Anthropology BS major prepares students for a variety of professional careers related to museum and park service interpretation, forensic science, health services, and other scientifically-oriented positions in the public and private sector. In addition, the Bachelor’s degree provides excellent preparation for graduate training in anthropology, medicine, and human factors engineering. The degree requires a total of 124-125 semester hours, including 39 credit hours in anthropology as identified below. In addition, students take 15 hours of math and/or  science courses (from a department-approved list). These additional courses provide students with a greater depth and broader diversity of interdisciplinary knowledge useful for the direct application of an anthropological perspective to potential career paths. Courses used to fulfill General Education Requirements and Departmental Science and Math courses may be used to fulfill minor requirements.

Students wishing to change majors into the Anthropology BS program must have a 2.0 or higher Clemson/Bridge cumulative grade-point average.

124-125 Total Semester Hours

¹ See General Education Requirements . (Note: Social Science Requirement must be in an area other than anthropology.)

² Select from BIOL 1030 , BIOL 1040 , BIOL 2030 , BIOL 2100 , BIOL 2220 , BIOL 2230 , BIOL 3030 , BIOL 3150 , BIOL 3160 , BIOL 3350 , BIOL 4050 , BIOL 4280 , BIOL 4400 , BIOL 4420 , BIOL 4500 , BIOL 4640 , BIOL 4700 , BIOL 4730 , BIOL 4790 , BIOL 4840 , FNR 2040 , FOR 3080 , GEN 3000 , GEN 3020 , GEN 3040 , GEN 4050 , GEN 4110 , GEN 4700 , GEOL 1000 , GEOL 1010 , GEOL 3020 , GEOL 3130 , GEOL 3180 , GEOL 4130 , GEOL 4210 , HLTH 2020 , HLTH 3800 , LIH 1270 , MICR 4000 , NUTR 2030 , PRTM 3460 , STAT 2220 , STAT 4020  

³ See Minors .

⁴ Select from ANTH 3010 , ANTH 3310  or ANTH 3510 .

⁵ Select 18 credits from any ANTH course (excluding ANTH 2010 , ANTH 2050 , ANTH 3010 , ANTH 3310 , ANTH 3510 , ANTH 4040 , ANTH 4250 , ANTH 4350 , and ANTH 4550 ) or BIOL 3530 , BIOL 4510 , BIOL 4660 , BIOL 4740 , CHIN 4180 , JAPN 4170 , LANG 3000 , LANG 3710 , WS 4230 . At least three credits must be at the 4000 level, and no more than six credits of ANTH 4960  may be counted towards the major.

⁶ ANTH 4040  may be taken in the spring semester of junior year or the spring semester of senior year. In whichever semester the student does not take ANTH 4040 , the student must fulfill six credits of the Anthropology Requirement.

⁷ Practicing Anthropology courses could include ANTH 4250 , ANTH 4350 , ANTH 4550 , or an approved Field School, Internship, or Study Abroad experience.