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Anthropology Honours

Graduation Requirements

Students must achieve an SA GPA and upper division CGPA of 3.33 to graduate from the honours program.

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students should complete all lower division requirements before completing upper division courses. Students complete the specified lower division requirements for the major program as follows.

Students complete a minimum of 22 units in lower division SA courses, including all of

and one additional 200 division course designated (A), (S), or (SA).

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 48 upper division units in SA courses, 28 units of which must be in anthropology. The remaining 20 units can be completed with any upper division SA course designated (A), (S) or (SA).

Students must complete the following

Course Work Option

Students who choose this option will complete 16 of the required 48 upper division SA units at the 400 division (or above), including

Honours Essay Option

Students who choose this option will complete 16 of the required 48 upper division SA units at the 400 division (or above), including

Students plan their honours thesis project in SA 495, and complete it while taking SA 499. Before enrolling in either course, students must receive permission from the SA department. Before enrolling in SA 499, students must also present confirmation to the department advisor that an SA faculty member has agreed to supervise their honours essay.

Theory Requirements

Theory requirements should be completed as early as possible in the upper division. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses beyond the minimum.

Methods Requirements

Methods requirements should be completed as early as possible in the upper division program. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses beyond the minimum.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honours Degree Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) honours programs, students complete at least 120 units, which includes

• at least 60 units that must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
• satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
• students complete at least 60 upper division units, which must include at least 48 units in upper division courses in a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program; no more than 15 upper division units that have been transferred from another institution can be used toward this requirement
• at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
• students complete lower division requirements for at least one Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program
• students are required to achieve an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0, and an honours program CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

• At least half of the program's total units must be earned through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV study.
• At least two thirds of the program's total upper division units must be earned through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV study.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.