General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page. 

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

MASTER OF ARTS - ANTHROPOLOGY; LINGUISTICS CONCENTRATION

Course Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ANTY 500	Contemporary Anthropological Thought	3
LING 470	Linguistic Analysis	3
LING 573	Language and Culture	3
Complete one of the following courses:		3
LING 571	Phonetics and Phonology
LING 572	Syntax
LING 589	Morphology
Elective Courses - Complete all of the following:		12
3 additional Anthropology (ANTY) graduate courses.
1 additional Linguistics (LING) graduate course
Thesis, Professional Project, or Non-Thesis Options - Complete one of the following options:		6-12
Thesis/Professional Project Option - Complete 6 credits of the following to achieve a total of 30 credits:
ANTY 599	Thesis/Professional Project
Defense of thesis or professional paper/project
Non-Thesis Option - Complete 12 credits of the following to achieve a total of 36 credits:
ANTY 590	Research
Additional graduate-level courses
A reviewed scholarly work or portfolio or a comprehensive evaluation
Total Hours		30-36