Anthropology (B.A.)
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/cas/departments/js/anthropology/
(239) 590-7196The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Anthropology provides students with the knowledge of what it means to be human in an anatomical, social, historical, and cultural sense. Students learn to think critically, to organize and process data, to understand cultural complexity and be able to react to it in a sensitive manner, to examine our anatomy, and to problem solve. A degree in anthropology prepares students for employment in a wide variety of different sectors that include academics, NGOs, businesses, health fields, and human services. The skills and abilities attained through this degree are necessary for life and work in an increasingly global and dynamic world.
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000 - 4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.