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Kent State University’s Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology offers students a comprehensive exploration of human societies, cultures, and behaviors across time and space. This program is designed to provide a solid foundation in key anthropological concepts, methods, and theories, fostering an understanding of cultural diversity and social dynamics. Students engage in hands-on fieldwork, research projects, and interdisciplinary study, equipping them with critical analytical skills and a global perspective. The degree prepares graduates for a variety of careers in fields such as education, social services, public policy, and international development, while also laying the groundwork for further academic pursuits in anthropology and related disciplines.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology focuses on human cultural and biological diversity and the impact on past and present environments. Anthropology’s relevance to other areas of study — including sociology, social-psychology, biology and pre-medicine — links it to culture area studies, community planning and public health.
The Anthropology major provides in-depth area studies in cultural anthropology, archaeology and biological anthropology. Students who focus on the biological aspect of human evolution benefit from the freshman-level human evolution laboratory.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the program's Coursework tab.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
ANTH 18210 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG) (KSS) | 3 |
ANTH 18420 | INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (DIVG) (KSS) | 3 |
ANTH 18630 | HUMAN EVOLUTION (KBS) | 3 |
ANTH 18631 | ISSUES IN HUMAN EVOLUTION (KBS) (KLAB) | 1 |
ANTH 38490 | QUANTITATIVE ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 |
or ANTH 48001 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY | |
Anthropology (ANTH) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 12 | |
Archaeology Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
ANTH 38480 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (ELR) (WIC) 1 | |
ANTH 48010 | NORTH AMERICA'S ICE AGE HUNTERS | |
ANTH 48225 | ARCHAEOLOGY OF DEATH (ELR) (WIC) 1 | |
ANTH 48242 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL CERAMICS | |
ANTH 48440 | ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT OHIO | |
ANTH 48450 | ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS | |
ANTH 48492 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS (ELR) | |
Cultural Anthropology Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
ANTH 48150 | RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING | |
ANTH 48214 | POLITICS OF CULTURE (ELR) (WIC) 1 | |
ANTH 48220 | CULTURAL ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY | |
ANTH 48245 | PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG) | |
ANTH 48250 | MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG) | |
ANTH 48262 | PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF AMAZONIA (DIVG) | |
ANTH 48280 | BEING HUMAN: SIGNS AND SYMBOLS | |
ANTH 48360 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY (DIVG) | |
Biological Anthropology Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
ANTH 28300 | INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC GENETICS | |
ANTH 38680 | PRIMATE SOCIETIES | |
ANTH 48330 | PRIMATE ENDOCRINOLOGY | |
ANTH 48623 | HUMAN VARIATION | |
ANTH 48810 | HUMAN PALEONTOLOGY | |
ANTH 48820 | HUMAN MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM | |
ANTH 48835 | PRIMATE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | |
ANTH 48850 | NATURAL SELECTION ACCORDING TO DARWIN | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 14-16 | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences | 3 | |
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 44 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 14-16 credit hours of foreign language.1
To complete the requirement, students need the equivalent of Elementary I and II in any language, plus one of the following options2:
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer credit hours and fewer courses. This may be accomplished by (1) passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level; (2) receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University; or (3) demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language. When students complete the requirement with fewer than 14 credit hours and four courses, they will complete remaining credit hours with general electives.
Certain majors, concentrations and minors may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular language coursework.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
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! | ANTH 18210 or ANTH 18420 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG) (KSS) or INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (DIVG) (KSS) | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Semester Two | |||
! | ANTH 18210 or ANTH 18420 | INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG) (KSS) or INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY (DIVG) (KSS) | 3 |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Three | |||
Anthropology (ANTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Four | |||
! | ANTH 18630 | HUMAN EVOLUTION (KBS) | 3 |
ANTH 18631 | ISSUES IN HUMAN EVOLUTION (KBS) (KLAB) | 1 | |
Foreign Language | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Electives | 6 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Five | |||
ANTH 38490 or ANTH 48001 | QUANTITATIVE ANTHROPOLOGY or QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 | |
Archaeology Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
Cultural Anthropology Elective | 3 | ||
Anthropology (ANTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
! | Biological Anthropology Elective | 3 | |
Anthropology (ANTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
Anthropology (ANTH) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 11 | ||
Credit Hours | 14 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
This program allows ANTH majors on the BA track to complete many of their university requirements and all of their ANTH courses in three years. In year four, they go on to their first year law school courses, and if those are completed successfully, those are counted as completing their bachelor’s degree at Kent State. Graduates then complete their last two years of law school to get their law degree. This allows students to get both degrees within six years, saving both time and money.
Pairing anthropology with a law degree is a powerful combination. Anthropology provides a wide lens of what it means to be human, preparing students to thrive in an increasingly multidisciplinary and multicultural world. A number of our graduates have gone on to earn law degrees and the 3+3 program will allow students to do that more quickly.
We currently have 3+3 programs with Cleveland State University School of Law, University of Akron School of Law, and Case Western Reserve School of Law.
To view the requirements for the program, download the GPS Degree Pathways roadmap for the law school you’re interested in using one of the links below. The process for getting into the program with the law school of your choice is on page 3 of the GPS Degree Pathways roadmap document for that school.
GPS FOR ANTH 3+3 PROGRAM WITH CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHOOL OF LAW
GPS FOR ANTH 3+3 PROGRAM WITH CLEVELAND STATE SCHOOL OF LAW
GPS FOR ANTH 3+3 PROGRAM WITH UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW
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