Anthropology (B.A.)

Admission Requirements

• None
  

Degree Requirements

• UCF students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Departmental Residency Requirement: at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses must be taken from the UCF Anthropology Department
• Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all major requirements. See Department Exit Requirements for more information.
• Anthropology majors must earn a ‘C” (2.0) or better in all Core Requirements and Restricted Electives.  Students may make a request to the Undergraduate Coordinator to be granted the use of one C- toward the major requirements.
• Co-op or internship can be used in the major with prior approval. 
• Students should consult with a department advisor.
• All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
• Courses designated in General Education Program (GEP) and Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.

General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)

At least one course completed in each Foundation area must be a designated State General Education Core Course.

Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)

• ANT 2000 - General Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)
• ANT 2511 - The Human Species Credit Hours: 3 (GEP)

Core Requirements: Basic Level (6 Credit Hours)

Core Requirements: Advanced Level (6 Credit Hours)

• ANT 3610 - Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
• ANT 4034 - History of Anthropological Thought Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives (30 Credit Hours)

Capstone Requirements

• None

Electives

• Select primarily from upper level courses after meeting with a departmental advisor. Courses may be outside the department. 

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Met by graduation requirement

Graduation

• Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used. ASL proficiency is met by successful completion of ASL 2140 and ASL 2150 or an appropriate score on the ASL proficiency exam. Contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/) regarding the ASL proficiency examination. 

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all major requirements. All attempts of courses taken are included in the major GPA calculation. Additional courses that could meet requirements but are taken beyond the minimum required (e.g., additional restricted electives beyond 24 hrs) and a “C” (2.0) or better is earned are also included in the GPA calculation.
• Students will be required to take a standard exit exam.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• Application and admissions through The Burnett Honors College and department. More information about Honors in the Major can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/research/.

Related Programs

• Social Sciences (B.S.)  
• Sociology (B.A./ B.S.)  

Certificates

• Anthropology of Global Health Certificate  
• Crime Scene Investigation Certificate  
• Cultural Tourism Certificate  
• Geographic Information Systems Certificate  
• Health Communication Certificate  
• Human Biology Certificate  
• Native American Studies Certificate  

Related Minors

• The first seven minors are not open to Anthropology majors:
• American Indian Studies Minor  
• Anthropological Archaeology Minor  
• Anthropology Minor  
• Anthropology in Multicultural Studies Minor   
• Biological Anthropology Minor  
• Cultural Anthropology Minor  
• Medical Anthropology Minor  
• Africana Studies Minor  
• American Studies Minor  
• Asian Studies Minor  
• Diplomacy Minor  
• English, Linguistics Minor  
• International and Global Studies Minor  
• Judaic Studies Minor  
• Latin American Studies Minor  
• Medical Sociology Minor  
• Middle Eastern Studies Minor  
• Nonprofit Management Minor  
• Sociology Minor  
• Women’s and Gender Studies Minor  
• World Comparative Studies Minor  

Advising Notes

• Contact your college advisor in the College of Sciences Advising Services (COSAS) office (CSB 250) for more information about overall progress toward your degree, GEP and other university requirements, academic probation, special problems as well as general academic advising.

Transfer Notes

• Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
• Submit your requests for course evaluations at https://sciences.ucf.edu/cosas/ and click on “COS Course Evaluation”.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• Although any two ANT courses satisfy the CPP, ANT 2511  is required in the core and must be taken.
• Field school courses from other academic institutions may be accepted for a maximum of 3 credits for Restricted Elective in the General Track or for the High-Impact Learning Experience in the Anthropological Methods and Practice Track.

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Plan of Study

• One of numerous possible plans of study. See program description for all requirements.
• Consult a departmental advisor for alternate, new or more appropriate selections.
• Use your Pegasus Path planning tool in your myUCF portal to plan your courses through to graduation.
• Although all classes are listed as being taken during the academic year, you may be required to complete 9 hours of them during the Summer. Consult with an advisor to determine if you are exempt.