Anthropology, B.S. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

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Year 1

Semester 1 - Fall (15-18 Units)

GE Area B4: Math (Discuss choices with an advisor) Units: 3-4
GE Area A: Critical Thinking Units: 3
GE Area E: Lifelong Learning Units: 3

GE Area A2: ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3
OR GE Area A2: ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
(Optional) ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
Major, GE Area D and DCG-N: ANTH 104 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3

Semester 2 - Spring (15-16 Units)

GE Area C: Arts Units: 3

GE Area A1: COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area A2: ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3
(If you took ENGL 104, take an other GE, major or elective course in place of ENGL 103)
(Optional) ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
Major and GE Area D: ANTH 102 - Introduction to the Anthropology of Language Units: 3
Major and GE Area D: ANTH 105 - Archaeology and World Prehistory Units: 3
Major (Core): ANTH 210 - Introduction to the Anthropology Major Units: 1

Year 2

Semester 3 - Fall (16 Units)

GE Area B: Physical Science ^[3] Units: 3
GE Area C: Humanities ^[4] Units: 3
American Institutions U.S. and California Government OR U.S. History Units: 3
Elective or prerequisite Units: 3

Major (Core) GE Areas B2 and B3: ANTH 103 - Biological Anthropology Units: 3
Major (Core): ANTH 210 - Introduction to the Anthropology Major Units: 1

Semester 4 - Spring (16-17 Units)

GE Area C: Arts or GE Area C: Humanities ^[5] Units: 3
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies ^{[5, 7]} Units: 3
Major (Concentration): Take a course from your concentration ^[8]Units: 3-4
Elective Course Units: 3

Major (Methods Training): ANTH 318 - Ethnography Units: 4

Year 3

Semester 5 - Fall (14-15 Units)

Major (Concentration): Take a course from your concentration. Units: 3-4
Elective or prerequisite required for outside elective choice in concentration Units: 3

Major (Core) and GWAR: ANTH 310W - Critical Histories of Culture, Race, and Science Units: 4
Major (Methods Training): ANTH 350 - Method and Theory in Archaeology Units: 4

Semester 6 - Spring (14-16 Units)

American Institutions U.S. and California Government OR U.S. History Units: 3
Major (Concentration): Take a course from your concentration Units: 3-4
Major (Concentration): Take a course from your concentration Units: 3-4
Upper Division GE Area B: Math and Science^[9]Units: 3

Major (Applied Leadership Experience): ANTH 482 - Anthropology Internship Units: 2
OR Major (Applied Leadership Experience): ANTH 483 - Anthropology Teaching and Leadership Units: 2

Year 4

Semester 7 - Fall (14-16 Units)

Upper Division GE Area C: Arts and Humanities^[10] Units: 3
Major (Concentration): Take a course from your concentration. Units: 3-4
Major (Concentration): Take a course from your concentration. Units: 3-4
Major (Core): Take Applied Leadership Experience course if not already taken OR elective Units: 2
Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 - Spring (13-15 Units)

Major (Concentration): Take a concentration course Units: 3-4
Major (Concentration): Take a concentration course Units: 3-4
UD GE Area D: Social Sciences^[11] Units: 3

Major (Core): ANTH 410 - Anthropology Capstone Units: 4

Major Notes:

^[3] Students in the Biological Anthropology concentration should discuss recommended GE Area B courses with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration.

^[4] Students in the Linguistic Anthropology concentration should discuss recommended GE Area C courses with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration.

^[5]At least one GE course (here or elsewhere) needs to double count as DCG Domestic, otherwise a separate DCG Domestic course will be required.

^[6] Students in the Archaeology concentration should discuss recommended U.S. history courses with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration

^[7] Students in the Archaeology concentration should discuss recommended GE Area F courses with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration.

^[8] Discuss plan for concentration courses for this and future semesters with an advisor - not all courses are offered every semester, and some courses have prerequisites. Students in the Linguistic Anthropology concentration should take particular note of the rotation for ANTH 340, 341, and 390.

^[9] Students should discuss their UD GE Area B course with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration.

^[10] Students in the Linguistic Anthropology or Cultural Anthropology concentration should discuss their UD GE Area C course with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration.

^[11] Students should discuss their UD GE Area D course with an advisor - some courses double count in the concentration.