A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 45.0201
- Total credits (published)
- 120
- Credits (computed from items)
- 427-457
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 234030
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_234030_523cfcf8
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Degree requirements for Anthropology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
0 items
General education
general education · 1 item
- Select 30 credits of general education courses in consultation with an adviser.Not resolved to a course30
Major requirements
major core · 0 items
• Major core requirements 1
major core · 8 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- ANTH 301/BIOL 341Human EvolutionNot resolved to a course4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
• Additional major requirements
major core · 1 item
- Methods requirementNot resolved to a course6-7
Select two from:
3 items
- 4
- 3
- 3
• Major electives 2
electives · 1 item
- Select at least two courses from one of the elective groups in the list below.Not resolved to a course6
Ancillary requirements
7 items
- As published: “Introduction to Anthropology (satisfies general education BOK for social/behavioral sciences and AOI for global perspectives)”3
- ANTH 105/INTL 104Introduction to ArchaeologyNot resolved to a course3
- As published: “Biological Concepts (both satisfy general education BOK for natural sciences and AOI for scientific and logical reasoning)”or: BIOL 151 Introduction to Biological Sciences I3
- 1
- As published: “Basic Practice of Statistics 3”or: STAT 212 Concepts of Statisticsor: SCMA 301 Business Statistics I3
- AI literacy course 4Not resolved to a course3
- Experiential learningNot resolved to a course3
Select one of the following:
0 items
Any ANTH course with the REAL attribute
0 items
Internship (ANTH 398, ANTH 493, FRLG 493, INTL 493, WRLD 493)
0 items
Major-specific service-learning course
major core · 0 items
Study abroad program
1 item
- Foreign language through the 102 level (by course or placement)Not resolved to a course6
Open electives
electives · 1 item
- Select any course.Not resolved to a course39
ANTH electives
electives · 0 items
Archaeology
11 items
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Anthropology 2”1-3
- 1-8
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Anthropology 2”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 6
- As published: “Museum Anthropology”3
- 3
- 3
Biological anthropology
10 items
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Anthropology 2”3
- 1-8
- 4
- 1-3
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Anthropology 2”1-3
Cultural/anthropological linguistics
14 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- ANTH/WRLD 335Language and Society: Sociolinguistics in ____Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Anthropology 2”3
- 1-8
- 3
- ANTH/INTL 455Anthropology of Development and GlobalizationNot resolved to a course3
- As published: “Advanced Topics in Anthropology 2”1-3
Degree requirements
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Recommended course sequence/plan of study
0 items
Junior year
0 items
Fall semester
5 items
- 4
- 3
- or: ANTH 328 Language, Culture and Cognition3
- ANTH or open electivesNot resolved to a course6
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course16
Spring semester
7 items
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 3
- General education courseNot resolved to a course3
- Open electiveNot resolved to a course3
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course17
Senior year
0 items
Fall semester
5 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- ANTH or open electivesNot resolved to a course6
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course15
Spring semester
4 items
- 3
- 3
- Open electivesNot resolved to a course9
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course15
Fifth year
0 items
Fall semester
7 items
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Interprofessional Complex Care Coordination”2,3
- 1
- 2
- Elective courseNot resolved to a course3
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course14
Spring semester
4 items
- 3
- 3
- Elective coursesNot resolved to a course7
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course13
Summer semester
3 items
- 3
- 3
- Term Hours:Not resolved to a course6
Source. Virginia Commonwealth University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://bulletin.vcu.edu/undergraduate/college-humanities-sciences/school-worldstudies/anthropology-bs/. Captured page pages/0039.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.