Introduction

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These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

• This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Graduation Requirements 
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Program Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 40 ANTH credit hours.
2. Students must complete a minimum of 24 upper division (3000-level and above) ANTH credit hours. Most upper division courses have lower division prerequisites.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and must achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to major requirements.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 21 ANTH credit hours with CU Denver faculty.

Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Anthropology majors are advised to take MATH 2830 Introductory Statistics for their CU Denver Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following required courses:		11
ANTH 1302	Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 1303	Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTH 2102	Culture and the Human Experience
Complete a minimum of nine credit hours from the following courses:		9
ANTH 3101	Foundations of Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3121	Language, Culture, and Communication
ANTH 3301	World Prehistory
ANTH 3512	Human Evolution
Complete an additional 20 elective credit hours from the Anthropology Department.		20
Total Hours		40

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