The Associate of Arts degree in Anthropology is designed to complete the lower division portion of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. This Associate of Arts degree includes Guaranteed Transfer Courses and the lower-division anthropology core courses recommended by the Colorado Department of Higher Education to provide students with basic and applied knowledge in biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology.
The complement of knowledge assimilated through the study of anthropology is applicable to a wide array of careers. Students with an undergraduate degree in anthropology often choose to become archaeologists, paleontologists, ethnologists, or primatologist. Others commonly seek positions in government, business, community service organizations, or academia. Anthropology undergraduates also may choose to seek further study and advance to graduate school.
General Education Requirements - 39 credit hours*
The general education requirement for this degree program may exceed the minimum standard number of hours. For more information, contact your advisor.
Consider a career in Anthropology:
- Archaeologist
- Cultural/Natural Resources Management
- Primatologist
- Foreign Aid Analyst
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager
- Refugee Services Administrator
- Paleoanthropologist
- Forensic Anthropologist
- International Nonprofit Officer Interpreter/Translator
- International Media Planner
- And many, many more.
| Communication | 9 credit hours | |
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking or 125 Interpersonal Communication or 220 Intercultural Communication |
3 |
| Mathematics | 4 credit hours minimum | |
| MAT 120 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra - Required Course | 4 |
| MAT 135 | Intro to Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 166 | Pre-Calculus | 5 |
| MAT 201 | Calculus I | 5 |
| MAT 202 | Calculus II | 5 |
| Physical and Life Sciences | 8 - 10 credit hours | |
| AST 101 | Astronomy I | 4 |
| AST 102 | Astronomy II | 4 |
| BIO 105 | Science of Biology | 4 |
| BIO 111 | General College Biology I | 5 |
| BIO 112 | General College Biology II | 5 |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BIO 204 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIO 220 | General Zoology | 5 |
| BIO 221 | Botany | 5 |
| CHE 101 | Introduction to Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 102 | Introduction to Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHE 112 | General College Chemistry II | 5 |
| ENV 101 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| GEY 112 | Historical Geology | 4 |
| PHY 105 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| PHY 111 | Physics: Algebra-Based I | 5 |
| PHY 112 | Physics: Algebra-Based II | 5 |
| PHY 211 | Physics: Calculus-Based I | 5 |
| PHY 212 | Physics: Calculus-Based II | 5 |
| The prerequisite for Biology 201 is the appropriate Biology Accuplacer score, or successful completion of Biology 111 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences 9 credits in two different areas, 1 must be a History |
9 credit hours | |
| History | ||
| HIS 101 | Western Civ: Antiquity-1650 | 3 |
| HIS 102 | Western Civ: 1650-Present | 3 |
| HIS 121 | U.S. History to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIS 122 | U.S. History since Civil War | 3 |
| Economic and Political Systems | ||
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| POS 105 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| POS 111 | American Government | 3 |
| POS 205 | International Relations | 3 |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 105 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| Human Behavior and Social Systems | ||
| ANT 101 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 111 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II | 3 |
| PSY 226 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 227 | Psychology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PSY 238 | Child Development | 3 |
| PSY 249 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Introduction to Sociology II | 3 |
| SOC 205 | Sociology of Family Dynamics | 3 |
| The Colorado Community College System has mandated that students must be placed in English, Reading, & Math according to their college placement scores. Therefore, developmental courses (English/Reading 092/094 & Math 050/055) will not count toward this degree | ||
| Arts and Humanities 9 credits in two different areas |
9 credit hours | |
| Arts | ||
| ART 110 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 111 | Art History I | 3 |
| ART 112 | Art History II | 3 |
| MUS 120 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 121 | Music History I | 3 |
| MUS 122 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUS 123 | Survey of World Music | 3 |
| THE 105 | Theater Appreciation | 3 |
| THE 211 | Development of Theatre I | 3 |
| THE 212 | Development of Theatre II | 3 |
| SPA 211 | Spanish Language III | 3 |
| SPA 212 | Spanish Language IV | 3 |
| Literature & Humanities | ||
| HUM 121 | Humanities Early Civilizations | 3 |
| HUM 122 | Humanities Medieval to Modern | 3 |
| HUM 123 | Humanities Modern World | 3 |
| LIT 115 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 201 | World Literature to 1600 | 3 |
| LIT 202 | World Literature after 1600 | 3 |
| LIT 211 | American Literature to Civil War | 3 |
| LIT 212 | American Literature after Civil War | 3 |
| Ways of Thinking | ||
| PHI 111 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 112 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 113 | Logic | 3 |
| PHI 214 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| Electives** Choose 21 credits from list below |
21 credit hours | |
| ANT 101 | Cultural Anthropology - Required Course | 3 |
| ANT 107 | Introduction to Archaeology - Required Course | 3 |
| ANT 111 | Physical Anthropology - Required Course | 3 |
| ANT 201 | Forensic Anthropology - Required Course | 3 |
| Please select 9 additional hours of electives | ||
| ** Electives should be selected after consulting with an academic advisor and referring to appropriate four-year institutions’ transfer guides. | ||