Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Anthropology] From University of Central Arkansas

The cultivation of students? abilities to apply what they learn to the practical resolution of social concerns in daily life, as well as the development of their theoretical knowledge and capacity for scholarly objectivity are all department goals.

The department offers students the option of completing an undergraduate honors project (or senior thesis) based on original research. Junior or senior students may, at the invitation of department faculty, be permitted to participate in the program. Successful completion of the program allows the student to graduate with Honors in Sociology, Criminology, or Anthropology. To be eligible, a student must have an overall grade point average of 3.25 and a 3.50 grade point in the major. The paper is submitted to the thesis committee upon completion of the course, at which time the committee will schedule and conduct an oral defense of the work. If necessary, the student will revise the thesis before its final acceptance and/or the assignment of a letter grade.

Majors in Sociology, Criminology, or Anthropology may declare either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree option. The degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science requires successful completion of 120 hours, including?

• ?the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using courses designated below in each major program section;?

• ?degree requirements;?

• ?major requirements

• ?a minor as worked out with the student?s minor advisor.?

Designated courses are used to satisfy the lower-division UCA Core requirement in Critical Inquiry and the required upper-division UCA Core courses in Diversity (D), Critical Inquiry (I), Communication (C), and Responsible Living (R), in addition to the required UCA Core capstone (Z) course.