J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Advising Center
518 MAIN * 479-575-3307
fulbrightadvising.uark.edu
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (2015-2016)
35 hour State Minimum Core - These courses can be taken at NWACC (NWACC courses in parenthesis)
English Composition: 6 hours
☐ENGL 1013 – English Composition I (ENGL 1013)
☐ENGL 1023 – English Composition II (ENGL 1023)
Fine Arts: 3 hours
☐ARHS 1003 – Art Lecture (ARHS 1003)
☐COMM 1003 – Film Lecture (COMM 1003)
☐MLIT 1003 – Music Lecture (MUSI 1003; MUS 105)
☐THTR 1003 – Theatre Appreciation (DRAM 1003)
☐ ART 1033 – Studio Art (not offered at UA)
Humanities: 3 hours
☐FLAN 2003 – Any World Language Intermediate I
☐PHIL 2003 – Intro to Philosophy (PHIL 2003)
☐PHIL 2103 – Intro to Ethics (PHIL 2103)
☐PHIL 2203 – Logic (PHIL 2203)
☐WLIT 1113 – World Lit I (ENGL 2213)
☐WLIT 1123 – World Lit II (ENGL 2223)
Mathematics: 3 hours
☐MATH 1203or MATH 1204 – College Algebra
(MATH 1203; MATH 1204; MATH 1205)
☐MATH 1313 – Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 1313)
☐ OR HIGHER
Natural Science: 8 hours
☐ANTH 1013/1011L – Biological Anthropology
(ANTH 1013/1011L)
☐BIOL 1543/1541L – Principles of Biology
(BIOL 1544)
☐BIOL 1603/1601L – Principles of Zoology
(BIOL 1604)
☐BIOL 1613/1611L – Plant Biology (BOTY 1614)
☐CHEM 1053/1051L – Chem in the Mod World
(CHEM 1004; CHEM 1024; CHEM 1054)
☐CHEM 1073/1071L – Fundamentals of Chem
(CHEM 1074; CHEM 1075)
☐CHEM 1103/1101L – Univ. Chem I (CHEM 1104)
☐CHEM 1123/1121L – Univ. Chem II (CHEM 1124)
☐GEOS 1113/1111L – Gen Geology (GEOL 1114)
☐GEOS 1133/1131L – Env’l Geology (GEOL 1134)
☐PHYS 1023/1021L – Physics and Human Affairs
(PHYS 1024; PHYS 1064)
☐PHYS 2013/2011L – College Physics I
(PHYS 2014; 2315/2311L)
☐PHYS 2033/2031L – College Physics II (PHYS 2034)
☐PHYS 2054 – University Physics I (PHYS 2054)
☐PHYS 2074 – University Physics II (PHYS 2074)
US History/Government: 3 hours
☐HIST 2003 – Hist. Am. People to 1877 (HIST 2003)
☐HIST 2013 – Hist. Am People from 1877 (HIST 2013)
☐PLSC 2003 – Am Nat’l Gov’t (PLSC 2003)
Social Science: 9 hours
☐ANTH 1023 – Intro Cultural Anthro (ANTH 1023)
☐ECON 2013 – Prin. Macroeconomics (ECON 2013)
☐ECON 2023 – Prin. Microeconomics (ECON 2023)
☐GEOS 1123 – Human Geography (GEOG 1123)
☐GEOS 2003 – World Regional Geography
(GEOG 2103; GEOG 2313; GEOG 2203)
☐HESC 1403 – Life Span Development (PSYC 2103)
☐HESC 2413 – Family Relations (PSYC 2063)
☐HIST 1113 – Institutions/Ideas of World Civ I
(HIST 1003; HIST 1033; HIST 1113)
☐HIST 1123 – Institutions/Ideas of World Civ II
(HIST 1013; HIST 1043; HIST 1123)
☐PLSC 2203 – State & Local Gov’t (PLSC 2203)
☐PSYC 2003 – General Psychology (PSYC 2003)
☐SOCI 2013 – General Sociology (SOCI 2013)
☐SOCI 2033 – Social Problems (SOCI 2033)
Major Requirements – Unless specified, these courses should be taken at the UofA (NWACC courses in parenthesis)
Anthropology Core: 14 hours
Students may also complete the requirements for one of the optional specializations below.
☐ANTH 1013/1011L – Intro to Biological
Anthropology (ANTH 1013/1011L)
☐ANTH 1023 – Intro to Cultural Anthropology
(ANTH 1023)
☐ANTH 1033 – Introduction to Archeology
☐ANTH 4013 History of Anthropological Thought
1) Archaeology (16 hours):
☐ANTH 3023/3021L– Approaches to Archaeology
☐ANTH 4256 Archaeological Field Session
One course each from Archeology,
Biological, or Cultural subfields beyond
the core : 9 hours min
☐ _____________________________________
☐ _____________________________________
☐ _____________________________________
Select 2 courses from the list below:
☐ANTH 4093 The Archaeology of Death
☐ANTH 4353 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
☐ANTH 4443 Cultural Resource Management I
☐ANTH 4603 Landscape Archaeology
☐ANTH 4633 Archaeological Prospecting & Remote
Sensing
☐ANTH 4813 Ethnographic Approaches to the Past
☐ANTH 3903 Topics in Anthropology*
☐ANTH 4903 Seminar in Anthropology*
*Courses must have archaeological method and theory
focus
Anthropology Electives: 6 hours
☐ _____________________________________
☐ _____________________________________
☐Required General Electives: Hours vary;
discuss with your advisor.
NOTE: courses necessary to complete the AA/AS at
NWACC could count for general electives.
☐ ______________________ 1003 Elementary I
☐ ______________________ 2003 Intermediate I
Choose from two different fields
☐ _____________________________________
4) Cultural Anthropology (hours vary):
To the Intermediate II (2013) level or higher
☐ ______________________ 1013 Elementary II
Geographical areas in ANTH: 6 hours
☐ _____________________________________
2) Biological Anthropology (12-13 hours)
☐ANTH 3423/3421L Human Osteology
☐ANTH 3433 Human Evolution
☐ANTH 3443 Criminalistics: Forensic Sciences
☐ANTH 3533 Medical Anthropology
☐ANTH 3923H Honors Colloquium
☐ANTH 4523 Dental Science
☐ANTH 4613 Primate Adaptation and Evolution
☐ any special topics or seminar course numbered
3000+ that is deemed appropriate training in any of
the sub-disciplines of biological anthropology.
3) Cartography/Remote Sensing/GIS (18 hours)
☐GEOS 3023 Intro to Cartography
☐GEOS 4413 Principles of Remote Sensing
☐ANTH 3543 Geographic Information Science
In addition, select 3 courses from the following:
☐ANTH 4553 Intro to Raster GIS
☐ANTH 4563 Vector GIS
☐ANTH 4593 Intro to Global Positioning Systems
☐GEOS 4523 Computer Mapping
☐GEOS 5423 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources
☐STAT 4003 Statistical Methods (or other approved
statistics course)
☐CVEG 2053 Surveying Systems (or other approved
surveying course)
☐ ______________________ 2013 Intermediate II

Placement in sequence is based on experience in
language. Please see advisor for proper placement.
In addition, select 2 courses from the following:
☐ANTH 3123 The Anthropology of Religion
☐ANTH 3143 Language and Expressive Culture
☐ANTH 3163 Male and Female: A Cultural and
Biological Overview
☐ANTH 3533 Medical Anthropology
☐ANTH 4033 Popular Culture
☐ANTH 4143 Ecological Anthropology
☐ANTH 4363 Museums, Material Culture, and Popular
Imagination
☐ANTH 4813 Ethnographic Approaches to the Past
☐ANTH 3903 Topics in Anthropology^
☐ANTH 4903 Seminar in Anthropology^
^ Courses must have cultural anthropology method
and theory focus
This form is a guide and should not substitute for the University Catalog. Please see your advisor regularly. This is not a degree plan. This is not a contract. Additional
preparatory courses may be necessary based on you placement test scores. You must see your advisor for proper course placement & selection.
General Transfer Rules: 1) No more than 68 hours of lower-division (fr/so) course work will be used for the student’s degree; 2) Students must complete at least 50% of major
requirements within the appropriate department in Fulbright College; 3) Students must complete at least 30 upper-division (jr/sr) courses at the UofA; 4) General transfer credit is
awarded for courses with an earned grade of “C” or higher; 5) other graduation rules apply – see your advisor.
http://catalog.uark.edu/undergraduatecatalog/academicregulations/transferofcredit/
Students admitted to the university with a completed two-year college degree from an Arkansas state-supported two-year or four-year college or university, as stated in Act 182, may
have general education (core) requirements waived; however, students must still complete any lower division, discipline specific courses required for the major.