Anthropology Option, A.A. - Liberal Arts

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The Anthropology Option is primarily designed to prepare students to transfer into the junior year of a baccalaureate degree program in anthropology. In addition, students seeking admission into cultural area studies programs such as African-American Studies, Latina/o Studies, and Women’s Studies would receive a solid academic foundation on which to build.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate critical analysis and empathy skills.
Identify ethical issues in anthropological research.
Demonstrate an understanding of human origins and past and present cultures.
Apply classroom knowledge to issues of globalization, human diversity, human ecology, language, and religion.
View societies from evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives.

First Year

Fall Semester

COLL 101 - Foundations for Success Credits: 3
ENGL 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GTEC 000 - Technology Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Winter Session

Spring Semester

ENGL 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3
HIST 001 - History Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
MATH 108 - Statistics Credits: 3
GHMN 000 - Humanities Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 15

Summer Session

Second Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 201 - Effective Speaking Credits: 3
ANTH 120 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
PHIL 000 - Philosophy Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
LSCI 000 - Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 4
GSOC 000 - Social Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 16

Winter Session

Spring Semester

ANTH 115 - Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
HIST 001 - History Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 3
LSCI 000 - Science Gen Ed Requirement Credits: 4
ANTH 000 - Anthropology Option Elective Credits: 3

Total Semester Hours: 14

Summer Session

Total Program Hours: 60

Philosophy and Social Science General Education Courses

Choose from the list of approved courses in the College catalog.

Humanities General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved Humanities General Education courses in the College catalog.

AMSL 101 - American Sign Language I Credits: 3
AMSL 102 - American Sign Language II Credits: 3
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 3

Science General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved Science General Education courses in the College catalog.

BIOS 101 - General Biology Credits: 4
BIOS 102 - Intro. to Human Biology Credits: 4
BIOS 122 - Intro. to Environmental Science Credits: 4
BIOS 130 - Introduction to Botany Credits: 4
CHEM 100 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
GEOL 110 - Historical Geology Credits: 4

History General Education Courses (Recommended)

Recommended courses listed below but student can also choose from the list of approved History General Education  courses in the College catalog. Must choose a level I & II sequence.

HIST 101 - Hist of Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST 102 - Hist of Western Civilization II Credits: 3

Technology General Education Courses

Choose from the list of approved Technology General Education courses in the College catalog.

Anthropology Option Electives (Choose One)

ANTH 131 - Principles of Archaeology Credits: 3
ANTH 133 - Archaeology Field Methods Credits: 3
ANTH 150 - Magic, Myth & Religion Credits: 3

Developmental Courses

Sussex has embraced a practice of directed self-choice whereby students are encouraged, through guided conversations with an advisor, to best determine their readiness for this course. Students should be aware that Developmental Studies exist and are available to help strengthen skills and encourage success. Pursuing testing and/or developmental courses is entirely up to the student. Further, testing, though providing a valuable reference point for reflection, does not create for the student an obligation to follow Accuplacer recommendations.

The exception to this is where students seek enrollment in higher-level math courses. Students wishing to enroll in the following math courses are required to take and adhere to placement guidance from, the Advanced Algebra and Functions test, as part of Accuplacer, through the college’s testing center, for admission into any of the following courses: MATH 110, MATH 112, and MATH 113. Please note, courses in other disciplines may also require advanced mathematics placement. Students should check with their advisor.