Admission to the Program

Open to undergraduate degree and nondegree students. Students must complete 6 credit hours with grades of C or better in anthropology courses at the 200 level or above, or have internship experience in a related field before beginning course work for the certificate. 

Certificate Requirements

• 15 credit hours of approved course work with at least 9 credit hours at the 300-level or above, with grades of C or better. 

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 12 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit. 

Course Requirements

• ANTH-541 Anthropology and State Policy (3) 

or 

ANTH-542 Reinventing Applied Anthropology (3) 

• 12 credit hours in public anthropology courses at the 300 level or above, chosen in consultation with the student’s faculty advisor.