McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Anthropology
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement (CC-ARP)	3-4
		Foreign language3 or other Carolina Core Req.4 (CC-GFL)	3-4
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3
	UNIV 101	The Student in the University or Carolina Core Requirement4 (PR/CC)	3

Semester Two (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement (CC-ARP)	3-4
		Foreign language3 or other Carolina Core Req.4 (CC-GFL)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3
		History5 (CR)	3

Semester Three (15-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ANTH 101 or ANTH 161	Primates, People, & Prehistory or Human Origins: An Intro. to Biol. Anth. (CC-GSS/SCI)	3-4
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Foreign language3 or Carolina Core Requirement4 (CR/CC)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective7 (CC/PR)	3-4
		Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3

Semester Four (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ANTH 102	Understanding Other Cultures (CR)	3
		Cognate or Minor Course (PR)6	3	C
		Cognate or Minor Course (PR)6	3	C
		Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement or Elective (CC/PR)47	3

Semester Five (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		Cognate or Minor Course6 (PR)	3	C
		Humanities or Fine Arts (CR)	3

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		Minor Course6 or Elective7 (PR)	3	C (minor)
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	3

Semester Seven (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C	MR	See Bulletin listing
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C	MR	See Bulletin listing
		Minor Course6 or Elective7 (PR)	3	C (minor)
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	3

Semester Eight (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		ANTH Major Course8 (MR)	3	C		See Bulletin listing
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Elective7 (PR)	3
		Elective7 (only if needed to meet hours to graduate) (PR)	1

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	27	49-61	32-44	2.000

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study.
3. Students in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 122 course through course credit or the corresponding foreign language placement score.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
5. The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences requires one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History course, both of which must be chosen from the approved Carolina Core GHS courses. Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this college requirement.
6. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of, but related to the major. In place of a cognate, a student may choose a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours of courses concentrated in one area that follow a structured sequence. A second major eliminates the minor/cognate requirement.
7. No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. The McCausland College of Arts and Sciences allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences.
8. Selection of major courses (27 hours) must include at least one of the following CC-INT courses: ANTH 261, 319, 320, 355, 366, 371, 381, 512, 518 or 581.
   1.  Biological Anthropology (3 hours): ANTH 204, 221, 260, 261, 262, 263, 288, 361, 366, 561, 565, 567, 568.
   2.  Archaeology (3 hours): ANTH 219, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 287, 319, 320, 321, 322, 324, 327, 331, 328, 533, 534, 535, 536, 541, 546, 550, 576.
   3. Linguistic Anthropology (3 hours): ANTH 270, 271, 273, 290, 355, 371, 373, 374, 442, 553, 555, 556, 586.
   4. Sociocultural Anthropology (3 hours): ANTH 203, 206, 207, 209, 213, 230, 232, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 280, 289, 292, 301, 303, 342, 349, 350, 351, 353, 356, 359, 360, 381, 396, 512, 515, 517, 518, 552, 572, 579, 580, 581.
   5. Major Electives (15 hours): Select one course from ANTH 500-Level and an additional 12 hours from ANTH 200-level or above.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed in the student’s first 60 semester hours of work in order for these courses to be credited toward graduation.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• A “Departmental Undergraduate Research Track (DURT)/Intensive Major” is available to students majoring in Anthropology who wish to participate in significant research activities in collaboration with, or under the supervision of, a faculty mentor. The required courses include all courses from the Anthropology major, with the exception that only two Anthropology Electives are required, plus students must complete: a Field School, Laboratory, Practicum, Qualitative Methodology or Quantitative Methodology course; and ANTH 201 – Anthropological Inquiry in Undergraduate Research or an additional 500-level course. Additional hours include ANTH 498 – Senior Thesis and another 500-level ANTH course for a total of 33 hours in the major. Further requirements include: 1) a minimum major GPA of 3.30, 2) a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30, 3) public presentation of the Senior Thesis in a venue approved by the faculty mentor (such as the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society, a regular or special session of the Department of Anthropology Colloquium Series, USC Discovery Day, or SUbmission to a professional journal), 4) a written sponsorship agreement from the faculty mentor to be placed on file in the Department of Anthropology office.
• The last 30 credit hours toward your degree must be earned in residence at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement