Anthropology, BA (GPS)

This Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) outlines a sample four-year path to graduation and is valid for this catalog year only. This plan is a recommendation, and your actual program may vary. This suggested four-year graduation plan is not a substitute for regular academic advising appointments.

All undergraduate degree programs require at least 120 credit hours. To graduate in four years, students must earn an average of 15 credit hours per semester (fall and spring). The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to WSU and placement in math and writing.

See the Academic Catalog for a complete listing of curriculum requirements, course prerequisites, and course descriptions. Course offerings and prerequisites are subject to change.

Fall One

ATH 2150 - Comparative Nonwestern Cultures Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH 2200 - Introduction to Archaeology Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
LA 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 1100 with a C or better

Spring One

ATH 2100 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credit Hour(s): 4
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Fall Two

ATH Course - Cultural Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3**
Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
QT Course - Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete one MTH course; complete one language course

Spring Two

ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
ML or RST Course or Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Course - Archaeology Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Course - Biological Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ATH 2150 , ATH 2100 , and ATH 2200 ; complete ENG 2100 with a C or better

Fall Three

ATH Course - Cultural Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Course - Archaeology Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH - Related Elective (RR1) Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Spring Three

ATH Course - Biological Anthropology Course Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Course - Anthropology Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Elective - Related Elective (RR2) Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete 20 upper-level credits

Fall Four

ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 0-3

Total: 12-15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Spring Four

ATH 4700 - Development of Anthropological Thought Credit Hour(s): 3 or
ATH 4750 - Seminar in Archaeological Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
ATH Elective - Anthropology Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 2-3

Total: 11-12 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Note(s):

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN). Students taking American Sign Language should be advised that ASL 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 meet for (4) rather than (3) credit hours.