Majors

THE ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR: The anthropology major must successfully complete at least thirty-two credits in anthropology. As a foundation for the major, students must take AN101 and 102. Courses of exploration must include AN270 and at least one geographic-area course (AN205, 207, 227, 229, 242, 244, or 245). Students must also take one methods course (AN326, 327, SO226, or 227) as well as AN366 as courses of application and synthesis. Courses listed under sociology-anthropology may be taken for either sociology or anthropology credit, but not both.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAJORS: In conjunction with relevant departments, the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work offers majors in economics-sociology, government-sociology, psychology-sociology, and sociology-anthropology. See Interdepartmental Majors.

HONORS: Students desiring departmental honors in anthropology must:

1. achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher for all work in the major and a GPA of 3.0 or higher on all work taken at Skidmore;
   
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3. obtain senior project approval from an anthropology faculty member willing to serve as their project advisor; and
   
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5. earn a grade of at least A- on a completed senior project, whether it be for AN369 (senior research paper) or AN373 (senior thesis).
   

Students interested in pursuing a senior honors project should obtain further information from the department. Students desiring departmental honors in sociology-anthropology must meet the requisite grade-point average and must earn a grade of at least A- on a senior project in either sociology or anthropology.