SUNY Adirondack offers a two-year Associate in Arts (AA) degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Science, with a concentration in Anthropology to assist you in transferring to a four-year SUNY school as a Anthropology major. Recommended high school preparation: Four years of English, three years of social studies, two years of science and two years of math, preferably college preparatory mathematics.
Freshman Seminar Requirement
Freshman Experience
Choose one:
| HRD 100 | College Learning: Theory and Practice | 2 |
| HRD 100A | College Life Seminar | 2 |
| HRD 110 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1-2 |
General Education Requirements
Introduction to College Writing
| ENG 101 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Writing II
Choose one:
| ENG 102 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing in and about the Sciences | 3 |
| ENG 104 | Writing for Business and the Professions | 3 |
| ENG 105 | Writing in and about the Social Sciences | 3 |
| ENG 106 | Writing in and about the Performing and Visual Arts | 3 |
| ENG 107 | Language, Structure and Style | 3 |
| ENG 108 | Writing in and about Literature | 3 |
| ENG 109 | Elements of Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG 110 | Elements of Technical Writing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
| SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning Lab Science
| SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) Lab Science | 3-4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-4 |
Health and Wellness
Choose one:
| AVS 101 | Fundamentals of Backcountry Living | 3 |
| AVS 102 | Basic River and Backcountry Canoeing | 2 |
| BIO 115 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| HED 103 | College Health | 3 |
| HED 104 | First Aid and Safety | 2 |
| HED 108 | Wilderness First Responder | 3 |
| NTR 101 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| NTR 111 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
| PED 105 | Introduction to Physical Education | 3 |
| PED 106 | Athletic Training I | 3 |
| PED 206 | Athletic Training II | 3 |
| PED 211 | Health Sciences Applied to Coaching | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Any PED activity course may also be used.
Note: PED 210 and PED 212 do not fulfill this requirement.
SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness
| SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement
| SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Cultural Anthropology
| ANT 101 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
SUNY Gen Ed The Arts or World Languages or Humanities - Other than English
Choose one:
| SUNY Gen Ed The Arts | 3 |
| SUNY Gen Ed Humanities GHUM | 3 |
| SUNY Gen Ed World Languages | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Additional Math or Science Requirement
Physical Anthropology
| ANT 103 | Physical Anthropology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Program Core Requirements
Program Core
| ANT 105 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
SUNY Gen Ed 200-level English
| SUNY Gen Ed 200-level English | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
200-level English
SUNY Gen Ed The Arts or World Languages or Humanities - Other than English
Choose one:
| SUNY Gen Ed The Arts | 3 |
| SUNY Gen Ed World Languages | 3 |
| SUNY Gen Ed Humanities GHUM | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Any Humanities - Other than English
Choose one from:
ARH, ART, ASL, FRN, HUM, MUS, PHI, SPA, SPH, or THR.
Anthropology Requirement
Choose one:
| ANT 107 | Ancient World Civilizations | 3 |
| ANT 220 | Magic, Religion and Witchcraft | 3 |
| ANT 230 | Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 225 | Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
ANT107 - Fall only
ANT230 - Prereq required - Spring only
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Electives
Electives
7 credits in any course.
Recommended Sequence
First Semester
1-2 credits in HRD 100, HRD 100A or HRD 110
3 credits in ENG 101
3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning)
3 credits in ANT 101
3 credits in ANT 105
3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed US History and Civic Engagement
Second Semester
3 credits in ENG 102, ENG 103, ENG 104, ENG 105, ENG 106, ENG 107, ENG 108, ENG 109 or ENG 110
3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed The Arts, SUNY Gen Ed World Languages or SUNY Gen Ed Humanities (Other than English) See Note 1
3 credits in ANT 103
3 credits in Electives - See Note 2
3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed World History and Global Awareness
1 credit in Health and Wellness
Third Semester
3-4 credits in SUNY Gen Ed Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) lab science
3 credits in SUNY Gen Ed 200-level ENG
3 credits in ANT 107 (Fall only), ANT 220, ANT 225 or ANT 230 (Spring only)
3 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences
4 credits in Electives - See Note 2
1 credit in Health and Wellness
Fourth Semester
3 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences
3 credits in 200- level ENG
3 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences
3 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences
3 credits in Humanities (Other than English) - See Note 1
Notes
- Humanities electives include courses from ARH, ART, ASL, HUM, MUS, PHI, SPH, THR and World Languages
- Students are encouraged to participate in International Education study abroad INT courses, when available