The Department of Anthropology
offers programs of study and research leading to the M.A.
and Ph.D. in anthropology. Work leading to the degree
of Master of Arts (M.A.) in Anthropology is designed to
give prospective candidates a thorough and comprehensive
knowledge of their professional field and training in
their methods of research.
A student who has been accepted
into the M.A. program in the Department and wishes to be considered
for the Ph.D. program must request admission to the Ph.D. program
in writing. All requests for transfer into the Ph.D. program
will be decided upon by a quorum of the faculty during a monthly
faculty meeting. There are two ways to apply for a transfer:
Complete
the program requirements for the M.A. including a thesis.
The request for transfer should include the name of the
thesis, the adviser’s name, and the date of the
defense. The Office of Graduate Studies has a form called
a Letter of Intent that must be signed by the department
head before you can register. Admission decisions are
made by the department faculty.
OR
2.
Request
transfer before completing the requirements for the M.A.
degree by providing the following documentation:
1.
Draft
a letter of request stating the reasons the transfer
is requested
2.
No request will be
considered unless the student has completed at least
27 hours of graduate course work, including ANTH601,
ANTH602, and ANTH604.
3.
No request will be
considered unless the student has a 3.5 GPA on all
graduate course work since starting the M.A. program.
4.
The student must schedule
a meeting of all members of the current MA and proposed
PhD Advisory Committee to discuss the transfer request.
5.
A degree plan for the Ph.D. must
be included with the signatures of the proposed
chair and two other anthropology faculty who will
be members of the advisory committee.
6.
6. A majority
of the section faculty (nautical, archaeology/physical,
cultural/folklore) in the department must support
the request. Final decision is made by the department
faculty.
