Anthropology Degrees

Associate of Arts for Transfer Degree (AA-T) in Anthropology

The Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer Degree (AA-T in Anthropology) is a 60 unit program which is designed to provide lower-division education to students planning to transfer to a CSU institution in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree in Anthropology.

Students who complete this program will be able to:

• apply scientific methodologies, including descriptive, quantitative, or qualitative;
• and demonstrate a holistic perspective on cultural, environmental, and/or biological systems that address cultural values, change, and interactions.

Students must complete the following ADT requirements:

• 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units
• the California State University-General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE-Breadth); OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern.
• a minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district.
• obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
• earn a grade of C or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis

Students are not required to complete the information competency requirements, PE requirements or cultural diversity requirements found in other degrees at the College.

See ADT Requirements

Associate of Arts Degree in Anthropology

The Associate of Arts in Anthropology Degree (AA in Anthropology) is designed to provide lower division education to students planning to transfer to a four-year institution in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree in Anthropology.

Students who complete this program will be able to:

• apply scientific methodologies, including descriptive, quantitative, or qualitative;
• demonstrate a core knowledge base in anthropology appreciating and reflecting on human diversity in the past and present;
• articulate key concepts and events in the process of human evolution;
• and demonstrate a holistic perspective on cultural, environmental, and/or biological systems that addresses cultural values, change, and interactions

Required Core Courses (9 units)

Course Number	Course Title	Units
ANTH 1	Introduction to Physical Anthropology	3 units
ANTH 2	Introduction to Archaeology	3 units
ANTH 3/3H	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology or Honors	3 units

Elective Courses (at least 11 units)

Course Number	Course Title	Units
ECON 1A/H AND ECON 2A/H	Principles of Macroeconomics or Honors AND Principles of Macroeconomics Lab or Honors	3 units 1 unit
ECON 1B/H AND ECON 2B/H	Principles of Microeconomics or Honors AND Principles of Microeconomics Lab or Honors	3 units 1 unit
GEOG 1	Intro to Physical Geography	3 units
GEOG 2	Intro to Cultural Geography	3 units
HIST 4A	Western Civilization I: Prehistory to 1500 CE	3 units
HIST 4B	Western Civilization II: 1500 CE to Present	3 units
HIST 5A	World History: Prehistory to 1500	3 units
HIST 5B	World History from 1500	3 units
HIST 12	African American History	3 units
HIST 14	History of the Native North Americans	3 units
HIST 16	Mexican-American History	3 units
HIST 17A	United States History	3 units
HIST 17B/H	United States History or Honors	3 units
HIST 20	History and Geography of California	3 units
POLI 2	Comparative Governments	3 units
POLI 4	International Relations	3 units
PSYC 1	General Psychology	3 units
PSYC 2/H	Experimental Psychophysiology or Honors	4 units
PSYC 7	Physiological Psychology	3 units
PSYC 9	Psychology of Women: A Multicultural Perspective	3 units
PSYC 12	Human Growth and Development	3 units
PSYC 25	Introduction to Abnormal Psychology	3 units
SOCI 1	Introduction to Sociology	3 units
SOCI 2	Social Problems	3 units
SOCI 20	Sociology of Race and Ethnicity	3 units
SOCI 40	Marriage and Family Sociology	3 units
SOCI 45	Sociology of Human Sexuality	3 units
ANTH 4	Intro to Linguistic Anthropology	3 units
ANTH 55	Anthropology of Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion	3 units
POLI 1/H	American Government or Honors	3 units
POLI 3/H	Introduction to Political Science or Honors	3 units

Total Major Units: 20 units