Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
15 Additional Upper Division Units
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Anthropology, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Impacted Program
Language Requirement
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Major
- ANTH 301 - Principles of Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 302 - Principles of Archaeology
- ANTH 303 - Principles of Socio-Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 304 - Principles of Anthropological Linguistics
- ANTH 410 - Language in Culture
- ANTH 460 - American Indian Languages
- ANTH 395 - Orientation and Professional Development for Anthropology Majors
Preparation for the Major
9 unitsSix Units Selected from the Following Methods Courses
- ANTH 312 - Archaeological Field Techniques
- ANTH 348 - Historical Archaeology
- ANTH 355 - Exploring Primate Behavior
- ANTH 360 - From the Grave: Modern Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH 483 - Topics in Anthropology
- ANTH 495 - Internship in Applied Anthropology
- ANTH 499 - Special Study
- ANTH 505 - Human Osteology
- ANTH 520 - Ethnographic Field Methods
- ANTH 531 - Methods in Applied Anthropology
- ANTH 532 - Anthropology of Development and Conservation
- ANTH 546 - Seminar in Biocultural Perspectives of Substance Use
- ANTH 560 - Advanced Archaeological Field Techniques
- ANTH 561 - Archaeological Laboratory Methods
- ANTH 562 - Archaeological GIS and Geospatial Technologies
- ANTH 563 - Anthropogenic Landscapes
- ANTH 564 - Zooarchaeology Methods
- ANTH 583 - Topical Anthropology
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.