Cultural Anthropology Honors Program

The cultural anthropology honors program is strongly recommended for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in anthropology. This program will challenge you and enhance your educational experience. The program is designed to stimulate and acknowledge research of greater depth, breadth, and originality by students motivated to excel in the cultural anthropology emhasis major. The program’s capstone, ANT 496 Honors Thesis in Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.), requires an extensive piece of research designed and conducted by the student under the close supervision of a faculty advisor.

1. Admission

a. Register for ANT 496 Honors Thesis in Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) 

b. A 3.50 UWL grade point average in the archaeological studies major: cultural anthropology emphasis

c. A 3.25 UWL cumulative grade point average overall

2. Program Evaluation

a. A 3.50 UWL grade point average in the archaeological studies major: cultural anthropology emphasis

b. A 3.25 UWL cumulative grade point average overall

c. Completion of ANT 401 Ethnographic Methods (4 cr.) with a grade of "AB" or higher

d. Completion of ANT 454 Historical and Theoretical Approaches in Anthropology (3 cr.) with a grade of "AB" or higher

e. Completion of ANT 496 Honors Thesis in Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) with a grade of "AB" or higher