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Anthropology AA-T Degree

Full Time

This program roadmap represents one possible pathway to complete the program. Please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:: 2025-26
GE Pattern:: Cal-GETC
Total Units:: 60

First Year

Semester 1

16 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	ANTH 300 Biological Anthropology or	3	5B
Req	ANTH 480 ^H Honors Biological Anthropology	3	5B
Req	ANTH 301 Biological Anthropology Laboratory	1	5C
RE	MUFHL 330 World Music	3	3A
GE	ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing or	3	1A
GE	ENGL C1000H ^H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors	3	1A
GE	any Area 1C (Oral Communication) course	3	1C
Elec	any transferable elective course	3

Semester 2

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	ANTH 310 Cultural Anthropology or	3	4
Req	ANTH 481 ^H Honors Cultural Anthropology	3	4
RE	PSYC 330 Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	3	2
GE	any Area 5A (Physical Sciences) course	3	5A
Elec	any transferable elective course	3
Elec	any transferable elective course	3

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
Req	ANTH 320 Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory	3
GE	any Area 1B (Critical Thinking and Composition) course	3	1B
GE	any Area 3B (Humanities) course	3	3B
Elec	any transferable elective course	3
Elec	any transferable elective course	3

Semester 4

14 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
RE	ANTH 341 Introduction to Linguistics	3
GE	any Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) course in a discipline other than ANTH	3	4
GE	any Area 6 (Ethnic Studies) course	3	6
Elec	any transferable elective course	3
Elec	any transferable elective course	2

Anthropology is a broad field with many areas of interest. For general Anthropology degrees or transfer, there are many elective options available in numerous disciplines and students are encouraged to substitute elective courses where applicable. For students with a specific interest, some suggested Anthropology electives are:

biological focus: ANTH 303, 335, 336, and 370
archaeology focus: ANTH 303, 321, 333, 334, 335, and 336
cultural focus: ANTH 319, 330, 333, 334, 335, and 336

Explanation of Categories
Req	Required Core	A course that is required for this program
RE	Restricted Elective	A course selected from a list of elective courses specified for this program in the course list in the catalog, which can be replaced with another course from the same list
GE	General Education	A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement for a degree, which can be replaced with another course that meets the same requirement
Elec	Degree Elective	A degree-applicable course that is part of a degree roadmap to ensure that there is a total of at least 60 units, which is a requirement for an associate degree

Transfer path

Potential Transfer Majors:

Anthropology B.S.
Archaeology B.S.
Forensics B.S.
Native American Studies B.A.
Gender Studies B.A.

Potential Career/Options After Completing a Bachelor's Degree:

archaeology field technician
museum technician
park interpretive specialist

Advising Notes:

Students can substitute ESLW 340 for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly known as ENGWR 300/480).
Transferable Elective Courses: any elective courses numbered 300-499, or having a 4-digit number starting with C.
The anthropology courses can be taken in any order.
ANTH 301 can be taken at the same time as ANTH 300/480, or in a later semester. Students are encouraged to take ANTH 300/480 as early as possible because ANTH 301 has fewer sections and may be harder to get into. If ANTH 301 is taken in a later semester, it is recommended to take it as soon as possible following the completion of ANTH 300.

Other Notes to Students Preparing to Transfer:

Many universities require ANTH 341.
See ASSIST.ORG for the transfer requirements of the institution to which you plan to transfer.
The CSU system requires every student receiving a bachelor\'s degree to be knowledgeable about the Constitution of the United States, American history, and state and local government. This requirement is generally known as the American Institutions requirement. Students can complete this requirement at ARC before transferring. The list of approved courses can be found on the ARC website.

Honors Courses (H):

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better who complete 15 or more units of Honors coursework earn an Honors Transfer Certificate and can take advantage of honors-to-honors transfer agreements with highly selective colleges and universities, both public and private.

Published April 11, 2025

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