BS Anthropology Degree
Degree Requirements
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
|---|---|
| UF 100 Foundations of Intellectual Life | 3 |
| UF 200 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| FW ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FW ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FC Foundations of Oral Communication | 3 |
| FA Foundations of Arts course | 3 |
| FH Foundations of Humanities course | 3 |
| FM Foundations of Mathematics Course | 3 |
| FN ANTH 104-104L Biological Anthropology and Lab | 4 |
| FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, & Applied Sciences course in a second field | 3-4 |
| FS ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology or FS ANTH 216 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion | 3 |
| FS Foundations of Social Sciences course in a second field | 3 |
| ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology or ANTH 105 Evolution and Human Behavior | 3 |
| ANTH 303 History and Theory in Anthropology or ANTH 306 Kinship and Social Organization | 3 |
| ANTH 314 Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| Choose 18 credits of upper-division ANTH courses excluding ANTH 490, ANTH 493 and ANTH 494 | 18 |
| MATH 254 Introduction to Statistics or POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry or PSYCH 295 Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Skill Requirement-Choose one sequence from the following or one approved by your advisor and department chair: World Language-one year sequence of a single language UX-8 credits of UX courses GIS-GEOG 360, GEOG 361, GEOG 460 Data Science for the Liberal Arts-CS 133, DATA-LA 322, DATA-LA 485 | 8-9 |
| Additional upper-division electives to total 40 credits. | 6-9 |
| Electives to total 120 credits | 32-38 |
| Total | 120 |
Math Requirement
You may take any of the approved Foundations math classes. They are:
- MATH 123 Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 143 College Algebra
- MATH 160 Survey of Calculus
- MATH 170 Calculus 1
- MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers
- MATH 257 Geometry and Probability for Teachers
Statistics Requirement
You are required to take either MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers, POLS 298 Introduction to Political Inquiry, or PSYCH 295 Statistical Methods. SOC 310 Elementary Social Statistics will be accepted with an Adjustment of Academic Requirements form.
If you take MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers you also fulfill the anthropology major’s math requirement, and this would free you up to take another elective course.
Declaring Anthropology as Your Major
Declaring Anthropology as your major is easy! You can change your major by logging into your myBoiseState student center and clicking on the “Change My Major” link. Detailed instructions for this process can be found on the Registrar’s Office website.