1. The student must earn a minimum of 33 semester hours of credit at the graduate level. This will not include remedial courses. These credits must be in anthropology unless otherwise approved by the department and the Graduate College.
  2. The 33 credits and any remedial work must be passed with a grade of B– or better. Classes in which a student receives a C+ or lower will not count toward a degree, and any student receiving more than one C+ or lower will be separated from the graduate program.
  3. Within the 33 credits, there will be a cap of three credits each of independent study (ANTH 799), directed readings (ANTH 701), and thesis credits (ANTH 797).
  4. Eighteen of the 33 units presented for the degree must be credits with the prefix ANTH at the 700 level or above.
  5. The 33 units must include the following courses: ANTH 700A (Proseminar I), ANTH 700B (Proseminar II), ANTH 703 (Core Concepts in Anthropology), and ANTH 790 (Research Design, Professional Ethics, and Grant Writing). ANTH 700A and B are one-credit, pass/fail seminar courses that require a “pass” grade for students to continue in the program. ANTH 703 and 790 are three-credit seminars.
  6. The student must demonstrate a competence in statistics by passing an appropriate advanced class, such as ANTH 770.
  7. In consultation with an advisor, a student will organize a thesis committee of at least three departmental members. In addition, a fourth member
    outside the department will be assigned by the Graduate College. Another outside member may be added at the department’s discretion.
  8. The student must submit to the department a written thesis research proposal approved by the thesis committee prior to the commencement of fieldwork or research. The student also must present a defense of this proposal to the thesis committee.
  9. After successfully completing these tasks, the student will then conduct approved anthropological research to gather data needed for writing the thesis. This may involve fieldwork, laboratory research, or research on a theoretical topic.
  10. The student must submit and successfully defend the thesis. This defense is open to the public.