Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology 3-Year Plan

This is a sample plan of study that shows all degree requirements and when they should be completed. There may be some flexibility on the sequencing of coursework, and you will work with an advisor each semester to make final selections. Full academic progress must be maintained each semester to complete the degree in three years.

Year 1 Fall and Spring courses table
Year 1 Fall Year 1 Spring

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

ANTH 200/207 World Prehistory/Cultural Anthropology 3 ARCH 106 Introduction to Roman Archaeology 3
ARCH 105 Introduction to Greek Archaeology 3 ARCH 206/207 Near Easter Archaeology/Egyptian Archaeology 3
ARCH 192 Freshman Seminar in Archaeology 3 Outcome 6 Foreign Language 112 3
ARTH 208 Survey of Art I 3 FYS 112* First Year Seminar 3
Outcome 6 Foreign Language 111 3 Outcome 4 Human Identity, Core, Values, Place 3
FYS 111 First Year Seminar 3 Outcome 9 Society, Human Behavior, Civic Knowledge 3
Total   18 Total   18
Year 1 Summer Session courses
Year 1 Summer Session

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

ARCH 394/395/390 ** Archaeological Field School or Internship 4
Spring Year 2 courses
Year 2 Fall Year 2 Spring

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

ARCH 285 Technical Skills for Archaeologists 3 Outcome 6 Foreign Language (212) 3
ARCH 3XX 300-level Archaeology Elective 3 HIST 311/312/ID 325 Greeks and the Eas/Evolution of Rome/Alexander the Great 3
ENGR 283 Technical Skills for Archaeologists 3 Outcome 7 Quantitative Literacy 3
Outcome 6 Foreign Language 211 3 ID 250 Myths of the Greeks 3
Outcome 8 Scientific Literacy non-lab 3 Outcome 8 Scientific Literacy lab 4
EXED 090 Building a Professional Image 0 Various Free Elective 3
Various Free Elective 3
Total   18 Total   19
Year 2 Summer Session courses
Year 2 Summer Session

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

ARCH 394/395/390 ** Archaeological Field School or Internship 4
Fall and Spring Year 3 courses
Year 3 Fall Year 3 Spring

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

ARCH 3XX 300-level Archaeology Elective 3 ARCH 3XX 300-level Archaeology Elective 3
ARCH 400 Archaeological Method and Theory 3 ARCH 4XX 400-level Archaeology Elective 3
Various 300 or 400-level Elective 3 Various 300 or 400-level Elective 3
Outcome 2 Imaginative Expressions of Human Condition 3 Various 300 or 400-level Elective 3
NUTR 304 Nutrition Concepts-Controversies 3 Various Free Elective 3
Various Free Elective 3 Various Free Elective 3
Total   18 Total   18
Year 3 Summer Session courses
Year 3 Summer Session

Course Number/Type

Course

Credit Hours

ARCH 394/395/390 ** Archaeological Field School or Internship 4

* Assumes FYS 111 requirement has been met. Consult your academic advisor to ensure you will meet this requirement.
** Students receive one credit hour for every week in the field, therefore a field school must be at least four weeks. Four credit internships require 200 hours of work at the site.