Total credit requirements for an Anthropology major: A student who enters Whitman without prior college-level preparation in anthropology will have to complete 36 credits to fulfill the requirements for the Anthropology major.
- Required Courses
- Anthropology 101, 201, 301, and 490
- Anthropology 492 or 498
- 18 additional credits in Anthropology
- Senior Requirements
- Anthropology 490; and 492 or 498
- Oral defense and/or presentation of the senior project or honors thesis
- Honors
- Students do not apply for admission to candidacy for honors.
- Students must submit a proposal for their thesis or project within the first six weeks of the two-semester period in which the student is eligible.
- Accumulated at least 87 credits
- Completed two semesters of residency at Whitman
- Major GPA of at least 3.500
- Complete a written thesis or research project prepared exclusively for the satisfaction of this program.
- Earn a grade of at least A- on the honors thesis or project and the honors thesis course.
- Pass the senior assessment with distinction.
- Chair of the department will notify the Registrar of students attaining honors by the specified deadline.
- An acceptable digital copy of the honors thesis must be submitted to Penrose Library no later than Reading Day.
Total Credits
36