Academic Catalog - Anthropology AA

The first year of an Anthropology program will include math and English courses to meet general education requirements. The completion of introductory math and English courses in your first year is proven to greatly increase the likelihood of crossing the graduation stage, boosting your momentum along the academic pathway you select. Other general education courses on your pathway will cover topics in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences. 

Program-specific courses may begin as soon as your first semester. These courses will become more advanced as you move along your degree pathway. Through this sequence of courses, your knowledge of anthropology will deepen and grow. Coursework will include Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, and Introduction Archaeology. After completing a 60-credit associate degree, your degree pathway can continue with guaranteed transfer to a college that offers bachelor’s degrees.

Anthropology – AA (60 credits)

Please note: Additional ANT courses beyond the 4 courses (12 credit hours) identified above may not count toward the Anthropology major at the receiving 4-year institution.   

If a student should need to take remedial and/or pre-requisite courses, they are not included in this degree plan. 

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Otero College is a part of a Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement between Colorado community colleges and universities. These agreements allow you to graduate from a community college with a 60-credit Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree with designation; enroll with junior status at a university; and complete your bachelor’s degree. If you attend full-time and follow the structured schedule, you can complete your bachelor’s degree in 4 years.

The following Colorado public four-year institutions will accept your completed Anthropology AA degree from Otero College.